The Fairphone 2, the first commercially available modular phone, recently got updated to Android 9.0 despite being more than five years old. But providing support that long hasn’t been easy, and Fairphone blames Qualcomm. You see, Qualcomm—the chip maker behind the Fairphone 2’s Snapdragon 801 SoC—no longer supports its processor. Announced in 2013, the 801 […]
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Google sued for allegedly “selling user data”
Google is seeing itself in deep trouble after a class-action lawsuit was filed against it last week over an alleged case of the company selling users’ data. The issue, in particular, revolves around real-time bidding which is said to give companies who make bids for advertising space on user’s web browsers access to users’ sensitive […]
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Apple supplier Foxconn admits component shortages may last until 2022
Like in other segments, more electronic components are about to face shortages due to the global health crisis.
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Android shares 20x more data to Google than iOS to Apple, study finds
A recent study by a computer science professor at Trinity College of Dublin reveals that Android devices collect and share 20x more data to Google than iOS does to Apple.
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ZTE S30, S30 Pro, and S30 SE officially revealed
The ZTE S30 series are the company’s latest midrange line that just came out in China.
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Realme V13 5G: Dimensity 700, 5000mAh battery, 90Hz screen
Realme introduced a new 5G-enabled smartphone dubbed as the Realme V13.
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GOMO 30-day unli data, calls, and text for Php499 available for a limited time
GOMO’s all unli prepaid promo is making a comeback for the big 4.4 sale.
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Google Meet free unlimited video call extended until June
Google introduced its Google Meet video calling feature last April 2020 to aid people who are forced to work at home.
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Realme GT Neo: Dimensity 1200, 120Hz AMOLED, 50W charging
The Realme GT Neo arrives as the cheaper alternative to the initial GT model.
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DICT, Senate want ISPs and telcos to refund subscribers for service interruption
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) expressed its support for Senate Bill No. 2092, which will require internet service providers and telecommunications companies to provide subscribers refunds in case of service interruptions and outages.
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OPPO A54: Helio P35, 5000mAh, 13-megapixel camera
OPPO subtly launched a new entry-level smartphone in Indonesia, the OPPO A54.
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Pinoy witty ‘proof of delivery’ photoshoot poses reach international media
There’s no denying that Filipinos are some of the wittiest and funniest people in the world.
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OPPO A74 price in the Philippines subtly revealed
A couple of sellers subtly revealed the latest OPPO A74’s official price in the Philippines on Facebook.
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Xiaomi is investing billions to build its own electric cars
Xiaomi, known in the electronics industry as the “Apple of Asia,” is venturing into the electric car business and is investing $10 billion in the process. In an announcement last Tuesday, the Chinese giant claims that it will be putting said amount across the span of 10 years through a subsidiary whose focal point would […]
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Chip maker TSMC to raise prices up to 25% by end of 2021 — rumor
Rumors are spreading that TSMC will sell chips more expensively when the year 2021 ends. If true, we all know what that leads to: costlier smartphones, computers and other electronic products. TSMC, considered to be the top chip manufacturer worldwide, is speculated to implement a price increase on its 12-inch wafers by $400, equivalent to […]