Posted inComputers, Tech News

PC sales remain strong amid the pandemic, shortage to continue until 2022

For the second and third quarter of 2020, sales of laptop and desktop computers have seen a huge boost as wage earners and students secure machines for their work-at-home and online learning requirements. The latest sales figures show the trend will continue throughout the remainder of 2020 and well into 2021.  The demand for PCs […]

Posted inGovernment

ERC demands Meralco to refund overcharges worth Php1.4 billion

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), on Tuesday, has asked the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to reimburse consumers following a case of overcharging that lasted roughly two years. Since January 2017 to December 2019, the distribution utility has overcharged its customers a lumpsum of PHP 1.4 billion from pass-through charges, consistent of the following items: System […]

Posted inSocial Media

Russia could possibly ban Facebook, YouTube, and more because of ‘censorship’

A bill that has passed the Russian parliament’s lower house, if passed into law, could see the government having the power to sanction internet-based platforms, like Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube, that censor contents shared by its citizens. In a statement released by the parliament, it spoke of giving authorities the capacity to target internet-based platforms […]