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DOH issues new individual classification for COVID-19, divides PUIs to ‘suspect’ and ‘probable’ cases

The Department of Health released a new classification of individuals for COVID-19 in a Facebook post yesterday. Previously, local cases are classified under ‘Persons Under Monitoring’ (PUMs), ‘Persons Under Investigation’ (PUIs) and Positive cases.  Moving forward, individuals will be classified as ‘Suspect’, ‘Probable’ or ‘Confirmed’.  The first two are divisions of PUIs. Suspect refers to a person who […]

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Microsoft Teams custom backgrounds on video calls now available for everyone

Putting up colorful backdrops your business conference calls with Microsoft Teams is now available to all users. As young professionals or even stay-at-home parents transition to home-based work, Microsoft rolls out the ‘custom backgrounds’ as an additional feature on their video call service. Designed as a collaboration tool for those who are in the field […]

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RIP S Voice Assistant: List of affected Samsung devices

In a support alert from Samsung, the giant tech company announced that they will discontinue the S Voice Assistant. This AI-powered smart assistant was first introduced in 2012 as the company’s first contender against Apple’s Siri. The note states that it will no longer be available for use starting June 1, 2020. As the grandfather of Bixby, Samsung did […]

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Xiaomi takes first three spots in AnTuTu’s best performing midrange phones for March 2020

AnTuTu recently released its latest Global top 10 best performing Android phones for March 2020. Interestingly, Xiaomi dominated with three of its smartphones on the list. Despite the emergence of 5G smartphones in the premium line this year, there is still a lack of 5G processors in the market resulting that the ranking is the […]

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Google and Apple will turn your smartphone into a COVID-19 contract-tracing machine

Apple and Google set aside tech-innovation rivalry to add a contact-tracing system on their respective device platforms in cooperation with the global fight against COVID-19. The surprising partnership was announced on the 11th of April, 2020 via a live broadcast at San Francisco, USA. The ‘joint humanitarian initiative’ will feature a software app that will aid both […]

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Ethernet Consortium revamps brand with new 800GbE speed for wired connections

The global networking organization of tech leaders has rebranded from 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium to a more inclusive name, Ethernet Technology Consortium, as development for higher Ethernet technologies are underway particularly the promising 800GbE (gigabit ethernet) currently being designed by the industry leader.  The group was initially established to administer specifications of 25Gb, 50Gb and […]

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LG Style3 with 6.1-inch QHD+ display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset announced

LG has discreetly launched a midrangeAndroid smartphone that highlights an IP68 build and the Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor. The LG Style3 offers a performance-cost balanced device with an opening price of US$352 (~Php18,000) and the Android 10 OS. By June 2020, the Japanese market will be the first one to enjoy using the classic metal & glass […]