Topic: smartphones

'Smartphones, nakasisira ng relasyon'

'Smartphones, nakasisira ng relasyon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 09:37 PM

May mga pagkakataon kasing kahit pisikal na magkasama ang magkarelasyon, mas nakatutok pa rin sila sa kani-kanilang smartphones, ayon sa isang relationship expert.   Read more »

Philippines is world's top social media user: study

Philippines is world's top social media user: study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:30 PM

For the third year in a row, the Philippines emerged as the country that spent the most time on social media, according to a report by creative agency We Are Social and social media management platform Hootsuite.   Read more »

Apple urged to study iPhone addiction in children

Apple urged to study iPhone addiction in children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 06:20 PM

NEW YORK - Two large shareholders have urged Apple to study whether iPhones are proving addictive for children and that intensive use of the smartphones may be bad for their mental health, Bloomberg News reported Monday. Read more »

12 things made obsolete by smartphones

12 things made obsolete by smartphones

Infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News.
Updated as of Nov 06 12:48 PM

Smartphones are constantly evolving, with a new model coming out almost every year, whether that be from Apple or Android phones. In each iteration, a new application or feature has to be present to make it more enticing for consumers. With that, more legacy gadgets and old technology are becoming obsolete or at least not that essential for everyday living. Read more »

Apple doubles down on China as rivals pull ahead

Apple doubles down on China as rivals pull ahead

Adam Jourdan and Pei Li, Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 08:54 PM

Apple Inc is binding itself more closely to China as its share of the world's biggest smartphone market slips and it becomes more reliant on selling services which require government approval. Read more »

Samsung's record earnings see it overtake Apple

Samsung's record earnings see it overtake Apple

Hwang Sunghee, Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 27 05:35 PM

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record-breaking earnings Thursday, putting it on course to better rival Apple's quarterly profits as it seeks to move past a bribery scandal and a damaging recall debacle. Read more »

Nokia 3310 returns with Snake, month-long battery

Nokia 3310 returns with Snake, month-long battery

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 09:37 AM

Finland's HMD Global has resurrected the Nokia 3310, one of the world's most popular call-and-text handsets before touchscreen smartphones popularized by Apple's iPhone took over the mobile landscape. Read more »

Want better ties with partner? Drop that smartphone

Want better ties with partner? Drop that smartphone

Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 09:39 PM

MANILA – Residents of the so-called "selfie capital" of the world, and the social media-mad Philippines may just have to let go of their phones if they want more meaningful relationships with their loved ones. Read more »

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