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Gokongwei group's app-based loan service promises low interest rates

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 04:00 PM

Cashalo, the Gokongwei Group's financial technology venture, is offering unbanked Filipinos the lowest interest rates on loans using their mobile phone, co-founder Lance Gokongwei said Wednesday. Read more »

MMDA taps drones for traffic, flood control

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 11:08 AM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority this week will start using drones for traffic management, clearing operations and flood control, an official said Tuesday.  Read more »

Asus bets big on smartphone gaming with ROG

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 08:20 PM

TAIPEI - Taiwanese electronics giant Asus on Monday launched a flagship smartphone that focuses on gaming, hoping to leverage its expertise in high-end gaming PCs in an increasingly competitive mobile phone market. Read more »

Tech 'incumbents' strike back as 'disruptors' consolidate: IBM

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 08:42 AM

Established technology companies or "incumbents" have begun to acquire smaller rivals or "disruptors," when these startups are not merging with each other, IBM Philippines said Monday.  Read more »

Long-soaring smartphone market heading to earth

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 04 07:29 AM

Surveys show smartphone sales last year shrank slightly for the first time since the 2007 debut of the iPhone, and preliminary data this year suggests further deceleration. Read more »

Honor eyes top 3 standing in PH, plans physical stores

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 11:53 AM

Chinese smartphone maker Honor said it planned to open brick and mortar stores in the Philippines to become one of the top 3 vendors in the country. Read more »

Smartphone market to stay cool this year: forecast

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 06:54 AM

International Data Corp forecast Wednesday that global smartphone sales would cool this year before heating up with help from new 5G networks and India's vibrant market. Read more »

Viber tells millions in PH: We don't store, share user data

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 09:06 AM

Viber does not store user data and conversations are secured, an official of the messaging platform that is used by at least 25 million Filipinos said Wednesday.   Read more »

US and China clash over 'technology transfer' at WTO

Tom Miles, Reuters
Updated as of May 29 07:08 AM

Chinese and U.S. envoys sparred at the World Trade Organization on Monday over U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that China steals American ideas, the subject of two lawsuits and a White House plan to slap huge punitive tariffs on Chinese goods. Read more »

DigiGirlz seeks to prove tech is not just for boys

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 05:01 PM

Getting more girls to participate in technology is one of the challenges in an increasingly digital world. Read more »

Apple blocks Steam's plan to extend its video games to iPhones

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at May 25 03:42 PM

Apple Inc has blocked the plans of the biggest distributor of PC-based video games to extend its reach into iPhones, according to the game distributor, a sign that Apple is serious about protecting its ability to take a cut of digital purchases made inside games on its mobile devices. Read more »

'Cryptojacking, cryptomining': Analyst warns of new ransomware on the rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 09:49 PM

New types of ransomware is coming through because of the popularity of new devices, such as Android phones, an analyst said Thursday.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Kakulangan ng scientists sa bansa, paano tinutugunan ng DOST?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 07:26 PM

Paano iniibsan ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ang kakulangan ng siyentipiko at inhinyero na nakabase sa Pilipinas? Read more »

Paaralan sa Iloilo, nilooban; Bonus ng teachers, kasama sa natangay

Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 09:50 AM

Halos kalahating milyong halaga ng salapi na mula sa tuition ng mag-aaral at para sa bonus ng mga guro ang natangay ng 2 kawatan na nanloob sa Iloilo Science and Technology University sa Barangay P.D. Monfort South, Martes ng madaling araw. Read more »

Honor enters Philippines, bets on fan buzz

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 12:50 PM

Chinese phone maker Honor hopes to lure the young Filipino consumers with top of the line specifications at prices that won't break the bank. Read more »

Samsung launches Galaxy A6, A6+ with dash of flagship features

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 03:46 PM

Samsung on Tuesday launched the A6 and A6+, offering some features from its flagship S and Note lines in a more affordable package.   Read more »

Apple-Samsung iPhone design copying case goes to jury

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 09:57 AM

Jurors return to a Silicon Valley courtroom Monday to put a price on patented iPhone design features copied by Samsung in a legal case dating back 7 years. Read more »

Huawei promises 'entertainment machine' under P6,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 11:15 AM

Huawei is making a case for an entertainment-centered phone at under P6,000, after launching the photography-centered P20 last March. Read more »

OnePlus 6 challenges Apple, Samsung, Huawei flagships

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:40 AM

China's OnePlus unveiled on Wednesday its sixth-generation smartphone, claiming to match features found on top offerings from Apple, Samsung and Huawei at half the price. Read more »

Australia probes claim Google harvests data, consumers pay

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at May 15 03:02 PM

Google is under investigation in Australia following claims that it collects data from millions of Android smartphones users, who unwittingly pay their telecom service providers for gigabytes consumed during the harvesting, regulators said on Tuesday.   Read more »