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Android-18 band returns, releases single 'Sinungaling'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 11:34 AM

Pop-punk band Android-18 has returned to the music scene with its new single “Sinungaling” released under ABS-CBN’s DNA Music label. Read more »

Ookla reveals fastest mobile network in Q3 report

Smart Communications
Updated as of Nov 08 01:55 PM

Ookla, an internet testing group , reveals Smart as fastest mobile network in its 2022 third quarter report. Read more »

EU court decides record antitrust fine vs Google

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 11:57 AM

The European Union's second-highest court will rule whether Brussels went too far in handing Google a 4.3-billion-euro fine over its Android OS. Read more »

Google making smartwatch in 'ambient' computing push

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 08:28 AM

Google said it is strapping a smartwatch onto its Pixel hardware line as part of an "ambient computing" vision to make its services available anywhere at any time. Read more »

REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra tablet

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 06:38 PM

With a 14.6-inch display size, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is probably the biggest Android tablet on the market right now. Read more »

Google to overhaul ad tracking system on Android devices

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 03:17 AM

Tech giants are under pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting, as they try to maintain access to the data key to their ad revenue. Read more »

BlackBerry pulls life support for its smartphones

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 08:41 PM

The move marks the end of an era as the phones, which sported a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard, pioneered push email and the BBM instant messaging service. Read more »

Huawei starts selling used phones amid US sanctions

Josh Ye, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 23 01:20 PM

US-blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co is now selling refurbished smartphones and licensing its handset designs to partners amid the company’s ongoing struggles to access advanced semiconductors for manufacturing its various devices. Read more »

Google halves Play Store fees for subscription apps

Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 08:28 AM

Alphabet Inc-owned Google said on Thursday it is lowering the fee that subscription-based apps need to pay Play Store to 15 percent right from day one, following criticism about its fee structure from companies such as Spotify . Read more »

PWDs can now use Android phones with face gestures

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 24 06:00 AM

Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered phones hands-free, Google says. Read more »

App store antics: Legal screws tighten for Google, Apple

Katy Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 09:24 AM

In a world first, South Korean MPs passed a law Tuesday banning the two tech giants from forcing app developers to use their payment systems. Read more »

S. Korea set to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

Heekyong Yang, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 09:20 AM

South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from requiring software developers to use their payment systems Read more »

How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk?

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 03:17 PM

While many Android devices will likely be vulnerable to compromise, the diversity of hardware and software makes it more difficult to deploy a single malicious tool to a wide user base. Read more »

Phivolcs launches new app for volcano information

Warren de Guzman and Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 08:53 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Monday launched a new app to bring bulletins on volcanic activities straight to mobile phones for free. Read more »

ABS-CBN radio app offers well-rounded listening with music, news streams

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 11:51 AM

ABS-CBN Radio Service App users now have access to a continuous news stream and more. Read more »

Google rolls out earthquake alert system in PH for Android devices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 03:59 PM

Google on Thursday said it has launched a free Android feature that enables mobile devices to detect earthquakes and alerts users of tremors. Read more »

Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June

Reuters
Posted at May 25 02:01 PM

China's Huawei Technologies said it will launch its new Harmony operating system for smartphones on June 2, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by US sanctions to its mobile phone business.   Read more »

Slate of Google updates boost its smartwatch, work collaboration efforts

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at May 19 11:16 AM

The announcements during the virtually-held Google I/O developer conference add up to a boost for the company's smartwatch efforts, which compete with Apple Inc, and for its collaboration tools that rival offerings from Microsoft Corp.   Read more »

Italy fines Google 100M euros for abuse of market position

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 03:49 PM

Italy's competition authority said Thursday it had fined Google more than 100 million euros ($120 million) for abuse of market position for shutting out a rival's smartphone app offering recharging of electric vehicles.   Read more »

Clubhouse launches Android app, as downloads plummet

Reuters
Posted at May 10 02:34 AM

The app sparked copy cats from startups and larger rivals including Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc. Read more »