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PC sales growth in PH to slow but remain robust: IDC

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 08:05 PM

Sales of PCs in the Philippines are expected to remain robust in the coming years though not as strong as during the pandemic, industry tracker IDC said. Read more »

Tinder lets users run background checks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 11:11 AM

Dating app Tinder will give US users a way to check if potential dates have been convicted of a violent crime. Read more »

NEC to provide coating service on PCs to combat COVID

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 23 08:49 AM

NEC Corp. will start providing a coating service for business operators from late February to counteract the coronavirus on personal computers. Read more »

US to finalize program to replace Huawei equipment in networks

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 14 12:42 PM

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to finalize a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural US carriers for removing equipment from Huawei and ZTE Corp. 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 »

Huawei founder urges software push to counter US sanctions

Reuters
Posted at May 24 09:17 PM

Founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Ren Zhengfei has called on staff at the company to "dare to lead the world" in software as the company seeks growth beyond hardware operations crippled by US sanctions. Read more »

'Perfect storm': phones, consoles could get pricier as chip crisis bites

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 02:04 PM

Prices of popular gadgets such as PlayStations and iPhones could rise because of microchip shortages caused by a "perfect storm" of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain disruptions and trade war stockpiling, experts warn. Read more »

Kit to detect coronavirus on doorknobs, laptops goes on sale in Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 08 09:07 PM

Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. started selling on Monday test kits that can detect coronavirus on inanimate surfaces, including doorknobs, faucets and computers, for the first time in the world. Read more »

Lenovo brings foldable computer to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 02:28 PM

Lenovo Philippines has launched its ThinkPad X1 Fold, dubbed as the world's first foldable computer, in the Philippines.  Read more »

Global PC shipments see double-digit growth in Q3 as COVID-19 keep workers, students at home

Jane Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 13 11:05 PM

The global PC market has posted back-to-back quarterly double digit growth rates as corporations and schools continue to invest in the transition to remote working and learning amid second and third waves of COVID-19 in many countries. Read more »

Microsoft grabs some of world’s biggest games in $7.5 billion deal

Kellen Browning and Steve Lohr, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 22 09:09 AM

The company’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media puts it in a strong position against Sony just weeks before the release of their next generation of gaming consoles.  Read more »

TikTok denies sharing Indian user data with Chinese govt

Bhuvan Baggam Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 01:58 PM

TikTok on Tuesday denied sharing information on Indian users with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app citing national security and privacy concerns.   Read more »

After deadly clash, India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps over 'security'

Jalees Andrabi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 07:20 AM

India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns two weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Read more »

YouTube hit with discrimination suit by black video artists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 12:02 PM

A lawsuit filed this week in federal court accuses YouTube of discriminating against African American video makers and viewers by factoring in race when it comes to filtering or monetizing content. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Still under GCQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 05:00 AM

Metro Manila is still a hotbed of COVID-19, the Palace said Tuesday. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Laptop demand soars

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 09:15 PM

Delivery riders prepare a laptop behind stacks of similar gadgets at a store on Gilmore Avenue, a popular computer hub in Quezon City on Saturday. Read more »

Dahil sa online class: Mga bilihan ng murang PC dinagsa ng mga estudyante

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 06:41 PM

Ang mga estudyante na naghahanap ng magagamit para sa online classes ang ilan sa mga namimili sa Gilmore sa Quezon City, ayon sa mga nagbebenta roon.    Read more »

DepEd to have 1.3M tablets, computers in 2020 as education sector shifts to COVID-19 new normal

Jaehwa Bernardo and Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 09:39 PM

The DepEd needs to ensure that teachers and students have internet-capable equipment to make the most of the DepEd Commons, an online platform that can be used for virtual classes. Read more »

With few computers, Romania and Bulgaria face homeschool hurdles

Mihaela Rodina with Diana Simeonova, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 12:42 PM

DAROVA, Romania - Maria Avadanei is exhilarated: after receiving a tablet as a donation, she can finally take her online lessons. Read more »

Digital eye strain: Doctor warns vs prolonged gadget use amid lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 12:28 PM

Dr. Cheryl Arcinue said that our eyes tend not to blink when in front of phones, computers and other gaming devices for a long time which can cause digital eye strains. Read more »