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No price hike in noche buena items, basic commodities until next year: DTI

Apples Jalandoni, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 06:00 PM

MANILA - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) assured the public on Saturday that there would be no price increases of prime and basic commodities, as well as noche buena items, until next year.  Read more »

How iPhone, Apple Watch can help reshape health research

Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 15 08:47 PM

The Harvard study is just one of three new large research efforts that Apple is working on with leading academic research centers and health organizations. Together, the studies, which Apple is paying for, show how the Silicon Valley giant and its popular products are reshaping medical research. Read more »

Hello Moto: Razr flip phone gets Android rebirth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:45 PM

The 2019 Motorola Razr folds out into a smartphone with a 6.2-inch screen, unlike Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huawei's Mate X, which are designed as phones that unfold into a tablet computer. Read more »

Check by Google: Internet giant wants to make banking smart

Stacy Cowley and Tara Siegel Bernard, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 14 08:10 AM

Google is teaming up with two banks, Citigroup and the Stanford Federal Credit Union, to begin offering a “smart checking” account next year. What fancy new features will “smart checking” include? The search giant isn’t sure. Neither are its partners. Read more »

Steve Jobs was right: Smartphones and tablets killed the PC

Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 14 07:54 AM

Apple unveiled a new 16-inch MacBook with a revamped keyboard on Wednesday, good news for the many Apple lovers who’ve been grumbling about the company’s lackluster slate of recent Macs. Read more »

Browsing your phone while walking? Here’s how to break that awful habit

Brian X. Chen, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 14 07:52 AM

People are, by nature, information-seeking creatures. When we regularly check our phones, we are snacking on information from devices that offer an all-you-can-eat buffet of information. Read more »

Mate 30 hands-on: Flagship experience for less

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 11:23 AM

The Mate 30 series is P16,000 cheaper than the P50,990 Mate 30 Pro. Add P2,000 and you can buy a Nova 5T, by itself a phone that punches above its price point. Read more »

ALAMIN: Parusa sa magbebenta ng pekeng produkto online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:18 PM

Patong-patong ang maaaring parusa sa mga online store na magbebenta ng pekeng produkto, ayon sa isang abogado.    Read more »

Inflation holds steady in October, below government target

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 11:12 AM

Governor Benjamin Diokno of the Bangko Sentral said Monday there would be no more cuts in the benchmark interest rate and the reserve requirement ratio or RRR for banks for the rest of 2019. Read more »

PH inflation, GDP figures due out next week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 11:08 PM

Here at home, investors brace for a data-heavy week ahead with inflation and economic growth figures all set to be released. Read more »

Inflation likely at 0.5 to 1.3 percent in October: BSP think tank

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Posted at Oct 31 12:45 PM

Lower domestic oil and rice prices likely offset upward pressures from higher electricity, water and LPG rates as well as higher costs of some food items, the think tank said in a statement. Read more »

Purefoods hotdog, ham maker says products swine fever-free, safe to eat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 05:56 PM

The maker of Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs and Fiesta Hams for Christmas said its products "are cooked in high temperatures ensuring safety from harmful organisms." Read more »

Diokno says 2020 inflation risks tilt to 'upside' due to swine fever, oil

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Updated as of Oct 25 11:37 AM

For the rest of 2019, Diokno said inflation would stay within the "lower half" of the BSP's 2 to 4 percent target.  Read more »

In '11-11' sale war, Lazada takes on Shopee with focus on 'fun'

Gillan Frances Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 07:20 PM

Alibaba-owned Lazada, which pioneered the one-day sale, is taking on rival Shopee, which is also holding an "11-11" sale. Both platforms also competed for digital wallets on "9-9" and "10-10." Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 24, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 08:45 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Consumer watch

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 02:48 PM

A meat stall in Pritil Public Market displays its meat inspection certificate for its pork products during an inspection by the Department of Trade and Industry on Thursday. Read more »

Drug makers group offers price cuts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 01:35 PM

The suggested price reductions will be for drugs that cure "major non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases and rare disorders," PHAP said without elaborating. Read more »

Trump officials battle over shutting China from US tech

Ana Swanson, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 24 12:29 PM

The Silicon Valley giant’s research lab in Santa Barbara, California, reached a milestone that scientists had been working toward since the 1980s: Its quantum computer performed a task that isn’t possible with traditional computers. Read more »

Galaxy Fold available in the Philippines 'soon,' Samsung says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 03:50 PM

The world's second largest smartphone vendor did not immediately release local pricing for the Galaxy Fold, which costs $1,980 in the US (roughly P101,300).   Read more »

Pixel 4 Review: Google Needs to Do More to Stand Out

Brian X. Chen, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 22 09:01 AM

While the Pixel’s hardware features were never as impressive as those of other high-end devices, Google stood out by leveraging its prowess in software and artificial intelligence to meet — and sometimes exceed — its competitors in areas like smartphone photography. Read more »