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Punk band Converge clarifies after Pinoy mistakenly complains to them over Internet service

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 07:09 PM

American hardcore punk group Converge had to clarify that their social-media page has nothing to do with the Philippine telecom company. Read more »

Email security firm Mimecast says hackers hijacked its products to spy on customers

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 11:46 PM

Email security provider Mimecast said on Tuesday that hackers had hijacked its products in order to spy on its customers. Read more »

German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketplace'

Deborah Cole, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:43 PM

A German-led police sting has taken down the "world's largest" darknet marketplace, whose Australian alleged operator used it to facilitate the sale of drugs, stolen credit card data and malware, prosecutors said Tuesday.   Read more »

Palace: NTC says telcos improved internet speed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 02:07 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission has reported to President Rodrigo Duterte that internet service providers have improved their download speed, his spokesman said on Tuesday.   Read more »

DITO says ready for technical audit, to roll out services in March

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 04:59 PM

DITO Telecommunity, which won the bid to be the country's third major telco, on Thursday said it is ready for its technical audit, and can roll out services in March this year.  Read more »

Love, tech, and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 04 10:08 PM

LONDON - When Priya's boyfriend posted a nude photo of her online, he told her it would give her a confidence boost by making her an object of desire for other men. Read more »

P365 million annual fine sought on telcos failing to reach internet speed targets

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 02:34 PM

As the Philippines ranked among countries with slow internet connection, a lawmaker on Sunday sought a P365 million annual fine for telcos that fail to reach mandatory internet speed targets.   Read more »

Gmail service disrupted in new Google mishap

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 08:44 AM

"The affected users are able to access Gmail, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior," Google said.    Read more »

Ivana Alawi, Raffy Tulfo top Yahoo searches in PH for 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 03:42 PM

YouTube star Ivana Alawi and broadcaster Raffy Tulfo are the most searched celebrities on Yahoo Philippines for 2020.  Read more »

PLDT to spend at least P88 billion next year to improve telco services

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 12:36 PM

The 2021 capital expenditure is at least 20 percent higher than the P73 billion allotted and spent this year, PLDT said. Read more »

Congress doubles proposed DICT budget to P1.9 billion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 11:17 AM

Congress allocated P1.9 billion to the Department of Information and Communications Technology in the proposed 2021 budget on top of funds for free WiFi in public areas and state schools, a senator said Sunday. Read more »

Reklamo sa online scam dumoble ngayong taon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 09:31 AM

Binalaan ang publiko laban sa online scams ngayong kapaskuhan. Ito’y matapos dumoble ang mga reklamo hinggil sa online scams kumpara noon nakaraang taon.   Read more »

NTC to check improvement in internet speed by end-December

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

"Nakikita naman po natin na pataas e, pataas iyong average speed so meron pong improvement. Iyong nga lang, hindi gaanong substantial ang improvement," Deputy Commissioner Edgardo Cabarios said.    Read more »

LIST: Top Google searches in PH for 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 12:39 PM

Categories such as education and games emerged this year as most Filipinos spent more time at home during the pandemic.  Read more »

Faster internet up to telcos, Palace says despite call for gov't investment

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 03:49 PM

Boosting the country's internet speed is up to telecommunication providers, Malacacañang said Thursday, after a firm and a regulator said this required government investment.    Read more »

DITO Telecommunity taps retired colonel to beef up cybersecurity, plans to hire more military retirees

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 09:53 PM

(UPDATED) — DITO Telecommunity, the country's third telco player, has hired a retired military official to help strengthen its security systems against cyber attacks. Read more »

US elections, NBA topics dominate Google searches in pandemic year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 01:49 AM

"US election 2020" was the most sought topic on the search engine in the Philippines this year, the tech company reported Wednesday. Read more »

Internet speed sa bansa gaganda pagdating ng Marso 2021: Ex-DICT official Rio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 12:02 PM

MAYNILA - Malaki ang ibibilis sa serbisyo ng internet sa bansa sa susunod na taon, ayon sa dating opisyal ng Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).   Read more »

PH internet improves but still behind global average, ASEAN neighbors: tracker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 05:15 PM

Internet connectivity improved in the Philippines but the country still falls below the global average in terms of mobile and fixed-line broadband speeds, industry tracker Ookla said based on its Speedtest Global Index.  Read more »

Poe tells telco franchise applicant: Don't take panel hearings lightly

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 12:46 PM

Sen. Grace Poe on Tuesday told representatives of a telecommunications company applying for a franchise to shape up and show up in committee hearings after an "underwhelming" presentation, with an official even being absent. Read more »