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Smart to shut off mobile service in select areas during Sinulog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 06:35 PM

Mobile phone services of Smart, TNT and Sun in some part of Cebu City and nearby areas will be shut starting early morning of Jan. 19, Smart said in an advisory. Read more »

The benefits of innovation and creativity in the workplace

Huawei Philippines
Posted at Jan 07 04:39 PM

An environment that encourages innovation can yield products or services that can enact great change, and set the standards for the future. There is a lesson to be learned on how a company took this lesson to heart. Read more »

Huawei treats fans with a Christmas treat by making snow possible

Huawei Mobile Philippines
Updated as of Dec 27 02:56 PM

Huawei Philippines recently staged a snow show as a Christmas treat for fans of the smartphone brand, to the delight of children and adults alike. Read more »

Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends global wins

Jörn Poltz and Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 12:36 PM

Chip supplier Qualcomm Inc won a second court skirmish in its worldwide patent battle with Apple Inc on Thursday, with the iPhone maker saying it would pull some older models from its German stores. Read more »

LIST: 5 things families can do this holiday season

Honor Philippines
Posted at Nov 12 06:09 PM

Here are a few things that families can do together in the next months. Read more »

Huawei Mate 20 flaunts battery sharing feature, improved specs

Huawei Philippines
Posted at Nov 10 01:11 PM

Aside from higher performance and an improved camera, the new series features phones capable of sharing battery power, wirelessly. Read more »

Samsung gives first glimpse of foldable phone

Jane Lanhee Lee and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 08 09:08 AM

Samsung needs to get the foldable phone right to reverse steep declines in profit for its mobile division and restore some of the cachet its brand has lost to Apple Inc. Read more »

After launch, Mate20 series now for PH pre-order

Huawei Philippines
Posted at Oct 27 04:13 PM

Huawei continues its bid to innovate and deliver high technology products globally as it launched its new flagship phones, Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, at a summit in London earlier this month.   Read more »

iPhone XS Max vs Mate 20 Pro: Big features, big price tags

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 05:33 PM

We pit the priciest, most feature-packed offerings from Apple and Huawei against each other. Read more »

How to optimize your phone for work and play

Honor Philippines
Updated as of Oct 11 05:29 PM

Before settling in for a long session of work or play, check first if your phone is ready for whatever quests might come: Read more »

New Zealand Customs get power to demand passwords

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 08:11 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's civil rights watchdog has raised concerns over new laws allowing customs officers to demand passwords for electronic devices such as laptops or mobile phones at the border.  Read more »

Phone ban rings in new school year in France

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 04:24 AM

Texting under the table should be a thing of the past after French children returned to class Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools. Read more »

Globe gets SEC approval for tower company

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 09:49 AM

With GTowers Inc, Globe said it hoped to "speed up the building and deployment of cellular towers in the country." Read more »

Singil sa tawag, text sa ibang network, inutos tapyasan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 09:26 PM

Dalawang piso ang matatapyas mula sa singil sa kada minutong tawag sa ibang network. Read more »

Delayed o kaya'y walang natanggap na alerto sa ulan? NDRRMC nagpaliwanag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 10:37 PM

Ayon sa NDRRMC, hanggang 10 minuto lang ang koordinasyon nila ng PAGASA bago ipadala ang alerto, pero nade-delay pa rin ito. Read more »

Honor 9 Lite review: Value that doesn't feel cheap

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 11:27 AM

Chinese phone maker Honor attempts to push the boundaries of how much features can be crammed into a handset at the lowest price, without it feeling cheap. Read more »

Vivo X21 review: Innovator and trend chaser

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 03:26 PM

The sensor is fast, requires little pressure and it allowed the Chinese phone maker to make the top and bottom bezels as small as possible, save for the notch, which now also rests on Huawei, LG, OnePlus and Oppo phones. Read more »

Vivo's X21 brings in-display fingerprint tech to Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 06:01 PM

The result is a nearly seamless front, interrupted only by the cutout at the top of the screen and for the front-facing camera and speaker. Read more »

Flagship nibbles on a budget: Samsung Galaxy A6, A6+ hands-on

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 03:24 PM

While the AMOLED screens on the 2018 A series don't have the signature curved sides of the S and Note lines, they are bright and crisp. They can also stand side-by-side with much pricier models from Samsung's rivals. 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 »