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China orders mobile phone ban in schools to improve students’ focus on study, fight game addiction

Mandy Zuo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 03 01:11 PM

Ministry of Education says students need written permission to take their mobile phones to school, and must hand them over during class time. Schools are urged to install pay phones and teachers are told not to assign homework using mobile phones. The ban appears to have broad support.  Read more »

Huawei selling Honor brand to consortium of agents and dealers to keep the unit alive

David Kirton, Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 09:34 AM

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is selling its budget brand smartphone unit Honor to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers in a bid to keep it alive, the company and the consortium said on Tuesday. Read more »

HK thieves make off with HK$1.5 million worth of mobile phones stolen from parked truck

Clifford Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 21 08:20 PM

The truck driver who left the vehicle unattended in a parking structure of a commercial building returns to find a pallet of goods missing. The pallet was loaded with boxes containing some 800 mobile phones. Read more »

5G networks: are there health risks?

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 09:13 PM

5G networks will use many smaller antennae placed closer to people, such as on top of streetlights, potentially exposing people to even more radio waves. Read more »

Old phone to recycle? In France, just drop it in the mail

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 07:00 PM

Figuring out what to do with an old mobile phone just got easier in France, where people can now send them free in the mail to have them recycled or refurbished for sale by a charity group. Read more »

Virus threatens smartphone supply chain: Qualcomm

Stephen Nellis and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 08:36 AM

Chip maker Qualcomm Inc said on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak in China poses a potential threat to the mobile phone industry, with a possible impact on manufacturing and sales. Read more »

US tech official criticizes countries 'opening their arms' to Chinese 5G

Victoria Waldersee, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 04:12 AM

LISBON - US chief technology officer Michael Kratsios on Thursday criticized countries that "open their arms" to Chinese 5G networks and artificial intelligence technologies. Read more »

Social media may distract nurses from their jobs

Tamara Mathias, Reuters
Posted at Oct 05 04:12 AM

This behavior causes frequent conflicts among nurses about the assignment of patient care duties, as well as arguments between nurses and patients. Read more »

New Bucor chief to stop using mobile phone inside Bilibid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 09:44 PM

In a bid to set an example to all the personnel of the New Bilibid Prison, new Bureau of Corrections chief Director General Gerald Bantag said he will stop using his mobile phone inside the facility. Read more »

Phone unlocking pagkatapos ng kontrata, iniutos sa mga telco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 07:52 AM

Ito ay para magamit ng subscriber sa ibang network ang kanilang mobile phone. Read more »

EXPLAINER: How 5G drove moves by Apple, Qualcomm and Intel

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 10:46 AM

Some of Apple's rivals in the smartphone market - notably Samsung - plan to release 5G devices this year, which could put pressure on Apple to match the feature. Many carriers that are investing heavily to build 5G networks are also likely to put their marketing efforts behind 5G phones. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 20, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 01:24 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Samsung to launch US retail stores in smartphone push

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 12:07 PM

Samsung announced Friday it will open 3 US retail stores to promote its Galaxy line of smartphones as the South Korean giant sets to launch an updated flagship handset. Read more »

Apple replaces retail boss as sales pressure increases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 11:01 AM

A new head of retail will take over at Apple in April as the iPhone maker looks to ramp up sales in a sluggish smartphone market, particularly in China. Read more »

Filipinos still world's top social media user - study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 07:29 PM

The "Digital 2019: Global Digital Overview" showed Filipinos spend an average of 10 hours, 2 minutes on the internet via any device. Read more »

Samsung to stop using plastic packaging for its products

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 07:37 PM

MANILA - Samsung Electronics will stop using plastic packaging for its products and accessories as part of its sustainability policy. Read more »

Norway considering whether to exclude China's Huawei from building 5G network

Gwladys Fouche, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 05:28 PM

OSLO - Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China's Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country's new 5G telecommunications infrastructure, its justice minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

Fears of peak iPhone sales rattle Asian Apple suppliers

Jess Macy Yu and Heekyong Yang, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 06:47 PM

Shares in Asian suppliers and assemblers for Apple Inc fell on Tuesday after several component makers warned of weaker than expected results, leading some market watchers to call the peak for iPhones in several key markets. Read more »