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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 »

US judge rules suspicionless searches of travelers' digital devices unconstitutional

Nate Raymond, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 05:06 AM

BOSTON - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that US border agents need "reasonable suspicion" but not a warrant to search travelers’ smartphones and laptops at airports and other US ports of entry, a practice that has been growing in recent years.   Read more »

Asus ROG Phone II Review: The closest to 'god mode' in mobile gaming

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 03:23 PM

While other smartphone brands are tripping over each other in the race to come up with the best cameras, Asus is betting big that the future of the smartphone doesn't rest on selfies or instafilters.  Read more »

Here's where you can buy iPhone 11 in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 12:30 AM

MANILA - The newest line of iPhones was released in the Philippines midnight Oct. 25, and here are the prices from various official resellers. Read more »

Bakit walong digits na ang ginagamit na landline number?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 03:14 PM

Bakit nga ba walo na ang numero na ginagamit sa mga landline?  Read more »

iPhone 11 prices revealed, to arrive Oct. 25

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 06:07 PM

Like its previous offerings, Apple's latest and greatest phones don't come cheap, with the least expensive iPhone 11 featuring 64GB storage costing P47,990.  Read more »

Twitter admits phone numbers meant for security used for ads

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 09 08:09 AM

Twitter users' phone numbers and email addresses -- submitted to allow for account authentication -- were matched with advertisers' own data to enable targeted ads.   Read more »

Samsung forecasts profit drop for fourth consecutive quarter

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 11:22 AM

Operating profit for July to September was forecast to reach 7.7 trillion won ($6.4 billion), down 56.2 percent from a year earlier, the world's largest maker of smartphones and memory chips said in a statement. Read more »

Prince Harry sues UK tabloids over 'phone hacking'

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 05:20 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Prince Harry has launched legal action against 2 British tabloid newspaper publishers over alleged phone hacking just days after he condemned the press for critical coverage of his wife. Read more »

Flashback Friday: Nokia brings back iconic flip phone, but with upgrades

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 10:08 PM

For consumers who have had a flip phone before, nostalgia will hit them hard with Nokia's latest release. Read more »

400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 04:04 PM

WASHINGTON - Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday. Read more »

Twitter CEO hack highlights dangers of 'SIM swap' fraud

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 10:27 AM

This type of attack targets a weakness in "two factor authentication" via text message to validate access to an account, which has become a popular break-in method in recent years. Read more »

Mayor Isko launches free WiFi, charging kiosk in Manila

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 12:30 AM

MANILA - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Wednesday unveiled a kiosk that serves as a free WiFi hotspot, charging station and phone booth outside the Manila City Hall, the latest upgrade to the park surrounding the capital’s seat of power. Read more »

'For facial recognition': Thailand orders phone users in Muslim-majority south to submit photos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 04:30 PM

BANGKOK - An order for mobile phone users in Thailand's restive south to submit a photo of themselves for facial recognition purposes is causing uproar from opponents who see it as further curtailing the rights of the Muslim-majority population. Read more »

Smart, Globe handang sumunod sa utos na libreng pag-open line

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 09:18 PM

Handa ang 2 higanteng telco sa utos na i-unlock nang libre ang mga postpaid mobile phone na nabili sa kanila. Read more »

Five tech items you need with you for the Apocalypse — including a tough 3D printer

Anton Chua
Updated as of May 15 10:36 PM

All these talk about earthquakes got us thinking what we need to have in our go-bags. Here are the absolute musts. Also, we need a really big go bag. Read more »

Feel Like A Professional Photographer With Huawei P30 Pro

Huawei
Updated as of May 07 07:43 PM

Year after year, phone brands are developing and improving their image quality, including optical image stabilisation (OIS), larger sensors, fast lenses, and optical zoom making your smartphone photography game match up with those of the pros. Read more »

Samsung denies new Galaxy phone burnt from malfunction

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 05:46 PM

SEOUL - Samsung on Tuesday stood by its new Galaxy S10 5G model after a South Korean smartphone owner posted pictures online of a charred handset claiming it had mysteriously "burnt".  Read more »

Here are the 4 things you'll need for your smart home starter pack

Anton Chua
Posted at Apr 27 01:27 PM

With the cost of automating your home becoming friendlier, why would you opt out of this 21s century convenience? But first we dish a few tips before you get deep into it Read more »

Tired of robocalls? US telcos crack down on spammers

Tara Siegel Bernard, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 26 04:00 PM

The seemingly endless stream of robocalls reached a new monthly high of 5.23 billion nationwide in March, according to the call-blocking service YouMail. Read more »