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Huawei users, dapat ba na mag-aalala sa Google ban?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 07:15 PM

Apektado ba ang mga Pinoy na gumagamit ng Huawei devices sa desisyon ng gobyerno ng Amerika na i-blacklist ang Chinese tech company?  Read more »

Huawei devices on Globe, PLDT, Smart unaffected by trade woes, telcos say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:04 PM

Globe Telecom and PLDT assured their subscribers on Monday that their services and Huawei devices would not be affected by the US trade ban on the Chinese telecoms giant. 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 »

iPhone or Huawei? PLDT's Pangilinan answers questions on Twitter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 03:29 PM

Pangilinan got numerous replies from a Twitter post late Tuesday about testing 5G on a Huawei device, but the post was labeled as sent from Twitter for iPhone. Read more »

NBA: Celtics' Smart available to play versus Bucks

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at May 07 07:08 AM

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is available to play in Monday's Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced approximately two hours before tipoff.   Read more »

PLDT names new chief revenue officer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:01 AM

The company did not say why Eric Alberto was being replaced by Alfredo Panlilio as chief revenue officer. 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 »

NBA: Celtics' Smart could miss 2 playoff rounds

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 10:01 AM

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has a torn left oblique and could miss the first two rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs, according to a report from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Read more »

Espiya? Telco pumalag sa alegasyong 'pakikipagsabwatan' sa China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 07:22 PM

Suspetsa ng isang blogger, nagmamanman ang China gamit ang mga phone. Pinabulaanan ito ng isang telco at ng DICT. Read more »

NBA fines Boston guard Smart $50K for shoving Embiid

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 22 11:14 AM

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday after forcefully shoving Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to the floor in a loss a night earlier. Read more »

PLDT, Smart provide fastest internet connections, says Ookla

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 09:31 PM

Independent internet speed-testing firm Ookla said PLDT-Smart still provides the fastest internet speeds in the Philippines. Read more »

Mobile number portability makes switch to third telco easier: senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 08:56 AM

The Mobile Number Portability Act, signed recently by President Rodrigo Duterte, is meant to spur competition as dominant players PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom brace for the entry of China Telecom-backed Mislatel, said Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Read more »

Ilang subscribers may alinlangan sa bagong mobile number portability

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 11:17 PM

May pangamba ang ilang subscribers kaugnay sa bagong pirmang Mobile Number Portability Act. Read more »

DICT meets with common tower providers and telco operators

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 07:07 AM

DICT acting Secretary Eliseo Rio described the policy as a paradigm shift as it will open opportunities for tower builders, create more cell sites across the country, bring down costs of operating a telco, and eventually lower rates of network subscription. 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 »

ERC reviews Meralco's request for upgrade to smart meters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 11:16 PM

Philippine energy regulators are reviewing a request from power utility company Meralco to modernize its metering system. Read more »

Smart meters may kaakibat na taas-singil sa kuryente: ERC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:29 PM

Posibleng tumaas ang singil sa kuryente ng Meralco kapag pinalitan ng "smart meters" ang mga kasalukuyang metro.  Read more »

iWant partners with Globe, Smart to stream free shows, films

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 03:27 PM

Mobile subscribers of Globe and Smart can avail of their respective promos to stream iWant’s original shows and movies. Read more »

Side-by-side: Google Home versus Amazon Echo

Anton Chua
Updated as of Feb 11 03:25 PM

Thinking of getting a smart speaker for your home? Our resident tech expert makes a point-by-point comparison of the two most popular brands. Read more »