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Engineers for social good to be recognized

Manila Water Foundation
Updated as of Jun 19 05:33 PM

Manila Water Foundation collaborates with DOST and PTC to highlight Filipino engineers who work for the social good. Read more »

From geeks to telcos, Chinese tech lures Filipinos

Jessica Fenol and Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 06:07 AM

From smartphone shoppers seeking the most features to telecommunications companies building 5G networks and cashless payment ecosystems, Filipinos are turning to Chinese technology which promises better features at lower prices compared to competition from the West.From geeks to telcos, Chinese tech lures Filipinos Read more »

Huawei phone sales plunge, cutbacks planned as US pressure bites

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 08:40 AM

Ren, 74, said Huawei planned to cut production by $30 billion over the next two years to ride out the storm. He did not specify which lines of business would be hit most.  Read more »

Huawei seeks trademark for own OS, 'HongMeng'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 09:03 AM

Codenamed "HongMeng," the OS "will gradually replace the Android system", China's state-owned Global Times said in late May. Read more »

Google Pixel 4 with multiple cameras unveiled on Twitter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 11:03 AM

The image suggested 3 rear cameras and a flash housed in a square module on the upper left side of the Pixel 4's back. All 3 generations of Pixel phones only had one rear camera. Read more »

How technology could be used to empower family members

EastWest Bank
Posted at Jun 11 04:23 PM

Technology is visible in conveniences like online banking. A bank takes this even further with a new product. Read more »

Alibaba's smart speaker to feature in Audi, Renault, Honda cars

Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 04:09 PM

The Tmall Genie Auto smart speaker will allow drivers to use voice commands to, for instance, place orders on Alibaba's online retail platform and buy movie tickets, Alibaba said at the CES Asia 2019 technology trade show in Shanghai. Read more »

Conference to highlight Asia's global startup leadership

Ignite 2019
Posted at Jun 10 12:46 PM

How does Asia fare in leading the global startup space? Read more »

Trump acting budget chief asks for delay on Huawei restrictions

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 10 07:06 AM

The Trump administration's acting budget chief is asking for a delay in restrictions against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd products, according to a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and nine members of Congress.  Read more »

G20 agrees to wrap up digital tax by 2020 - final communique

Stanley White and Jan Strupczewski, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 10 07:09 AM

Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Sunday to compile common rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants such as Facebook to reduce their corporate taxes, a final version of the bloc's communique obtained by Reuters showed. Read more »

China warns tech giants after US Huawei ban: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 11:59 AM

The Chinese government convened top tech companies this week and warned them of consequences if they cut off technology sales to the country, US media reported on Saturday.   Read more »

China to set up system to safeguard technology security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 08:51 AM

China plans to establish a system to ensure "national security" in technology, state media reported Saturday amid an expanding trade war with the United States which has snared Chinese tech titan Huawei.  Read more »

Facebook stops app pre-installs on new Huawei phones: report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 04:33 PM

Customers who already have Huawei phones can still use and update the apps on its devices, but new units will no longer be able to have Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram pre-installed, according to the social networking giant. Read more »

Learning tech promises to make IT graduates more desirable to employers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 08:05 AM

Information technology graduates in the country need better skills as 90 percent of them are "unhireable" based on a Stacktrek's study, CEO Bill Yuen told ANC’s The Briefing. Read more »

OPPO readies 'big transition' to premium with camera-focused Reno

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 09:27 AM

The OPPO Reno, like the Huawei P30 Pro, can zoom up to 10 times with minimal loss to image quality due to combined hardware and software capabilities. Read more »

US moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants

Diane Bartz and Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 08:11 AM

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, which enforce antitrust laws in the United States, have divided oversight over the 4 companies, two sources said, with Amazon and Facebook under the watch of the FTC, and Apple and Google under the Justice Department. Read more »

Apple iTunes to play last song

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 04 10:27 AM

iTunes transformed the way people buy and listen to music after its launch in 2001, but is now being phased out. Read more »

App Store in crosshairs as Apple courts developers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 08:07 AM

The App Store is the lone shop for content for Apple devices, with the technology giant deciding which software creations to accept and taking a 30 percent cut of financial transactions.   Read more »

Young scientist finds potential diabetes cure in aratiles

Regi Adosto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 06:32 PM

ILOILO CITY – A student scientist from this city has discovered the potential anti-diabetic components in the aratiles fruit. Read more »

Mahathir says Malaysia will use Huawei 'as much as possible'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 02:58 PM

Malaysia will continue using Huawei products "as much as possible," bucking a global trend prompted by security concerns and a US ban on the Chinese firm, the country's prime minister said Thursday.  Read more »