Alex Genon
Why is it that Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha is “the future of camera phones”? Let’s look at its features. Xiaomi announced the release of Mi MIX Alpha concept smartphone last Tuesday, September 24. This smartphone is a result of Xiaomi’s imagination for their “future of phones” in the 5G industry. Mi MIX Alpha comes with … Read more
Bacolod City was named as the Top Philippine Model City of 2019 during the 3rd The Manila Times Philippine Model Cities and Municipalities Awards held at New World Manila Bay Hotel, Malate Manila last Wednesday, September 25. Bacolod City, also known as the City of Smiles, won for garnering the highest points across all categories … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed RA 11448, or the “Transnational Higher Education Act“, which was signed on August 28 and made public last September 25 this year. This law is meant to improve the global competitiveness of local education by allowing the presence of foreign schools in the state. It is also meant to modernize … Read more
Bank system hackers and ATM skimmers might be facing life imprisonment after President Duterte signed into law that declares fraudulent acts as a form of economic sabotage. Duterte signed Republic Act 11449 on August 28. RA 11449 may also be known as “an act providing for additional prohibitions to and increasing penalties for violations of … Read more
By using smartphone data, community health workers in India and Uganda are to be armed with smartphones to save the lives of mothers and their babies. The $100-million project, supported by the the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the World Bank and others, will be extended to 10 countries in total. These organizations also aim … Read more
To fight waste, Lamitan City in Basilan has turned discarded plastic bottles into flowers. This field filled a garden of thousands of colorful tulips, capturing tourists’ attention and building awareness about recycling. The tulip garden was built from 26,877 bottles that were collected from 45 villages around Lamitan City in Basilan and opened to public … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law exempting online media from revealing their sources. Signed on August 30, the RA 11458 expanded the coverage of RA 53, which was confined to print media. According to RA 53 of the 1946 law, print media are not compelled to reveal their sources published in their news reports, … Read more
What’s in the new vivo U10 smartphone? Let’s find out! vivo recently introduced their budget-friendly vivo U10 in India. This is similar to vivo Y15 that was sold in the Philippines, except for its processor. vivo U10 comes with its technical specifications. Have a look! Color This smartphone has two available colors: Electric Blue and … Read more
Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believed that China will try to reclaim Scarborough Shoal before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in 2022. “We all know they have a plan and they will do that before the end of the term of President Duterte, and because that is the time they … Read more
Google removed two malicious ad blockers, named AdBlock and uBlock, from Chrome Web Store after a researcher discovered that these extensions were carrying out an ad fraud scheme just to deceived Chrome users by using names of legitimate and popular blockers. Andrey Meshkov, research and a maker of AdGuard, discovered that the extensions “AdBlock” and … Read more