Google, Facebook in bidding war to buy Waze for $1 billion: report
Google and other parties approached Waze after the Facebook talks became public but none of the bidders are close to clinching a deal.
Blueprints for 3D handgun take refuge in Pirate Bay
Defense Distributed, a Texas nonprofit that promotes the open-source development of firearms using 3D printers, withdrew the files needed to make the single-shot Liberator at the behest of the U.S. State Department
Huawei’s dual-core Ascend G510 now in the Philippines, free at Sun Plan 450
The Ascend G510 is the technical successor to the Ascend G300, which Huawei deems as “highly successful” and has garnered a number of awards for combining stellar features in a mid-range price.
2 days before elections, several govt websites inaccessible
(UPDATE – 10:50 a.m.) With only two days before the 2013 midterm elections, several government websites have been rendered inaccessible as of Saturday morning for still unknown reasons.
US charges eight in $45 million cyber crime scheme
Members of the global criminal organization hacked into two credit card processors and used stolen data to make more than 40,500 withdrawals in 27 countries.
YouTube starts paid subscription service
YouTube, the world’s largest video website, allows creators to set subscription fees and accept advertisements, at their discretion, for the channels they create.
Amazon working on 3D screen for smartphone: report
The Journal said the Internet retail giant is working on several gadgets to add to its offerings of Kindle tablets and e-readers.
Teen’s Internet plugin foils Twitter plot-spoilers
Fed up with Twitter friends ruining the plots of her favorite TV shows, high school senior and budding software engineer Jennie Lamere took matters into her own hands.
Nokia debuts $99 smartphone in emerging market struggle
The Asha 501 borrows some of its looks from Nokia’s higher specification Windows-based Lumia and offers an array of social networking content.
Huawei founder breaks silence to reject security concerns
The reclusive head of Chinese technology giant Huawei Thursday rejected US cyber-security fears that have seen Washington effectively freeze his company out of government contracts.
Sony bid to revive electronics to hinge on smartphones
With consumer spending converging on Apple Inc’s iPads and Samsung Electronics Co’s Galaxy phones, Sony forecast smartphone sales to rise more than one-fourth to 42 million in the year to next March.
Facebook in talks to buy Israel’s Waze for up to $1 billion: report
Navigation app Waze uses satellite signals from members’ smartphones to generate maps and traffic data, which it then shares with other users, offering real-time traffic info.
Dutchman appears for ‘biggest ever’ cyberattack
A Dutchman arrested in Spain last month in connection with an unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, has been extradited to the Netherlands where he appeared before a judge.
Rights group presses Twitter on ‘hate speech’
Twitter has spawned nearly 20,000 hash tags and handles this year that are linked to terrorism and extremism, up 30 percent in the past year, according to a rights group.
BYE EMOTICONS, HELLO STICKERS | Line messaging app eyes 10 million Filipino users by 2013
Depicted by animated cartoon characters that express a multitude of emotions. stickers are slowly taking over the traditional emotion icons or commonly known as emoticons.
Hackers target Thai PM with online insult
Hackers infiltrated the website of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s office on Wednesday, posting offensive comments in the latest attack on her character.
Cyber attack targets Dutch government websites
Dutch government websites were paralysed for several hours overnight after a mass cyber attack which targeted several ministerial sites.
Top 5 Philippine-branded mobile devices of Q1 2013
We sifted through what seems to be a huge pile of those launched — but not necessarily available — in the first quarter of this year and came up with five that have tickled our fancy.
