New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
Microsoft wants its sleek new toy to finally cross the bridge to the mainstream and become the family's entertainment center.
Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab US sales ban
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with the South Korean electronics maker.
Nokia cuts smartphone prices before new models arrive
Struggling phone maker Nokia has knocked 10-15 percent off the prices of two of its top of the range smartphones, hoping to boost sales before newer models arrive in markets in November.
PHL Cybercrime Law: Say goodbye to torrent and file-sharing
With the newly enacted Cybercrime Prevention Act, popular online activities such as torrent and file-sharing may soon be put to an end.
Facebook lets friends send real gifts
Facebook on Thursday added a feature that lets people send cupcakes, coffee, stuffed animals or other gifts to friends at the social network.
RIM delivers a surprise to investors, shares surge
A one-time smartphone pioneer, RIM has failed to keep pace with rivals such as Apple and Samsung Electronics Co, and its share price has tumbled about 70 percent over the past year as its market share shriveled.
Nokia Lumia starts pricing for European launch
When Nokia launched the Lumia 920 and 820 earlier this month, the market was disappointed by a lack of launch dates and prices for the Windows-powered models which are vital for the Finnish company’s survival.
Now, you can dive the Philippine seas using Google Maps
A breathtaking view of the Philippines’ underwater at the comfort of your office cubicle or living room can now be done using Google Maps.
Old blog, social media posts can still be charged with libel in new Cybercrime Act, lawyer says
Even if the newly enacted Cybercrime law cannot be retroactively applied to previous violations of the measure, the persistent nature of the Internet could mean that content published before the effectivity of the law are still covered by it.
Guingona denounces attack on govt sites in anti-cybercrime protest
The only legislator who opposed the passage of the Cybercrime Bill in the upper house of Congress, slammed the Pinoy hackers who defaced several government websites on Wednesday night in protest of the new law.
New Zealand spy agency rapped over Megaupload blunder
New Zealand’s spy agency illegally carried out surveillance on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, an official report showed on Thursday, prompting an apology from the prime minister and dealing a possible blow to a U.S. bid to extradite him.
FB ‘likes’, shares could be grounds for libel, says Sen. Guingona
Sharing content, or even just clicking the ‘Like’ button on Facebook, may be grounds for libel under the recently enacted Cybercrime Prevention Act. But Senator Teofisto Guingona III said Thursday the law is so broad and vague it isn’t clear who can or should be sued.
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 2 to better compete with Apple’s iPhone 5
Samsung Electronics, the world’s No.1 smartphone maker, launched on Wednesday its latest Galaxy device as part of efforts to better compete with Apple’s newly released iPhone 5.
Philippine govt websites under cyber attack
(UPDATED 3:00 P.M.) Local hacking group calling itself “Anonymous Philippines” defaced the official websites of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in protest of a new law which it said “effectively ends the Freedom of Expression in the Philippines.”
IBM aims for Amazon, Salesforce.com with midsize cloud plan: WSJ
International Business Machines Corp will announce on Wednesday that it will ramp up efforts to sell cloud computing services to midsize businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Google executive in Brazil faces arrest over YouTube videos
An elections court in Brazil has ordered the arrest of Google’s most senior executive in the country after the company failed to take down YouTube videos attacking a local mayoral candidate.
Lenovo jockeys for top PC vendor title with new ultrabook-like laptops
The China-based PC manufacturer is now inches closer to clinching the top spot among global PC vendors as it launches a new mid-range notebook that could appeal to ultrabook aficionados.
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.
