Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa: WSJ
The Internet search giant - which has for years espoused universal Web access - is employing a patchwork quilt of technologies and holding discussions with regulators from South Africa to Kenya.
Samsung, Asus big gainers in worldwide tablet sales, but Apple still king — IDC
The tablet market globally grew by an astounding 142.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013 with 49.2 million slate units shipped.
US retains Philippines in IPR watch list amid rising piracy over Internet
The US has kept the Philippines on a list of countries subject to trade sanctions because of continuous violation of intellectual property rights (IPR), including piracy over the Internet.
VIDEO | The world’s ‘smallest’ movie
A movie with atoms as actors has been named by the Guinness World Records organization, as the ”world’s smallest movie.
Facebook profit rise fueled by mobile ad growth
Facebook said its monthly active users rose 23 percent from a year ago to 1.11 billion, including 751 million who accessed the network on mobile devices.
iPads and low-end rivals propel higher tablet shipments: report
Tablet shipments reached 49.2 million units in the January-to-March period, 142.4 percent more than in the same quarter in 2012, market research firm IDC said.
Android fuels surge in global tablet sales: survey
IDC said the worldwide tablet market saw sizzling growth of 142.4 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
20 years on, world’s first web page to be reborn
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said it had begun recreating the website that launched that World Wide Web, as well as the hardware that made the groundbreaking technology possible.
Apple wows market with record $17 billion bond deal
Apple comes to market with a massive deal to raise funds for an ambitious program that will return $100 billion in cash to holders of Apple shares.
Toshiba touts 2nd-gen 4K TV as ultra-HD battle heats up
Toshiba’s new 4K TV lineup is powered by the new Cevo 4K technology, which blows up 1080p video content to “near-4K” levels so consumers can still enjoy large-screen viewing even without 4K content.
Yahoo! unveils new online shows
The struggling Internet pioneer spotlighted coming programs at a flashy Digital Content NewFront event in New York.
PayPal expands further into stores
PayPal’s expansion into brick-and-mortar stores gives the company access to a market that is roughly ten times the size of the online payments sector where it got its start over a decade ago.
Smartphones as gaming devices to topple gaming handhelds in 2013 — IDC
Smartphone and tablet gaming is set to surpass the number of paying gaming-optimized handheld (GOH) users in 2013, and will “rise at a rapid rate” in the next four years.
3D printing could herald new industrial revolution
3D printing is already here, developing fast, and set to leap from the labs and niche industries onto the wider market.
US army seeks new technology to replace GPS
DARPA, the research group behind a range of spy tech and which helped invent the Internet, was also the driving force behind the creation of the Global Positioning System, director Arati Prabhakar said at a press conference.
Google boss sees autocrats’ pushback against Internet
Speaking at a seminar in Washington, Schmidt said hundreds of millions of people in non-democratic nations will be trading in their basic cellphones for Internet-connected smartphones as prices fall over the next few years.
Samsung: Galaxy S4 will break more records than predecessors
The new Galaxy S4 is just 7.9 millimeters at its thickest point, with a wider Super AMOLED touchscreen display measured at 5 inches, and the entire body unit is wrapped with high-quality glossy plastic finish.
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.
