1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (409+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Wary of potential cyber threats, the Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday beefed up its security operations ahead of President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered the Anti-Cybercrime…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (199+ words) MANILA, Philippines —Wireless giant Smart Communications Inc. is working with technology leader Nokia to improve roaming services, exploring a solution that no longer requires international traffic to go through the Philippines. The solution, called Core SaaS Edge, allows roaming data…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (370+ words) MANILA, Philippines — At least 587 isolated communities will benefit from free internet for a year under a new project developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). In a series of invitations to bid, the DICT said it has…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, United States — TikTok settled a lawsuit with a teenager just weeks before the company was set to go to trial in a second landmark case over whether social media companies are responsible for the harms their products might…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (214+ words) Recognizing that today’s Gen Z users move fluidly from one side quest to the next, Smart Prepaid has enhanced its Power All promos to empower them to stay connected to the apps that matter most to them. “Gen Zs are…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (322+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A consumer advocacy group has urged the government and development finance institutions to take a more active role in financing the country’s digital infrastructure, warning that the Philippines risks falling behind global standards if it continues to rely…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (209+ words) PARIS, France — The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said Monday. Instead, people will be able to…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Home, Meralco and MSpectrum have joined forces in a strategic partnership that brings together the country’s leaders in digital connectivity, power distribution and solar energy solutions in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to help Filipino families build smarter, more…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1000+ words) There was this interesting article at The Washington Post last week about the alarming decline in the population of many countries. It cited a recent essay for The Financial Times by John Burn-Murdoch suggesting that the culprit is smartphones. Burn-Murdoch’s…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (309+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Building on its recent collaboration with government agencies to strengthen mobile security, one of the country’s major telecommunications firms conducted a technical deep dive session to equip authorities with the skills needed to operationalize IMSI Catcher Detectors to…...