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Smart celebrates 25th anniversary with biggest raffle promo

Smart
Updated as of Dec 21 04:26 PM

PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications is celebrating its 25th anniversary with 'Smart Amazing 25,' its biggest raffle promo to date. Read more »

Gov't orders 'mandatory' unlocking of phones after telecom lock-in period

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 05:04 PM

This would ensure that subscribers have "greater freedom and flexibility" on using wireless devices, the DICT said in a statement. Read more »

Third telco to spur economy in remote areas: DICT chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 11:46 AM

Some 40 percent of the country is either unserved or underserved by the 2 telecommunications giants, Department of Information and Communications Technology officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio said. Read more »

Apple, Samsung fined millions for slowing phones in Italy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 08:04 PM

Italy's competition authority on Wednesday said it was fining Apple and Samsung 10 and five million euros ($11.5 and $5.7 million) respectively for the "planned obsolescence" of their smartphones. Read more »

Instagram ramps up battle against bullying

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 07:45 AM

Instagram on Tuesday added more weapons to battle cyber bullying, using artificial intelligence to scan photos for abusive content at the Facebook-owned service. Read more »

Grupo ng mga bisor sa PLDT, umalma sa 'tripleng' trabaho

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:26 PM

Naniniwala naman ang kompanya na walang basehan ang strike notice dahil wala umano silang labor dispute sa mga supervisor. Read more »

Instagram adds verified accounts to 'stop bad actors'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 08:01 AM

Instagram on Tuesday set out to thwart duplicity with an option to authenticate high-profile accounts at the Facebook-owned image or video sharing social network. Read more »

Google sued for unwanted tracking of phone locations

Agence-France Presse
Posted at Aug 21 11:39 AM

A lawsuit filed in federal court here accuses Google of invading people's privacy by tracking the whereabouts of smartphones users despite "location history" settings being turned off. Read more »

WhatsApp out to make money from business messages

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 07:51 AM

Facebook on Wednesday set out to make money from WhatsApp with a scheme to connect businesses with customers via the smartphone messaging service. Read more »

Australia prepares to ban Huawei from 5G over security fears

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 12:39 PM

Western intelligence agencies have for years raised concerns about Huawei's ties to the Chinese government and the possibility that its equipment could be used for espionage. But there has never been any public evidence to support those suspicions. Read more »

Snapchat aims to spread reach to other apps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 10:41 AM

Snapchat messaging service on Thursday set out to spread its reach, and panache, to other smartphone apps with a software kit that promised to share little data about users. Read more »

Despite Trump deal, China's ZTE, Huawei to face closed doors in US market

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 10 10:46 AM

Chinese telecoms companies like ZTE and Huawei face severely tightened access to the US market despite the Trump administration's deal this week to give ZTE a lifeline after it agreed to a steep fine. Read more »

Choosing an Unlimited Broadband Plan: 3 Things You Should Consider

Moneymax.ph
Posted at Feb 23 09:46 AM

Think you aren’t getting your money’s worth with a consumable broadband service? Switching to an unlimited broadband plan could be a better choice for you.  Read more »

Third telco selection rules released

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 10:42 AM

The government on Monday released guidelines for the selection of a third telecommunications player, which President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing for to improve cellular service in the country. Read more »

Ex-national security adviser warns vs China in PH telecoms

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 02:32 PM

Giving China a stake in telecommunications in the Philippines will give Beijing a potential weapon against Manila should relations sour, a former national security adviser said Tuesday. Read more »

EasyCall, ex-pager king, eyes more sites for internet business

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 03:26 PM

EasyCall Communications Inc, which helped make pagers the gadget of choice in the 1990s, said Friday it was expanding its internet service that targets far-flung areas. Read more »

Telcos welcome more time for 1-year prepaid load validity extension

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 04:14 PM

Globe Telecom and Smart Communications welcome the government’s move to grant a 6-month adjustment period before the full implementation of the memorandum extending prepaid load validity to one year.    Read more »

Pricey high-tech features define new smartphone wars

Tom Barfield, Agence France Presse
Updated as of Oct 18 08:05 AM

The front lines of the battle for smartphone dominance over the coming years have grown clearer after Chinese technology firm Huawei presented an AI-powered phone designed to go head-to-head with Samsung and Apple. Read more »

Samsung heir takes stand to deny corruption charges

Jung Ha-Won, Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 02 04:54 PM

The heir to the world's top smartphone maker Samsung took the stand Wednesday in his corruption trial, to be questioned by prosecutors about the scandal that brought down South Korea's last president.  Read more »

Smart grants free calls, texts for Marawi subscribers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 06:02 PM

Marawi City residents who are prepaid subscribers of Smart, TNT, and Sun will not be charged for calls and texts to subscribers within the three networks beginning this week, the network's public affairs chief said Saturday. Read more »