X (formerly Twitter) has announced it has started testing a new business plan in New Zealand and the Philippines called "Not A Bot" where new accounts on the web will be charged a $1 annual fee.
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Friendster, a defunct social media platform popular in the 2000s, was recently seen online again. However, it is not exactly known if the website is legitimate due to a few red flags.
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A Filipino lawmaker has presented a bill that declares ghosting a criminal offense that could be punishable by community service. The ludicrous document has little chance of being passed as law.
Microsoft is expanding the availability of PC Game Pass. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are the latest regions slated to receive the popular service later this year.
Globe Telecom is launching 5G broadband in the Philippines next month. It's the first company to launch this service in South East Asia. The network operates using some Huawei hardware components.
Facebook has banned Twinmark Media Enterprises, a digital marketing company based in the Philippines. The firm is behind several pages that spread black propaganda against government critics.
Tencent has released PUBG Mobile Lite in the Philippines. The game, as you can guess, is built of lower-spec phones that can't handle the more intensive PUBG Mobile, it only supports up to 40 users.
The Google Store first launched back in 2015 as the new home for the company's hardware offerings. Today, the Store seems to be arriving at Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, and other countries.
Twitter has soft-launched a new Lite version of its app for the Philippines,. The application aims to provide a reliable and speedy service for those who have a relatively slow internet connection.
Google has launched a new app on the Play Store in Philippines called Triangle that allows users to block certain apps from using up their mobile data, view balance and prevent rouge usage.
If you were hoping to acquire a Nokia 6 in the Philippines, chances are, you might have missed your chance. The handset went on sale via a third party and was sold out - despite the $100 markup.
In what seems to be an effort towards suppressing child pornography, the Philippine government has now banned access to legitimate adult websites like Pornhub and xvideos.
Facebook has released a stripped-down version of its Facebook app, called Facebook Lite. The app is designed for users that have a slow and unreliable 2G internet connection on their mobile devices.
A carrier in the Philippines is currently offering free usage of Skype Qik for three months. However, despite promoting the app's availability on Windows Phone, the platform is not part of the promo.
The first Android One devices will soon go on sale in the Philippines - the Cherry One and MyPhone Uno - but it's not clear which version of Android the new handsets will be running at launch.
Cherry Mobile is the latest brand to sign up as a Windows Phone partner, with two new handsets - including perhaps the most affordable Windows Phone ever, at just $69 - and two Windows 8.1 tablets.
Sprint is waiving all calling and text messaging fees made from the U.S. to the Philippines in the wake of the disastrous typhoon, plus is donating some of its own money to help out the cause.
Irwin Tieng, a prominent Filipino politician, has put forth the possibility of a bill echoing SOPA, which was rejected earlier this year after major internet protesting.
Nokia has officially launched the Lumia 610 smartphone, its latest addition to the Lumia family. The low budget (and low memory) Windows Phone device went on sale Saturday in the Philippines.
