THERE IS a growing need to address problems in the environment, brought about by climate change, which has been threatening the fragile ecological balance of the planet. Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corp. (PMPC) is bent on promoting initiatives that will contribute to solutions, rather than aggravate problems, by coming out with earth-friendly quality appliances. Panasonic has [...]
3D TELEVISION appears to have reached its peak development now that major TV brands are populating stores with their versions of 3D TV. Recently, LG Electronics announced the availability of its 3D Cinema TV. The Korean electronics company claims that its version is better than other current 3D TV technologies because the sets require only [...]
Top US defense contractor Lockheed Martin said Sunday that it had successfully warded off “a significant and tenacious” attack on its information systems network.
TOKYO (AFP) – As Sony struggles to recover its shredded reputation in the wake of perhaps the largest ever cyber attack, it is facing a more worrying problem, say analysts — it has lost the knack of innovation. The April hacker thefts of millions of customers’ personal records have been a bruising experience for the [...]
VIENNA (AFP) – A Leica camera from 1923 was sold at auction Saturday for a world record 1.32 million euros ($1.89 million), shattering pre-sale estimates. The purchaser was a private collector from Asia who wants to remain anonymous, said Vienna’s WestLicht gallery, which organised the auction. The camera was one of about 25 prototypes made [...]
A major defense contractor says it sustained a “significant and tenacious” cyber attack but kept its secrets safe. Lockheed Martin and the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Saturday night that the contractor had come under a cyber attack. Chris Ortman, speaking for Homeland Security, says his agency and the Defense Department are trying to determine [...]
US President Barack Obama named Twitter’s chief and a high-ranking Microsoft executive among a handful of technology veterans to be appointed as telecommunications security advisers.
NEW DELHI–Apple’s iPhone 4 made its debut in India on Friday, nearly a year after the updated model of the handset was launched in the United States, amid growing demand for smartphones. Two Indian mobile firms launched the iPhone 4 using a pricing scheme that permits customers to recover the cost of the smartphone in [...]
MANILA, Philippines–Globe Telecom is pioneering the launch of Video Message Service (VMS), another breakthrough service that allow users to engage more with their mobile phones as well as their friends. Touted as one of the most interactive media channels available for mobile phone users today, VMS allows users to create, view, upload and share video [...]
SHANGHAI — China has admitted that its showcase Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric project, has caused a slew of urgent environmental, geologic and economic problems. The State Council, or Cabinet, made the rare admission in a statement late Wednesday that said the $23 billion project was successful but requires action to curb pollution, [...]
NEW YORK–Google unveiled a free mobile application on Thursday that turns a smartphone into an electronic wallet and is designed to replace plastic credit cards. The Internet giant, at a press conference at its New York headquarters with financial partners Citibank, MasterCard and First Data and telecom ally Sprint, said “Google Wallet” is being field [...]
NEW YORK–Facebook on Thursday dismissed as a “brazen and outrageous fraud” a lawsuit filed by a New York man who claims he is entitled to at least 50 percent of the wildly successful social network. Paul Ceglia of Wellsville, New York, in a suit filed in June of last year, claimed that he signed a [...]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – The crew of the US space shuttle Endeavour prepared for their fourth and final spacewalk outside the International Space Station with a key milestone in view, NASA said on Thursday. Mission specialists Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff are to start the walkabout at 12:46 am (0446 GMT), and they plan [...]
