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Manila City Jail inmates may now communicate with family via Internet

By: DJ Yap

What can inmates in the Quezon City Jail do that their counterparts in Manila can’t? The answer used to be: “Chat with their loved ones via webcam.” But not anymore.

Posted: November 30th, 2011 in Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories,New Media | Read More »

Twitter buys Android gadget security startup

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A San Francisco startup specializing in security for smartphones and tablets powered by Android software said on Monday that it had been bought by Twitter.

Posted: November 29th, 2011 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Toyota unveils high-tech concept car ahead of show

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda poses for photographers with the Fun-Vii concept vehicle and the motorized stand-up-and-ride Winglet in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Toyota President Akio Toyoda unveiled a futuristic concept car resembling a giant iPhone to demonstrate how Japan’s top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.

Posted: November 28th, 2011 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Smart tests latest Internet system in Metro Manila

By: Paolo G. Montecillo
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Dominant carrier Smart Communications will begin public tests of its long-term evolution (LTE) Internet in Metro Manila ahead of the commercial launch of the “game-changing” technology by early next year.

Posted: November 27th, 2011 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Inquirer artists shine in biotech week cartoon tilt

By: Leila B. Salaverria

Two Inquirer artists made their mark in a nationwide contest for cartoonists in celebration of 7th National Biotechnology Week.

Stephanie Bravo-Semilla won second place in the professionals category of the “BiotechTOONS” contest, which had artists interpreting the theme “The Benefits and Potentials of Crop Biotechnology.”

Posted: November 27th, 2011 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Sorry, Steve, the stylus is back

By: Gibbs Cadiz
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“Who wants a stylus?” Steve Jobs asked an adoring throng in 2007 while unveiling the iPhone. “You have to get them and put them away and you lose them— yuck! Nobody wants a stylus.”

Posted: November 27th, 2011 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Tech council vows user-friendly automated polls

By: Jerome Aning

The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Advisory Council (CAC) on Thursday promised to do its best to recommend a voting technology that would be more user-friendly and deliver more accurate results in the 2013 mid-term polls.

Posted: November 25th, 2011 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

FBI, cops arrest suspected Filipino terror hackers

By: DJ Yap
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A group of suspected Filipino hackers allegedly financed by a Saudi-based terrorist cell was arrested by agents of the Philippine National Police and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) disclosed on Thursday.

Posted: November 25th, 2011 in Featured Gallery,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Outsourcing stems Philippines labor exodus

Malaysia-based computer whiz Arlene Teodoro packed his bags and flew home to the Philippines this year, going against the tide in an impoverished country that sends millions of workers abroad.

Posted: November 24th, 2011 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

PNP, FBI bust group of Filipino hackers backed by Saudi terrorists

By: DJ Yap

A group of Filipino hackers allegedly financed by a Saudi-based terrorist cell has been busted by agents of the Philippine National Police and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, the PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said Thursday.

Posted: November 24th, 2011 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Grandmother Aurelia Matias teaches Facebook users, TV viewers ‘true love’

By: DJ Yap
Aurelia Matias’ search for her missing husband is captured by amateur photographer Reddie Js.

About 60,000 strangers helped Lola Aurelia find her missing husband.

Posted: November 24th, 2011 in Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Latest Technology Stories,Social Networking | Read More »

China overtakes US as top smartphone market—study

China has overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest smartphone market by volume although the US still leads in terms of revenue, a market research firm said Wednesday.

Posted: November 23rd, 2011 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Facebook, HTC building Android smartphone–report

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Facebook has allied with Taiwan’s HTC to build a customized smartphone powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system, according to technology blog All Things Digital.

Posted: November 23rd, 2011 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

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