China city tightens control of microblogs–report
Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.
Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.
The loose-knit hacking movement “Anonymous” claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals’ accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed unauthorized transactions linked to their credit cards.
It’s another first for the Inquirer Group of Companies (IGC).
Now available on the Inquirer Digital newsstand (http://bit.ly/Inquirer-digital) for PCs, Macs, iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches and Android smartphones and tablets, are two of its first electronic books (or e-books), both by columnists of the Inquirer.
Alex, an ophthalmologist, reviews the profile of a patient on his iPad before seeing him at Manila Doctors Hospital. To help him determine his patient’s visual acuity, he pulls out a Snellen chart from this iPad and asks his patient to read the letters aloud from a distance, starting with the big letter ‘E’ at the top. Alex shows eye photos from his iPad to explain his patient’s condition before writing out a prescription.
The holiday season brings with it increased chances for online scams as Internet users hunt for gift bargains and cyber crooks expand arsenals to include false offers of tremendous deals on hot items.
It is often said that “the best things in life are free”. In today’s digital world, so much knowledge and data are available at the click of a button, but freedom does not mean one is free to steal the private property of others – freedom ends where the rights of others to their properties – whether material or intellectual – begins.
What if this Christmas season, you can make your own virtual parol and be able to share it with your loved ones on social media?
There remains a large upside for personal computers in the Philippine market which represents significant opportunities for computer manufacturers, despite the recent proliferation of mobile devices and laptops.
A locally developed typhoon-tracking application, or app, correctly foretold the track of deadly Tropical Storm “Sendong” (international name: Washi) early Friday last week, several hours before it rampaged through northern Mindanao, leaving more than a thousand people dead and many more homeless.
The hunt by National Bureau of Investigation tracker teams for retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. bore no fruit on its second day Thursday. So it was time for them to be creative on the days leading up to the long Christmas weekend.
Facebook has to better explain to users what happens to their personal data and give them more control, the data commissioner in Ireland, home to the website’s international headquarters, said Wednesday.
Decades ago, giving a well-written letter is one of the most personal and most emotional ways people can express their emotions. And as such, it is also one of the most amazing things people can experience, as nothing is more heartwarming than touching the paper, reading the handwriting, and hearing the voice in the mind [...]
Yahoo! on Tuesday announced that it has ramped up the number of its websites around the world that let visitors automatically share what stories they read with Facebook friends.
