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More Filipinos now using Internet for news, information–study

By: Matikas Santos
Twenty year old university student Sarah

More Filipinos are using digital media for news and information rather than listening to radio or reading newspapers and magazines, according to a study conducted by TNS, a global research company.

Posted: January 31st, 2012 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Tech companies team up to combat email scams

By: Barbara Ortutay

Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating email scams known as phishing.

Posted: January 31st, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Thailand welcomes Twitter’s new censorship policy

This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. AP/Twitter

Thailand is welcoming Twitter’s new policy to censor tweets in specific nations where the content might break laws. Technology minister Anudith Nakornthap said Monday the new policy was a “constructive” development. The Southeast Asian country routinely blocks websites with content deemed offensive to the Thai monarchy.

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NASA launching multi-player game on Facebook

NASA is seeking friends for a new game the US space agency launched on Facebook.

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Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! to fight email spam

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, AOL and Facebook are setting aside their online rivalry to fight a common enemy: email spam and “phishing” attacks.

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Megaupload user data could be gone Thursday—US

Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.

Posted: January 30th, 2012 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

With iSketch, students help crime probers

By: Charles E. Buban
bpi-dost

The next time you feel like committing a crime, think about what this group of senior information technology students from Baguio City has just developed.

Posted: January 30th, 2012 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Symantec cautions versus holiday spam

By: Paolo G. Montecillo
symantec

US-based Internet security firm Symantec Corp., the company behind the Norton antivirus program, is warning Filipinos of cyber criminals that may take advantage of the country’s penchant for celebrating frequent holidays.

Posted: January 30th, 2012 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Need for court artists fades as cameras move in

By: Michael Tarm

One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom — drawing feverishly to capture the drama of the judge’s verdict before the moment passes.

Posted: January 29th, 2012 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

PNP boosts crime solving via computerizing ballistics, other records

By: DJ Yap
Deputy Director General Nicanor Bartolome. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The Philippine National Police is upgrading its crime solution methods by making full use of two computerized systems that store information on recovered firearms and ammunition and generate computer-drawn images of crime suspects, officials said Friday.

Posted: January 28th, 2012 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Anonymous attack Mexico websites to protest copyright law

The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous blocked access to the websites of the Mexican Senate and the Interior Ministry Friday to protest a proposed law to fine people who violate copyright online.

Posted: January 28th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Apple CEO debunks claims of harsh labor conditions in China

Tim Cook. AFP FILE PHOTO

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has responded to media reports alleging harsh working conditions in China for manufacturing employees of the popular gadget-maker.

Posted: January 28th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

How Doppler radars work

Doppler radars are capable of detecting not only rain movement but the intensity of precipitation. They can detect the presence and location of rainfall and other kinds of precipitation by bouncing radio waves off it and calculating the time it takes for that signal to return.

Posted: January 28th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

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