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Mysterious Facebook event sparks online buzz

In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, file photo, a Facebook User Operations Safety Team worker looks at reviews at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook's top attorney says that after a week of negotiations with U.S. security officials, the company is allowed to make new revelations about government orders for user data, Friday, June 14, 2013. AP

A mysterious Facebook event set for Thursday has sparked buzz that the leading social network could be adding video to Instagram smartphone picture-sharing service.

Posted: June 18th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Google dominates mobile ads, Facebook rises—survey

Google captured more than half of the $8.8 billion spent on mobile Internet advertising worldwide last year and is expected to boost its share in 2013, a market watchers said Thursday, June 13, 2013.  AP PHOTO/PAUL SAKUMA

Google captured more than half of the $8.8 billion spent on mobile Internet advertising worldwide last year and is expected to boost its share in 2013, a market watcher said Thursday.

Posted: June 14th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Facebook shareholders vent ire over sagging stock

Facebook shareholders on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, grilled leaders of the social network regarding how they planned to revive the company's stock and protect user privacy from snoops including US spy agencies. AP

Facebook shareholders on Tuesday grilled leaders of the social network regarding how they planned to revive the company’s stock and protect user privacy from snoops including US spy agencies.

Posted: June 12th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Obama says US, China must develop cyber rules

President Barack Obama poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands as they meet for talks Friday, June 7, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, the two leaders are retreating to the sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on high-stakes issues, including cybersecurity and North Korea's nuclear threats. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, treading carefully, avoided a direct public confrontation on cybersecurity as they opened a two-day summit aimed at forging closer personal ties between the leaders of the world’s largest economies.

Posted: June 8th, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Taiwan’s Acer unveils tablet running on Windows 8

An Acer employee displays a new tablet, Iconia W3, at an international press conference on the eve of the opening of Computex , one of the world's largest IT exhibitions, in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, June 3, 2013. The 8-inch Windows-8 based Iconia W3 combines both home and office functions.  AP/WALLY SANTANA

Leading Taiwanese computer vendor Acer on Monday unveiled the industry’s first 8.1-inch tablet running on Microsoft’s Windows 8 software, a move which analysts said highlighted the software giant’s bid to make inroads into the booming tablet market.

Posted: June 4th, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Redefining the IT firm’s CIO as change agent

Richard Te with Justin Mennen  PHOTOS BY NELSON MATAWARAN

It used to be that the Information Technology Department was at the back of the office making sure that the systems were up and running. Got a virus? Can’t log on?

Posted: June 3rd, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Samsung unveils new Galaxy S4 ‘Mini’

South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Thursday, May 30, 2013, unveiled a slimmed down version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone (in photo) as the company looks to tap the mid-range market.  AP PHOTO

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled a slimmed down version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone as the company looks to tap the mid-range market.

Posted: May 31st, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Facebook revamps guidelines after rape protests

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Facebook has announced it is updating its policies on “harmful and hateful” content after a campaign complaining it was allowing jokes and other offensive comments about rape and domestic abuse.

Posted: May 30th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

US weapons designs hacked by Chinese—report

An image provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile being launched during an operational test Wednesday May 22, 2013, from Launch Facility-4 on Vandenberg AFB, California. US officials and defense firms have concluded that Chinese hackers have breached networks containing designs of many advanced US weapons systems, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, May 28, 2013.  AP PHOTO/VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE

US officials and defense firms have concluded that Chinese hackers have breached networks containing designs of many advanced US weapons systems, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Posted: May 29th, 2013 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Science and Research | Read More »

A new way for Filipinos to connect on social media launched

Poshu Yeung, vice president of International Business, Tencent, and host Rizza Diaz at the recent Philippine launch of WeChat, considered one of the world’s most popular social media communication apps. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The war of the mobile social communication applications in the country heats up as what is considered one of the world’s most popular social media communication apps was officially launched in the Philippines.

Posted: May 25th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Tips to avoid becoming an identity theft victim

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The public should be more vigilant in protecting personal details to prevent identity theft, a developer of secure content and threat management solution has said, citing an annual study.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches

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Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1B

A news headline about the Tumblr sale to Yahoo scrolls on a building in New York's Times Square, Monday, May 20, 2013. Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.  AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW

Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies “share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas.”

Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

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