Google announced its new hardware lineup during its “Pixel Fall Launch” event. Google officially announced its new hardware lineup during its “Pixel Fall Launch” event held Tuesday (Wednesday in the Philippines). Here’s what the company announced during the event: Google Tensor chipset Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Tensor chipset Google’s first internally-developed silicon Google Tensor signified … Read more
OnePlus unveiled its limited-edition Harry Potter watch. OnePlus had recently unveiled a limited-edition Harry Potter watch after launching a “vanilla” version of its watch earlier this year. The OnePlus Watch was officially released earlier this year, marking it as OnePlus’ first attempt at making its own smartwatch. OnePlus was back with another smartwatch, and this … Read more
Apple announced its new hardware lineup during its “Unleashed” special event. Apple officially announced its new hardware lineup during its “Unleashed” special event held Monday (Tuesday in the Philippines). Here’s what Apple announced during its special event: HomePod mini Apple AirPods 3 Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max chips MacBook Pro HomePod mini Apple recently announced updated … Read more
BSP welcomed LYKA’s plan to apply as a payment system operator. LYKA — The social media platform‘s plan to register as a payment system operator got a positive response from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). In a statement released over the weekend, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said that the BSP welcomed the reported … Read more
Valve banned blockchain games and NFTs on Steam. Valve recently banned games that used blockchain technology or let users exchange cryptocurrencies or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Steam. As stated in a rule added to Valve’s “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam” list under the Rules and Guidelines, games that used blockchain technology or let users … Read more
EU was serious in pushing the standardization of charging cables. EU — The European Union recently published a statement that went against Apple’s claim that switching chargers to USB-C will stifle innovation. It was last September when the European Commission was contemplating a new policy that will require smartphone manufacturers to equip their products with … Read more
COMELEC will regulate and monitor electoral campaigns and spending in social media ahead of the 2022 elections. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections will regulate and monitor electoral campaigns and spending in social media ahead of the 2022 elections. The COMELEC has engaged Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to monitor and regulate the electoral campaigns … Read more
COMELEC was set to work with e-wallet operators against online vote-buying. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections was set to work with electronic wallet operators in order to help the poll body track vote-buying online for the 2022 elections. COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez bared on “The Mangahas Interviews” that vote-buying was prevalent online via e-wallets … Read more
OPPO announced its partnership with Riot Games for League of Legends World Championship 2021 OPPO — A smartphone company officially announced its partnership with Riot Games for League of Legends World Championship 2021. Gizguide reported that the partnership was part of OPPO’s multi-year contract with Riot Games, which was struck in 2019. OPPO will benefit … Read more
Samsung was set to host its Galaxy Unpacked Part 2 event this October. Samsung has officially announced that its “Galaxy Unpacked Part 2” launch event will take place on October 20, 2021. Sharing a video teaser on YouTube, Samsung announced that the said event will take place at 10:00 am ET (10:00 pm Wednesday in … Read more
