The NTC has ordered e-commerce platforms to stop the sale of SMS blast machines. NTC — The National Telecommunications Commission has ordered e-commerce platforms to stop the sale of SMS blast machines. The agency has ordered Lazada, Facebook Marketplace, and Shopee to immediately stop the sale of SMS blast machines in the Philippines. This, after … Read more
Instagram was testing its new feature that will notify its users of outages or issues inside the app. INSTAGRAM – Facebook’s photo-sharing app said on Monday that it was testing its new feature that will notify its users of outages or issues inside the app. Recently, Facebook had a very busy week with two outages … Read more
LYKA was set to “immediately” open its own office in the Philippines. LYKA – The social media platform has decided to “immediately” open its own office in the Philippines as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) upheld its cease and desist order against the company. LYKA’s decision, which will allow the company to “move closer” … Read more
A device that can be used to send local SMS blasts was being sold online, according to a telco official. On Friday, a telco official said that a device that can be used to send location-based SMS blasts while bypassing carriers was being sold online. Manny Estrada, the head of Globe Telecom’s Technology and Strategy … Read more
YouTube decided to stop making “YouTube Rewind” for good. YouTube decided to stop making “YouTube Rewind” for good, but a “different and updated kind of experience” might take its place. The Google video site confirmed to Tubefilter that it was doing away with its annual “year-in-review” for good after shelving last year’s iteration due to … Read more
Twitter was testing its new prompt that warned its users before jumping into a conversation that could get heated. Twitter was recently testing its new prompt on Android and iOS that warned its users before jumping into a conversation that could get heated. In Twitter’s battle to add more “social privacy” upgrades to its platform … Read more
Facebook CEO reportedly loses USD 6 billion due to a major Facebook outage. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly losing USD 6 billion due to a major outage that took down all services offered by the company for over 6 hours. Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram faced a massive outage earlier today that took down all … Read more
Google reportedly submitted evidence showing the most-searched term on Bing Google reportedly submitted evidence showing the most-searched term on Bing in the European Union’s General Court this week. The tech giant had been under fire for its dominance in online search for years and the tech giant was currently facing down a case in the … Read more
Mobile number portability services are now available in the Philippines. On Thursday, Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI) announced that the mobile number portability (MNP) services are now available in the Philippines. TCI was the group formed by DITO Telecommunity, Smart Communications, and Globe Telecom to implement the Republic Act No. 11202 or the Mobile Number Portability … Read more
A failed TikTok deal was the “strangest thing I’ve ever worked on”, according to Microsoft CEO. On Monday, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella said that the company’s near-acquisition of TikTok last year was the “strangest thing I’ve ever worked on”. TikTok had been ordered by then-United States President Donald Trump to separate its … Read more