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
Apple was set to host its “Unleashed” special event this October. Apple has officially confirmed its highly-anticipated event as the company announced that its “Unleashed” special event will take place on October 18, 2021 (October 19 in the Philippines). Apple’s special event will be held on October 18 at 10:00 am PT (October 19 at … Read more
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