Apple started promoting Olivia Rodrigo’s latest music video as it was “Made on iPad”. After teaming up with Olivia Rodrigo to encourage iPad creativity on TikTok, Apple started promoting Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” music video as it was “Made on iPad”. Earlier this month, Apple partnered with Olivia Rodrigo to promote her new song “Brutal” with … Read more
Facebook was marking 10 years of Messenger. Facebook was marking 10 years of Messenger app on Android and iPhone with a collection of new features to celebrate. In a blog post, Facebook said that it was celebrating Messenger’s 10th birthday. Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging Products for Messenger Loredana Crisan said that they’re grateful to … Read more
YouTube will require creators to use 2-step verification on their Google accounts starting this year. YouTube will require creators to use 2-step verification on their Google accounts starting this year. Google took account security fairly seriously and had been pushing 2-step verification for users over the past few years. This week, Google had officially announced … Read more
Instagram will reportedly replace the “swipe up” gesture with a new link sticker to access the link. Instagram will reportedly replace the usual “swipe up” gesture with a new link sticker in order to visit external webpages. Instagram had started to notify users that the “swipe up” gesture to access external links was going away … Read more
Xiaomi reportedly confirmed the discontinuation of the “Mi” branding. Xiaomi reportedly confirmed the discontinuation of the “Mi” branding as the company won’t be using it moving forward. Xiaomi launched Xiaomi MIX 4 a few weeks ago and the usual “Mi” branding on MIX 4 didn’t appear. According to a statement issued to XDA-Developers, the discontinuation … Read more
The DICT was targeting to launch VaxCertPH in September 2021. VaxCertPH — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that the government was targeting to start the issuance of digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates to fully vaccinated individuals by early September of this year. According to DICT Undersecretary Manny Caintic, the department was eyeing … Read more
PLDT was aiming to reach 1M new fiber customers in 2021. PLDT was optimistic about reaching one million new Fiber customers in 2021 as the company already hit half of the number in the first half of the year. PLDT said in a statement that the company recorded 478,000 new Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) customers in the … Read more
GOtyme had secured its digital banking license from BSP Gokongwei Group-backed digital bank GOTyme had recently secured a license to operate from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). GOtyme was a partnership between Singapore’s headquartered digital banking group Tyme and the conglomerate Gokongwei Group. In a statement, GOTyme said that its addition to the roster … Read more
DICT “VaxCertPH” mobile app was set to reportedly roll out in the coming weeks. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) had recently announced that the mobile app and portal for “VaxCertPH” was currently up and running. Yugatech reported that DICT’s “VaxCertPH” was ready to roll out nationwide after the training of LGU (local … Read more
Facebook was rolling out support for end-to-end encryption to video and audio calls in Messenger. Facebook recently announced that it was rolling out support for end-to-end encryption to video and audio calls in Facebook Messenger. In a blog post, Facebook said that it was rolling out the option to make video and audio calls end-to-end … Read more