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Says only registration of SIM cards, not social media use, was part of original bill (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte decided to veto a consolidated Senate and House bill that sought to mandate the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts, after Congress added social media registration as part of the proposed bill without proper guidelines, the Palace said. The 76-year old Duterte, who had been a prosecutor and long-time local […]
A new mobile phone application is helping track objects released by melting glaciers in the Swiss Alps. To tell us more is Eagle News correspondent Khristine Benedicto.
by Dan Martin Agence France Presse Chinese tech giant Huawei launched its highly-anticipated homegrown mobile operating system on Wednesday, opening a new front in its fight for survival in the smartphone arena after the US blocked it from using Android. The company says its new HarmonyOS system is packed with special features and capitalizes on growing demand to seamlessly link devices — known as “Internet of things”. But analysts say Huawei faces an uphill […]
by Kang Jin-kyu Agence France Presse Seoul, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung on Tuesday stood by its new Galaxy S10 5G model after a South Korean smartphone owner posted pictures online of a charred handset claiming it had mysteriously “burnt”. The tech giant, which three years ago was forced into an expensive and embarassing global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 devices over exploding batteries, told AFP an “external impact” had caused the damage, rather […]
by Sebastien Berger Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world’s biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for bribery and other offenses in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. Lee Jae-Yong’s penalty could leave the giant firm rudderless for years and hamper its ability to make key investment decisions. The vice-chairman of […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Two Singaporean men have been arrested after getting into a fight triggered by the hugely popular mobile phone game Pokemon Go, local police said Tuesday. The fight broke out between a motorist and a pedestrian on Sunday at the carpark entrance of a mall in Singapore’s popular Orchard Road shopping district. According to a police statement, the pedestrian was playing the augmented reality game on his phone while crossing the road. […]
