Now that San Miguel has thrown the towel in and sold their telco assets to PLDT and Globe, it looks like there’s no chance for a third telco player. That’s what a lot of you are thinking. But that’s not actually the case. According to PLDT, part of the deal is that both PLDT and […]
He wants to give the NTC teeth One of the biggest problems when consumers file complaints against telcos for not delivering the right service, are the fines. Under the current provisions of the Commonwealth Act No. 146 or the Public Service Law, telcos are fined a laughably low fine of just Php 200 per day […]
What big news should we watch out for this year? 2016 is going to be a big year for tech. Not just for gadgets, mind you, but for a lot of other things – so we came up with five news stories that you should watch out for this year. Will Globe and PLDT Wrestle […]
Has anon gone too far? Maine Mendoza, one-half of the insanely popular love team Aldub, has had her Twitter account hacked by hacker collective Anonymous Philippines. Maine’s Twitter account, which so far has 2.4M followers, was seen to be posting several messages and a photo that calls netizens to join their Million Mask March event. […]
DTI can’t do anything unless people file complaints A few days ago we talked about how the NTC is now conducting speed tests for different internet providers here in the PH, and how they plan to name and shame the companies that don’t give customers the speed that they advertise. Obviously these are steps in the […]
DOST AND NTC GOOD ENOUGH, PROBLEM IS PROBABLY TELCO CAPACITY Long story short, President Aquino believes that the existing Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) are capable enough to handle the problem and that there is no need to create a separate government agency focused on information and technology. […]
An interesting design choice With hundreds, even thousands of smartphones released every year, each manufacturer needs their own gimmick to make their device stand out from the pack. Huawei is no stranger to this and are not beneath trying weird, unusual designs to differentiate their offerings from the competition. A new leak out of China shows […]
Another bang for the buck device coming from Lenovo? Lenovo has a potential winner with their Vibe Shot, their own interpretation of the high spec shooter that Nokia popularized with their 1020. We’ve spent some hands-on time with the Vibe Shot both in Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain and here in the Philippines, […]
The Federal Communications Commission is redefining what broadband is The Federal Communications Commission (FCC, roughly equivalent to the NTC here in the PH) is proposing to raise the minimum speeds that define a broadband connection in the US from 4Mbps down and 1Mbps up to 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up, according to Ars Technica. The […]
Miss the old BlackBerry? BlackBerry has been teasing their next smartphone, the appropriately named Classic for a few months now, and while the device hasn’t been officially launched as of yet, the company has opened up their pre-order page for it. It’s a bit odd but that’s apparently how the company rolls now, so whatever. […]
The Aquino gov’t is willing to back a law that requires SIM registration Malacañang on Tuesday made firm their intentions of favoring proposals to register pre-paid SIM cards in the PH. According to a report by GMA, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said that the National Telecommunications Comission (NTC) has deemed it preferable to have […]
Check out the video unboxing of the Cosmos One! In today’s podcast, Nicole and I unbox the Limited Edition Cosmos One on camera! We’ve done the unboxing article of the Cosmos One a few weeks ago, but this video was shot even before both Nicole and I saw the device, so it’s as close to […]