The Bane of Fake News Is Here Google just released a new feature called Fact-Check and we just pray that Facebook follows the lead and implements something like it for their site ASAP. The feature is very straightforward: Google News determines whether an article might contain fact checks in part by looking for the schema.org […]
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was initially a strong contender for smartphone of the year when it was unveiled a couple of months ago. Now that it’s out of the running because of the issues with what was the Korean company’s flagship phablet, it’s pretty much anyone’s ball game. A smartphone that we’ve been keeping […]
Welcome to Unbox’s “Viral Fridays” where we feature weirder than usual tech and geek related news to cap out the week. Oh, Japan. Your wonders never cease to amaze us. Advanced AI, humanlike robots, holographic idol singers, and now hyper-realistic digital… schoolgirls. What will they think of next? Say hello to “Saya”, a near-lifelike, computer-generated […]
PayMaya, the country’s pioneer in mobile and online payment systems, was recognized yesterday as the World’s Best Online Payments Solution at the 9th Annual Emerging Payments Awards in London. “It’s all about enjoying the benefits of the digital life.” – Orlando B. Vea, President and CEO at PayMaya Philippines PayMaya bested other international finalists such […]
Firefly Mobile just announced their newest smartphone, the Firefly Mobile G50. In a nutshell it’s a quad-core, Dual-SIM, Android 6.0 Marshmallow smartphone with a 5.0-megapixel primary camera that sells for just Php2,699. You also get freebies with it: a oleophobic tempered glass screen protector and a clear soft case. Amazing how consumer tech prices have […]
The web portals of government services don’t have the best track record when it comes to security. They’re almost comically easy to hack and even in places where you’d think they’d take security seriously they still manage to bungle basic, commonsense things, like encrypting usernames and passwords so that they don’t get read in the […]
Everybody wants to be spoonfed information now Free Facebook sucks. What started as an initiative to allow people to be able to talk and connect to each other even without an active data connection has now transformed into the refuge of the lazy. For people who don’t know, both telcos in the Philippines allow users […]
Pokemon Go is still chugging along, thanks to a still-sizeable amount of loyal players all over the world, so Niantic is still in the game of updating the monster-catching mobile app. The latest patch rolled out a few days ago (Version 0.41.2 for Android, Version 1.11.2 for iOS) is a bit more substantial than the […]
Guess we’ll have to wait another year for better MRT3 services, according to the Department of Transportation. DOTr Undersecretary Noel Kintanar revealed during a recent Senate hearing that the MRT3’s current power supply system cannot handle the load of additional train cars. Due to problems in the procurement of new power systems, the upgrades will […]
While Blackberry has officially given up on hardware development, the Canadian tech company is still in the business of releasing smartphones under their brand. The earlier released DTEK50 is proof of that new direction, as the phone is essentially a rebadged Alcatel Idol 4S. Hurray for outsourcing. Related: The Blackberry DTEK50 is Now Available in the […]