Blinkers and sirens have become the talk of the town for the past few weeks. This is after the director of the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) made a strong statement against their unofficial use. However, it seems that there is a confusion on its enforcement, thereby causing PNP-HPG units to confiscate LED lights […]
With Starlink recently getting approval from NTC and is slated to launch by Q4 of 2022, Filipinos need to manage expectations when it comes its initial coverage in the Philippines. In a Laging Handa briefing last July 4, DICT Secretary Ivan Uy said that coverage will initially be limited to the northern part of the Philippines. “It […]
Ookla, a reliable provider of internet performance metrics, detected a slight improvement in both mobile and fixed broadband internet speed in the Philippines. Ookla just released the results of its Speedtest Global Index rankings for May 2022, where the local median speeds show 19.26 Mbps for mobile and 60.09 Mbps for fixed broadband. The mobile […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has many uses: they help organize our day, improve how we take photos, and even READ MORE. While AI is usually based on a complex model, reports of an AI being sentient has caused a Google Engineer to be placed on administrative leave. This occurred after Google Engineer Blake Lemoine revealed to […]
Internet in the Philippines will be interesting with the impending entry of Starlink into the country. Their recent NTC approval signals that Starlink is right on schedule for their Q4 2022 commercial launch in the Philippines. While Filipinos are very excited about how Starlink can improve the Philippine internet, they have to understand that Starlink […]
Huawei just announced the end of its long-term partnership with Leica, a German company that manufactures high-end cameras and lenses. “We can confirm that the cooperation between our two companies ended on 31 March,” a Huawei representative told Android Authority in response to an emailed query. As such, the Huawei P50 series are the last […]
(UPDATE): Ellard Chua posted on his Facebook, saying that his name was used in one of the hacking incidents. In addition to that, Chua added that his account was compromised, losing over Php 50k in an unauthorized bank transfer to a Unionbank account allegedly belonging to Mark Nagoyo. Multiple BDO customers have allegedly been targeted […]
As the country has to deal with the surge of scammers and cybercrime incidents, PLDT and Smart revealed their latest efforts towards thwarting them. This includes PLDT blocking at least 15,000 suspicious mobile numbers and at least 60 web domains that are directly involved with the job offering SMS scam. To recap, this scam involves […]
Ookla recently revealed its October report for internet speeds, and its data shows that the Philippines is improving for its mobile internet speeds, now posting an average download rate of 38.12Mbps–which is up from 35.03Mbps last September. On the other hand, fixed broadband speeds dipped slightly to 71.08Mbps from 71.85Mbps in September. This marks the […]
Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index for September 2021 is out. Data from Ookla show that mobile internet speed improved yet again in the Philippines, although broadband speed decreased a bit. According to Ookla, the average mobile internet download speed in the Philippines is 35.03 Mbps. This is 3.73% better than the 33.7 Mbps that was registered […]
To take advantage of its 5G network in the country, DITO Telecommunity will soon offer a wireless home broadband service. The broadband service will be available as early as the fourth quarter of this year. “We know that this is the faster way of providing fixed broadband services to the home. Short and medium-term, we […]
It seems that the DITO Telecommunity is consistent with its commitments with the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC). For its second-year commitments, Dito Telecommunity has passed the technical audit once again. Dennis Uy-led Dito CME Holdings said in a regulatory filing last Tuesday, September 7, that the telco company has already received the notice from NTC […]