The Department of Education (DepEd), the Betty Bantug Benitez (BBB) Foundation, and tech firm Playtech signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a $100,000 project that aims to provide educational equipment for schools in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.
The Internet of Things (IoT), which excludes PCs, tablets, and smartphones, will grow to 26 billion units installed in 2020 representing an almost 30-fold increase from 0.9 billion in 2009.
Twitter is the real-time soundtrack to the biggest global moments and events as they unfold in the world, and 2013 was no exception. Whether it was the Super Bowl blackout or the German election, what happened in the world simultaneously happened on Twitter.
Having slimmed down and gained some self-discipline, the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) business is posting its highest profits in nearly three years, allowing suppliers to thrive despite the decline of the PC business that once dominated market demand.
Lenovo executives in the Philippines said that while products in the "PC Plus" era such as smartphones, phablets and tablets continue to outnumber personal computers, the China-based company is bent on protecting its PC production.
With the 40 tablets on hand, the DepED said would be able to properly document school records which were soaked, soiled, or totally destroyed. The project also ensures the longevity of school documents from being further damaged by such calamities.
Microsoft over the years has been oft-criticized for copying Apple products. However, Microsoft today could actually garner some admiration by taking a page from Apple?s playbook and offering its latest PC operating system for free.
As a way of creating an army of ?e-civil servants?, Department of Budget and Management undersecretary Richard Moya also said the government is planning to buy 95,000 laptops for public sector employees using the government?s ?Digital Empowerment Fund?.
More and more enterprises are realizing the importance of cloud computing as they see other companies gaining a dramatic edge through highly improved productivity without spending a lot on infrastructure expenses. IT experts predict that both big and small companies will be switching a large part of their data to the cloud within the next couple of years.