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Most electronic gadgets contain toxic components such as lead, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants. These poisons are embedded in various parts of the gadget from the monitor, the circuit board, to the batteries.

After making history as the first Filipino-owned computer maker to export laptops to China, RedFox Technologies again expanded its international footprint by becoming the first Philippine company to take part at the CES.

The ITU has launched a new Web portal focused on helping women access training, job opportunities, and career information in the fast-growing ICT sector.

The pertinent algorithm and the agreed parameters are now contained in the ITU-R Recommendation approved by ITU member states, giving worldwide guidance on loudness metering.

IMPROBABLE JOURNEY. Born and raised in a poor fishing village in Bohol, Myrna Padilla learned how to use the Internet while working as a domestic helper abroad. Upon coming home, she founded an outsourcing company in Davao which she now uses to help OFWs.

After its launch last year, the academic program of call center firm Telus International Philippines (TIP) is off to a good start with two students finishing the first semester with flying colors at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

To cap off its year-long centennial celebration, IBM awarded on Monday six new “Community Impact Grants” to support projects that are in line with IBM’s community agenda and local community priorities, in partnership with academic institutions or not-for-profit organization.

Google has announced its annual “Zeitgeist” (German for “the spirit of the times”), which takes a look at 2011’s major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in Google.com.ph.

Forty years ago, Intel introduced the world’s first commercially available microprocessor – the Intel 4004 – triggering the start of the digital revolution.

In a bid to stave off the rising competitive threat posed by media tablets, the mobile PC market is embracing the new ultrabook platform in a big way, with shipments expected to rise to account for more than 40 percent of all notebooks by 2015.