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Monthly Archives: October, 2013

REVIEW | HP Slate 7 tablet

If you're in the hunt for a budget yet reliable tablet and adhere to the saying "you get what you pay for", then this tablet is for you. The display and the exclusion of GPS can be a downer to some, but bear in mind that HP designated this as an entry-level tablet and can't be compared with high-end tablets like the Nexus 7 or Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.

In first for industry, LCD TV panel shipments dip in Q3

For the first time ever, the global market for liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) panels declined in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the second, a worrisome development during what is normally a strong period of the year.

Photo | Last telegram in PH marks end of an era

With modern communication systems rendering the telegram almost a relic of the past, the government has formally decided to shut down the telegram service in the country.

First online provincial bus booking in PH goes live

Commuters would only need to visit the site or download the free Android app to browse for and book their tickets.

Photo | Last telegram in PH marks end of era

The government has formally decided to shut down the telegram service in the Philippines.

New eco-rating scheme for mobile devices pushed

Criteria under consideration in the development of the new scheme include carbon footprint; battery life; the use of certain chemicals and rare metals; packaging; and recyclability, among others.

Bill filed to make English as medium of instruction in schools

A lawmaker wants English as medium of instruction in schools under a bill seeking to raise the English language proficiency level of Filipino students and graduates in order to increase their employability and global competitiveness.

Resignation of CHED execs puts P8-B high-tech R&D project under scrutiny

The purported resignation of a commissioner and director of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is threatening to blow up an ambitious P8-billion high-technology research and development project backed by Silicon Valley-based IT stalwart Diosdado "Dado" Banatao.

PS4 seen outselling Xbox One as online gamers top 165M by 2017

The number of game console bundles shipped worldwide in 2013 will be marginally higher than the 2012 total of approximately 33 million bundles, ending a four-year slide that began in 2009.

Resurgent Nokia unveils ‘superphone’ with 41 megapix camera in PH

In a bid to hasten its recovery, phone maker Nokia officially released in the Philippines on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Nokia Lumia 1020, a handset touted by some as more like "a high-end camera with smartphone features" rather than the other way around.
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