The 48-hour hackathon gathered over 90 IT developers, designers, students, data experts, disaster experts, and ordinary citizens under one roof to collaborate in teams and develop locally relevant Web and mobile applications to help solve Disaster Risk Management (DRM) challenges.
The telemedicine enabled by Cisco HealthPresence solutions combines network, mobile, cloud, and video technologies, and links medical providers with patients and colleagues in underserved communities.
Data also show that mobile-cellular growth rates have reached their lowest-ever level (2.6 percent globally), indicating that the market is approaching saturation levels.
Adaptive practices for the ICT sector will become part of the ?new normal? as climate change impacts increase. This is a key conclusion of a new report produced by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
With the hot weather pushing Pinoys to turn on their air-conditioners, the Department of Energy (DOE) has launched Wattmatters.org.ph ? a website that informs consumers of ways they can save money and informed of the rate at which their appliances consume electricity.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the mainframe computer, tech giant IBM opened its factory in Poughkeepsie in upstate New York to members of the global media.
Research findings showed that men tend to search for entertainment, games, and sexual content, while women look for communication and interaction with friends or romantic partners.
Access to broadband could be the universal catalyst that lifts developing countries out of poverty and puts access to health care, education, and basic social services within reach of all, according to the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development.
Time Magazine built a database of over 400,000 Instagram "selfies" and found that Makati City and neighboring Pasig City are the world's selfie capital. In total, it ranked 459 cities to determine the "selfiest" places on earth.
