Amid the much-touted growth of smartphones and tablets, sales of laptops continued apace in the Southeast Asian region, according to German market research firm GfK.
A lawmaker hit the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Dec. 17, for choosing Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) as the lone bidder for the contract to supply direct recording electronics (DRE) machines for the 2016 polls.
As in the previous years, DOST undersecretary and ICT Office executive director Louis Casambre will administer the induction ceremony. The event will also serve as the Christmas party of the organization.
An agency under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched a game development competition to make the exhibits at the Philippine Science Heritage Center (PSHC) more interactive.
Mobile operator Globe Telecom has announced that it is extending its free call service abroad to help overseas Filipinos connect with family and friends in the Philippines, while sister firms Smart Communication and Sun Cellular said they have rolled out additional free calls and device charging stations to assist communities affected by Typhoon Ruby.
To deter and further prevent the unauthorized distribution of its shows in the Internet, broadcast giant ABS-CBN filed a suit in the US Federal District Court in Florida last Nov. 21 against 18 pirate sites for copyright and trademark infringement.
As deliveries of packages and parcels from overseas Filipinos surge in time for the Christmas season, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched an online tracker that will enable recipients of balikbayan boxes to check on the status of their packages.
Citing the importance of analytics, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) have launched an anti-crime program called ?Oplan Lambat-Sibat? that uses data-driven strategies to solve the rising number of crimes in the metropolis.
Albay representative Fernando V. Gonzalez, author of House Bill 5155, said compulsorily retiring government scientists at the age of 65 would deprive the country and its citizenry of the knowledge, ideas, skills, and even leadership abilities that the scientists had acquired over the years.
