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DOST website is top government site

The website of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is the most popular government site in the Philippines, according to Alexa.com, a Web metrics provider that tracks 30 million sites all over the world.

Yearender | 10 hot consumer trends for 2014

The increase of cheaper smartphones is providing more consumers with the opportunity to participate online. In India, Indonesia, and Philippines, the smartphone is now the primary internet device.

World’s first curved OLED TV arrives in PH stores

The 60-inch OLED TV is as thin as three credit cards combine or 4mm while its width is about one-fourth the width of a conventional TV. It weighs at 16.3 kg and sports a Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) meant to strengthen its curved screen.

After ‘surround’ sound, UN body sets standard for ‘immersive’ or 3D sound

Twenty years ago, the ITU approved the standard that established 5.1 channels as the surround sound system for broadcasting. Now, the agency has developed a system for the next-generation "immersive" and "personalized" audio system, which will allow TV audiences to be "enveloped" in the sound as it traces the source of the audio track both laterally and vertically across the screen.

Philips seeking ?innovative ideas? to rebuild Yolanda-hit areas

Through crowd-sourcing, electronics firm Royal Philips is soliciting ?innovative ideas? from the public that can improve the quality of lives of survivors in areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda.

OFWs are top Twitter followers of Pope Francis

Majority of the followers of Pope Francis in his Twitter account @Pontifex are from Muslim-dominated countries such as those in the Middle East because these are where Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are located.

New Hollywood flicks now accessible to PLDT Home subs

Subscribers of Fibr, Home?s broadband fiber-optic service, can stream up to 20 free movies per month. Subscribers of home broadband myDSL, and Telpad, the world?s first landline and tablet in one, can stream up to three free movies per month.

Demand for automatic washing machines rising in PH

In January to August this year, GfK retail audit reports revealed the basic manual washing machine models declining in sales volume, due largely to consumer trend shifting towards higher-priced segments that offer more functions.

New study reveals countries moving away from cash

The research indicated that how ready a country is to move to a cashless society is determined by factors like the accessibility and affordability of financial services; the scale and market share of retailers; the level of technology that is available; and participation of consumers in the formal economy.

First ?contactless? credit card in PH unveiled

The Citibank Visa payWave allows cardholders to simply wave their cards -- in close proximity -- of a Visa payWave reader present in a Citi merchant partner's store to pay for their goods.

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