The worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), establishing a new single quarter record of 295.3 million shipments, according to preliminary data from research firm IDC.
A lawmaker is calling for the regulation of online gambling, stressing that easy access to the Internet has exposed minors to gambling. At present, there is no existing law to monitor Internet gambling.
A grieving elementary student from Batangas helped the Philippine team capture 39 medals, trophies, and merit awards in an international mathematics contest held last week in South Korea.
Over 30 Silicon Valley executives arrived in the country this week in an effort to boost the country?s start-up ecosystem and seek out local investment opportunities as part of the worldwide Geeks on a Plane (GOAP) tour, marking GOAP?s first-ever visit to Philippine soil.
Among the ICT projects is the Enhanced Basic Education Information System (EBEIS), an online facility for encoding, storage, and report generation of all school information ? such as enrolment, resource inventories, and special programs.
There is no conclusive evidence at present indicating that exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from cellular phones poses a definite risk to human health.
Though deemed highly successful, the government?s tech-driven disaster preparedness and mitigation program -- Project Noah (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) -- needs more scientists and advanced equipment so it can deliver more responsive and accurate information and alerts.
Trading activity from online investors also grew in 2013 with their share to total number of trades in the stock market growing to 29.3 percent in 2013 from 28.2 percent in 2012. In terms of value traded, online trading turnover went up by 23.9 percent in 2013 representing 6.1 percent of total regular market trades.
