The Dream Project aims to generate high-resolution 3D maps of flood prone areas nationwide through Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) technology that can be used by local government units for evacuation of residents during natural disasters, hazard assessment and quick disaster response measures.
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.
The Supreme Court may have just given the go-signal to the Cybercrime Law, but enforcing it against violations is an entirely different matter. According to the National Bureau of Investigation, the country?s criminal justice system is just ?too jurassic? to combat cybercrime.
In a privilege speech meant to mark International Women's Day, Sen. Loren Legarda on Monday, March 10, said that while the Philippines has been gaining success in empowering women, challenges remain and new ones have arisen, including cyber pornography.
Mobile operator Globe Telecom said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) maybe partly to blame for the administrative order it issued that led to the suspension of a total 70 importers and 45 customs brokers. Included in the list of suspended importers are Globe and IT distributor Nexus Technologies.
Despite the bad publicity that Bitcoin, the phenomenal digital currency, has garnered lately, particularly the high-profile closure of Japan-based exchange Mt. Gox, a Filipino-owned trading platform has just opened its services to engage the world in Bitcoin trading.
According to research firm IDC, the total tablet market, inclusive of both tablets and 2-in-1 devices, is forecast to grow 19.4 percent in 2014, down from a growth rate of 51.6 percent in 2013.
In what appears to be a pioneering initiative in the country, a five-star hotel in Ortigas, Pasig City has teamed up with a mobile operator to provide its ?corporate guests? with pocket WiFi so they can connect to the Internet even while outside of the hotel premises.
After gobbling up smaller rival Stream Global Services, BPO giant Convergys said it expects more consolidation in the outsourcing industry as customer requirements become more varied and extensive.
From the total number of the 2014 passers, 3,473 who belong to economically disadvantaged families qualified under the RA 7687 Scholarship grants, while 509 students who topped the examination qualified under the DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program.
