Facebook may unveil video option for Instagram on June 20
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-20 00:52:08 -0700 | technology-news
Call it the Vine effect," it said. It cited reports some weeks back indicating internal tests were being performed for such a service. Getting video on Instagram "is a move that would make sense," it said. "Specifically,...
Zubiri disowns bogus website
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-19 16:58:23 -0700 | technology-news
It's a hoax, said Zubiri, who was roundly ridiculed on social media over the alleged proposal...Zubiri, who resigned as senator in 2011, following allegations of fraud in his 2007 election...The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) likewise disowned the bogus website where...
One-in-5 employees age 45-74 must quit work for caregiving
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-19 00:09:54 -0700 | technology-news
The Family and Medical Leave Act doesn't help much for caring for the elderly...Public Policy Institute and author of the report, said in a statement. "Even as workforce participation and caregiving demands are increasing for caregivers, workplace policies protecting or...
IHT Rendezvous: Sending a Signal, Philippines to Destroy Ivory Stock
Source: Newyork Times
Quezon :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-19 07:15:40 -0700 | technology-news
Romeo Ranoco/Reuters Workers arrange some of five tons of confiscated ivory at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife center in Quezon city. This Friday officials in the Philippines will destroy five tons of ivory in public, crushing it beneath industrial...
Looking for a contrarian Apple bet? Try the analysts
Source: The Globe & Mail
Dado :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-18 09:12:59 -0700 | technology-news
Apple Inc.'s share price has been drifting between $420 (U.S.) and $460 for most of the year, leaving investors with a tough question: Has the stock bottomed out from last year's euphoria or has it merely paused before the next...
Davao scientists developing seaweed-based, cancer-fighting foods
Source: GMA News
Davao :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-18 06:38:48 -0700 | technology-news
Japan International Cooperation Agency during a recent industry meeting at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office. One reason why they are focusing on seaweeds is because of its medicinal properties. It's a real possibility that we'll...
Virtual reality porn comes to Oculus Rift
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-18 05:36:32 -0700 | technology-news
Sure there have been some attempts in the past, but they all have been ridiculously bad. There is nothing sexy about unrealistic models that move like rusty robots with faulty servos. If you want to genuinely create an erotic...
Train derailment clogs NYC commute
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-18 06:38:27 -0700 | technology-news
A 10-car train derailed in a tunnel near New York's Penn Station Monday, clogging the afternoon commute for some workers...Amtrak said the 6 p.m. derailment, which blocked access to two of the four East River tunnels, was delaying its trains...
Philippine Record Labels Get Government To Play Whac-A-Mole With Kickass Torrents
Source: Tech Dirt
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 17:21:46 -0700 | technology-news
I'm referring, of course, to a large swath of government and industry groups around the world that apparently just love to play whac-a-mole with torrent sites, which don't host infringing files. If you're not familiar with the carnival game of...
CBS' Attkisson says her computer was hacked
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 15:08:38 -0700 | technology-news
CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who has reported on the Benghazi attack, said someone hacked her computer. Attkisson has been reporting on the federal government's handling of the terrorist attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, last...
Philippines health law tests power of Catholic church
Source: Washington Post
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 05:01:17 -0700 | technology-news
Catholic bishops in this profoundly Catholic country of 96 million argue that any form of contraception other than Vatican-approved natural methods or abstinence is tantamount to abortion. They also warn that the RH bill, as it is called here, is...
Palace won't 'dignify' claims of PNoy phone numbers being hacked
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-16 20:34:16 -0700 | technology-news
Palace won't 'dignify' claims of PNoy phone numbers being hacked June 17, 2013 10:51am Malacanang on Sunday said it will not dignify a hacker's claims to have gained access to President Benigno Aquino III's mobile phone numbers, a day after...
Google pays tribute to dads with interactive doodle
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-15 23:05:08 -0700 | technology-news
A screenshot of Google's interactive doodle honoring dads on Father's Day. Visitors to Google's home page (www.google.com) were greeted with a doodle with the "L" showing a series of images of fathers. An article on The News Tribe said the...
PHL govt takes away major torrent site's domain
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-15 14:05:29 -0700 | technology-news
Philippine authorities on Friday took down a torrent site offering files such as games and movies by seizing its domain name, b ut KickassTorrents apparently still operates via another domain, Kickass.to.
Facebook downplays U.S. data requests
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-15 10:49:55 -0700 | technology-news
Facebook's lawyer said the requests for account information it received from U.S. authorities last year covered a "tiny fraction" of its total customer list. "With more than 1.1 billion monthly active users worldwide, this means that a tiny fraction of...
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