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China in the mix: Third telco’s the charm? (CONCLUSION)

Hijacking exposes a network to potentially critical damage, Demchak and Shavitt wote in their study, “because it is not a hack of the endpoint but of the critical exchanges carrying information between end points.” They explained that the “rerouted traffic flows sensitive data across...

Portability: Keeping your mobile number (First of two parts)

Some 60 million of the country’s 100 or so million citizens own mobile phones, and about half that number of mobile phone users are smartphone owners. You could say the country called the “text and selfie capital” of the world is a place...

The Digital Pinoy and Argomall

The archipelagic nature of the Philippines, its terrain and its climate pose a challenge to delivering items purchased over Argomall’s website, chief Argonaut Karel Holub said. Yet he sees a promising online shopping market in the Philippines, one that has not yet reached...

Life enhancers: carrots, coconuts and sweet potatoes

Choose your food wisely and add years to your life,” authors Charlotte Hilton Andersen and Jenn Sinrich wrote in Reader’s Digest. And among the list of anti-aging foods are three of the most common, easily sourced food in the country.  Carrot There’s an old Polish saying that...

iPhone Xs and Xs Max, now available in Power Mac Center

Power Mac Center, the premier Apple partner in the country, recently welcomed the arrival of iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and Apple Watch Series 4 with a midnight launch party at its flagship store in Greenbelt 3. Customers in line were given starter...

Touring America’s oldest city

A few days after I arrived in Florida, my sister, Marilou T. Eplite, told me during our dinner: “We will be going to St. Augustine tomorrow.” It is, she added, the oldest city in North America.  Really? I thought to myself. I did some research...

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Bird poop to the rescue: Using bird perches for forest regeneration

Reforestation activities typically involve planting trees in degraded areas. However, tree planting is resource-intensive, requiring labor for the planting and more importantly nurturing of...

Villa Escudero: Of fascinating delights and hidden acts of kindness

When you look through a website or magazine at the parts of Villa Escudero—riding on buses pulled by carabaos, eating your food with your...

DepEd reaffirms commitment to serve marginalized learners

  by Fil V. Elefante Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones recently reaffirmed the Department’s commitment and advocacy to cater to the educational needs of all learners,...

DOST-SEI issues warning on fake and suspicious social media accounts 

The Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) advises its stakeholders, scholars, applicants, and the public to be wary of fake and suspicious...