Neowin News Feed for: Philippines

X is testing a $1 annual "Not A Bot" fee for new accounts to post messages in two markets

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 01:58:01 +0000

X (formerly Twitter) has announced it has started testing a new business plan in New Zealand and the Philippines called "Not A Bot" where new accounts on the web will be charged a $1 annual fee. Read more...

Social network Friendster apparently back, but its website looks suspicious

Justin Luna — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:16:01 +0000

Friendster, a defunct social media platform popular in the 2000s, was recently seen online again. However, it is not exactly known if the website is legitimate due to a few red flags. Read more...

Tired of being ghosted? A Philippine politician wants to make ghosting a criminal offense

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:58:02 +0000

A Filipino lawmaker has presented a bill that declares ghosting a criminal offense that could be punishable by community service. The ludicrous document has little chance of being passed as law. Read more...

PC Game Pass is coming to five countries in Southeast Asia

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:10:01 +0000

Microsoft is expanding the availability of PC Game Pass. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are the latest regions slated to receive the popular service later this year. Read more...

Philippines: Globe Telecom to launch SE Asia's first 5G broadband service with Huawei tech

Paul Hill — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:28:01 +0000

Globe Telecom is launching 5G broadband in the Philippines next month. It's the first company to launch this service in South East Asia. The network operates using some Huawei hardware components. Read more...

Facebook's ban hammer hits marketing firm in the Philippines for inauthentic behavior

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:48:01 +0000

Facebook has banned Twinmark Media Enterprises, a digital marketing company based in the Philippines. The firm is behind several pages that spread black propaganda against government critics. Read more...

Tencent testing PUBG Mobile Lite, but only for those in the Philippines

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:44:01 +0000

Tencent has released PUBG Mobile Lite in the Philippines. The game, as you can guess, is built of lower-spec phones that can't handle the more intensive PUBG Mobile, it only supports up to 40 users. Read more...

Google Store may soon go live in six more countries [Update]

Gabriel Nunes — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:31:58 +0000

The Google Store first launched back in 2015 as the new home for the company's hardware offerings. Today, the Store seems to be arriving at Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, and other countries. Read more...

Twitter Lite soft-launches in the Philippines

Justin Luna — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 04:46:01 +0000

Twitter has soft-launched a new Lite version of its app for the Philippines,. The application aims to provide a reliable and speedy service for those who have a relatively slow internet connection. Read more...

Google launches Triangle, an app that can prevent other apps from exhausting mobile data

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:18:01 +0000

Google has launched a new app on the Play Store in Philippines called Triangle that allows users to block certain apps from using up their mobile data, view balance and prevent rouge usage. Read more...

The Nokia 6 unofficially arrives in the Philippines with a $100 markup, and sells out

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:04:01 +0000

If you were hoping to acquire a Nokia 6 in the Philippines, chances are, you might have missed your chance. The handset went on sale via a third party and was sold out - despite the $100 markup. Read more...

Philippine government blocks Pornhub and other adult websites

Justin Luna — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:50:01 +0000

In what seems to be an effort towards suppressing child pornography, the Philippine government has now banned access to legitimate adult websites like Pornhub and xvideos. Read more...

Facebook Lite app launches in the Philippines and India

Justin Luna — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:56:01 +0000

Facebook has released a stripped-down version of its Facebook app, called Facebook Lite. The app is designed for users that have a slow and unreliable 2G internet connection on their mobile devices. Read more...

Carrier offers free Skype Qik service to iOS and Android, but leaves out Windows Phone

Justin Luna — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:36:01 +0000

A carrier in the Philippines is currently offering free usage of Skype Qik for three months. However, despite promoting the app's availability on Windows Phone, the platform is not part of the promo. Read more...

Android One launches in the Philippines with two low-cost handsets

Andy Weir — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:16:01 +0000

The first Android One devices will soon go on sale in the Philippines - the Cherry One and MyPhone Uno - but it's not clear which version of Android the new handsets will be running at launch. Read more...

Cherry Mobile launches first Windows Phones and tablets, including $69 handset

Andy Weir — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:10:01 +0000

Cherry Mobile is the latest brand to sign up as a Windows Phone partner, with two new handsets - including perhaps the most affordable Windows Phone ever, at just $69 - and two Windows 8.1 tablets. Read more...

Sprint waives calling and text messaging fees to the Philippines

George Tinari — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:34:18 +0000

Sprint is waiving all calling and text messaging fees made from the U.S. to the Philippines in the wake of the disastrous typhoon, plus is donating some of its own money to help out the cause. Read more...

Philippines could introduce its own variant of a SOPA-like bill

Paul Ferson — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:22:52 +0000

Irwin Tieng, a prominent Filipino politician, has put forth the possibility of a bill echoing SOPA, which was rejected earlier this year after major internet protesting. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 610 now on sale; Philippines gets it first

John Callaham — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:10:35 +0000

Nokia has officially launched the Lumia 610 smartphone, its latest addition to the Lumia family. The low budget (and low memory) Windows Phone device went on sale Saturday in the Philippines. Read more...