Huawei launches Mate XS foldable smartphone with better screen
HUAWEI unveiled an upgrade to its folding smartphone on Monday, hoping that a faster phone with higher-quality display will encourage consumers to spend as much as $2,700 for the top-of-the-range version.
Game developers group looking to add jobs in computer graphics
THE Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) wants to create higher-skilled jobs in the outsourcing industry amid the threat of automation.
Google Philippines launches online safety campaign
GOOGLE Philippines has launched a campaign creating a teaching module for high school students nationwide in order to “deepen its ongoing commitment to online safety and responsibility,” according to a press release.
Intel unveils new data center processor, 5G chip
INTEL CORP. on Monday launched new microprocessors, including a second generation Xeon processor for data centers and a 10nm chip for wireless 5G base stations.
Smartphone sales tank in China as coronavirus dampens demand — data
SHANGHAI -- Sales of smartphones in China tumbled by more than a third in January, government data showed on Monday, in a sign of how the coronavirus outbreak is hurting consumer demand.
Mapping a virus: South Koreans turn to online tracking as cases surge
SEOUL -- As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, private software developers have set up websites and apps to help people track cases and shun places where infected people have been in the hope of avoiding the fast-spreading virus.
Samsung to benefit from China virus woes afflicting Apple, rivals
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics stands to be a major beneficiary of the China production problems announced by rival Apple, Inc. on Monday, reaping the rewards of a decade-long bet on low-cost smartphone manufacturing in Vietnam.
Sony struggling with price of PlayStation 5 due to costly parts
SCARCE components have pushed the manufacturing costs for Sony Corp.’s next PlayStation to around $450 per unit, forcing a difficult price-setting decision in its battle with Microsoft Corp., according to people with knowledge of the matter.
US mulls cutting Huawei off from global chip suppliers, with TSMC in crosshairs
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is considering changing US regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei Technologies from companies such as Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Facebook needs regulation to win user trust, Zuckerberg says in white paper
FOR YEARS, Facebook, Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its business.
Virus outbreak pushes robots to the frontlines of hospitals
THE deadly coronavirus outbreak, which has pushed the Chinese medical community into overdrive, has also prompted the country’s hospitals to more quickly adopt robots as medical assistants.
Video game makers ride to riches on arc of Keanu Reeves’ career
SONIC the Hedgehog 3 had just been released and Keanu Reeves was about to hit the big screen in Speed when Marcin Iwinski and high school pal Michal Kicinski launched their video-game company.




