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MANILA, Philippines — In a smartphone market dominated by glass slabs and endless scrolling, American startup Clicks is making a bold contrarian move: bringing physical keyboards back into the spotlight. Known for its external keyboards for iPhone and Android devices, Clicks built a niche following among users nostalgic for theContinue Reading
Manila, Philippines — Advanced biometric face-referencing technology led to the arrest of a suspected passport impostor at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. Immigration authorities identified the suspect as Nimo Ahmed Hassan, 21, a woman who attempted to leave the country forContinue Reading
Smartphone makers could be in for another rough year. Global smartphone shipments are expected to fall by 2.1% in 2026 as rising memory chip prices push production costs higher, according to Counterpoint Research. The biggest headache? DRAM, a key component in every smartphone, is getting more expensive—and it’s hitting budgetContinue Reading
Major tech brands in the Philippines are slashing prices as the much-anticipated 12.12 sale kicks off, offering holiday shoppers a wide range of deals—from vlogging cameras and drones to Apple products, smartphones, and laptops. Published ahead of the sale rush, a curated list from PhilSTAR L!fe highlights some of theContinue Reading
Samsung has been dropping solid devices for years, but let’s be honest — the excitement factor hasn’t been the same lately. We’re not getting the wild, experimental Samsung of old. Still, there is something comforting about hardware that’s been refined year after year. Small, consistent upgrades can make a bigContinue Reading
Samsung is taking foldables to the next level with the Galaxy Z TriFold, a multi-fold smartphone that opens into a 10-inch workspace, runs full desktop-like DeX, and packs the most powerful hardware ever in a Samsung foldable. Samsung just dropped its most ambitious foldable device so far: the Galaxy ZContinue Reading
Researchers in Japan have identified a surprising candidate for tackling one of Alzheimer’s disease’s most persistent biological features: the sticky protein clumps known as amyloid-beta. A new study reports that oral doses of the amino acid arginine—already widely used as a safe medication for other conditions—can disrupt these toxic aggregatesContinue Reading
