Articles by Menchie Mendoza
LG Display To Start Production Of Advanced In-Cell Touch Displays For Slimmer, Lighter Notebook PCs
LG Display's Advanced In-Cell Touch panels will make future notebook PCs ultra-slim and light. The company will begin mass producing the panels in the second half of 2015.
New Computer Learning System Can Recognize Irony And Sarcasm
Computer science student Eden Saig developed a new computer learning system that can easily detect emotions and other sentiments conveyed in one's text message or email.
Xiaomi Mi 5 Leak Reveals Specs And Dual Rear Cameras
The latest leak reveals the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 will have a 5.3-inch display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Slated to launch in November, the device is purported to have a dual rear camera with dual LED flash.
Small Plane Crashes On California Beach, Injures 12-Year-Old Boy
A small plane crashed on a crowded beach in Southern California on Saturday. While the pilot of the aircraft was unharmed, a 12-year-old boy who was on the ground sustained a gash on his head.
Model And Actress Diana Douglas Passes Away At 92
Model and actress Diana Douglas, who was also the first wife of actor Kirk Douglas and the mother of actor Michael Douglas, passed away on Friday after battling cancer.
Billy Joel Marries Girlfriend In Fourth Of July Wedding
Billy Joel and longtime girlfriend Alexis Roderick tied the knot on Saturday at the artist’s home in Long Island. The wedding came out as a surprise as the date is usually celebrated as an annual Fourth of July gathering of family and friends.
How To Watch Comic-Con If You Can't Make It To San Diego On July 9
The San Diego Comic-Con scheduled on July 9 to 12 will also be broadcast live on 'Conan' and IGN. Fans who cannot attend the event can stream the shows on a number of devices, such as the PC, smartphone, tablet, PlayStation, Xbox and more.
Activision Finally Brings 'Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare' Supremacy Pack To PS4, PS3 And PC
The third 'Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare' Supremacy DLC pack is now available to users of the PS4, PS3 and PC. Players can enjoy a trio of new maps, a remake of the Highrise map and the familiar Exo-Zombies storyline.
Sprint And T-Mobile Bosses In Heated Twitter Row: Claure Says He Is Tired Of Legere's BS
Sprint and T-Mobile CEOs recently turned to Twitter in a heated exchange of tweets, each of them attacking the other’s company policies and offered data plans.
Smartphone App Captures 'Boogeyman' Lurking Around A New Zealand Family's House
A young boy’s claim that he’s been seeing a ‘man with a light’ outside the house is proven true after the intruder was caught in a surveillance system that uses an app and a smartphone camera.
Don't Want To Get Charged After Apple Music Free Trial? Here's What To Do
Apple Music offers a free trial of the service for the first three months. Afterwards, users can decide if they want to continue and then be charged monthly for the service or they can also opt not to sign up for a subscription.
Watch Out YouTube, Facebook To Share 55 Percent Ad Revenue With Video Creators
Facebook revises its revenue sharing setup and is set to offer a so-called 'revenue split,' where 55 percent of ad revenue will go directly to video creators.
Anki Set To Ship 2nd-Gen Robotic Toy Race Cars On Sept. 20
Anki Overdrive, the second-gen of the highly successful robot car game, is set to launch on September 20. Here's what the new iteration can offer.
Motorola's Newest Smartwatch Imminent As Moto 360 Gets A Permanent Price Cut To $149
Motorola’s Moto 360 smartwatch now sells for $149, a $100 slash from its original price. The wearable with its cheaper price is available through Motorola, Amazon and the Google Store.
Microsoft Releases Surface Pro 3 With Core i7 Chip, 128GB Storage For $1,299
Microsoft has come up with a new Surface Pro 3 version equipped with an Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The new version, the sixth in the series, will retail for $1,299.
Cisco Ups Cloud Security Game With $635 Million Purchase Of OpenDNS
Cisco announces plan to acquire cloud-based security company OpenDNS for $635 million. The move, which is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2016, is the company’s latest attempt to enhance its security business.
Gmail Gets A Dose Of Fun With New Emojis And Hundreds Of Themes
Google is rolling out an update to Gmail by expanding the available options for themes and emojis. Users should expect to see the rollout in their inbox beginning Tuesday.
Buy 2nd-Gen Moto X From Moto Maker And Get A Red Leather Back Free Until July 7
Motorola has just launched a great deal on the second-generation Moto X. Starting today until July 7, customers who purchase the handset at the Moto Maker site can also get a red leather back cover absolutely free.
Apple Interns Reportedly Earn $7,000 A Month Doing Very Specific Roles
Apple interns enjoy salaries that can reach up to $7,000 a month or approximately $80,000 a year. They also get overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week and earn twice the hourly wage when their work hours exceed more than 60 a week.
$11 Trillion: Potential Economic Impact Of Internet Of Things By 2025
A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute reveals that the IoT market has a potential economic impact estimated to reach a whopping $4 trillion to $11 trillion a year by 2025.
Sprint Rolls Out 'All-In' Plan For $80 A Month With Unlimited Talk, Text, And Data
Sprint is offering an 'all-in' plan that charges customers a monthly cost of $80. The plan includes $20 for the smartphone device and $60 for unlimited talk, text and data.
Apple Will Up iTunes Match Song Limit To 100,000 On iOS 9
Apple announces that subscribers to iTunes Match will soon be able to store a massive number of 100,000 songs in iCloud. The move will coincide with the launching of iOS 9 towards the latter part of the year.
Watch 'XCOM 2' 10-Minute Gameplay Video: Stealth Is Good But You Can't Rely On It All The Time
A new video of the sequel to 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' has just been released by 2K Games. The 10-minute video, dubbed 'XCOM 2,' features the game’s brand new setting and a more stealth-focused type of gameplay.
Forget Uber Cars: They Have Uber Boats In Istanbul
Uber launches a new intercontinental service in Istanbul that will allow people to ride a boat when going from one location to another. Dubbed UberBOAT, the ride would mainly take place across the Bosphorus Strait and will cost anywhere from around $20 to $150 per ride.
New Windows Camera For Windows 10 Mobile Comes With Face Tracking
The latest build of Windows 10 Mobile may include a face tracking feature for the device’s front-facing camera. It also includes an enhanced camera icon which has been redesigned to make it appear more obvious than before.
Kendall Jenner Breaks Kim Kardashian's Record For Most-Liked Image On Instagram
Kendall Jenner now holds the record of having the most-liked image on Instagram, beating ‘slightly’ the record held by Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
David Crosby Says Joni Mitchell 'Not Speaking Yet' After Suffering From Aneurysm
David Crosby expressed words of concern to longtime friend Joni Mitchell who had been brought to the hospital in March. Mitchell, who rose to fame in the ‘60s and ‘70s, was found unconscious in her home and had been diagnosed of having aneurysm.
Will There Be A 'Breaking Bad' Video Game?
Sony files a trademark at the Europe-based OHIM for the product ‘Breaking Bad,’ the rights of which is owned by the company. The filing sparked a number of digital gaming speculations for the popular series which include mobile gaming.
Boy Attacked By Shark In North Carolina Latest Victim In Recent Series Of Attacks
Six incidents of shark attacks had already been reported in North Carolina for the current month, the latest of which involves a 17-year old boy who went swimming at the beach near Waves, North Carolina with several other people.
Here's What You Get With BBM's $1 Privacy Subscription
BlackBerry announces that it has just updated the BBM messaging app with a new Private Chat feature. The update is now available to users of Android, BlackBerry 10 and iOS.
