Two senior students from University of St. La Salle – Bacolod City have won the Google Cloud Developer Challenge 2013 for Southeast Asia. Franz Sarmiento and Katrina Tan Kit, both taking up Bachelor of Science in Computer Science succeeded in the “Social /Personal Productivity/Games/Fun” Category. Last September, Google launched the Cloud Developer Challenge by developing new applications built using the company’s cloud platform. Developers submitted their apps to one of two specially-designated competition categories and only to a […]
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Music Apps For All Genres
BY NIKKI VERON CRUZ Are you getting bored of your old playlists? Need some new musical influences? Would you like to refresh your tunes and learn more about different genres, pioneering and upcoming bands as well? Well, now that music from all sort of genres and cultures, is available to all in all mediums, here are a few apps that could get you started on your new musical venture. Here are a few of our […]
Disney profit beats forecasts with ESPN, ‘Frozen’
(Reuters) – Media company Walt Disney Co reported higher profit for the quarter that ended in December, beating Wall Street expectations with growth at sports network ESPN and the strong performance of its animated hit film “Frozen.” The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.04, according to a statement released on Wednesday, exceeding the 92 cents average estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Net income for the quarter rose to $1.8 billion, […]
Aston Martin recalls 17,590 cars due to counterfeit material
(Reuters) – Aston Martin is recalling most of its sports cars built since late 2007 after discovering a Chinese sub-supplier was using counterfeit plastic material in a part supplied to the luxury sports carmaker. Aston Martin, which is owned by Kuwaiti and private equity investors, is recalling 17,590 cars, including all of its left-hand-drive models built since November 2007 and all right-hand-drive models built since May 2012, affecting about 75 percent of all vehicles built […]
Growing concern with China’s behavior at sea: senior U.S. diplomat
(Reuters) – The United States has growing concerns that China’s maritime claims in the disputed South China Sea are an effort to gain creeping control of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. In congressional testimony, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Danny Russel said China’s vague territorial claims in the South China Sea had “created uncertainty, insecurity and instability” among its neighbors. While the […]
Chinese Media Condemns PNOY’s Remarks
Chinese media attacked President Aquino after the latter compared Chinese leadership to Nazi Germany leader Adolf Hitler, saying that there is significant historical foundation backing the Chinese claim on South China Sea.
Traveling Apps For That Dream Holiday
It seems like everyone wants to travel everywhere now. Aside from taking you away from work to different places and experiences, traveling is one of the best teachers. But why travel now? Well, mainly because there is an abundance of travel promos and discounts to almost anywhere locally and around the globe. And yes, the internet and the advancement in technology can’t help but garner much if not all the recognition. A decade ago, traveling […]
SC Issues TRO Against QC Garbage Fees, Property Tax Hike
The Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against the collection of garbage fee and the ten percent hike on property tax on Quezon City residents. Supreme Court Spokesman Theodore Te said that the highest court in the land issued a temporary restraining order in favor of a petition submitted by a certain Jose Ferrer, a resident of Kamias, Quezon City. In his petition, Ferrer alleged that the garbage fee as well as the 10% […]
Righting Your Budget With The Right App
BY NICKY VERON CRUZ We all know that technology makes our life much more efficient in handling our daily activities. Sadly, it can also potentially burn a hole in our pockets. So how can we balance things out and make technology (gadgets in particular), work for us by saving more and handling our expenses? Let us run you through some possibilities! You could start by downloading what is referred to as ‘Budget Management Apps’. Why? […]
Pacquiao and Bradley set for rematch
Manny Pacquiao assures fans that they will see a young, aggressive version of himself during his welterweight rematch with Tim Bradley. “I have another chance to fight (with) aggressiveness and to have my strength back like what i did with the last fight with (Brandon) Rios. I assure that the Manny Pacquio … the aggressiveness and the young Manny Pacquiao you will see (again) on April 12 by God’s grace,” Pacquiao said. Pacquiao returns to […]
Northeast monsoon grows weaker
The whole country will continue to experience fair weather with partly cloudy skies and isolated rain showers. The northeast monsoon is now limited in the extreme northern part of the country while the easterlies from Pacific brings warm weather.
Fil-Am Doctors Conduct Medical Mission For Yolanda Victims
Filipino-American Doctors of the Medical Surgical Mission of Texas went to Baybay, Leyte to conduct a medical-humanitarian mission for the victims of “Yolanda”. More than 200 registered for minor surgery in the first day alone. The number is expected to increase in the following days. According to a doctor, Leonides Andres, they are doing this to help the victims of typhoon Yolanda who are still recovering three months after the calamity. The mission will run […]