Social network users ready to go mobile but telecom carriers are not
Singapore and Hong Kong, November 17, 2009 – Â Social network site (SNS) users in Asia/Pacific indicate that MOBILE is now the way to go, potentially overtaking PCs as the device of choice,...
Facebook’s confusing news feed and live feed features
A number of Facebook users are confused by the recent changes in the social-networking site’s feature, particularly news feed and the live feed. A common question is, What’s the...
Broadband robbery at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City
I visited Davao City recently and stayed at the Marco Polo Hotel, supposedly the best hotel in Mindanao. I have no complaints about the food (try the moussaka at Cafe Marco!) or the accommodation. I...Welcome to Broadband Sucks
Welcome to broadbandsucks.com! I am a journalist based in Manila. In between chasing deadlines and making sense of events in the Philippines, I dabble in a little bit of tech stuff. This is a blog...Why Facebook Is Really REALLY Creepy
As it turns out, when you deactivate your Facebook account, Facebook does not delete your account, as other social-networking sites do. As this article in the New York Times points out, once you sign...More on Why Facebook Is Creepy
One of my favorite tech bloggers, Jeremy Wagstaff, has this interesting take on Facebook, specifically why anyone who values his or her privacy should stay away from the popular social-networking...Die, Facebook, Die!
About two months ago, I tried Facebook, the extremely popular social-networking site. At first, I was thrilled: many of my friends were there, and you can dress up your page/account with lots of cool...New Trojan Unleashed, Intercepts Online Banking Info
PC World reports that a new Trojan program called Trojan.Silentbanker has been unleashed. In its story yesterday, the magazine offers this terrifying bit on how the Trojan works: “During a...
Internet Banking: 10 Simple Ways to Protect Yourself from Online Scams, Fraud and Identity Theft
Banking has become infinitely easier because of the Internet. Online, we can check our deposit or credit-card balance, transfer funds, pay bills, etc. Online banking has saved countless souls from...How to Read Online Newspapers Without Being Bombarded by Advertisements
I easily get miffed by all the advertisements in websites, particularly in online newspapers, many of them flash-based that takes forever to load. Online newspapers will hate me for this but...
