Wikipedia turned 10 on Saturday, January 15, 2011 — a decade of operation for the free encyclopedia built largely by volunteers on the Web. And, just as anyone would hope for a 10-year-old, Wikipedia is still a bit idealistic, a vestige of the Internet’s early free and heroic days, writes Timothy Garton Ash for The ...
Globe Telecom is now offering unlimited international data roaming in Australia and most Asian countries. Globe and Bridge Alliance, a business alliance of major mobile telecommunications companies, has partnered to offer Bridge DataRoamUnlimited. The countries included in this collaboration are: Hong Kong (CSL), Singapore (Singtel), Thailand (AIS), Malaysia (Maxis), Macau (CTM), Australia (Optus), Taiwan (Taiwan ...
The fight between boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Sugar Shane Mosley is officially on after the Filipino ring icon formally signed the contract for the May 7 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The early evening newscast 24 Oras was the first to break the news Tuesday, January 11. The fight had been ...
The police here is on red alert to ensure a safe and secure celebration of the Sinulog festival on Sunday, which is expected to attract more than two million people on the street, and the feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu. The Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFOR) has also been suspended ...
The country’s 50-year-old bachelor president has bought himself a new car. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda confirmed on Thursday that President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has purchased a third-hand 2007 Porsche, but emphasized that the president used his personal funds for the purchase. “It’s a private purchase, it came from his own funds. The pruchase were ...