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Yahoo! announced the appointment of Jonathan “Jack” Madrid as General Manager of Yahoo! Philippines, replacing former Yahoo! Philippines’s General Manager Jojo Anonuevo.
Based in Manila, Madrid will strengthen Yahoo!’s position as the place where millions of Filipinos and the world go every day to see what is happening with the people and things that matter to [...]

YouTube has announced that they are now working on expanding their YouTube Partnership Program. The program enables content creators to generate revenues from their videos hosted on the YouTube platform.
In a blog post, Youtube said:
Now, when you upload a video to YouTube that accumulates lots of views, we may invite you to monetize that [...]

Apple has added an anti-malware feature in the latest beta version of its forthcoming Snow Leopard operating system.
The feature causes users who try to install applications known to be malicious to receive a pop-up window warning that the file will damage the computer and should be moved to the Trash.

Nokia has announced their first netbook model named Nokia Booklet 3G. It would feature an Intel Atom processor and would ship with Windows operating system.
The Booklet 3G device would feature support for technologies like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G and of course a SIM Card. It would also feature GPS connectivity and would come loaded [...]

STI recently celebrated its 26th anniversary with the official inauguration of the institution’s center of academic excellence, the STI academic center located at the heart of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
Standing on a 2,632 square meter lot, the STI Academic Center houses an amphitheater, state-of-the-art gymnasium, highly advanced facilities in information technology, healthcare, business and [...]

Dell has revealed its first smartphone model powered by Google Android mobile platform. It’s called the Dell Mini 3i.
The device features a 3.5-inch touchscreen with 360×640 resolution. Other features include a 3.2MP camera, Bluetooth, a 950mAh battery, a mini USB port and a microSD card slot. No Wi-Fi.

Canon has announced that it has added six new point-and-shoot digital cameras to its PowerShot line. The new cameras include the G11, S90, SX20 IS, SX120 IS, SD980 IS, and SD 940IS.
The G11 and the S90 are both 10-megapixel cameras supporting Canon’s new High Sensitivity System. While the G11 feature a 5X zoom and [...]

Microsoft has asked the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to review the injunction made against MS Word.
Microsoft was given 60 days to stop selling Microsoft Word in the US after successful legal action against the company in Texas by software company i4i.
I4i supplies Word XML authoring software and has insisted that Microsoft [...]

NetApp announced that its Board of Directors appointed Tom Georgens as the company’s president and chief executive officer, succeeding Dan Warmenhoven, who led the company as CEO for the past 15 years. The transition in leadership, which is effective immediately, is the result of a management succession process.
Georgens, 49, has been president and chief [...]

LG Electronics Philippines inaugurated its latest LG Mobile Concept Store at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
The new mobile concept store, which has been specially designed to give consumers the ultimate user experience, will allow consumers to see, touch, feel and experience the LG products on display, as well as get advice from LG’s [...]