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                    [ArticleID] => 1538998
                    [Title] => Top five tech stories of 2015
                    [Summary] => 

2015 is coming to an end and it’s been a roller coaster of a ride in the tech industry. We look back in the last 12 months to see which are the top stories that caught the attention of many Filipinos.

 

 

 

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-03 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136229 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1104739 [AuthorName] => Abe Olandres [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1517478 [Title] => This excitement over Telstra might end up as a huge disappointment [Summary] =>

We welcome competition. We remain positive and hopeful that we will really get the service we deserve, whether it’s from existing local players or new ones.

 

 

 

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-01 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136229 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1104739 [AuthorName] => Abe Olandres [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1497680 [Title] => Comelec eyes direct contracting for electronic vote transmission [Summary] =>

After two failed biddings, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday that it would directly negotiate with telecommunications companies for the electronic transmission of next year’s election results.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1409143 [Title] => Nueva Vizcaya eyes ICRISAT ICT program; Smart, Globe to help farmers [Summary] =>

Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Ruth Padilla is hoping to tap local telecoms giants Smart and Globe to help launch the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics’ (ICRISAT) ICT innovations for agriculture, specifically its Green SIM and Green Phablet for smallholder farmers.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1345832 [Title] => Nokia promises 1G per user a day by 2020 [Summary] =>

After completing the process of shedding its devices and services business to Microsoft for $7.5 billion in April this year, former handsets giant Nokia lost nary a step in firming up its revenue streams and reimagining a future without its once omnipotent business unit.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1435777 [AuthorName] => Kap Maceda Aguila [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/networks/20140714/Rajeev-Suri-Nokia.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340554 [Title] => GMA Telecom to disrupt duopoly? [Summary] =>

Some months ago before it was publicly announced, Ramon Ang told me he intended to buy a minority position in GMA 7.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1326216 [Title] => MasterCard steps up financial inclusion initiatives [Summary] =>

As one of the largest technology companies in the international payments industry, MasterCard is stepping up efforts to play a vital role in bringing down the ranks of the financially underserved, a top company official said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140523/master-card-financial-initiatives-13.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1211111 [Title] => ADB cites top telcos, food companies for inclusive biz models [Summary] =>

Top telecom firms Smart Communications and Globe Telecom, Jollibee Foods Corp. and Nestlé Philippines were among the corporations cited in an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report focused on inclusive business (IB).

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 977881 [Title] => Smart, Globe pass NTC benchmarking test for Q2 [Summary] =>

Wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. again got passing marks from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) after successfully completing their respective network modernization and transformation.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 925817 [Title] => Smart, Globe get passing grades from NTC [Summary] =>

Smart Communications Inc., the wireless arm of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), and Ayala-controlled Globe Telecom Inc. again got passing marks from the state-run National Telecommunications Commission(NTC).

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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