Augmented reality: A battle between Apple and Google

Google unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc’s iPhone over next-generation smartphone features.

5.1 magnitude quake strikes off Cagayan, Sagada jolted by weaker temblor

(UPDATE - 1:20 p.m.) A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Calayan in Cagayan province while the popular tourist destination Sagada was jolted by a magnitude 4 tremor Wednesday morning.

U.S. spacecraft readies for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

The U.S. space agency’s Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet’s atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.

7 die in Sulu clash

Seven people, including four suspected Abu Sayyaf fighters, were killed while two others were wounded in a clash in Sulu Tuesday, a military official said.

Trump surveys devastated Texas as Harvey rages on

President Donald Trump visited Texas on Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as record rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston and tens of thousands of people fled flooded homes.

North Korea vows ‘more to come’ as U.N. condemns ‘outrageous’ missile launch

President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that all options are on the table for the United States to respond to North Korea’s firing of a ballistic missile over northern Japan’s Hokkaido Island into the sea in a new show of force.

Cop, ‘asset’ gunned down in Manila

A policeman and his “asset,” or informer, were gunned down as they met Tuesday night in Binondo, Manila.

Taylor Swift’s new music video makes biggest YouTube debut ever

'Look What You Made Me Do' garnered more than 43 million views in its first 24 hours of release.
Japan NoKor missile alert

North Korea test a rude awakening for northern Japan

TOKYO - Ai Onodera was sound asleep in Hokkaido, northern Japan on Tuesday when an alarm on her mobile phone jolted her awake at...

8 winning tips for aspiring cosplayers from Jinbehindinfinity and Haiden Hazard

Cosplay the character you love, be active on social media, and other helpful advice on nailing that costume.

Peso sideways, stocks down on Tuesday

The Philippine peso settled at 51.11 to a United States dollar on Tuesday, shedding three centavos from 51.08 last Friday's close. Meanwhile, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 0.83 percent, or 66.75 points to the 7,948.39-level Tuesday.
unclaimed bodies in Marawi armed conflict

WATCH | Some 70 Marawi dead remain unclaimed

ISLAMIC CITY OF MARAWI - One fatality in the ongoing siege of Marawi is an apparent deserter of the terrorist Maute Group, found sprawled...

Cops shoot dead man who killed 5 in stabbing spree in Pasay condo

(UPDATE 3 - 9:10 a.m., August 30, 2017) Police shot dead a man who went on a stabbing rampage in a Pasay City condominium Tuesday night, killing five people and wounding four others.
Pasig cocaine intercept

WATCH | Suspected cocaine motorcycle courier busted in Pasig

PASIG CITY - A young man figured in a commotion at a restaurant here at the weekend and, when police came around to intervene,...