BURNING CHROME | Progressives, conservatives, and the politics of violence
The eternal battle lines between left and right are not written in the stars but in the bloodied streets of...
Ira James
Ira James is an enthusiast who has his roots on PC hardware and gaming. His career as a tech journalist began after working in the PR industry for two years. He started GGWPTech to write PC hardware reviews, gaming, cyber security, and enterprise tech news. His works are also syndicated by other media publishers: Tech Sabado, and the Sunday and Business I.T. section of Manila Times.
TELECOM | PLDT initiatives span disaster relief, digital safety, infrastructure protection
Philippine telecom giant PLDT Inc. reported a series of community-linked initiatives in late 2025, covering disaster relief support, digital safety...
WATCH THIS | Age of surveillance capitalism: “We thought we were searching Google, but Google was searching us”
This short clip from Democracy Now! cuts to the core of surveillance capitalism without euphemism or startup gloss. Shoshana Zuboff...
GADGETS | Smartphone brands open 2026 with ecosystem play, durability bets, camera-led upgrades
Smartphone brands entering 2026 are sharpening their strategies around three converging priorities: tighter ecosystem integration, headline-grabbing durability claims, and continued...
TECHSABADO | January 3, 2026: New year. New format. Join us on our first episode for the year.
For our first episode of 2026, TechSabado shifts to a podcast-style format. Join us tonight with Ms. Janet Toral as...
SPECIAL FEATURE | Global supply chain cyber risk grows despite higher spending, maturing defenses
A vast majority of large organizations worldwide continue to suffer supply chain cyber incidents despite rising budgets and more mature...
BURNING CHROME | As it was, when it was: The new album on Pinoy underground ’80s and the great rock ’n’ roll swindle
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN MY NOVEMBER 2006 BLOGSPOT POST. ’80s pop culture was an enigma. Thick shoulder pads...
2026 tech forecast: From AI reckoning to internet resilience
The year 2026 is shaping up to be a moment of consolidation rather than experimentation for the global technology sector,...
BURNING CHROME | 2026: Clearing the noise, building the signal
The year opens quietly, almost deceptively so. No fireworks left in the sky, no countdown banners cluttering the screen. Just...
MOBILITY | GAC goes global as JETOUR taps Philippine holiday shoppers
Global automakers from China are accelerating their overseas expansion, with state-owned GAC Group deepening its push into the Middle East...