Mobile Messaging Apps Rumored To Be Used for Spying On Us

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Is the rumor about the popular free messaging app WeChat from China true?

The rumor says that China is the most dangerous in the World for Cyber Hacking and they could easily hack our phone using WeChat and replace the numbers of our friends and steal our private information including our photos,financial information like credit cards and bank accounts, etc... Is this just a scare against WeChat? Although they are not saying for us not to use, install or uninstall this app but they are asking us to please be careful and mindful when using it.

There was this blog posted discussing this that was later discovered that it mainly rips off Techinasia and only adds one editorializing paragraph which sorts of doing the hacking (in this case, plagiarizing).

But get the real facts out there. There's FB Messenger from the USA, Viber from Israel, LINE from Japan/Korea, WeChat/Tencent from China, etc. So if it's any close to being real, then we might as well choose which country you want to spy on your data.

Mobile Application Competition

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COMPETITION UPDATE: Competition day has been moved on August 23, 2013 at Sky Ranch, Tagaytay City. Deadline of submission of entries is on August 8, 2013.

Be a sure winner when you qualified on the FINAL 10 ENTRIES.

1st Prize : Php 30,000.00
2nd Prize : Php 20,000.00
3rd Prize : Php 10,000.00
Consolation Prize : Php 5,000.00 each (for 7 non-winning teams)

FREE BOARD and LODGING will be provided for the FINALIST on Aug. 23 for the Awarding Ceremony on Aug. 24, 2013. Showcase your mobile app now!

for more info: https://slc2013-mobile-app-competition.eventbrite.com/

Startup Weekend Manila 2013

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Startup Weekend Manila this August 23 to 25 and registration is now open! We also have 50% off promo code until August 11. Sign-up now. Limited slots only! This is a good complement to the learning from posts and bootcamps from IdeaSpace. We will also fly in a facilitator from New York!

Startup Weekend Manila is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies.