How to Use a VPN to Stream the 2018 World Cup in HD

Wazzup Pilipinas!

With more than 190 countries offering live broadcasts, the 2018 World Cup is expected to be the single biggest sporting event of the year. That said, if you don’t have cable, you might have a hard time streaming.

Fortunately, there are simple tricks you can use to bypass those pesky cable restrictions. If you’re not sure where to stream 2018 soccer World Cup in HD, you’re in luck. Here’s how you can use a VPN (virtual private network) to watch every match live.
VPNs let you stream in HD

When you connect to a VPN, you’re able to access the web in ways you never could before. That’s because VPNs make it possible for you to stream content in other countries. For years, people have been using VPNs in countries like China to unblock popular sites like Facebook and YouTube. They’re a safe and easy way to browse the web without boundaries.



With dedicated apps available for laptops, desktops, smartphones, and more, you can use a VPN to simultaneously hide your location as you take on another in a different city, state, or even country.
How VPNs work

Everything you do online is tied to your specific IP address: it’s how webpages communicate with your web browser and how you’re able to access certain sites. Ever tried to watch a video on YouTube only to get a notice that the content was blocked in your area? That’s because your IP address was outside the video’s geographic boundaries.

When you use a VPN, you’re able to access the web from a different area. Every time you connect to a VPN server you simultaneously hide your real IP address as you assume another IP in the location of your choice. A person browsing in the U.S. can connect to a VPN in the UK and instantly unblock British content.
How to use a VPN to stream the World Cup

Now that you know how VPNs work, you can start using one to unblock soccer streams. There are tons of broadcasts options to choose from, but when it comes down to it, the BBC’s ITV is arguably the best option. With free-to-stream coverage spanning all 64 matches, it’s the best option available.

To stream the World Cup on ITV, simply use your VPN to connect to any British-based VPN location, head to ITV and search for World Cup streams. You’ll notice that with the VPN off the site is restricted, but once your VPN is activated you should have no problem streaming.

And that’s all there is to it. You don’t need to sign up to stream or need to download some super extravagant package; all you need is a VPN and little know-how. That said, you’ll want to make sure you use a VPN that offers servers where you want to connect.

You’ll also want to look for VPN providers that offer apps on the device (or devices) you own. Most VPN subscriptions today cover multiple devices, so you should have no problem using a single subscription to download a VPN on your phone, desktop, and even your laptop. Happy streaming!

Viber Makes Messaging Even More Powerful and Personal with New Chat Extensions

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps, announced new and innovative Chat Extensions, giving its one billion registered users exciting new ways to express themselves and easily manage their conversations.

Viber’s Chat Extensions enrich users’ conversations, without the need to leave the chat—from instantly finding and sharing GIFs and YouTube videos to sending songs from Spotify, places to eat from Yelp and more.

The new Chat Extensions :

Viber Shouts is a new fun way for Viber users to share messages with colorful backgrounds in chat for important updates they want to make stand out from the rest. With more than 20 message bubble background options at launch, Viber will introduce additional backgrounds globally and locally in the future.

Favorites is a new useful Chat Extension that keeps all of the user’s favorite and important GIFs, links and YouTube videos in one handy place. Users can long-tap any GIF, link or YouTube video they’ve received inside Viber and save them into their Favorites. Later on, they can easily access them using the Chat Extension inside different chats on Viber and instantly share them with a single tap.

Location is a new rich location-sharing experience with more relevant information on nearby places to instantly share in chat. The new location message includes an “Open” button of the specific location, that allows the users to choose their navigation app of choice. In terms of privacy, this feature is enabled only for users who grant Viber access to their location and the location is requested only when users actively tap on the Location Chat Extension to share it with their friends.

Since launch, Viber has partnered with over 20 content and service partners globally and locally on various Chat Extensions, such as GIPHY and Tenor for GIFs, YouTube for online video, Spotify for music streaming and others for news, entertainment, sports, and food. In the past year, Viber users accessed the various chat extensions over 4.5 billion times, making it one of the fastest growing ways of communication inside the app.

Viber Shouts, Favorites and Location chat extensions will roll out gradually around the world and will be available on the Viber mobile app on iPhone and Android.

“Viber is constantly striving to enrich the communication experience for the people who use it so passionately around the world. Introducing our three new and innovative Chat Extensions is consistent with our strategy to keep Viber as the powerful and expressive tool it is, offering exciting ways to chat in different styles and fashions. We are thrilled and confident these chat extensions, along with our ongoing commitment for simplicity and privacy, will continue to make the experience on Viber unique and exceptional for everyone.”  says Djamel Agaoua, CEO of Viber.

DOE Empowers New Batch of Girl Scouts

Wazzup Pilipinas!

HAPPY ENERKIDS: Grade 5 Girl Scouts together with their mentors participated in the 3rd Enerkids Program conducted by DOE-CWPO staff led by Division Chief Helen B. Arias, and DOE resource speaker, Electric Power Industry Management Science Research Specialist Eduardo B. Fernandez. Aside from attending lectures on energy efficiency, the 43 Girl Scouts also role-played as geologists and identified different types of rocks as part of energy sector career exposure activities.

The Enerkids Program intends to raise a smarter generation of Filipinos by teaching them to value the importance of energy in their lives, and by committing to become Energy Cost Busters.

The Department of Energy (DOE) conducted the 3rd Enerkids Program for this year at the Energy Center in Bonifacio Global City on 13 June 2018.

This is in line with Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi’s objective to provide energy education programs to members of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and empower the country's young women. The program was facilitated by the DOE-Consumer Welfare and Promotion Office (CWPO).

Mandaluyong Elementary School, Andres Bonifacio Integrated School, and Eulogio Rodriguez Integrated School sent their second batch of Grade 5 Girl Scouts to undergo the Enerkids Program.