Category Archives: Business

Business, Health & Medicine, Technology

Huawei’s Foldable Smartphone Comes With Pre-installed Cure For Selfitis

Leave a comment

BEIJING, China (The Adobo Chronicles, Hong Kong Bureau) – In 2014, The Adobo Chronicles broke the news story that the American Psychiatric Association had officially confirmed that the taking of ‘selfies’ is a mental disorder.

Since we broke the story, studies have been conducted by various groups and institutions, including researchers from Nottingham Trent University and Thiagarajar School of Management, that confirmed the mental condition and they even developed a “Selfitis Behaviour Scale” to assess how badly a person’s selfitis is.

Now, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Huawei, has just announced that its foldable smartphone, the Mate-X, will come pre-installed with a cure for those suffering from selfitis.

Included in Mate-X is a unique chip that monitors the number of times a phone owner takes selfies. Once the number of selfies in a 24-hour period exceeds 5, the phone’s camera automatically shuts down. The camera automatically re-installs after 36 hours.

A spokesperson for Huawei said that this unique feature is in keeping with the company’s social responsibility to their customers. “We want to do our part in their healing and recovery if they are indeed suffering from this devastating mental condition “ he added.

 

Business, Religion

Catholic Archdiocese Of Baguio City Shows The Way To Earn Extra Income

Leave a comment

BAGUI0 CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – Forget about the KAPA Ministry investment scheme, or the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila’s rich  portfolios in the stock market. The Archdiocese of Baguio has found a better strategy to raise the money needed for its evangelization program.

Concerned that the  Sunday basket collection seems to be on a steep decline, the  Baguio Archdiocese has come up with a novel idea to boost its fundraising efforts —sell and deliver Holy Water to  the city’s devout Catholics.

Is the Summer Capital of the Philippines about to become the Catholic Capital?  Not just for the sprinkling of Holy Water, but bathing in it.

God bless, as Filipinos like to say.

 

Business, International, Technology

Move Over Selfie Sticks, Here Come Selfie Shoes!

Leave a comment

SAN JOSE, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Headquarters) – In 2014, The Adobo Chronicles broke the story that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has officially declared the taking of selfies as a mental disorder called “selfitis.”

Since then, entrepreneurs have capitalized on the disorder to venture into selfie accessories, not the least of which is the telescopic selfie stick.

But it’s 2019. Move over, selfie sticks. A new, fashionable selfie accessory has hit the international market. It’s called the Selfie Shoes.

For now, the shoe designs are meant for women, but designs for men are in the pipeline and will be launched soon.

After all, a selfie knows no gender.