Category Archives: Technology

Jover Laurio Wants A Refund For Her OPPO Smart Phone

A289A9E4-00A6-4223-8A74-1370F2755077.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Pinoy Ako Blog’s Jover Laurio thought she had a great bargain when she bought her OPPO smart phone. But now, she wants a refund.

She took to Twitter to complain about the camera feature of her phone, saying that it doesn’t work the way the salesperson told her it would.

Laurio complained that the camera feature of her phone took nothing but blurry photos of her and the enhancement and filter options were not working.

She tried many times to take a selfie with her OPPO, to no avail.

The Adobo Chronicles  spoke with an OPPO representative who said that there’s nothing wrong with their product.  “Our cameras take photos of people in exactly the way they look,” he said.

Nevertheless, Laurio wants a refund and says she’s planning to purchase an iPhone X instead, hoping she’d have better luck taking selfies with the popular Apple product.

Adobo Chronicles Fact-Checks Facebook Translations

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Move over Rappler. Move over Vera Files. Facebook no longer needs your services as fact-checking partners. What it urgently needs is a translation partner.

Mark Zuckerberg, we offer our services for a bargain fee. Salamat po (Thank you)!

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Screenshots of posts as translated by FB

Facebook Reprimands Rappler For Not Recognizing Satire

2C809720-212C-4EA2-B662-CAD4A9B676E0MENLO PARK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – Partnering with social media giant Facebook comes with great expectations, and Rappler, one of its fact-checking partners in the Philippines is in hot water.

In a post on its site yesterday, Rappler accused The Adobo Chronicles of being false news masquerading as satire.

That didn’t sit well with FB’s Mark Zuckerberg who recognizes satire when he sees one.

So today, Zuckerberg sent a strongly-worded letter to CEO Maria Ressa saying that Rappler should do a better job recognizing what’s fake news and what’s satire.

Zuckerberg warned Rappler that a repeat of its emotional reaction to satire, specifically the U.S-based Adobo Chronicles  will result in the rescinding of Facebook’s partnership with Rappler.