Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index shows 6.4% YoY drop in December ’20
February 17, 2021
uerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, released by the Economic Development Bank, revealed a 6.4% year-over-year drop in December 2020, marking the 10th consecutive decline after 20 months of year-on-year increases. Agency President Luis Alemañy said the EAI reached a level of 115.7, which was essentially flat — showing a 0.3% increase — when compared to […]
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Practical Techie: Electronic viruses are much like the human versions
February 16, 2021
The despicable word these days is…virus. There, I said it. Just mentioning the word amid the pandemic makes us stumble and hesitate for fear of catching one just by saying it. It seems viruses are everywhere in our lives Indicative is that fact that human viruses are too much like computer viruses. Or vice versa. […]
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Practical Techie: The move to the ‘greening’ of the electronic cloud
February 9, 2021
As the call for a greener cyberspace gains momentum, beginning with migrating the thick of our digital operations to “greener pastures” within the web, users should surmise whether a public, a hybrid or a private cloud is the cleaner option. The trend toward sustainable cloud design means that remote computing providers commit to carbon reduction […]
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Optico Fiber launches ‘Gigabit Duo’ broadband service in Puerto Rico
February 9, 2021
San Juan-based Optico Fiber announces the launch of Gigabit Duo, a new broadband Internet service offering speeds of up to 2 Gigabits per second (2Gbps). The Gigabit Duo service is available in all areas of the Optico Fiber network. Gigabit Duo is “the fastest residential broadband service available in Puerto Rico,” company executives said, adding […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico will not raise rates in ’21, will expand 5G services
February 8, 2021
Liberty Puerto Rico vowed not to raise fees for its internet, television and telephony services in 2021, President Naji Khoury said in an email sent to customers over the weekend. “Despite the investment we made to expand our network and the yearly increase in programming costs from television channels, we are absorbing a great amount […]
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Everynet, Ready Wireless partner to deliver ready-to-use IoT solutions in Puerto Rico
February 2, 2021
Technology company Everynet BV announced its partnership with IoT Managed Services provider Ready Wireless LLC to provide ready-to-market IoT solutions in Puerto Rico powered by Everynet’s carrier-grade national network. The partnership seeks to innovate on several aspects of companies’ business flows and day-to-day activities in most of the industries in Puerto Rico, like supply chain, […]
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Practical Techie: Web users need awareness on how personal data moves in cyberspace
February 2, 2021
Very few Web users are really aware of how their personal data is being used by the myriad internet platforms that we interact with regularly in our digital society. To create awareness about this issue, every year, at the end of January, the world commemorates Data Privacy Day hoping to empower individuals and companies to […]
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Puerto Rico consumers relax behavior beyond COVID-19 restrictions to shop, go to work
January 29, 2021
An analytical report by Estudios Técnicos Inc. that correlates the Executive Orders on the pandemic and the mobility index concluded that consumers have already eased their behavior when going out shopping, to work and recreation spaces beyond the government’s COVID-19 guidelines. “The challenge for the government, private companies and citizens is to control the pandemic […]
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Practical Techie: Podcasting, an easy way to set up mini-radio station
January 26, 2021
There are many ways an entrepreneur can acquire customers by using podcast technology available to anyone who knows how to use a smartphone. There are platforms for videos, text platforms for blogging and no less than a dozen powerful social media services. There are also more than 100 platforms to setup a mini-radio station on […]
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Economic Activity Index down 6.8% Y-O-Y in November
January 20, 2021
The island’s Economic Activity Index reached 115.1 points in November, representing a 6.8% contraction when compared to November 2019, and the ninth reduction after 20 year-over-year consecutive increments, the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank revealed. The EDB-EAI decreased by 0.4% when compared to the previous month. EDB President Pablo G. Muñiz-Reyes said the crisis created […]
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Practical Techie: Working offline can be productive
January 19, 2021
During the pandemic years of 2020-21, working remotely from home, virtual classrooms and ongoing livestream conferencing are still a constant. Cybercitizens must stay connected to the web constantly as never before. Productivity is a must, but weak WiFi signals can reduce efficiency. Navigating with a weak web connection becomes a nuisance when there is a […]
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Practical Techie: Is TikTok a dangerous app?
January 12, 2021
Social media users were swamped the past year with recommendations to protect their privacy and get rid of TikTok from their cell phones. TikTok is a video social networking app owned by the Beijing-based company ByteDance. United States security agencies think it has too many ties to the Chinese government, which is not an anomaly […]
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SBA, US Treasury open new round of PPP loan funding
January 11, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the US Department of Treasury, announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open this week for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, only community financial institutions will be able to make the initial PPP loans starting today, and a second […]
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Practical Techie: Obsolete tech we must say goodbye to forever in ’21
January 5, 2021
Cybernauts want to forget 2020 as fast as possible, yet as we enter the second decade of the 21st Century, it’s also time to say goodbye to technologies that will not be around for long. Soon to be gone with the thankless 2020 are devices and tech that was necessary for our work routine, […]
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Puerto Rico’s economy faces uncertainty, further decline in ’21
January 4, 2021
After a significant decline stemming from measures adopted to control the COVID-19 pandemic, Puerto Rico’s economy faces further uncertainty as it is again expected to contract in 2021, although less dramatically, according to a projected scenario from economic consulting firm Estudios Técnicos. The firm’s base scenario reflects an economic contraction of 0.9% in 2021, a […]
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