Kristina Farrah

A ninja, a tech enthusiast and a lover of sparkly things. Writing in the tech space has become an important part of my role as an observer and historian. As passionate as I am in what I do, I look forward to telling stories of how technological advancement broke out to unprecedented levels, and that I was right there in the middle of it –watching the world change before my very eyes.

Latest from Kristina Farrah

Valentine’s Day Brings Out the Worst in Us: Dating Site Scams and Lazy Shoppers

There are many things that keep people occupied during Valentine season: looking for a date, spreading the love, and you know, victimizing people. That’s right, love isn’t the only thing that’s in the air during the day dedicated to passion and affection. According to online fraud fighting company iovation, fraud attempts directed at dating websites ...

Amazon Board Adds Former Clinton Deputy Attorney General

Online retail giant Amazon adds yet another credible name to its board. Elected last Wednesday, Jamie Gorelick was former deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration and has been a partner to WilmerHale Law Firm since 2003 to head groups that handles defense, government contracts and public policy. She was installed in the 9/11 Commission ...

Fab.com Launches Version 2.0 for iPad, Android

Mobile devices have penetrated almost every aspect of our lives—from communication, to entertainment, shopping, payments and the list goes on. There's no turning back from hereon.

Traveling Super Bowl Fans Inflated Indy’s WiFi Nearly 20%

Ever wondered where those people who gathered during the Super Bowl event come from? Indianapolis can’t possibly have that much people taking a day off just to watch the event. Here’s a data from JiWire showing the top 20 places where the fans traveled from.

Big Money Data: What’s A Trillion Dollars Look Like?

Though world has yet to know a trillionaire, I think it’s not too bad to picture the many things that a trillion dollars can do. And why not? It’s true that the world has always talked about money in 10 digits but that’s about to change. In order to make sense out of the global ...

Google Working on Real Goggles, Other Mysterious Gadgets

Seems like the search giant has found a new hobby in developing devices. There appears to be two of them: the first one a so-called HUD Google Goggles, and the other an unnamed device.

Those Free-to-Play Games Earn $60 per User Every Month

Spil Games’ recent 2011 State of Gaming review revealed some interest audience insights about free-to-play gamers. According to the report, those who play free-to-play games end up spending as much as $60 per month on micro-transaction to enhance their experience.

Rdio Updates for Android 4.0 as Mobile Music Heats Up

Today, a digital music service started by the creators of Skype, Rdio, announced the availability of an utterly redesigned Rdio Android app. It’s available for download from the Android Market in US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Australia and New Zealand or as an update for those already using the service. It requires an Rdio Unlimited subscription ...

How Social, Mobile was Super Bowl 2012? A Brand’s Dream Come True

Looking back to the biggest game event this year, the Super Bowl XLVI sure was a huge success. Marketing and advertising firm Nielsen released a report before the game that speaks of the trend of ad spending on national network and cable TV. Some of the interesting facts include the $10.9 billion advertising expenditure generated ...

70% of Facebook Users Hate Timeline

Roughly two months after releasing Timeline, Facebook announced that the update will shift from optional to mandatory sometime soon. My account automatically switched to the new look and I found it to my liking so I worked around it and didn’t bother to switch back. If you were yet to upgrade, or shifted back to ...