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

Wikileaks Breached as US Retaliates

Wikileaks crashed in what appears to be a cyberattack following the release of State Department cables. An hour later, the site is back up but cable posts were taken down. Wikileaks instructed its followers to search for cables on a mirror site or on cablegatesearch.net.

Nokia Shuts Down Developer Forum in Wake of Subscriber Data Theft

A hack drove Nokia to taking down its own developer forum while investigating the casualties during the assault. They were analyzing how much email addresses and other personal information was leaked and what other sensitive information were stolen.

Facebook Settles in on Location, Photo Goals

Facebook Places allows people to share their location along with their thoughts about it in real time through smartphones. Now, the largest social media network on the planet expands the array of devices that can avail of the Places functionality.

Hurricane’s Biggest Protection: Connectivity and Data

Mischances call for people to get together and share ideas and information just in case the blow gets bad. This is not the first time there’s been a hurricane hitting the US, but what separates it from those that came before it is the level of connectivity among citizens. Information collaboration of the government and ...

How Social Gaming Came to Be: Infographic

In its most literal sense, social gaming is ancient history. It started about 5,000 years ago with origins traceable back to Egypt. It could have existed long before that but God knows what civilization played them, what games they are, when, where and why.

The Woz Wishes Well for Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs finally decided to step down the position as Apple CEO. He will carry on his participation on the company’s affairs as the chairman of the board of directors. Under Job’s leadership, Apple has come a long way since its foundation back 1975 with childhood friends Steve Wozniak.

Epson, HSBC and Gabia: Latest Casualties of South Korean Hacks

South Korea has been suffering from a series of cyber breaches that have compromised many of the company’s businesses and organizations.

Rypple Captures the Pulse of Organization with Social Feed

Latest in social enterprise trends, Rypple, a web-based SaaS platform, launches Flow, a newsfeeds optimized for large format TV monitors especially built for shared workplaces. It provides critical information in real-time, instantly transforming a plan wall into a valuable engagement tool to help teams stay effective and dynamic. It also automatically flashes the most recent ...

The Best of Steve Jobs’ Failures

Big successes stems from big failures. Apple is one the biggest and most thriving technology companies that has been existent for three decades now, and it has not come this far without its fair share, if not lion’s share, of flops. The company’s failures are not only limited to the products they released in the ...

Can Tim Cook Handle the Heat? Apple Competitors Hone In

The inevitable has come. Apple CEO Steve Jobs decided to resign from position and take up the role as chairman instead. In a letter sent to the company’s employees yesterday, Steve Jobs announced the preordained departure. He strongly recommended Apple COO Tim Cook to succeed his position.