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

Juniper Networks Reports Gains in Q3

Juniper Networks today released a report of their financial results in a three-month period, ending September 30, 2010.

FTC Receives Rakuten Petition to Assess Tie-up Between Yahoo Japan and Google

Rakuten, one of Yahoo's close competitor in the internet industry in Japan, has filed a petition to the Fair Trade Commission against the search engine tie-up between Yahoo Japan and Google.

Evernote Gets Another $20M to Digitize Your Brain

A suite of software and services for note taking and archiving purposes, Evernote raised $20 million in a third round of financing. The round was led by new investor Sequoia Capital. Also participating are existing backers including Morgenthaler Ventures and DOCOMO Capital. According to Evernote CEO Phil Libin, the new funding will be used to ...

Y-Connect: Yahoo’s Social Strategy May be Too Late.

Aside from integrating third-party services like Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo is planning to launch something like Facebook Connect, which allows third-party sites to embed it Yahoo on their page, called Y Connect. You can log in via Yahoo ID and can start sharing your activity at a particular site on Yahoo.

Skype on Android Heads to Japan

Skype has tied up with KDDI, Japan's second largest telecommunications company. The deal aims at bringing internet telephony service on cell phones and broadband, fixed line and cable TV customers.

Isilon Acquisition by EMC for Over $2 Billion, In Negotiations

A New York Post reported that computer storage company Isilon is in exclusive talks with EMC for an acquisition. "The deal will be done this year," a source close to the situation said.

Ice Energy Gets Another $24M to Expand the Smart Grid

Leading provider of advanced energy storage and smart grid solutions to the electric utility industry, Ice Energy today announced a $24 Million fund in a series C round of funding.

Sharethrough Gets $5M to Make Videos Viral for You

San Francisco-based start-up Sharethrough has landed a $5 Million funding round, led by North Bridge Venture Partners and Floodgate. Sharethrough provides brands with a repeatable, scalable and transparent approach to distributing video content that guarantees viewership and maximizes shared engagement. Companies like Sony, xbox, Victoria’s Secret and LEGO use Sharethrough. Also joining North Bridge Venture ...

Will Microsoft run out of Kinect bundles for Christmas?

While many expected Kinect to turn off many customers due to its exceedingly high price, it’s just not the case. This is proven by an anticipation of Kinetic shortage this Christmas for the demands are “exceedingly high.” “Pre-orders have demonstrated that there is exceptional consumer excitement and demand for Kinect, and we will continue to ...

StudyBlue raises $3.6M, Growing Education’s Cloud

Study Blue gets a series A round of funding at $3.65 million. This is for the development of their internet service, expanding across all colleges in the United States.