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

Google’s Texas Attorney General’s Probe, about Consumer Privacy

Google defended itself from lawsuits and scrutiny from Texas Attorney General’s office saying their “success is earned the right way -- by building great products, not locking in our users or advertisers.” It seems like Google has anticipated future inquiries regarding the eligibility and relevancy of the results of their search engine.

Sony’s Internet TV Flaunted at IFA in Berlin

Though there was no demo given, Sony Internet TV was showed off at IFA in Berlin for a sneak peak of its final design.

Justin.tv Expands to Android Phones in Live Video Broadcast

Live video broadcast of Justin.tv with Android phones.

Amazon Gets To Streaming: Media Mavericks or Playing Catch Up?

Amazon.com is up to going inn parallel with Netflix and Google as it offers service of streaming TV shows and movies online to entertainment companies to par with Android’s announcement of getting into streaming business with networks Fox and ABC at rentals of $.99.

PocketCloud Floats to Android, Remote Access to PCs and Macs

Pocket Cloud, an application powered by Wyse Technology is now available to run on Android devices.

FTC Drops Limewire Probe

The Federal Trade Commission has relieved Limewire, a p2p file-sharing service from an investigation regarding security and privacy issues

Track Feature and Improvements for Google Buzz

A feature similar to Google Alert is now available in Google Buzz. It’s called Track.  What’s notable about this new addition is its ability to narrow your search to a specific geographic area, and discard other areas  of no interest.  Receiving a notification in an active thread about favorite product, which used to be an ...

Sprout Social Launches Management Tool; How It’s Different.

There are a lot of social monitoring products existing online. One of the latest additions to this populated market is Sprout Social, which was announced just today. It enables businesses to monitor all their social networks across the internet on a single web-based dashboard. This includes Twitter, Facebook, Yelp, LinkedIn, and Foursquare. What’s its point ...

Amazon Unwilling to Reveal Figures Behind Record Kindle Sales

Though Amazon has been proclaiming its impressive increase in 3rd-Gen Kindle sales, issuing press releases flaunting this claim, they really haven’t bared an actual figure.  Just how many Kindle devices were sold? From Amazon: “Kindle is the best-selling product on Amazon.com for two years running and our new generation Kindles are continuing that momentum,” said ...

TaskRabbit Gets $850k, Mobile Services Pushing the Economy

Technology truly is groundbreaking as it quickens the pace of our everyday activities, and shrinks the world down to a small screen. The improvements around efficiency have led to marketplace  breakthroughs, like TaskRabbit, which received $850k in its latest round of funding from First Round Capital. Task Rabbit is a site that pairs customers with ...