Mellisa Tolentino
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Why App Developers Should Take Note of the Booming Smartphone Market in China
China’s smartphone market has been steadily growing. Though some may argue that the pace is slow compared to other markets such as in the US or EU, one cannot deny the fact that that smartphone market in China can grow as big as its population. In 2011, smartphone shipments in China started to overtake that ...
Three Reasons Why Facebook is Paying $1B for Waze
Facebook, no doubt, is the leading social networking giant, but with its recent efforts in the mobile sector, will it soon become the mobile giant as well? A report from The Next Web states that Israeli publication Calcalist claims Facebook is in the final stages of acquisition talks with Waze, a crowd-sourced app that gives ...
Didn’t Send Mom a Gift for Mother’s Day? These Apps Will Virtually Save You
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and I’m pretty sure some of you have forgotten to get your mom something special. Don’t worry, gifts need not be expensive to be memorable, some may cost under $5 and some even for free. Don’t believe me? Check out these mobile apps for iOS and Android. They’re ...
Yahoo!: No Luck in Getting Out of Microsoft Search Ad Deal
In an SEC filing, it was disclosed that Microsoft has extended its 10-year search ad deal with Yahoo! for another 12 months. The search ad deal, which originated in 2009, was renewed in 2011 before expiring last March 31, but has since been renewed again by Microsoft as of April 1st. The deal allows Microsoft ...
3 Reasons Why Twitter Wiretaps Should Not Be Approved
Internet-based messaging services may soon be allowed to be wiretapped by the government, as the Obama administration is on the verge of backing up the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s proposal. The FBI’s proposal for Internet wiretapping stems from the fact that court-approved eavesdropping on suspects using traditional communication is “going dark,” while other means of ...
What Should Samsung Do With Its Huge Chunk Of Cash? Fly to Mars!
What to do when you’ve got a huge pile of cash lying around with nothing to spend it on? Me? I’d never want to wake up because I know it’s only something I can only ever dream about. But that isn’t the case for everyone – especially not if you happen to be one of ...
ManageEngine Previews Upgrades for OpManager at Interop 2013
ManageEngine, the company that delivers real-time IT management tools, announced a preview of the upcoming major upgrade of OpManager, its data center and network monitoring software which will feature 360-degree root cause analysis, enterprise-class scalability and a real-time user interface to help large enterprises and service providers ease their private cloud management. “For IT teams ...
Three Things Microsoft Needs to Do for the Surface to Succeed
Microsoft has high hopes for the Microsoft Surface. Some might say that its hopes are unrealistic, especially in light of Bill Gates’ somewhat spurious claims that iPad users are growing frustrated with Apple’s products. For sure, there’s no doubt that the Surface, as it stands now, is a unique device with plenty to offer that ...
Pivotal’s Surprising Goals with ViPR, Open Source at #EMCworld – Breaking Analysis
EMC World 2013 is in full swing at The Venetian in Las Vegas and today, and the company shed more light to Pivotal, EMC and VMware’s brainchild. Pivotal is the combination of EMC assets such as the Greenplum division and Pivotal labs, as well as other VMware products. Pivotal was created as a separate entity ...
Adobe Throws Away The Boxes, Brings Creative Suite To The Cloud
At Adobe’s annual Max conference, the company announced that it will be adopting a subscription-based model for its Creative Suite that bundles 16 programs, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Dreamweaver and Premiere. Adobe’s decision to embrace a subscription model follows an earlier move in the same direction by Microsoft with its Office 360 suite, and comes ...