Mellisa Tolentino
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Dell Could Care Less about Dying PC Sales : Promotes China + Tiny Tablets
IDC’s latest report shows that shipments of personal computers has significantly decreased across the board. Dell’s shipment is down 11 percent year-over-year, Hewlett-Packard is down by 24 percent, Acer 31 percent and ASUS 19 percent. The only one who seems unaffected by the decrease on a year over year basis is Lenovo. Microsoft hoped that ...
4 Things Foursquare Could Do with $41 Million
If by some miracle I wake up to find $41 million in my bank account, I would put half of it in time deposit just so I’m sure to have money in the future, then the rest I’d spend on living the good life and giving back to those in need. Since that’s not likely ...
CISPA: The Controversy Continues Authors Speak About “Work In Progress”
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act reached another milestone as the House Intelligence Committee passed the cybersecurity bill with an 18-2 vote. The authors of the bill, House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and ranking member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), are positive that this approval would result in a domino effect, leading approval through the ...
Affordable 3D Scanner that Shoots Freakin’ Lasers
3D printers may be a huge deal right now but if you really don’t know how to use it or have anything to print with it, it’s pretty useless. And this is the reason why 3D scanners are as popular as 3D printers because it makes the task much easier. Also, if you’re into 3D ...
Bitcoin Alert: Mt.Gox Not a Victim of DDoS – Here’s What Happened
If you have Bitcoins and you’ve been religiously watching Mt.Gox for days, you probably got too excited when the value hit $200 — and it kept rising. But as the day pushed on, you probably noticed that something out of the ordinary was happening over at Mt.Gox – things started to lag. You immediately think: “OMFG! ...
Samsung’s MEGA Phablet Misses the Quad-Core Mark, Price Should Reflect Specs
In today’s mobile and social news roundup: Samsung introduces GALAXY Mega; Microsoft plans to release a 7-inch Surface tablet; Foursquare secures $41M round of funding; Facebook acquires Osmeta; and Twitter shuts door on Ribbon. Samsung introduces GALAXY Mega Samsung introduced a new phablet in its Galaxy line. The GALAXY Mega comes in two sizes, one ...
Facebook Says There’s No Privacy Concerns with New Ads Based on Purchase Behavior
Facebook has launched Partner Categories, a new way for brands or establishments to deliver targeted ads to people near them, or in the market for specific items or based on people’s search or purchase history on their desktop and even mobile devices. Partner Categories uses data from select third parties such as Acxiom, Datalogix, and ...
Google Fiber Already Faces Competition in Texas
Google’s anxious to revolutionize the consumer data space, launching a well-funded initiative called Google Fiber. What started as a localized experiment in Kansas City has since grown to Austin, TX. Similar to the initial Kansas City program, Austenites can choose between Gigabit Internet or Gigabit Internet Plus, our Google Fiber TV. No news yet as ...
Four Things iTunes Needs to Survive Another Decade
iTunes, Apple’s media player and library application, was released in January 9, 2001, but it wasn’t until 2003 when Apple turned it into a revenue cash cow with the launch of the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003. Since then, the music store has evolved into the ultimate media marketplace, selling movies, books, magazines, ...
AppGratis CEO Breaks the Silence on Apple, Sheds Light on Developer Relations
In today’s mobile and social news roundup: AppGratis CEO speaks up; Apple and Yahoo! in talks of deeper mobile partnership; T-Mobile sweetens iPhone 5 deal; Tumblr kills Storyboard; and Teenagers more interested in owning an iPhone. AppGratis CEO speaks up After news came out that Apple booted AppGratis from the App Store, speculations were bountiful ...