Mellisa Tolentino
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Twitter’s Bluefin Buy: Overdue Foray into Social TV
Watching TV is now a social activity. Not in the sense that you invite your neighbors to watch your favorite TV series with you. (Remember those days, Friends?) Rather, people are now using social media platforms like Twitter to share their thoughts, vent and converse with others about, say the upcoming episode of The Walking ...
Are the Dark Days Over for BlackBerry?
In today’s mobile news roundup: BlackBerry reports strong sales over the weekend; Facebook creating a stalking app; Qihoo apps still banned from App Store; Jawbone acquires Visere and Massive Health; and HTC M7 to have Ultrapixels. BlackBerry reports strong sales over the weekend It was reported yesterday that BlackBerry’s Z10 is selling strong in the ...
Android Malware Infects PCs, Records Conversations
Kaspersky Labs identified a new kind of Android malware that does more than infect your mobile phone, as it also infiltrates your Windows PC. In January, Kaspersky identified two apps on Google Play that pretend to clean your phone’s system: Super Clean and DroidCleaner. If you download the apps, it pretends to do some legit ...
Game Time Black Outs: 5 Power Outages that Shook the Sporting World
The Superdome was ecstatic after watching Super Bowl 2013’s electrifying and sultry half-time performance from Beyoncé, complete with the special appearance from Destiny’s Child. And everyone was hyped when the second half kicked off with Jacoby Jones leading the Baltimore Ravens to a 22-point lead after a touchdown. But just when you thought the Ravens ...
BlackBerry’s Quirky Super Bowl Ad May Boost Sales
In today’s mobile news roundup: BlackBerry’s Super Bowl ad lacks Z10 specifics; Nokia drops hints for tablet; FCC super WiFi proposal rattles telecom giants; and HTC’s Q1 outlook down, shifts focus to China. BlackBerry’s Super Bowl ad lacks Z10 specifics The power outage at the Superdome, which left the game and its fans in the ...
What’s in it for Me? The Strategy Behind “Free Trials” for PM Cloud Apps
There’s a bounty of great services and products in the world, but they come with a price. And for ballers on a budget, it’s smart to think twice before ponying up. But what if someone offers you a free trial? Would you grab that opportunity like two free tickets to Barbados? Or would alarms go ...
Facebook’s Real Gift Cards Launch, Path Settle with FTC
It’s once again time for our weekly social roundup. Let’s look at the latest happening in the social sphere. Facebook Card Facebook is reaching beyond the virtual world with its new gift card. The Facebook Card is an actual, physical, reusable gift card that people can give to others as a gift. It can hold ...
Should Apple Make an iPhablet? Here’s Why (and Why Not)
There are rumors flying around that Apple will be releasing a cheaper version of the iPhone later this year, but that’s not all. According to Digitimes, which in the past proved to be quite unreliable, the said cheaper iPhone would also be a phablet. If you don’t know what a phablet is, it is a ...
Paging Dr. Robot, the Hospital Assistant with a Human Face
How would you feel if you woke up in the hospital, post-surgery, and hear your doctor talking. But instead of looking at a human doctor, you are face-to-face with a machine that has your doctor’s face on it, looking back at you, inquiring how you are feeling? Would you assume that you’re having a sci-fi ...
HTC M7 Hits Stores Next Month, Apple Files for ‘Human ATM’ Patent
In today’s mobile news roundup: HTC M7 available on March 8; Apple files for ‘human ATM’ patent; Motorola job posting confirms X-phone; and Nokia gets $1.35B grant to develop Graphene. HTC M7 available on March 7 Rumors about the HTC M7 spread like wildfire when Pocket Lint reported that the company has confirmed a launch ...