Mellisa Tolentino
Latest from Mellisa Tolentino
Apple: Buys Back Shares, Faces Chinese Authors In Court and More
Apple is finally breaking their silence with regards to their plans of their billion dollar cash pile – they’re going to buy back shares. In a conference call this morning, Apple stated that they will issue their first dividend since December 1995 — a $2.65 per share quarterly payout starting in the fiscal fourth quarter, ...
Facebook’s Updated SRR Favors Ads
Facebook, the social networking giant, is proposing some changes in their Statement of Rights and Responsibilities – an important document that describes their relationship with users and others who interact with Facebook. According to Facebook’s anounement, most of the changes that would take place are administrative, such as changing “Privacy Policy” with “Data Use Policy” ...
FAA Takes a Fresh Look at Gadget Use on Planes
Today’s mobile roundup features AT&T’s loss Against Spaccarelli, Apple’s iPad, a new Android app to help tablet owners find the right app and more. FAA – Gadgets on a plane If you’re one of those plane passengers who get irritated when the flight attendant tells you that you have to turn off your electronic device ...
The New iPad Effect: an Opportunity for Android, Rivals
Now that the new iPad has gone on sale, we’re left asking what it all means for competitors? Android In terms of operating systems, Google’s Android is Apple’s number one competitor since almost every device in the market is running on the search giant’s mobile platform. Though there are a lot of Android devices trying to ...
Iranian DDoS on BBC has FBI On Alert for Further Cyberattacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is keeping their eyes peeled for cyber attacks as they deem it might be used by terrorists to cause massive destruction. “While to date terrorists have not used the Internet to launch a full-scale cyber attack, we cannot underestimate their intent,” FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday while testifying ...
Google Shifts Focus from Trusted Products to Social Platform as Security Probe Pushes On
Back in February the Wall Street Journal published an expose on how Google used codes to bypass Safari’s security measures for tracking users’ browser activities. Since then, Google stopped using the code, denying the allegations. Republican Representatives Cliff Stearns of Florida and Joe Barton of Texas, and Democrat Edward Markey of Massachusetts urged the Federal ...
Mobile Payments at SXSW: PayPal Stole the Show
SXSW is still in full swing in Austin, Texas. And in major events like this, you are bound to come across the hottest technology, including mobile payments. But an article on Gigaom stated that mobile payments were amiss at the SXSW citing factors such as free food and beer, and few opportunities to see mobile ...
So Who Was The First To Get The New iPad? It Wasn’t Steve Wozniak
Today’s mobile roundup features the official launch of the new iPad, Samsung’s Galaxy Note launch in Australia and more. Apple People in different parts of the world geared up to wait in line to be the first to get their hands on Apple’s new iPad. And guess who was the first to nab the new ...
What Women Want: Pinterest and Trusted Bloggers
Who’s more trustworthy – blogs and social media or consumer reviews? That’s the question BlogHer, the premium cross-platform media network and publisher for women, asked in their 5th Annual Women and Social Media Study, which reveals the deeper trust between blog communities and their active readers versus other leading social media outlets, with the highest rate of ...
Social Technology for Kids That Create Safe Spaces from PixyKids to PBS
Kids and gadgets go hand-in-hand, like they’re meant for each other, they can figure things out much faster than an adult like how to finish a level in a game or how to actually play a game. It’s quite fascinating but it’s also concerning. Since they know how to operate our gadgets, who knows what ...