Mellisa Tolentino
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Firefox Copying Chrome but Prepares for Windows 8
Mozilla released the latest version of their browser, Firefox 10.2, this week and critics aren’t really impressed, saying nothing much has changed. The only addition worth noting is its ability to sync add-ons among multiple systems and to import bookmarks, history lists and other data from Chrome. Firefox 10.2 is now available for Windows, Mac ...
The Need for AI Behind Google’s Search Engine Overhaul
How often do you spend countless hours in front of your computer looking for answers on Google? Yeah, I’m always told that Google is my friend and if I need to look for anything and everything, Google will always have the answer. But does it really have the answer? When you search something on Google, ...
Presidential Candidates Are Doing the Obama
The U.S. Presidential election is just a few months away, and campaigning has come a long way since 2007. Before, during the campaign period, you’d see thousands of fliers, posters, leaflets etc. making their way to the streets, but now, these candidates are heading to the streets of cyberspace, particularly social networking sites, paving their ...
Tips for Waiting in Line for the New iPad and Other Mobile News
Today’s mobile roundup fetures Samsung’s blocked bid for Apple product injunction, fanbois preparing for the new iPad to hit shelves, Nokia’s upcoming tablet, and more. Samsung Samsung was denied by a Hague court to pursue their injunction against Apple for infringing standards-essential patents. “The Dutch court said on Wednesday it cannot be said that Apple didn’t ...
Anonymous Members Spoke At SXSW About “We Are Legion” Documentary
March 6, 2012 was a dark day for the hacktivist collective known as Anonymous. It was the day that the world learned the identity of “Sabu”, a leader of LulzSec whose real name is Hector Xavier Monsegur, and that he was working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an informant which led to the arrest ...
Double Fine Adventure Crowdfunds $3.44M in Funding with KickStarter
Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site for creative projects, pooled a donation of $3,335,265 for Double Fine Adventure–crowdfunded and fan-driven, downloadable, point-and-click adventure game, making it their most funded project up-to-date. Kickstarter’s goal was to raise $400,000 for Double Fine but hit that in just eight hours since the fundraiser launch, it already achieved that and gotten ...
Former Yahoo Employee Sides with Facebook in Patent “Envy” Dispute
Andy Baio, a former Yahoo employee, is siding with Facebook in the Yahoo-Facebook patent dispute. In an article on Wired, Baio relays his story of how his patents, which he thought would be used to defend Yahoo, are now being used as a missile against Facebook. In 2005, Yahoo acquired Upcoming.org, the collaborative events calendar ...
Apple Still Dominates the Tablet Wars, though Android Will Close In by 2015
There are a lot of tablets available these days and it’s quite hard to choose from the buffet. But it looks like no matter how many Android tablets pop up in the market, consumers are still looking at Apple Inc.’s iPad as the number one choice. Yesterday SiliconANGLE’s report featured InMobi’s latest findings that iOS’ ...
Samsung to Supply iPad Screens, AT&T Wants Quiet Settlement
Today’s mobile roundup features Samsung as Apple iPad screen supplier, Apple’s legal battles, AT&T’s silent settlement and more. Samsung Though Samsung Electronics and Apple are battling in court, their soured relationship once again turn sweet as Samsung will become the new supplier screens for Apple’s new iPad. The partnership commenced after LG and Sharp failed ...
iPad Gives Apple a Leg Up in Mobile Market Share, Encroaching on Android OS Rein
There are a lot of factors that can affect your decision when buying a mobile device amidst the mogul mobile wars, from price to security, marketplace and usability. There’s a give and take when it comes to the dominant players in the mobile market and consumer action, drumming up some interesting developments in the OS ...