Mellisa Tolentino
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No Siri in Mac OS X Mountain Lion’s Mobile Updates
Apple just announced their new Mac operating system, the OS X 10.8 or Mountain Lion, which is now available for developers to preview. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses what’s new in the Mountain Lion and how they want people to experience familiarity in all Apple devices, from ...
Microsoft Gets “Hipper” With msnNOW
These days, most of us rely on social networks to get the latest news. It may be from actual news sources that our friends share or it can be through their updated statuses or tweets. the problem here is, some worthwhile news doesn’t get the attention they deserve because it’s not “trending” (a term used ...
Microsoft Unveils Skype Product Plans as Cisco Undermines the Deal
Last year the Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission gave their approval for Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype. This paves the way for Skype to be integrated into more of Microsoft’s products and services, but it also sets the stage for some serious rivalries. We’ve seen little product integration since the acquisition last year, but ...
How Mobile & Big Data Can Manage Asthma, Diabetes and Psychotherapy
The GSMA recently announced that mobile technology will play a significant role in the provision of healthcare services globally, and predicts that the growth of the mHealth market will lead to a revenue opportunity of $23 billion by 2017. The findings were based on the new report, Touching Lives through Mobile Health: Assessment of the ...
Apple Takes on iPad, Address Book Revolts — Android 5.0 Tipped
Though Shenzen Proview Technology can’t count on the Chinses custom to ban import and export of iPads in their country, at least stores in China are joining their cause. iPads were seized in the central city of Zhengzhou and the eastern port of Qingdao, reports a website run by newspaper China Business News, as well ...
Nortel Hacked For 10 Years, Failed To Inform Buyers
Chinese hackers allegedly used seven passwords stolen from top executives of Nortel Networks, the once telecommunications giant, to hack into their system and acquire trade secrets. According to the Wall Street Journal, the hackers, presumably form China, penetrated Nortel’s computers as early as the year 2000 and downloaded technical papers, research-and-development reports, business plans, employee ...
What Apple Really Thinks of the Foxconn “Issue”
Apple has always been scrutinized for various reasons that sometimes you’d have to think if they are real or just rumors. Apple is so secretive, not only in their products but as well as their working conditions. Some say that people want to work for Apple because it seems like a fun company, but other ...
Samsung Merges LCD And OLED Operations Amidst Rising Legal Woes
Samsung is considering the separation of its liquid crystal display operations and merging it into Samsung Mobile Display – the venture setup by Samsung Electronics and Samsung SDI Co., that makes organic light-emitting diode or OLED panels. The possibility of the merger is due to the fact that the LCD business had an operating loss ...
Banning iPads In China Not Possible, RIM Losing Gov’t Sector to iOS, Android
After seizing Apple iPads in store in the Xinhua district in China, Shenzhen Proview Technology asked the help of Chinese customs to ban the import and export of iPads in their country because of the trademark dispute they have with Apple. But Shenzen Proview now knows that it will not happen. “The customs have told us ...
Android Impacted by Google-MoMo Deal: from Smart Homes to Patents
Google already surpassed the two biggest hurdles in its acquisition of Motorola Mobility when the European Union and the US Justice Department approved the deal. The search giant now has to wait for the approval of China, Taiwan and Israel, then everything will be set. The acquisition has generated a lot of buzz as concerns ...