Mellisa Tolentino
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Google’s New Privacy Policy Raises Concerns, EU’s New Rules Gets Tougher
Google never fails to surprise me, and it’s not always in a good way. Over the weekend, I received an e-mail informing me that Picnik, the photo editing service under Google, is no longer a stand-alone service but will be integrated in Google+ by April. And when I opened my e-mail today, I was informed ...
Megaupload’s Van der Kolk And Batato Granted Bail
Yesterday Judge David McNaughton denied Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom of bail, citing flight risk as the reason, but today granted bail for Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato because apparently they’re less likely to flee. “I am mindful of the scale of the offending described in the indictment and that this is the biggest ...
Apple Boastful in Q1 while Android Settles for Cheaper ICS Tablets
Apple Trumps Android Apple announced the financial results for fiscal 2012 first quarter, which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. They reported a record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. Apple had stellar sales too, selling 37.04 million iPhones, 128% higher ...
And Here’s the Latest Wave of Siri Clones…
I’m fascinated by artificial intelligence and I’m sure I’m not the only one amused by apps like Siri, which brings a touch of humanity to electronic devices with their witty or funny remarks. The technology has been around for years now, but it wasn’t until Siri was unveiled that people started to really notice it’s ...
Anonymous Plagued By Wannabes
Anonymous, the hacker collective that’s been keeping the government on edge, is now being plagued by wannabes, using their name in recruiting people to join their malicious cause and promoting shady sites. Earlier, I mentioned in my report that Anonymous already denied that they are connected to the Facebook takedown, announced by AnonymousVoice777 in a ...
Megaupload Founder Denied Bail via E-mail, Claims He’s Reformed
Kim Dotcom, founder of the infamous file sharing site Megaupload, was denied bail by Judge David McNaughton. The judge cited that Dotcom is a flight risk and there is a possibility that if the bail was granted, he will flee to another country, making it difficult to extradite him. According to Dotcom’s lawyer, Paul Davison, ...
On Facebook’s Plate: Mandatory Timeline IPO & Anonymous Threats
The inevitable has happened: Facebook’s Timeline is rolling out, want it or not. Last week, when I wrote about Facebook unveiling their Timeline Apps, I also mentioned that the Timeline will be a mandatory update and yesterday, Facebook’s Timeline Engineer Paul McDonald, updated his blog post regarding the Timeline roll out. Last year we introduced ...
Which Cloud Sites are Least Likely to Shut Down Amidst Megaupload Debacle?
With the recent Megaupload shutdown, cloud users are now asking if the service they are using would be the next target of the authorities. This is actually a great question, since there is an upswing in cloud services for the enterprise and consumer alike. We’re going to take a look at the sites that are ...
Mobile Today: a World of Gains and Losses
Last December, I wrote an article that lists which Android devices would get the Android 4.0 of Ice Cream Sandwhich update. It was mentioned that Sony UK announced that Sony Tablet S and P would be getting ICS but failed to confirm when it will be available. To update on that matter, The Verge stated that information was passed ...
RIM’s New Head Sticks with Plan, Even When Facing Patent Lawsuit
Research in Motion’s poor performance was blamed on the two co-CEOs of the company. Analysts were saying that RIM needed a more structured and streamlined chain of command in order for the company to function better. On Sunday, investors got what they wanted when co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped down, replaced by Thorsten Heins, ...