Mellisa Tolentino
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.xxx Domains Grabbed By Schools Before the Rush
The ICM Registry started offering .xxx domain to all interested parties including porn sites and non-porn brands or names. The point of ICM Registry is to make all porn-related sites end with .xxx, so it would be easy to identify porn sites (I could just hear the pervs rejoicing in the background). If you’re confused ...
Music Madness, from iTunes Match to Android Piracy
As Google Music nears its full launch and rumors of a new Store flood the headlines, other music services are spicing things up to keep their edge as well. While Google’s leaked hints of what its upcoming Music event will be about, we won’t know the full details until tomorrow afternoon. In the mean time, ...
Blowout Big Data: wonderMode’s Fashionable BI Marketplace
Interest is rising in business intelligence applications, and when it comes to putting big data to use, the retail industry is fair game, especially this time of year. An Aberdeen Group Business Intelligence Senior Research Analyst David White recently released the report Agile BI: Complementing Traditional BI to Address the Shrinking Decision-Window. The study examined how ...
Google Releases Android 4.0 ICS Source Code (and Honeycomb, Too!)
Since Google announced their plan to acquire Motorola Mobility, ODM partners that were already using the Android platform grew concerned that Google would play favorites. Recently, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, announced that the Android platform would still be free and open, though Microsoft kept making licensing deals with ODMs using the platform. This was ...
Is the Kindle Fire Really a Hot Piece of Tablet?
The Kindle Fire is finally available today so those who pre-ordered the device, expect that your Kindle Fire is on its way. Since the Kindle Fire was first unveiled, it’s received mixed reviews – some people love it while others hate it. People keep comparing it to the iPad and I think that’s the main issue. ...
What’s in a Middle Name? Victory Over Facebook
So what would you do if one day, your Facebook account has been deactivated because they want you to use your first name and not your middle name, though people know you by your middle name? Sucks, right? It’s not really about hiding your identity but for people who are known for a certain name, ...
Samsung To Take On Apple’s iPhone 4S In March
After the iPhone 4S launch Samsung was quick to file a preliminary injunction in France, Italy, Japan and Australia. Though people are expecting that they would also file in Korea, the company chose not to. One of Samsung’s senior executives stated that “We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in ...
Kobo Vox Joins Crowded e-Reader Market as Kindle Fire Leads Developer Interest
The tablet market is hot, and Kobo is hoping to get in on the party. Kobo recently launched the Kobo Touch Edition, which is a fresh take on eReaders as it featured realistic page turns, it’s touchscreen capable and Wi-Fi ready, comes in stylish colorful designs and has Reading Life, which reward readers just for reading. ...
Google’s New Attitude, from X to Music Stores
Google is always in the news, either because of legal issues, new products, Android dilemmas or whatever, since they’ve got their hands in almost every cookie jar. They were quite busy in the month of October as rumors surfaced that they’re planning on launching a music hub, but they are still in talks with record ...
The Road To Secured Apps Starts with Awareness
I know most of us have downloaded apps that were either useless or caused some problems with our devices. That’s why I stick to apps with good ratings, or those made by popular brands. But we can’t always avoid these malicious apps, and that’s the frustrating part of being a mobile device owner, because some ...
