Mellisa Tolentino
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BlackBerry Service Restored, Users Await Outage Explanation
It was reported yesterday that BlackBerry users in Europe, Middle East and Africa encountered problems as their devices have no internet connection and cannot send or receive e-mail as well use the popular BlackBerry Messenger. RIM officials did not offer insight as to what caused the problem but assured customers that they are doing everything ...
US Military Worries Over Virus-Laced Drones
UFOs? Nah. It’s just the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, a couple of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) used by the US Military to do surveillance, and sometimes attack hostile grounds. These drones are controlled remotely on the ground from military bases in the US, and these drones can be deployed anywhere in the ...
RIM’s Big Plans for NFC: Do the Bump
Near Field Communication technology is the hot feature that every mobile company wants to have in their arsenal, especially as businesses are also pushing for cardless and moneyless transactions–they’re easier for both buyers and sellers. But while companies like Google take the mobile wallet approach to applying NFC technology, RIM has a different plan in ...
Hello, Moto! The Mobile Enterprise Awaits
Motorola Mobility is keeping busy amidst their impending Google acquisition. Today reveals a new enterprise product from 3LM, a company Motorola took in back in February. 3LM is a start-up that focuses on making Android a secured platform, and they’re now ready to launch their enterprise tool to bring corporate data to mobile devices, much like ...
Groupon Reworks Counter as IPO Dreams Slip Further
While IPO season was in full swing earlier this year, things seemed to have calmed down in certain sectors, namely daily deals. Groupon in particular seems to be having trouble reaching an IPO launch, raising a few eyebrows as to how the company’s been run up to now, and how its financial stagger affects an ...
Wikileaks, Secret Orders and Hidden Emails Raise Eyebrows in US, Germany
Two government sects in the US and Germany are said to be acquiring personal information with the use of secret orders and Trojans, raising questions as to whether or not thee organizations are violating the Fourth Amendment and Germany’s legal codes. Secret Court Orders The US government has reportedly obtained a secret court order that allows ...
iCloud Gains Security, Interoperability Concerns
The new Apple iOS 5 includes iMessage and iCloud, probably the most talked about offerings of the new OS aside from the talking personal assistant, Siri. The features are impressive but it seems like not everyone is happy about it. But iMessage and iCloud enable Apple to better compete in the mobile space by enhancing ...
The Jobs Affect on iPhone 4S Sales
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S last week, it wasn’t greeted with much applause and gusto as Apple fans, as well as fandroids, weren’t exactly impressed with the new product. A lot of consumers put off buying the iPhone 4 as they wanted to buy the iPhone 5 when it gets released, but the iPhone 4S ...
People Clash over Govt. use of “Pre-Cog” Data Tip-Offs
Minority Report is an oft-cited movie for emerging technology in touch screens and robots. But what if I told you that the government really has pre-cognitive technology sans the pre-cogs. Unrealistic? Think again. According to a report in the US Department of Homeland Security, they have an ongoing project that collects data, like “video images, audio ...
Daily Deals Are Super Charged With Funding, Acquisitions, and New Offerings
It’s an evident trend that many companies are extending their reach to consumers by leveraging daily deals marketing tactics in their many forms. Now, we’ve got daily deal sites busy with acquisitions, rounding up funding, arriving at new locations and offering something different to consumers. LivingSocial, one of the giants in the daily deals scene, ...