Kristina Farrah

A ninja, a tech enthusiast and a lover of sparkly things. Writing in the tech space has become an important part of my role as an observer and historian. As passionate as I am in what I do, I look forward to telling stories of how technological advancement broke out to unprecedented levels, and that I was right there in the middle of it –watching the world change before my very eyes.

Latest from Kristina Farrah

Men Choose Internet Access over Sex (I Think I Know Why)

A survey conducted by TP-LINK, a global networking provider of networking products, reveals that among men ages 18-45 years old, internet access is more essential than personal hygiene, sex and alcohol. Internet connection is undoubtedly a big deal, but it’s still quite disturbing to think of geekiness to such extent. It appears like a disease.

YouTube Modifies Content as TV Meets the Web

Google Inc. is working on some major reprogramming with YouTube to secure its position against the proliferation of devices that allows people to watch online videos from their living rooms. They also look forward to competing with broadcast and cable television with this overhaul, subtly persuading viewers to say on the website longer to sway ...

Mobile Group Video Calling: FaceTime and Skype Won’t Do It, But Fring Will

Everybody’s been craving for some virtual party on the Android and iPhone. Unfortunately, FaceTime and Skype are not offering group video calls. Don’t be disheartened though, doesn’t mean that because two leaders won’t do it, no one ever will. VOIP service provider Fring is finally going to take the step, but you will have to ...

Doctors Do Big Data in the Cloud, Practice Fusion Gets $23M

In the modern age, nobody wants those stockpiles of paper works which are normally hard to organize and deal with. Businesses which have massive amounts of paper works resort to going electronic to get rid of the hassle. Similarly, doctors, who record papers and papers of patients’ medical data on a daily basis will surely ...

Disney’s Playdom Helps Japan Victims, Launches 10-day Program

Playdom, the social games product group of Disney Interactive Media Group, just launched a 10-day program to help Japan earthquake and tsunami victims-- in addition to the many mobile games that have already donated. One of the highlights of this program is a website which the group has set up for people to directly donate ...

Android Still Proves Powerful Platform for Navigation Firms, Including Russia’s Glonass

Russia’s OAO Mobile Telesystem announced the launch of the first ever smartphone to have Russia’s Glonass satellite navigation system. Dubbed as MTS Glonass 945, it runs on Android 2.2, Froyo and is prices at RUB 10,490 (or 371 USD). The device will receive signals from both U.S. GPS system and Glonass in order to help ...

Big Data Gets Big Win with NYC BigApps Contest

Now its second year, NYC BigApps 2.0 Competition has finally heralded its winners through Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. There are 58 submissions in which the 14 winners had been selected. The competition gives software developers the chance to create web and mobile applications using the City data. Mayor Bloomberg also announced after the pronouncement of ...

Cisco Sued by Investor, Details Future Healthcare Tech Goals

According to the Shareholders Foundation, an investor of Cisco Systems Inc. filed a lawsuit against the company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California claiming that the Cisco violated Federal Securities Laws.

AT&T Sells Mobile Security, Preps for T-Mobile World Tour Talks

AT&T finally sets out the new AT&T Mobile Protection Pack which provides full protection and service support for several AT&T-powered mobile phones. The offering is available for $9.99 per month inclusive three services, two of which are existing AT&T offering – Mobile Insurance and Enhanced Support – added with a new feature called Mobile Locate ...

The History of Internet Usage and Speed: Infographic

Internet usage has dramatically risen since the dawn of Yahoo in 1995. From below one percent, internet users rose to almost 2 billion to date, accounting 21.5 percent of the world’s population. At the moment, the top 3 websites that dominate the internet, in order, are Google.com, Facebook.com and Youtube.com. Continent-wise, Asia has the most ...