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

Datagram Joins Forces with ShoutEm to Offer Users World-Class Mobile Experience

A leading provider of hosting and collocation, Datagram, Inc. today announced a deal with ShoutEm, offering its mobile application deployment platform to Datagram customers. With ShoutEm’s Enterprise Edition, there is greater control and flexibility of mobile application which is a great compliment to Datagram. . It is a branch out of the ShoutEm platform and ...

Facebook and Google Face New Data Regulations, EU Demands

European Union justice chief Viviane Reding proposed a revamp on the EU’s data protection law that has been around for 16 years now. It specifically addressed social network giant Facebook and search titan Google of possible court action if they fail to comply with the new directive. They also named Yahoo and Microsoft on the ...

SXSW Keeps Growing – Who Can Keep Up with All These Geeks?

A momentous event for music lovers, film enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, the South by SouthWest Conference in Austin Texas celebrates its 25th anniversary, attended by nearly 200,000 participants. SXSW started out as a music festival in 1987 which has now become a congregation for people who have passion for music, flicks, business and positive social impact. ...

Hollywood Gets in on Groupon Deals, For McConaughey’s Sake!

For the first time ever, a film studio partners with a deal site to promote a movie as Lionsgate today announced a partnership with Groupon to promote The Lincoln Lawyer, starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei and Ryan Phillippe. The Hollywood move will open on Friday, March 18 in over 2,500 theaters all over Untied States.

Tablet Market Sighs Relief with Motorola Xoom Price Drop

Penetrating throughout the Asian and European market, MOTOROLA XOOM will be available in the US as well starting March 27. Purchases are available in physical and online stores of Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam's Club (select locations), Staples and Walmart . You can also buy them at commercial IT channels, regional retailers and carriers ...

WeeWorld Cares for Japan, Raises Funds through Virtual Goods

The earthquake gave quite a shake to Japan, but the influx of tsunami ravaged some of the most significant areas. With a caring heart for the country and its victims, Weeworld.com and its WeeMee Avatar Creator app decided to donate 100% of March’s proceeds to the Japan Earthquake relief. U.S. teens have purchased Kibou the ...

Searching for Search Tools Around SXSW

There’s nothing new under the sun, however, search has gotten a lot of twists for SXSW and hyperlocal has taken over. Twitter has no break out competitors for the event this year but we’ve seen a bunch of search tools taking their slice of the industry. Here’s what we’ve spotted

BrightRoll Joins Forces with Adometry to Combat Fraudulent Click Schemes

Ads comprise a significant fraction of revenues generated on the internet today, and one of the most widely used methods to measure the popularity of an ad is by identifying how many clicks it gets. The more clicks, the bigger the advertiser fee. However, not all clicks are generated by unique customers each time. Sometimes ...

VMware’s New vCenter Operation Furthers Shift from Software to IT Operations Management

VMware is taking it to the next level. The cloud company announced on Tuesday the launch of vCenter Operations, a new cloud solution that boasts interoperability of computing assets, capacity and configurations, and is automated by analytics to work for today’s dynamic virtual and cloud environments. It will also eliminate as much human element as ...

A Flying Mobile Milestone: Angry Birds Hits 30M on Android

Game development firm, Rovio, today announced that its phenomenal mobile game “Angry Birds” finally hit the 30 million download mark. The game was said to be the major offering that’s yielding the company with most remarkable results. The landmark was attained with the help of its ad-supported free versions on the Android platform.