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

McAfee Mobile Threat Predictions for 2011

Truly, cyber threats and the technology for preventing them progresses over time. McAfee, a renowned anti-virus service provider, predicts that there would be a remarkable change in threat landscape as malware sophistication and targeting increases, as well as their daily volume.

Samsung Officially Announces Hulu Coming to Android

Samsung finally made an official announcement naming Hulu as one of their 4 video streaming site partners, taking Hulu to Android

Salesforce Acquisition of Dimdim Closes at $31 Million

Enterprise cloud computing company, Salesforce.com today announced the acquisition of Dimdim, a developer of enterprise applications on a cloud-based communications platform, for $31 million.

Are You Watching This? The First Sports Tech Client App on Chrome

Following the initial success of releasing a browser extension, Are You Watching This?!, a service that alerts you whenever a sporting event gets hot and you should tune in, announced to go all-out with a full-on HTML5 web app that innovates further in both raw functionality and UI/UX.

SPOT Connect: Turn Your Smartphone to a Satellite Communicator

If you're the type of person who travels to places untouched by civilization, then getting lost is not an option. While smartphones are very helpful in case of emergency, they are not very far reaching and you might as well end up stetching your arms as far as you can just to get some signal. ...

Tapjoy Secures $21 Million to Fund Growth of Monetization and Distribution Technology

A leader in monetization, distribution and publishing services for social and mobile applications, Tapjoy Inc. today announced a funding of $21 million in a round led by Rho Ventures, and participated by existing investors InterWest Partners, North Bridge Ventures and D.E Shaw Ventures.

Clickfree Raises More Funding from Intel Capital, Now a Total of $33M

Clickfree, a backup solutions provider, today announced a new funding from investor Intel Capital. The investment will drive the development of its industry-leading technology as it expands globally.

Living Social Hires a New CFO, Prepares for a Thrilling Year Ahead

Living Social, a leading social shopping site, today announced the appointment of John Bax as new chief financial officer. He will supervise aspect of financial planning and operations management for the company.

A Preview of the Latest from Google Mobile, Android 3.0, Honeycomb

Today, Android 3.0, Honeycomb, the latest from Google mobile innovation was previewed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Apple Expands App Offerings, Opens Mac App Store

Here's Apple opening another store containing thousands of application. They call The Mac App Store. What separates it from the iTunes are the applications that are not just for the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad, but for laptops and desktops as well.