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.

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ZipCar Raises $21M in 6th Round, Furthers Green Efforts

Global warming has caused green efforts to be fashionable. And here's Zipcar, a leading car-sharing service announcing $21 million in their 6th round of financing.

Juniper Networks Reveals Plans for New India Excellence Center

To grow Juniper's engineering talent in India and for expanded offerings of value-added services, Juniper Networks today announced the expansion of India Excellence Center (IEC), its research facility based in Bangalore, India. It currently has 1,800 staff and 300 development partners. T

Broadcom Creates Smartphone Chip for Cheap Androids

A global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, Broadcom Corporation announced the new Broadcom® BCM2157 dual-core baseband processor, a baseband platform to provide simultaneous HSDPA modem connectivity Android™-based applications processing.

Nielsen Goes to China to Study Digital TV Trends

To understand the shifting habits of over 70 million digital signal consumers in China, The Nielsen Company and Beijing China Cable Union Data Services Ltd. (CCData) today announced a joint venture to provide the first ever Chinese digital TV-specific consumer insight.

Google Hotspot Invades Portland

The launch of Hotpot last month is a pointer for Google to take on a new approach to the dissemination, and consumer and business engagement of their product. For this matter, Google is launching their first local marketing campaign in Portland, Oregon.

Amazon Aims at Being an Interactive E-Reader, Launches the first of its So-Called ActiveBooks

Still striving to be recognized as a feasible platform for a large number of developers, Amazon today announced the addition of a new native app called Puzzles Unbound, an interactive game pretty much the same as the puzzles you get off airports, bookstores and drugstores. The new app is from Puzzazz and will cost $3.99 ...

Gmail Improves Priority Inbox App and Compose for Android

Here is Google living up to the promise of a better performance after getting thousands of feedbacks after launching Gmail in Android Market two months ago. Improved Priority Inbox Support and Compose

HP is Vital in the Development of New Energy Efficient Ethernet Standard

Aiming towards increasing business value with efficient IT infrastructure rather than mere propriety solutions, HP today announced that it is the first to release products based on the new energy-efficient Ethernet standard, the HP E-Series zl modules.

14 Applications to Warm Up Your Chrome Web Store

So it's official, Google launched its first operating system, Chrome OS, that will stand as an alternative of Microsoft's Windows 7 and Apple's Snow Leopard.It will only work on products approved and launched by Google though but the fact that its absolutely free makes it super incredible.

Microsoft Cloud is USDA-Approved

Marking the largest cloud federal government deployments in the history of cloud computing, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced their shift from on-premise e-mail and productivity application to the cloud infrastructure of Microsoft. The USDA is the first cabinet-level federal agency to adapt to the cloud.