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

Comcast Revenue Beats Expectations, but Video Subs Dive

Largest US Cable Operator Comcast beats 3rd quarter projected revenue and earnings per share. But the gain is even-handed by a loss of 275,000 video subs, experiencing a 4% increase compared to the loss the previous quarter.

Cisco Study Going Deeper into Video Telecommunications

Cisco Visual Networking Index Usage research is geared towards measuring the effects of visual networking like videos, social networking and advanced collaboration applications.

Yahoo Overhaul: Mail Beta Launch and 100% Search Takeover by Bing

Yahoo Inc. announced that they are working on a new look for their email service, but that's not all. They also tackled their email service's performance and “rebuilt from the ground up” which when I checked just now, is two times faster than it was.

Zenoss’ Esxtop for Proactive VMWare Management, First of its Kind

Zenoss Inc. today announced a free tool for monitoring performance of VMware ESX/ESXi servers. This Zenpack runs VMware resxtop command, providing alerts and a summative metrics in a single graphical view.

Travel Sites Coalition Blocks Google from Purchasing ITA

Leading provider of flight data, ITA Software Inc. is currently on a deal with Google, with the latter showing interest in purchasing the former for $700 million.

IBM’s Accumulated $10 Billion Stock Buyback

Tech giant IBM Corp. announced Tuesday that its board authorized a $10 billion worth of stock buybacks, a notable 6% of their existing shares.

BitDefender Launches Safego Beta App on Facebook

Bitdefender, an anti-virus provider, today launches Safego. It serves as a Facebook application that's designed to warn user of security and privacy threats brought about by malicious wall posts, messages and links.

Gowalla Goes Deep into Local Recommendations with 3 New Features

Social networking website Gowalla today announced three additional services to further exploration at the local level. These features are City Pages, Verified Businesses and Venues and the Stamp Calendar.

Gilt City Acquires Bergine, a Fashionable First

Chicago-based Gilt City does another major step in expanding verticals with the acquisition of San Francisco-based luxury deal site Bergine.com

Google AdMob Brings Interactive Video Ads to Android

Google's Admob has run over 120 video and interactive interstitial campaign since its launch last November 2009. Clients include Universal Pictures, Best Buy and Seattle's Best Coffee.