Mellisa Tolentino
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Wozniak Defends Dotcom: Home Raid Ruled Illegal
New Zealand High Court Judge Helen Winkelmann ruled that the search conducted in Kim Dotcom’s home in January was illegal, as the search warrants were far too general and vague which did not describe the alleged offenses. “The warrants did not adequately describe the offences to which they related,” Winkelmann said in her ruling. “Indeed ...
The Zynga-Facebook Question Looms with Game Platform Launch
In 2010, Zynga acquired Newtoy, a company that focused on building high-quality entertainment experiences for mobile platforms and responsible for the Games With Friends franchise. The company was incorporated into Zynga and naturally the beginnings of platform were born. It gave birth to games such as Hanging With Friends and Words With Friends on Facebook and ...
Five Years of iPhone Love – A Birthday Celebration for Apple
June 29th may just be an ordinary day for some – perhaps a typical Friday. But that date is significant for others as it very well could be someone’s birthday, anniversary, or the day that changed the entire world of tech. For me, June 29th marks my first anniversary here at SiliconANGLE and that’s awesome ...
Microsoft Fined Over $1 Billion By EU
The European General Court is making Microsoft Corp. pay €860 million ($1.07 billion) as fine for failing to comply with the European Union’s 2008 request that the software giant share their product information with competitors. Microsoft wasn’t happy with the decision stating that, in the first place, the EU should not have been allowed to ...
Apple Wins – Samsung Galaxy Tab Banned from US
Earlier this week, US District Judge Richard Posner dismissed a patent suit filed by Apple against Motorola Mobility seeking to ban their devices from being sold in the US. The case was dismissed with prejudice – both cannot refile the case but can appeal the ruling. This was an important battle for companies such as ...
Google to Unveil Their Own Tablet with Android Jelly Bean Today?
Today’s mobile news roundup features Apple being granted preliminary injunction in the US, Google’s expected plans to unveil a Kindle Fire competitor, and Breezy’s unveiling of print functionality for mobile apps. Apple granted injunction, Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned in the US Judge Lucy Koh finally granted the preliminary injunction Apple filed against Samsung over the ...
The Best of Faulty Gadgets: Is Your Smartphone On the List?
Hearing about the latest faulty phone, the self-combusting Galaxy SIII, made me think about how hazardous technology is for us. This isn’t the first time a gadget’s exploded. Some even caused serious injuries and fatalities. So let’s take a trip down memory lane to recall some of technology’s darkest hours. Faulty gadgets . This segment ...
The Booms (and Busts) of Last Year’s Google I/O
Google I/O 2012 will kick off tomorrow, June 27th and run until the 29th. The three-day event will most likely feature Google’s future plans and products that would hopefully see the light of day. Google is known for being a bit fickle: buying startups only to dissolve them or discontinue their services, and of course ...
Vodafone’s Scandalous Act, Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon SDK
Today’s mobile news roundup features Vodafone’s latest scandal, Qualcomm’s announcement of Snapdragon SDK for Android, and Box’s OneCloud for Android. Vodafone’s scandalous act Vodafone Group, a global mobile phone company, allegedly shaved off over £1 billion in UK taxes over the past decade because of unseen accounting factors in other European countries. Tax authorities in ...
Windows 8: Meaner and Tougher On Security
There’s so much hype regarding Microsoft’s Windows 8 which will be released later this year. The new and improved OS boasts of a new interface that would streamline the experience across PCs and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. So what’s so great about Windows 8? What makes it different from older Microsoft operating ...
