Mellisa Tolentino
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RIM Fesses Up to Boring Anti-Apple Camapaign
News regarding the Wake Up campaign involving a flash mob protest in front of Apple Store in Australia, a teaser page with a timer, posters, billboards, the words “Wake Up” at the bottom of Bondi Ice Bergs pool, had everyone blaming Samsung for the anti-Apple campaign. But that was all put to rest when the ...
Angry Birds Still Rules As Draw Something Fades Into the Background
A recent study done by Lightspeed Research concluded that smartphone users are more likely to use their device for fun then tablet users, citing that 73% of smartphone users access social sites via mobile apps daily while tablet users access functional apps such as business apps (63%) or finance/banking apps (56%) daily rather than social ...
Google Faces Antitrust Probe in India, Invests Heavily in Online Content and Broadcasts
While Google waits for the jury to come up with a unanimous decision in the copyright phase of the Google-Oracle trial, they’ve been busy with other matters as well, facing an antitrust probe in India and growing its investments in online video. Google slapped with another antitrust probe The Competition Commission of India launched an ...
Oracle v. Google Case Impacted by EU Ruling: APIs Not Copyrightable
The copyright phase of the Oracle-Google trial concluded last week after two weeks of presenting evidence and witnesses from both parties. Oracle is suing Google for infringing their Java patents when they built the Android platform, claiming that Java APIs are copyrighted and Google was the only one who used them without getting a license ...
Spotify on iPad: Missing Features and More
Spotify, the cloud-based music service, finally released their iPad app last week. Before, iPad users had to install the Spotify iPhone app to satisfy their cloud music craving, and it worked well enough but it still lacked something. Features So what does the Spotify for iPad offer? First of all, since it was specially made for ...
Google Apps Banned In China?
Today’s mobile roundup features China clarifying Google apps ban, Nokia addressing the latest tablet rumors and more. Google apps banned in China China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a statement last Friday to address the issue that Chinese manufacturers were given an order not to install any Google applications on their devices. ...
The Perfect Geek Gift for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and many of us struggle with ideas for what to give the woman who birthed and raised us. There’s always flowers, gift certificates, jewelry, dinner or the simple pleasures of a peaceful day free of chores with breakfast and bed. Any of these used to be enough to make mom ...
The Samsung Galaxy SIII – Full Specs and Early Reactions
Samsung finally unveiled the Samsung Galaxy SIII in their Unpacked event at London’s Earl’s Court last night. So for those of you missed the launch, here’s an overview of what the new Galaxy offers. Specifications It only measures 8.6mm thick and weighs only 133 grams. It has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED (1280×720) Pentile (no ...
Google’s Android Lost Revenue In 2010
Today’s mobile roundup features the new Samsung Galaxy SIII, Android losing money in 2010, the latest information on dropped calls experienced by mobile subscribers and more. Samsung Galaxy SIII Samsung finally unveiled the Samsung Galaxy SIII at their Unpacked event at London’s Earl’s Court yesterday. The phone is larger than its predecessor the Galaxy SII ...
Malware Hits the Mobile Web, Targets Android Handsets
Fandroids are plagued with malware left and right. Their device can get infected from downloading apps in Google Play but especially from unofficial third-party app stores. But the worst part is, drive by download malware is now attacking Android devices. NotCompatible Lookout Mobile Security recently identified a drive by download malware dubbed as NotCompatible. Drive ...
