Mellisa Tolentino
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Health Apps Not just for Laypersons, Soon to be FDA Approved
We have seen health apps all over the app stores, and sometimes we just have to stop and think, “do these really work?” The Food and Drug Authority is also taking a closer look into these apps and conducting a study to prove whether or not these apps do really work as advertised. I know ...
The Facial Recognition Revolution: Will Privacy Win Out?
Do you still remember the time when you watched a sci-fi movie and the bad guys were caught because of facial recognition? Remember thinking how cool it would be if that ever became a reality? Well the technology is here now, but security and privacy issues are also accompanying its progress. Honestly, would you really ...
Consumers and Politicians Oppose AT&T-T-Mobile Merger
As news of RadioShack partnering with Verizon hit the internet, people are thinking what will become of T—Mobile? RadioShack is dropping T-Mobile to partner with Verizon, but all is not lost for T-Mobile as they will merge with AT&T. AT&T is set to acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion. No problem right? Well, not exactly. The ...
Mac OS X Lion’s Security Compromised, Attackers Out to Get Apple
With all the hacking going on in cyberspace, we consumers would like to think that our files our safe in our computers because they are password protected. But since Apple’s release of their Mac OS X Lion, others have been outing glitches and vulnerabilities in the updated OS. Mac users are now facing attacks from ...
Luminate Revolutionizes Online Photos…Again
I’m the type of person who, when I see a picture that has interesting content, I search about it even more. So I end up having dozens of opened tabs at once, searching and researching details about the photos. And sometimes, frustratingly, I end up opening bogus sites – a very, very daunting thing. But ...
WeeMees Get a Voice, Harry Potter Pals Rejoice
WeeWorld, the app making company that brought us the avatar-creator WeeMee and the social game WeeMee Life, has given its mini avatars a voice. Enter – the Talking WeeMee. If you’re one of those people who love cracking up at talking avatars, you will surely love this new mobile app, available on iPhones and iPod ...
FTW: RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook FIPS Certified
As the tablet war rages on, it’s hard to tell which one is really winning. New features and better specs are the main focal points in the development of better tablets. But RIM focused on the security features of their Blackberry Playbook, which led to their Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certification. The FIPS certification makes ...
Verizon, Samsung Push 4G with Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch
So, what do consumers take into consideration when they want to buy a tablet? They consider low price first followed by high resolution display then better input features. Most users are looking to buying an iPad but are willing to change brands if the Android tablet is less than $250. Samsung pays no mind, as ...
Is Netflix Ready to Lose DVD Sales and Investors?
Netflix’s Q2 net income rose 55% to $68 million, or $1.26 a share, from $43.5 million, or 80 cents, a year earlier, while sales gained 52 percent to $789 million in the period, compared with analysts’ projections of $790.5 million. The company signed up 1.96 million new users globally, boosting the total to 25.6 million worldwide. ...
Zynga Partners with Tencent to Launch CityVille in China
It looks like the social gaming world is focusing its eyes on China as more international game developers are looking into breaking into their market. Zynga has announced its partnership with Tencent, China’s biggest provider of online games and operator of China’s QQ – a popular instant messaging service, to launch the Chinese version of ...
