Trend Micro partners with Facebook for online security

Trend Micro recently announced its partnership with the social network giant Facebook to make the site better protected.

With this partnership, Facebook is going to leverage the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network that will help the website filter out those malicious links eventually stopping malware attacks. This will help members feel that they protected against cybercriminals when they are logged in to Facebook.

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Google launches own cloud storage service

Google finally unveiled its cloud storage as the company announced on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the availability of Google Drive.

Rumors spreadout years before the search giant confirmed that they are launching Google Drive, "a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff."

With a tagline "Keep everything. Share anything.", the company is committed to bring an overall satisfaction experience to its existing Google clients. This newest service evolved from the then web-based office productivity suite Google Docs which allows users to upload a variety of filetypes back then.

Initally, users will be given an 5GB of online storage space for free upon signing up. This can be upgraded to 25GB for $2.49 per month, 100GB for $4.99 per month, and 1TB of storage space for $49.99 a month.

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Skype is now on Windows Phone

Skype announced last April 22, 2012 that their popular video-conferencing service is now available for customers using phone running in Microsoft's Windows Phone.

The new Skype app for Windows Phone can now be downloaded in the Windows Phone Marketplace. The official version of the app can also be downloaded directly to the supported Windows Phones.

Windows Phone users can now connect with other Skype users across different platforms - smartphones and tablets be it running in Android, iOS and Symbian; Mac and Windows computers and laptops; and even on supported TVs. Skype claims that they have now a growing 200 million users worldwide.

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Google announces Chrome Beta for Android availability in the Philippines

The beta mobile version of Google's Chrome browser is now available for Android users in the Philippines.

Announced last Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Google made the Chrome Beta for Android available in the country following its first released in February for a limited number of countries. The mobile browser can be downloaded in any territory that has access to the Google Play Shop formerly known as the Android Market. Compatability of the said browser is still limited to Android phones running in the Ice Cream Sandwich Android mobile operating system.

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Sony debuts Android accessory SmartWatch

Sony released today an accessory to their Android-powered Xperia smartphone series. Branded as SmartWatch, this iPod Nano-like high-tech watch is a bluetooth-enabled device with a 1.3-inch OLED touch display that can read SMS, calendar reminders, and email on display as well as access to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. SmartWatch can also check the rain forecast and gives you details as to the person calling you in your Android smartphone with the capability to reject or mute the calls or even let you take it by using a headset.

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Nokia to discontinue Ovi Share on May 30, 2012

During the glorious days of Nokia in the Philippines including those times when they released their smartphones, the company offered Ovi Share, their own online service that enables Nokia users to upload and share files such as photos and videos. But recently, this service is about to be discontinued as Nokia started sending notifications reminding members to download their data in their Ovi Share accounts. The service, per Nokia, will no longer be available until 30 May 2012.

Nokia said that the Ovi Share shutdown is part of company's revised services mission to focus on mobile and location based services. As a result, the Ovi Share service will be closing. However, users will still be able to use their Ovi Share username and password to access other Nokia services. Nokia encourage members to use one of the many online photo-sharing services as a way to store and share your photos and videos moving forward.

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