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Top 5 Apps for the Samsung Galaxy S3 in Costa Rica
Of the over 400,000 Android apps, only a few rise to the top of the list. Of those, not every Android app is suitable for use in Costa Rica. Since… Read more
Configuring your Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone, Costa Rica style
With my phone configured and secured for daily use, I started to explore app stores, firmware upgrades, local file transfer. There is more to Google Play Store than meets the… Read more
Securing a Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone in event of loss or theft
Note: You can read my article from yesterday where I outline a detailed review of the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone. I was seriously considering getting a phone to replace my… Read more
Review of the hottest selling smartphone in Costa Rica, Samsung Galaxy S3
This is not just another review of the Samsung Galaxy S III, as there are plenty of reviews on the Internet. Rather, it is journal of my experience with the… Read more
Selecting an Android mobile device for usage here in Costa Rica
Selecting an Android phone is not like selecting an iPhone. Instead of one manufacture with a few models, there are many manufactures, each of which sell multiple models, with different… Read more
Mobile device technology in Central America
There is not shortage of statistics regarding the adoption of cellphone technology for each country on this planet. There are reports from the World Bank, Internal Telecommunications Union (ITU), Global… Read more
A detailed look at Costa Rican postpago cellphone contracts
Getting a free phone sounds good, but it may not be the best long-term financial decision. How much are you really paying for the phone? What happens if you lose,… Read more
A detailed comparison of Cellphone service operators in Costa Rica
Kolbi vs. Claro vs. Movistar vs. TuYo Movil Brace yourself for a very detailed comparison of facts and charts, and consider sharing this article with your English speaking contacts in… Read more
The Role Of SUTEL in Costa Rican Telecommunications
The radio frequency spectrum is a limited resource shared by every country on this planet. In 1865, the International Telegraphic Union (ITU) was founded to promote and coordinate the telegraph… Read more
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) in Costa Rica
When you are sitting on a beach enjoying a beautiful Costa Rica sunrise, or sunset, it’s hard to picture Costa Rica as ranking #4 in the world for technology exports…. Read more
Technology News: Week of June 24th to June 30th
Top Costa Rica News Claro and Movistar are taking advanced registrations for the Samsung Galaxy S III. Kolbi just states that Samsung Galaxy S III is coming soon. With Samsung… Read more
Business Process Offshoring (BPO) in Costa Rica
The services export industry employed 1.4% of the Costa Rica labor force, and generated $2.8 billion in revenue in 2011, according to CINDE (Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency) (PDF). The… Read more
Flipboard now available for Android
Flipboard combines a periodical news reader with social networks news in a magazine style format. Mike McCue and Evan Doll initially created this unique approach for the iPad in early… Read more
Technology News: Week of June 17th to June 23th
Top Costa Rica News On June 14, SUTEL certified the Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300″ for use in Costa Rica. Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S III in London on… Read more
Technology News: Week of June 3rd to June 9th
Top Costa Rica News Costa Rica Technology Insight 2012 is being held in San Jose on June 19 and 20. The conference is organized by the Export Promotion Agency of… Read more
Technology News: Week of May 28th to June 3rd
Top Costa Rica News Venton Medical in Costa Rica developed a new multi-layer extrusion technology for the next generation of catheter based medical devices. These new thin walled, large bore,… Read more
Listening to Costa Rica Radio Stations on your mobile device
Some smartphones have a built-in receiver for local FM radio stations. Since phones do not include a built-in FM antenna, they use the wire to an external headset as the… Read more
Technology News: Week of May 20th to May 26th
Top Costa Rica News ICE/Kolbi dramatically reduced the postpago incoming rates for International Roaming. Incoming calls are now billed at a flat-rate of $0.60 USD per minute, and incoming SMS… Read more
Costa Rica Technology Insight Conference 2012
For the past eight years, Export Promotion Agency of Costa Rica (PROCOMER) and Costa Rican Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies (CAMTIC) jointly hosted the annual Costa Rica Technology Insight… Read more
Use Cloud Hosting to safeguard your Costa Rica Android Device files
If you have visions of storing your Android device in a cloud, you need to come back down to earth. Cloud storage is a form of virtual storage for the… Read more

