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Call Centers in Costa Rica Employ 16,000 People While Developing A Middle Class
Call centers are often linked to telemarketing, but this is just one of the many business functions performed by call centers. Call centers may focus on one of the following… Read more
Springpad Combines Features of Evernote and Pinterest
Every new app that challenges a well-established app, such as Evernote, has to prove that it is better. Every new social network needs to offer something to attract users, and… Read more
Technology News: Week of May 6th to May 12th
Top Costa Rica News Kolbi prepago customers just went through their first week of “Semana Kolbi.” Semana Kolbi now has double days every week. Your double day is based on… Read more
Tourism and Exports in Costa Rica affected by Mobile Devices and changes in Internet Marketing
When laptops offered more features (such as Webcams, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi), the sales of desktops began to decline. Before netbooks could gain a significant market share, smartphones and tablets grabbed… Read more
What you need to know about Cell Phone Insurance in Costa Rica
With high-end smartphone prices starting at 365,000 colones (about $730) for a Samsung Galaxy SII, we are talking about a serious investment in a mobile device. How many of us… Read more
Mobile access to the Internet in Costa Rica up by 250% from 2010
According to SUTEL, there are about 4 million active cellphones in Costa Rica. A study performed by Unimer for La Nacion shows that 35% of the cellphone users have Internet… Read more
Website Malware Targets only Android Devices, take steps to Protect Yourself
Until recently, the authors of malware used Android apps to infect Android devices. Starting in January of this year, Google started aggressively scanning apps in the Google Play Store. In… Read more
Technology News: Week of April 29th to May 5th
Top Mobile Device News The Samsung Galaxy S III was announced at special event in London on May 3. The Samsung Galaxy S III contains a Exynos 1.5 GHz quad-core… Read more
Today is World Press Freedom Day, celebrating transparent reporting and freedom of speech
Today is World Press Freedom Day. In 1993, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution declaring May 3rd as World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). The day “celebrates the fundamental principles… Read more
Google Currents takes on Pulse for news coverage
Born out of their frustration with news reading apps for mobile devices, Ankit Gupta and Akshay Kothari created Pulse in May 2010. Pulse is available for the iPhone, iPad, and… Read more
Technology News: Week of April 22nd to 28th
I receive hundreds of tweets everyday on technology changes. The goal of this new column is to bring the top stories to you every week. The focus is on technology… Read more
July brings an end to Operation Ghost Click
In November of 2011, the FBI arrested and charged six Estonians for running an international fraud-ring that effected millions of computers around the world. Using sophisticated Malware, these individuals redirected… Read more
The Motorola RAZR XT910 comes to Costa Rica
Today, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. announced their return to Costa Rica, with the launch of the Motorola RAZR XT910. The phone will be available through Claro beginning in early May…. Read more
Using Dropbox to Share Files in Costa Rica
Dropbox is an Internet file sharing service, that allows you to share files across multiple devices. Dropbox is not a social network. Rather, it is a private remote file service…. Read more
Illusion of Security on iOS and Android mobile devices
On April 3, Garth Wright reported his discovery of a Facebook security loophole on his iPhone. The security problem centers on the .plist file used by apps to store settings…. Read more
Latest Cellphone Updates from SUTEL Costa Rica
Several weeks ago, SUTEL posted several short notices on their Web site regarding cellphones in Costa Rica. Based on one of the notices, The Costa Rica Star article entitled “Reporting… Read more
Reading Electronic Books (eBooks) in Costa Rica
In the United States and Canada, the sales of eBooks now exceeds the sales of traditional books. Europe is not far behind in the growth of eBook sales. Slowly, eBooks… Read more
US Anti-Trust Lawsuit against Apple and Five Book Publishers
On April 11, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an anti-trust complaint against Apple and five publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Group, and Simon & Schuster) over eBook pricing. While… Read more
Best Editor for Costa Rican Photos – Instagram or Pixlr-o-matic
The availability of Instagram for Android made a big news splash, but is it really better than equivalent Android apps. Android does not suffer from a lack of photo editing… Read more
Instagram now available for Android: bought by Facebook for $1 Billion
Once only available for Apple’s mobile devices, Instagram is now available for Android. To say that Instagram is a photo sharing social network belies its true nature. Instagram appeals to… Read more
