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Top 5 Apps for the Samsung Galaxy S3 in Costa Rica

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »