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SAN JOSE – Global technology leaders Hewlett Packard (HP) and Intel have teamed up to bring the world the newest concept in personal mobile computing. The companies, which are two… Read more »

The iPhone 4S craze among Tico lovers of Apple’s most iconic device has unleashed a price war among the three major wireless carriers in Costa Rica. It is clear that… Read more »

Getting around and finding your way in Costa Rica can be a frustrating exercise in orienteering, and that’s just on foot. When it comes to dealing with traffic in our… Read more »

By law, all cellphones sold by an authorized dealer in Costa Rica are unlocked GSM phones that meet Costa Rica’s frequency standards. If you are bringing a phone to Costa… Read more »

In a candid interview with award-winning journalist Any Perez, President Laura Chinchilla made a few statements that came across as both refreshing and strong. Our President has been fighting off… Read more »

QR (Quick Response) Codes are not UPC (Uniform Product Code) barcodes on steroids. While both digitize information into a graphical image, they serve different functions. The UPC numeric bar code… Read more »

The 43rd global conference of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was held in San Jose just a few days ago, and it was a momentous occasion… Read more »

I stopped buying printed newspapers years ago. At first, I would check individual newspapers via the Internet. I then started following major news sources on Twitter, and still follow this… Read more »

It was spring cleaning time once again when the rains stopped this year, and the pressure washers and ladders brought out to clean the accumulated grime and filth off houses,… Read more »

Students of the Faculty of Industrial Design at the Institute of Technology in Costa Rica (TEC in Spanish) in Cartago are enjoying a new and unique laboratory facility. Eight intermodal… Read more »

The default Web browser for all Android devices it the Android Robot browser. It is neither the fasted, or most flexible Web browser. The Android browser is not the same… Read more »

In the last article, we discussed Android apps that help you plan your trip in Costa Rica. In this article, we look at apps for planning flights, hotels, and rental… Read more »

Are you planning a visit to Costa Rica? Do you have an Android phone? If so, here are some handy Android travel apps that can aid you in planning your… Read more »

Digital community newspaper La Fragua, along with various other news sources, recently reported on the planned donation of more than 19,000 computers by the government to students at public schools… Read more »

Costa Rica is getting some free worldwide publicity thanks to the hottest tablet computers in the market. In Wednesday’s video presentation of the long-awaited new Apple iPad, which is not… Read more »

On Tuesday (March 6), visitors to market.google.com, were redirected to play.google.com. Google did not make a big announcement about the change. There was none of the regular chatter on Android… Read more »

I really have no good excuse for not learning Spanish. By just living in Costa Rica I have learned a few words and phrases, but I am a long ways… Read more »

The latest viral video coming out of Costa Rica is beginning to make the rounds on the online social networks. At the former Aviarios del Caribe bird sanctuary near Cahuita,… Read more »

In a previous article published by The Costa Rica Star we discussed the rise of mobile SMS style banking in Costa Rica, in the article here within, we will get… Read more »

You may have heard that Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. This description of Android is incorrect on several levels. Linux, itself, only refers to the Linux… Read more »