An ongoing goal here at SiliconANGLE is to update you bi-weekly on the stories and trends from the consumer storage world. What better way to start your week than to get caught up on the stories that directly affect you, the consumer? Hot in the news right now is the release of Sony’s PlayStation 4 now on sale ...

Live from AWS re:Invent 2013, our roving studio theCUBE has been on the ground at Amazon’s cloud-friendly event all the way. For visitors and interested alike, we heartily suggest that you check up on our Resource Guide to see what you might have missed. We covered AWS re:Invent extensively with exclusive interviews from industry experts, all covered ...

Thinking of buying the new Sony PlayStation 4 for that special someone this holiday season? A hidden fact is that the already small 500GB hard drive in the next-generation PlayStation 4 will only provide around 400GB of actual storage. You know, the kind of storage you’ll be able to use. “Sony has restricted access to some of ...

We’re broadcasting live from Amazon’s AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week, kicking off with a CrowdChat to get the conversations rolling. As we outlined in our AWS re:Invent 2013 Resource Guide, the big stories of #AWSReInvent can be boiled down to the battle that lies ahead: AWS is taking on an entire industry ...

Apple is the king of profit margins, and storage has become a lucrative service.  Based on a recent report by research firm IHS Inc., The iPad Air that sells for $499 costs Apple $274 to make. That’s a 13 percent decrease from the estimated $316 that it cost Apple to make the third-generation iPad, introduced last year. ...

This week IBM’s Information on Demand 2013 event took center stage, bringing Big Data to the front and center of the tech community. Mixed into all of the #IBMIoD coverage was news that Blackberry called off the selling of its assets, instead raising money to refocus its strategy on enterprise services. But those are only ...

Editor’s Note: the following is an excerpt from an interview conducted with Jim Vogt, CEO of Zettaset. As part of our Big Data series, we’ve asked industry thought leaders about scaling Big Data applications, the open source vs. open core debate, and where the true spots of innovation are moving forward. The original interview was conducted ...

IBM Information on Demand 2013 event, #IBMIOD is in full swing at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event runs through Friday, and is delivering on this year’s theme of “Think Big. Deliver Big. WIN BIG.” We featured live coverage of the event, with exclusive interviews right here on SiliconANGLE and SiliconANGLE.tv earlier this week, and ...

Here is a recap of the six must reads from SiliconANGLE this week. If ever there were an eclectic week, this week takes the cake! Big Data is the Belle of the ball this week, with #BigDataNYC wrapping up, where theCUBE covered the whole of Big Data Week in New York, including Strata’s conference and ...

Flat phones are so passe.  Just weeks after Samsung launched the Galaxy Round, a concave phablet, another South Korean company has revealed its own curved handset.  Dubbed the G Flex, LG’s new curved smartphone claims to be the world’s first “real curved smartphone,” boasting comfort, improved video and a brighter display than the few rivals ...