Tech’s evolution is never-ending, paving the way for the proliferation of IT jobs across the globe. The role of IT in various organizations is vital–today you’ll be hard-pressed to find a medium- to large-scale businesses absent of IT specialists to take care of networking, communications and servers for the company. One major leap is its involvement ...

Once again, Austin will be at the center of an eclectic scene as the South by SouthWest Conference (SXSW) Interactive Festival opens at the second week of March. This annual event showcases the best in music, film and technology. Unlike other conferences, SXSW combines its geeky affair with entertainment. In fact, music is a huge ...

Before I do anything else in the morning, I reach for my smartphone to shut off the alarm clock, check for messages and social network updates. Before I leave the house, I check for three things inside my bag: car keys, wallet and iPhone. Before I hit the sack at night, I make sure to ...

The couch has never been more meaningful until mobile applications came along. Go to App Store, Amazon or Android Market and you will see applications of all sorts: from note-taking, social, gaming, physical fitness, healthcare, weather, geospatial, lifestyle and thousands more.  Lately, food apps have been getting attention for their gastronomic experience and recipes. Especially ...

Tomorrow is going to be a big day for Big Data as the 2012 O’Reilly Strata Conference kicks off.  With a growing influence in computing and connectivity, Strata extends media access to new tools and technologies looking to monetize your data and make it work for your needs. SiliconANGLE will be there to bring the freshest ...

 Parallel to the modernization of technology, criminals also upgrade their tactics to escape the claws of the authorities. With this in mind, the police force turns to the cloud for the most up-to-date lineup, fighting fire with fire.  The government sees huge potential in cloud computing to increase their ability to gather evidence, capture crime ...

The world has gotten a lot smaller thanks to the social-mobile-local (SoLoMo) movement. The plethora of today’s smartphones has widened the breadth social media’s presence and with this, people look for more “social superpowers” from their iPhone and Android apps. This trend inspired Banjo to play with the idea of social discovery, improving their platform ...

Even though it is highly debatable as a monetization system, the economics of “freemium” are taking over the landscape of mobile gaming.  A mash-up of “free” and “premium,” this model suggests the best of both worlds. But nothing’s really free. The anchor of the freemium business stems from converting free users to premium in-app purchases. ...

Android may hold the biggest smartphone OS share, but it is losing grounds to Apple in other avenues. Factors including the release of iPhone 4S and iPad played significant roles in this industry tiff.  Apple for the first time, has dominated Android in the smartphone market share for the last quarter of 2011. Android’s Sequential ...

Over the next four years we’ll have more than 10 billion internet-connected mobile devices, outnumbering the actual world population, according to a recent Cisco study. The sky truly is the limit for mobile brands and services. As the industry approaches this golden era, present market trends suggest that consumers are fueling the growth at a record ...