It seems like virtual currency is starting to expand its footprint onto web services’ sand with two major industry players riding on it: Facebook and TransferWise. The Facebook Take: An article posted in TechCrunch recently noted that the social networking giant is reaching out to game developers, and has started informing them about making its ...

Problems are most likely the best source of opportunities—this is the current scenario that has gifted EMC with a 61% boost in their net profits for the last quarter of 2010. Amidst data storage madness, EMC emerges as the premier company that develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure, virtual infrastructure hardware, software and similar services. For ...

The big data story continues at O’Reilly Strata Conference… This time, prime movers (tools, technology and people) of the industry will join forces to gather and shed light on the arrival of Big Data, and how it changes everything. This 3-day event will be held at Santa Clara, California from February 1 until February 3. ...

California-based Nileguide seems unstoppable in its emergence as one of the premier global travel content publishers, with its latest acquisition of 10Best.com. 10Best is a travel recommendation site and expected to boost Nileguide’s niche development. The deal was signed off today, but the amount remains undisclosed to the public. Just recently, the company also acquired ...

California-based Cisco has just launched additional key products that will propel networking, security and storage capabilities of its “Connect” and “Secure” portfolio, targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). These latest accelerators are expected to support and enable small businesses to quickly, easily and more securely connect employees and devices with the content they need, wherever ...

Web and mobile application Foursquare posts a revealing, but not surprising update on its massive growth. At press time, anything or anyone that has been associated with social networking champion Facebook gets funding and incessant support from all sides. SiliconAngle’s Tom Foremski noted in one of his articles that the high valuation of Facebook on ...

With a great deal of media attention being harnessed, Twitter is bound to pump up its revenue by 300% this year. This prediction from eMarketer goes with a premise of the social networking site capitalizing on ads and its flourishing products. Debra Aho Williamson, eMarketer principal analyst, sees huge potential on ads to boost Twitter’s ...

Best described as a one-stop expo, the Connections Conference will unleash its prowess as the penultimate and pioneer in cross-platform events.  Mobile, cloud and virtualization will be this conference’s centerpieces, taking on the burgeoning areas of enterprise. Encompassing the triumvirate of the tech sphere will without a doubt make this event more interesting and relevant. ...

With the goal of radically advancing practical and cost-effective virtual desktop infrastructure, the entry of Pano System 4 in the industry will bring VDI or virtual desktop interface closer to an economical execution by stripping down the desktop hardware to the bare essentials of video, keyboard, mouse and USB support. The system utilizes a shiny, tiny ...

In line with its quest to expand its mobile security horizon, Intel agrees to pay a whopping $7.7 billion to acquire McAfee, a California-based computer security company. The wait is almost over as the deal is just one approval away from being sealed—the European Union’s nod. In a WSJ article the European Union antitrust authorities ...