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Microsoft’s upcoming next-generation console, known as Xbox 720 or “Durango,” has received a lot of attention lately due to a report that alleged it may ship with an always-on DRM mechanism. A blogger by the name of Paul Thurrott is now claiming …
Industry Forces Team Up to Create Standardized SDN Platform
Today marks the debut of OpenDaylight, a new initiative meant to combat fragmentation in the rapidly growing software-defined networking space. The project is led by the Linux Foundation, and the formidable contributor list includes almost every prominent networking vendor: Cisco, Brocade, Juniper, …
Xbox 720 Rumored to Require Always On DRM
Last month news that Microsoft’s next-generation console will pack three times processing power as the 360 sent ripples through the gaming community. Now the Xbox 720 is back in limelight, but this time gamers have no reason to celebrate. Unnamed sources familiar …
Facebook Home’s Mobile Ad Strategy: A Bait-and-Switch Plan
When Facebook started sending out invites for a mobile launch event last month, the blogosphere exploded with rumors: some pundits speculated that company is developing on a social OS, while others predicted that Zuckerberg will unveil homegrown phone. Last week, Facebook finally …
Developers, Analysts Win with Tintri’s Smart SLI Storage
Tintri just launched the latest version of its flagship storage virtualization platform, Tintri OS 2.0. The solution features only one new addition, but it’s a major one: a set of VM- and vDisk-level replication capabilities branded as ReplicateVM. The company says that …
High Fidelity Receives $2.4M to Realize Bold Virtual Reality Ambitions
High Fidelity, a low-profile San Francisco startup, raised $2.4 million out of a $3.4 million funding round earlier this week. The SEC filing’s related persons section lists Linden Lab founder Philip Rosedale, and former colleagues Freddy Heiberger and Ryan Karpf. Linden Lab is …
Big Data Review: Venture Capital and IBM’s PureData
This week a New Hampshire analytics startup announced a massive funding round, Tableau filed for an IPO, and IBM unveiled a new Big Data appliance that embodies the culmination of its analytics efforts so far. Deep Information Science raised $10 million in a …
Bitcoin is More Secure than the Wallet that Holds It
Earlier this week, Instawallet shut down its Bitcoin wallet service after falling victim to a cyberattack. SiliconAngle founding editor Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins discussed the news and the possible implications on the virtual currency on this morning’s NewsDesk segment. Hopkins starts by elaborating …
MuleSoft Reveals All-in-one Product Suite with Anypoint
MuleSoft is a San Francisco-based cloud integration specialist. It develops software that makes it easier for organizations to incorporate cloud services and external data sources into their on-premise environments, a task made difficult by the sheer amount of plumbing work involved. This …
Cloud Review: OpenStack, Storage and Web Hosting
This week Nebula revealed its OpenStack-powered cloud controller, Amplidata announced new storage software, and a couple of web hosts made new partners. Nebula is a Silicon Valley-based startup that recently launched its flagship product, an OpenStack solution called Nebula One. The $100,000 …