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Twitter Raises Eyebrows on Secret WikiLeaks Subpoenas
After the U.S. government asked Twitter via court order to hand over private messages between WikiLeaks associates, public and media attention has begun to rise on the topic of ‘secret subpoenas’ involving Facebook, Google and others. Questioning the silence of other internet giants, WikiLeaks tweeted, “Note that we can assume Google & Facebook also have ...
Y Combinator Companies Head for the Cloud: Growing on a Budget
A fresh report indicates that the majority Y Combinator companies utilize cloud hosting services for their infrastructure needs and utilize mostly Gmail for internal communication. These companies include Hipmunk, Disqus, Dropbox and Justin.tv, which is in turn also utilized by SiliconANGLE itself. “And in a showing of how popular cloud computing services have become, more ...
Most Influential Quora Users, and Some Tips to Get You Started
Quora is a very hot answers service stirring some buzz lately, and in light of demand, this post covers the newest and fastest-growing social-networking start-ups around. In particular, we’ve focused on the most influential people using it and some of the more insightful tips available for new users. “I agree that Yishan and Keith are ...
CES 2011 Round-Up: Our Favorites from the Big Week in Tech
The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas certainly a lot of highlights to it, and SiliconANGLE was there to cover it all. From Microsoft to Android to online video, this CES round-up brings together everything we covered, discussed and commented on during this year’s show. Jump-starting our CES round-up is Microsoft, who managed to ...
23andMe Gets Another $9M for Your DNA
Personal genetics company 23andMe, which provides individuals personal DNA analysis and interpretation services, announced a $9 million addition to its Series C Financing round, increasing the sum raised in the round to a total of $31 million. The round was first announced in November 2010, and its closing involved two new participants including MPM Capital ...
HTC Launches Additional 4G Smartphones at CES
HTC announced 2 additional 4G Smartphones this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The ThunderBolt for Verizon and the Inspire for AT&T come alongside another Smartphone launched earlier this week, the EVO Shift 4G. Both the ThunderBol and the Inspire reportedly feature a 4.3″ screen and look fairly similar – if not ...
McAfee Appoints David Small as VP of EMEA
Juniper Networks veteran David Small has been recently appointed as McAfee’s VP of channel and commercial business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, or EMEA. Small has experience with channel and sales role for Trinagy, XCel Communications, Anite Networks and Olivetti as well as Juniper Networks, where in turn he managed EMEA channel ...
Skype Launches Group Video Calling at CES
Skype announced it is launching the long anticipated Group Video Calling feature for individual and enterprise subscribers. Aimed for groups of 3 or more, the feature is offered as a part of Skype’s premium package available for $8.99 per month. “Group video calling is also available in the new Business version of Skype, a desktop ...
LinkedIn Heads for IPO in 2011
According to WSJ, business social networking site LinkedIn plans to head for an IPO within a few months. Sources say that the company is likely to file an S-1 registration statement during the first quarter, with 3 underwriters including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley. Shortly after the ...
Cisco Launches Videoscape TV platform at CES
Networking giant Cisco had announced a new, cloud-based TV platform at the CES yesterday dubbed Videoscape. Videoscape is presenting its competitors a serious force to be reckoned with. Specifically, one that combines 5 products including the Videoscape media gateway, Videoscape IP set-top box, Videoscape software clients, the cloud-based Videoscape Media Suite and the Cisco Conductor ...