Maria Deutscher
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It’s been a big week for mobile, especially in the gaming arena. Mobile games are some of the top-grossing, most popular apps on the market, and their influence is growing stronger by the day. Here’s a brief look at what’s been going …
Windows Phone 7 on the Rise, so are Microsoft Earnings
Microsoft recently revealed some important numbers regarding its mobile operating system, cluing us in to its progress since launching late last year. The company sold more than 2 million Windows Phone 7 devices in Q4 2010, which may be an indicator of …
LinkedIn May Head for an IPO Sooner than You Think
LA Times reports that professional networking site LinkedIn may file for an IPO with the SEC as early as today or this week. LinkedIn hired Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase to lead the public offering, while the network implied …
Rackspace Gets Smart with CloudU Education Program
Today Rackspace announced CloudU, a new Education Program and Webinar series starting today. The first webinar, “Revolution Not Evolution: How Cloud Computing Differs from Traditional IT and Why it Matters”, will be held today at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Panelists include …
Lockerz Acquires Plixi, Joins the Photo Sharing Club
Social commerce site Lockerz announced it has acquired mobile and web photo sharing service Plixi for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition integrates the 1 billion monthly photos-worth Plixi with Lockerz Photos, and members of the social site will be able to utilize …
VMware Sees Growing Healthcare Adoption of the Cloud
VMware’s out to tackle every market in the cloud, and one tough battle ground right now is the healthcare industry. With sensitive data, time-managed accounts and empathetic security concerns, this industry has been a big one to crack, with many cloud services …
HP’s New Board Members Pledge Allegance to Apotheker?
Hewlett-Packard recently announced it is replacing 4 members and adding an additional member to the board, but certain corporate governance experts are somewhat doubtful regarding some of the directors’ ability to act independently. At least one director sits on a board in …
Michael Dell Talks Austerity, Inflation and 3Par
Michael Dell has some commentary on the cloud industry and market, as well as the 3Par bidding war, which was won by Hewlett-Packard. Dell told the Wall Street Journal that the era of austerity could benefit his company, since the obvious answer …
Bill Wise Bulks Up Clearspring’s Executive Team as Growth Efforts Intensify
Today online content distributor Clearspring announced industry veteran Bill Wise is joining its Board of Directors. Wise joins Clearspring from MediaBank where he served as CEO. The move comes shortly after a major network update for Clearspring, and is the latest in …
NudgeMail gCal Update Brings Personal Management to Google Apps
NudgeMail is launching a new integration tool for Gmail, in particular for Google Calendar and gCal. Nudgemail enables users to add events to Google Calendar by simply sending an e-mail with a relevant title (e.g. “Feb 12:Call mom”, “Next week: Follow up …