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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 …
Amplidata to Showcase Cloud Storage Tech at NAB 2013
Amplidata, a Belgian startup that develops scale-out storage solutions and data protection software, reserved a booth at the upcoming NAB 2012 gathering in Las Vegas. The event is one of the largest digital media conventions in the world. Studios such as Pixar …
Nebula One Launch Takes Off From OpenStack Initiative
Nebula, the self-proclaimed cloud systems startup, introduced its flagship offering this week. Wikibon senior analyst Stu Miniman discussed the news and provided more details about the “world’s first enterprise cloud computer” in a recent NewsDesk segment. The solution, appropriately named Nebula One, …