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Like + Bing? Microsoft and Facebook Engaged in Search Talks
All Things Digital has exclusive news that Microsoft is in talks with Facebook about deepening their search entanglement. The deal hinges around Microsoft’s access to data acquired from Facebook’s famous Like button. While the deal is not closed and talks could end without result, such information might yield a treasure trove of insight for both ...
Hewlett-Packard’s Eyes on ArcSight Brings Lawsuits and Another Bidding War?
Stock market traders are watching Hewlett-Packard right now, wondering if their current involvement in an auction for the cybersecurity company, ArcSight, will result in a lucrative bidding tug-of-war. This expectation comes right on the heels of HP’s acquisition of 3Par, which did result in a bidding war, inflating 3Par’s stock prices times thrice. Michael Corkery ...
Hadoop World is Coming: Event Agenda
Cloudera, Inc. is announcing the event agenda for Hadoop World, with some exciting presentations listed, Below is listed only a few of the topics these presentations will cover: MapReduce and parallel database systems, Hadoop image processing for disaster relief, Sentiment analysis, Multi-channel behavioral analytics, And Hadoop-related projects such as HBase, Hive, Hue and more. Note ...
Gilt City Launching New “Local Sales” Site
Local markets have long looked for a way to draw in nearby customers through street coupons, inserts in local newspapers, and local mailer campaigns. With social networking and the addition of localization to the Internet, companies like Gilt City are getting in on the trends. By connecting locals to offers produced by nearby spas, restaurants, ...
Crowdsourcing Receives a Giant Boost as uTest Gets $13M Investment
uTest, a crowdsourcing company that does in-the-wild mobile app testing, has just finished a strong series C investment round raking in almost $13M. The round has been lead by their primary investor, Scale Ventures, but past investors also participated – such as Longworth Partners, Egan-Managed Capital and Mesco Ltd. From their blog post on the ...
Verizon’s V CAST Apps Store To Offer Android, Blackberry Apps
Verizon’s new Android app store, V CAST Apps, is set to launch soon and they’re already accepting submissions for Android apps. Developers should be enticed to this particular portal—totally separate from the Google Android Market—as Verizon is trying to create a wilder, more innovative market. According to an article over at Electronista, Verizon is attempting ...
Microsoft, Google Already Testing TV White-Space for Broadband Use
The FCC has only barely set pen to paper on licenses for using TV white-space and already the corporate information sharks are moving in. While the formal white-space license rules are still being finalized, experimental licenses have already been released to various innovators who want a jump start on the new resource. Microsoft and Google ...
Galaxy Tab Arrives for Verizon, Sprint and AT&T and the iPad Goes to China
Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T are getting the Galaxy Tab and the iPad is making its way into China in today’s mobile market. While there’s little news on how much it will cost for Americans, a peek at what the Europeans will be paying could give insights in how much others will have to shell out. ...
Would You Pay $250 to Watch Companies Present at DEMO?
Part of what demonstrators are paying for when going to a conference is an audience. The best form of marketing—producing your own buzz amid your own industry and getting the word spread as quickly as possible. This year’s DEMO conference will be charging up to $300 to watch demonstrations streamed live ($250 if pre-registered.) This ...
Boxee Now Bigger and Better with Webkit, HTML5
After finding Mozilla’s Geko layout engine—Firefox’s layout engine—a little bit too buggy and difficult, Boxee is looking to switch their integrated web browser to Webkit—which runs Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome. As part of this switch, they hope to better implement HTML5 and aid with accessing a greater range of video content not yet available ...