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Apple Relaxes App Store Approvals as Android Gains in Relevance
Apple is relaxing the rules around its approval process for iPhone apps, effectively opening the flood gates for developers (to a degree). Of course, Apple is still concerned about safety, and the company has maintained a heady top-down approach to control the types of apps that appear in the iTunes Store. Apple will be detailing ...
Amazon EC2 Launches Micro Instances, for Smaller Apps
The cloud, a la carte (kind of). Amazon is expanding its EC2 hosted solutions, addressing a growing demand around smaller rate plans for smaller applications. The new service, called Micro Instances, come shortly after Amazon announced decreased pricing for its EC2 server. Micro Instances provide 613 MB of memory and support 32-bit and 64-bit platforms ...
MasterCard Sends Money on BlackBerry, iPhone. Still No Android Apps.
MasterCard has launched a BlackBerry app for sending and receiving credits, securely transferring money person-to-person. Set up for the US, the new MasterCard MoneySend app is quite similar to PayPal’s mobile app, and comes weeks after the credit card company launched the service for the iPhone. “MasterCard MoneySend allows users to ‘Send,’ ‘Pay’ or ‘Request ...
Google Gets Psychic with Instant Search Results. Screw the “Enter” Button.
Google has launched Google Instant today, using predictive type technology to deliver faster search results for queries. It cuts down 2-5 seconds per search, showing results in real time, without having to hit the “enter” button. Turns out, the rumors around Google’s latest Doodles are true. During the press event today, Marrissa Mayer, Vice President, ...
Amazon Hires Microsoft Game Veteran, Acquires Amie Street
Two news items coming from Amazon today: a gaming veteran hire and a music site acquisition, Amie Street. Amazon has poached a top video game specialist from Microsoft, Andre Vrignaud, as a new executive for the retailer. No details about Vrignaud’s new position or role have been revealed, but this is a strong move towards ...
Oracle Responds to HP Lawsuit, Speaking on Coop-atition
Oracle has responded to HP’s lawsuit, citing former CEO Mark Hurd has violated his contract with the company in taking a co-President position at Oracle. The statement is short, consisting entirely of the following: “Oracle has long viewed HP as an important partner,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “By filing this vindictive lawsuit against Oracle ...
The Hurd Roundup; A Series of Short Stories
Former HP CEO Mark Hurd has had his fair share of attention these past few weeks, with his post-scandal resignation and subsequent hire as Oracle’s new President. And between Hurd’s transgressions and the drawn-out bidding war for cloud firm 3PAR, the tale of HP seems never-ending. We’ve covered every angle at SiliconANGLE. Here’s a brief ...
Mark Hurd Sued by HP, Less than 24 Hours After Landing President Gig at Oracle
Just as Mark Hurd prepares to settle in as Oracle’s new president (announced just this morning), former employer Hewlett-Packard sues its resigned chief of staff. Filing suit in the Superior Court of California in Santa Clara, HP claims Hurd has breached his contract with the company. What HP is looking to do here is protect ...
VMworld Brings Out an Army of Cloud Supporters
VMworld was an exciting experience for me, as I’d been anxious to get more involved in the cloud-computing circles. It, like social media, had managed to entice every industry with its promise of virtual solutions, cost-cutting procedures and optimized efficiency. The technology around cloud computing had become enough of a necessity to warrant a growth ...
Google Begins OpenID Support, with Signup for Yahoo Users
Google still doesn’t support OpenID login, but a new update brings the ability to use OpenID for the Google signup process for Yahoo users. It’s a one-click process that allows you to use your Yahoo credentials to register for a Google account, which brings with it apps o’plenty–Gmail, Docs, Reader, AdWords, etc. The move is ...