Kristen Nicole, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Apple Relaxes App Store Approvals as Android Gains in Relevance

By Kristen Nicole Sep 9, 2010

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…

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Amazon EC2 Launches Micro Instances, for Smaller Apps

By Kristen Nicole Sep 9, 2010

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…

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MasterCard Sends Money on BlackBerry, iPhone. Still No Android Apps.

By Kristen Nicole Sep 9, 2010

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…

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Google Gets Psychic with Instant Search Results. Screw the “Enter” Button.

By Kristen Nicole Sep 8, 2010

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…

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Amazon Hires Microsoft Game Veteran, Acquires Amie Street

By Kristen Nicole Sep 8, 2010

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…

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Oracle Responds to HP Lawsuit, Speaking on Coop-atition

By Kristen Nicole Sep 7, 2010

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:…

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The Hurd Roundup; A Series of Short Stories

By Kristen Nicole Sep 7, 2010

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…

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Mark Hurd Sued by HP, Less than 24 Hours After Landing President Gig at Oracle

By Kristen Nicole Sep 7, 2010

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…

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VMworld Brings Out an Army of Cloud Supporters

By Kristen Nicole Sep 7, 2010

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…

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Google Begins OpenID Support, with Signup for Yahoo Users

By Kristen Nicole Sep 7, 2010

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…

Kristen Nicole

Apple Relaxes App Store Approvals as Android Gains in Relevance

MasterCard Sends Money on BlackBerry, iPhone. Still No Android Apps.

Google Gets Psychic with Instant Search Results. Screw the “Enter” Button.

Amazon Hires Microsoft Game Veteran, Acquires Amie Street

The Hurd Roundup; A Series of Short Stories

Mark Hurd Sued by HP, Less than 24 Hours After Landing President Gig at Oracle

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