The giants struggle within the data storage field is not yet finished, once that EMC acquired Isilon for $2.25 billion yesterday.  Moreover, the shrinking chain, which consists of the medium and small companies within the cloud industry, is becoming a warning for the still-running competitors: Dell, HP and EMC. This month’s transaction by EMC, buying ...

During the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker confirmed her position as one of the top  influencers for investors in IT environment. The line of her discourse was given by the expansion of internet use, which represents almost 28% of leisure time, while 87% of the market’s advertisement is still ...

Google Voice can now be heard in Apple Store, a year-and-a-half after Google submitted the app.  The Google Voice application enables users to give out just one phone number, which can initiate phones calls and transcribe them into voice mails. iPhone also developed a similar version for PC use. The current version of Google Voice ...

Google’s jumping deeper into recommendations with Hotpot, launched today.  It’s a mix of emerging technologies in terms of places recommendations. The service is not unique in his structure but it is enjoyable because it collects almost everything an internet user might need in order to customize its places. The word of mouth is priceless and ...

Twitter introduced some new features today, which will enable users to translate their messages in different languages, and also to have access to new trending topic locations. The Twitter experience is therefore broadened with Trending Topics in new sites such as Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela. Twitter ...

Stupeflix is not yet a known name in the video online platform, but they’re sure to find ways to show off their profile. The objective of the French startup was to simplify video creation, and its innovative idea was also awarded in 2008 at SeedCamp competition. Their philosophy lies in the customized videos, at very ...

We learned of Google’s acquisition intentions for  HomeAway a few weeks ago, and now the official news confirms that Google has bought shares of the travel search tool, with estimates of the deal valued at $25 million. Google’s investment into the vacation rental service has its own advantages, no matter the perspective; for HomeAway, which ...

Crescent Financial Partners is in charge of B2P’s market launch product, designed for monitoring the extent to which bacteria spreads in different type of largely consumed products, such as water, dairy etc. The B2P is a clean tech company that will be featured in the December issue of Popular Science as one of the most ...

What can be more helpful during the upcoming shopping season than a shopping tool?  Fortunately for busy shoppers, there are several to be found in the Dropbox Apps Directory. The updated apps available for iPhone and Android experience increasing popularity among users who adopt Dropbox’s cloud storage solutions, in order to place it and secure ...

Alongside the new Facebook Mail, the social network has synchronized with Microsoft’s Office Web Apps so that Facebook users will be able to view Word, Excel and Powerpoint attachments without having to leave the site. The news has been backed by Takeshi Numoto, Microsoft’s corporate VP of the Office Product Management group by saying that ...