Maria Pila, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Who Will Own Your Living Room?

By Maria Pila Oct 24, 2011

Hybrid set-top boxes are rapidly being deployed by pay-TV operators worldwide, and especially on satellite platforms, to help them deliver advanced services and manage bandwidth scarcity in broadcast networks, according to AIB Research. “What…

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Biography Remembers Life and Impact of Steve Jobs

By Maria Pila Oct 24, 2011

Apple’s revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are dictating the evolution of modern technology. When talking about these products and their impact on our lives, one thing will surely come to…

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Netflix Goofs of 2011: Infographic

By Maria Pila Oct 12, 2011

On September 19, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings boldly admitted, “I messed up.” He wasn’t kidding at all. In the last few weeks Netflix has taken a huge beating from its subscribers for several reasons:…

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire Burned with First Patent Suit

By Maria Pila Oct 11, 2011

Amazon’s latest tablet, the Kindle Fire, won’t be available until November, but it has already become the target of a patent lawsuit. Smartphone Technologies, owned by patent collecting and licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation, claimed…

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Netflix Drops Qwikster, Raises Questions of Business Direction

By Maria Pila Oct 10, 2011

Netflix revealed today that it will abandon a proposal to separate its streaming and DVD businesses, sending its shares soaring in pre-market trading. Last month the company said its DVD-by-mail service would be split…

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All of Apple’s Rivals Respond to Steve Jobs’ Death

By Maria Pila Oct 6, 2011

Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who revolutionized the way we use technology, has died after fighting advanced pancreatic cancer since 2004. In the wake of the death of tech luminary Steve Jobs, who died…

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The Rise of Consumer-Managed Data: Empowering the People

By Maria Pila Oct 3, 2011

The Forrester research group has reported that consumers may have more control over their personal information that has been use by many websites. With the help of “personal data lockers,” people mandate to whom…

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Android Tablets Heat Up the Market: Samsung, Amazon in the Lead

By Maria Pila Sep 30, 2011

Samsung’s been a beast in the tablet market, validating Google Android while taking a front seat in driving the tablet market beyond the iPad. It’s no secret that Android hopes to make gains in…

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Mobile Games become Channels for Activism

By Maria Pila Sep 23, 2011

WarCo is a first-person shooter game where players shoot camer footage instead of a gun. A work in progress at Brisbane, Australia-based studio Defiant Development, the game is a collaboration of sorts; Defiant is working…

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Social Gamers Are Changing the Game, from Spending to Platforms

By Maria Pila Sep 22, 2011

When you think of a hardcore gamer you probably don’t envision someone loading up their Facebook account and checking on their crops, or visiting other players’ decked out virtual rooms. But a recent study…

Maria Pila

Who Will Own Your Living Room?

Biography Remembers Life and Impact of Steve Jobs

Netflix Goofs of 2011: Infographic

Amazon’s Kindle Fire Burned with First Patent Suit

All of Apple’s Rivals Respond to Steve Jobs’ Death

The Rise of Consumer-Managed Data: Empowering the People

Android Tablets Heat Up the Market: Samsung, Amazon in the Lead

Mobile Games become Channels for Activism

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