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Twitter glitch prompts password change : Here’s 5 tips to protect you
Are you a Twitter user? Have you been locked out of your account? Did you receive an email telling you to change your password to prevent others from accessing it? Relax. Don’t panic. Your account has not been compromised. Seriously, your account is safe even if the email you received stated that “your account may ...
Apple hits the road with CarPlay for connected cars
Apple has once again upped the ante, unveiling plans to trump Google in the connected car arena. Announced at the Geneva International Motor Show, Apple has rebranded its iOS in the Car initiative as “CarPlay”, and it’s got Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo on board as some of the first car manufacturers to incorporate the platform ...
Microsoft officially announces exec ladder changes
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has officially announced changes in its executive ladder via a blog post, confirming reports that first emerged yesterday. As first reported by Re/code, Tony Bates and Tami Reller will be leaving the company and the positions their positions will be filled by Eric Rudder and Chris Capossela, respectively. Bates came to ...
Watch Live! Open Networking Summit kicks off big OpenFlow news : Disrupting SDN
The stage is set for this year’s Open Networking Summit, which kicks off today, March 3 and will last until March 5, 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Center & Hyatt in Santa Clara, CA. We’re broadcasting tomorrow, live from theCUBE with exclusive interviews and analysis. See coverage here and on SiliconANGLE.tv, beginning at 12:30 pm, ...
IoT gets interesting with smart party lights, Bluetooth controller
This week’s SmartHome roundup features smart holiday lights, a Bluetooth smart solution that focuses on smartphones, and other new products for home automation. Holiday . MooresCloud, an emerging smart home technology provider enabling ‘Illumination-as-a-Service,’ recently announced that Holiday, its smart light decoration, will be available in the US via New York-based Grand St. Though Christmas ...
Quick guide to SXSW 2014
Are you ready, Texas??? For what? For this year’s South by SouthWest festival, of course! SXSW is all set for March 7-16, 2014 at the Austin Convention Center but if you’ve ever been to the event, you’ll know that comfy shoes are necessary to trek to the many event locations to fully experience what the annual ...
Ellen crashes Twitter with Epic selfie : Big Data @ the #Oscars
Ellen DeGeneres crashed Twitter. Well, she didn’t intentionally did it, but that’s what happens when a famous person tweets an epic selfie during The 86th Academy Awards. The infamous selfie includes Ellen, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Jared Leto, Lupita Nyong’o and her brother. ...
Cisco launches Internet of Things security challenge
We’re seeing all kinds of devices being connected to the Internet these days that help make our lives easier and more manageable – cars, fridges, video cameras, thermostats, toilets – you name it, it can probably get online. That’s all well and good, but the only problem with this is that just like our computers ...
Microsoft’s executive shakeup: Tony Bates & Tami Reller out the door
Has the appointment of Satya Nadella as Microsoft’s new CEO created some animosity between colleagues? According to a report from Recode, two executives who’re directly reporting to Nadella will be leaving the company soon. Sources claim that EVP of business development and evangelism Tony Bates, and EVP of marketing Tami Reller, will both be heading ...
SmartWorld Weekly : New teams + SIMs for the Internet of Things
This week’s SmartWorld Series features products and partnerships announced at the Mobile World Congress, and more. For those who missed this week’s SmartWorld Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments happening in the connected world. Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the best of apps and services for health and fitness, smart ...