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A Brief Look at IBM’s Push for a Smarter Planet : Welcome to the Decade of Smart
Since the conception of Smarter Planet, IBM has been relentless in its efforts to transform our planet into a better place to live, spreading the word about its breakthrough technologies that aim to solve congested city traffic, insufficient water supplies, and other hiccups keeping us from efficient communication, transportation, healthcare and more. Big Blue has ...
Your Guide to IBM #Edge2013 : Live News + Expectations
IBM Edge2013 is kicking off today at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada and will run through until the 14th. We’ll be broadcasting live from theCUBE for the entire event, so be sure to tune into SiliconANGLE.TV for all-day coverage, featuring exclusive interviews and analysis. IBM recently coughed up $2 billion to acquire SoftLayer, ...
Cloudera Search Alternatives : Let’s Free Data for Non-Geeks
Cloudera, the company that specializes in enterprise analytic data management powered by Apache Hadoop, launched the public beta of Cloudera Search – reportedly the industry’s first fully integrated search engine for interactive exploration of data stored in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and Apache HBase. Cloudera Search is like Google Search for Big Data. ...
iOS 7 + iRadio : Will Apple Copy Android or Microsoft at #WWDC 2013?
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2013 is kicking off today at the Moscone West convention center in San Francisco, California, running through the 14th. As for the rumored news, it is expected that Apple will reveal iOS 7 at the event, it’s latest mobile operating system with a refreshed look. Earlier reports have stated that Apple ...
Microsoft Calms the Mob, Addresses Xbox One Critics
Microsoft has finally broken its silence on some of the Xbox One’s most pressing issues, in a series of posts. Some rumors addressed: Always connected Microsoft’s post stated that a persistent connection is not required as gamers can play on the Xbox One for up to 24 hours offline using their own console and an ...
Dell Compellent Propels the Future of Flash-Only Computing
The Dell Enterprise Forum wrapped yesterday in San Jose, CA and the company announced some notable products during the span of the event. First up is Vertex, described as a “data center in a box.” There’s also updates to ActiveSystems, Dell’s partnership with Oracle, two new additions to Compellent – Version 6.4 of Compellent Storage ...
If PRISM Exists, Privacy is Dead : Willing Participants Undermine Our Trust
Earlier reports have stated that the government is mining data from nine US tech giants which includes Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, AOL and PalTalk with Dropbox soon joining the alliance. It’s worth noting that Twitter is missing from from the lineup, but that’s not entirely surprising since the microblogging service is quite apprehensive in ...
Facebook Home Refuses To Die: Now It’s Planning an Update
It looks like Facebook isn’t quite ready throw in the towel as far as its mobile dreams go, with the news that it’s planning to release an update for its much-derided Android launcher. The biggest change with th eFacebook Home update includes an app tray to hold all of your favorite and most-used apps, so ...
Apple Soon to Launch iPhone Trade-in Program
If you’re tired of your old iPhone but do not have enough cash to go get yoursekf an iPhone 5 just yet, you might just want to take a look at Apple’s new trade-in program that would allow you to trade in older iPhones for cash. This move would allow consumers to upgrade to the ...
Cloudera Search: A Mature Idea for an Immature Hadoop [VIDEO]
Cloudera, a company that specializes in enterprise analytic data management powered by Apache Hadoop, unveiled the public beta of Cloudera Search this week, reportedly the industry’s first fully integrated search engine for interactive exploration of data stored in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and Apache HBase. Cloudera Search aims to simplify and increase Hadoop’s usability ...