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Yahoo! Snatches Up Four More Companies in Pursuit of Talents and Technologies
Marissa Mayer’s determination to by Yahoo’s way out of trouble shows no signs of letting up, as the web giant announced yet another acquisition this morning – this time it’s gone and bought up Loki Studios, a mobile gaming company made popular by its location-aware game Geomon. “We are thrilled to be joining the exceptional ...
SAPphire Now 2012 Recap : HANA and the Cloud
SAPphire Now 2013 kicks off tomorrow – we’ll be live-streaming the event from theCUBE, featuring exclusive interviews with some of the industry’s top executives. We expect to gain some perspective on virtualization and managing mission-critical apps in the datacenter, but before going to this year’s event, let’s take some time to review what happened last ...
Google Kills Off SMS Search, But You’ve Still Got “Free Zone”
Google SMS Applications is a set of apps that lets users access Google services such as Search, Gmail, Calendar, Voice and Blogger via SMS. Chances are that many readers won’t have heard of it, but it’s particularly useful for who have outdated phones or anyone looking for a way to scrimp on their data plan, ...
Google I/O 2012 Recap
Google I/O 2012 did not disappoint. The search giant introduced a number of new products and services, and some upgrades to existing ones. So before you head onto the Moscone West Convention Center on May 15-17, 2013 got Google I/O 2013, provided that you were able to snag a ticket early as the event is ...
Your Complete Guide to Google I/O 2013
Google I/O 2013 will be kicking off on May 15-17, 2013 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, CA. Google invites attendees to be inspired by the tech world’s latest web, mobile and social breakthroughs to better the lives of people with simple, life-improving technologies and viable businesses among a rich and diverse ...
Nexus Q, Google Glass, and Other Gadgets We Expect at Google I/O 2013
Google I/O 2013 will be kicking off on May 15-17, 2013 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, CA, but Google has already announced some recent changes and new services. Google Play recently celebrated its first anniversary and it do so with special offers on games, songs, TV shows, movies and books. Soon, ...
3D Printer Gun Ban : Too Little, Too Late?
Last week, Cody Wilson, founder of non-profit group Defense Distributed, fired the first-ever 3D printed gun. The 3D gun was made with a Dimension SST printer from 3D printing company Stratasys and is mostly made out of ABS plastic with the exception of a nail that serves as the firing pin, and a six ounce ...
Bionic Bodies are Coming : 3 Smart Apps that Bring Us One Step Closer
The human body is a complex system made up of various components that work together to be able to function smoothly. If one of the components or organs fail, there are medical procedures to help. People undergo surgery, succumb to cocktails of medications and even intense therapy to recover. But what if all these traditional ...
iPhone Apps to Replace Your Therapist
We’ve all been there – a moment when we thought we’ve lost all hope, felt so frustrated, anxious and stressed out. It’s times like this you’d kill for a few moments of reprise on the sofa of a good therapist. But what about those times you can’t get to the doctor’s office, or maybe you’d ...
Will Bitcoin Taxation Be the End of its Anonymity? – Breaking Analysis
Bitcoin has been largely scrutinized since it creation as some see it as a plausible currency. Though BTC is becoming strong and a lot of merchants and institutions have started accepting BTC as a form of payment, can it be considered as a real currency and is taxing it would be wise move or would ...