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Serena Software Releases Orchestrated IT Solutions v4.5 Catering to DevOps
Serena Software, the leader in Orchestrated IT solutions, announced some major changes to its award-winning Orchestrated IT solution set to cater to IT shops that have embraced the DevOps movement. Since DevOps has become a primary driver for IT organizations that deliver Revenue Applications (RevApps)–or those apps that directly transact customer activity and bring in ...
Three Reasons Netflix is Now Bigger than HBO : War on Originality
Netflix posted an impressively strong quarter. It signed up more than 2 million subscribers in the quarter that just ended, surpassing even its own predictions. Netflix reported having 29.17 million paid subscribers in the US, which is more than HBO’s reported 28.7 million, at the end of 2012. Pundits suggest that Netflix’s success is brought ...
Apple Blocks Patent Infringement Claim from Google-Motorola
In today’s mobile and social news roundup: Apple blocks patent infringement claim; Google Glass coming in 2014; Nokia wins injunction against HTC One; and Tumblr rolled out ads in mobile apps. Apple blocks patent infringement claim
Does Cloud Play a Role in IBM’s Sales Slump + Missed Earnings?
Tech giant IBM reported a miss on profit and revenue targets by 1 and 5 percent respectively. This is surprising, given the fact that for the past 31 quarters, IBM was able to meet or surpass analysts’ expectations. So what happened? And what does this say about the newly appointed CEO Virginia “Ginni” Rometty? The problem ...
Did Surface Tablets Save Microsoft? Contrasting Numbers Raise More Questions
A report from the IDC last week stated that worldwide PC shipments plummeted 14 percent in the first quarter of the year but surprisingly, Microsoft’s Windows Division posted a revenue of $5.70 billion, a 23 percent increase from the same period last year. That number included sales of its Surface tablets. Now the question is, ...
Facebook Home Living Up to the Hype? App Gets Poor Reviews Despite Promising Android Downloads
In today’s NewsDesk news roundup: Facebook Home gets poor reviews on Android despite massive download numbers; Twitter and Comedy Central team up; Silicon Valley tech companies work together to fight off Internet Privacy Bill; Nintendo embraces digital game distribution; Groupon profit continues to rise with CEO change; CBS accuses SEA of Twitter hack; Watsi joins ...
Facebook Home Hits 500K Downloads, Despite Dismal Android User Reviews
In today’s mobile and social news roundup: Facebook Home passes 500K downloads; Apple looking to replace Tim Cook; Samsung working on mind-controlled tablet; and 8M defective iPhones returned to Foxconn. Facebook Home passes 500K download Though many were skeptic about the future of Facebook Home, the Android launcher recently introduced by the popular social network has already ...
The Future of Software-Led Infrastructure
The OpenStack Summit has finally concluded and it leaves us with one important question: “What is the future of software-led Infrastructure?” But first, what is Software-led Infrastructure? Though the future will be made up of commodity hardware such Intel chips, ARM chips, Dell servers, HP servers, or Seagate drives, what will tie these all together ...
CISPA Amendment Does Not Resolve Privacy Concerns
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act also known as CISPA, has been passed by the US House of Representatives with a 288 to 127. During the House debate, supporters and detractors paint a colorful picture as to why the act should or should not be passed. This milestone comes just after the House Intelligence ...
BBC America Joins #TV Lineup and the DPLA Finally Goes Online
In today’s SiliconANGLE News Roundup: BBC-Twitter video partnership; Hacker sentenced to one year imprisonment; YouTube trumps Viacom in copyright case; Facebook now offers VoIP for Android; Sprint 4G LTE now in 21 new markets; Google plans for Android Game Center; Photos of cheap iPhone surface the web; and The birth of the National Digital Public ...