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5 Killer Features for the Surface Tablet
All eyes will be on Microsoft tomorrow as they officially introduce Windows 8 and the Surface Windows RT tablet. There’s plenty of buzz around Windows RT as Microsoft’s official entry in the tablet race, but with Apple’s recent unveiling of the iPad Mini and the iPad 4, is the RT really worth the wait? And ...
Low Q4 Earnings Expected for Apple Due to iPad mini Leaks
Apple just unveiled the iPad mini, the iPad 4th gen, a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, and redesigned iMacs. But the dust hasn’t settled just yet, as the world awaits their fourth quarter earnings call, scheduled for later today after the market closes. Analysts are expecting Apple to report low earnings because consumers were ...
What Does the iPad Mini Mean for Students? Workers?
Many of us are more interested in purchasing a tablet rather than a laptop or netbook because of their portability and increased functionality. But the tablet market has now two sectors, the big – almost as big as a laptop’s screen, and the small – which you can hold in one hand while the other ...
Apple Calls the Kettle Black, Says Samsung is Abusing Patents in Smartphone Rivalries
In today’s mobile news roundup: Apple filing states DoJ is investigating Samsung over FRAND patent misuse; Google Nexus 4 leaks in UK; and Sprint’s Q3 reports widened loss. Apple filing states DoJ is investigating Samsung over FRAND patent misuse In a filing first discovered by FOSS Patents’ Florian Mueller, it was stated that Samsung is ...
Xbox Live Poll Says Obama Will Still Be President
The people have spoken, Barack Obama is still US’ President – well, the people using Xbox Live says he is, anyway. The third and final presidential debate concluded Monday night. And though many in the Twitter-sphere lost interest compared to the first debate, more than 100,000 Xbox Live members tuned in. About 30,000 to 35,000 respondents eagerly ...
Zingers Weren’t as Tweet-Worthy in Final Presidential Debate
The third and final presidential debate commenced last night, and both President Obama and Governor Romney showed they’ve tired of playing Mr. Nice Guy, bringing a pocketful of memorable zingers to the table. Though last night’s debate wasn’t as popular as the first two, it probably had the most interesting one-liners delivered by both parties. ...
MapR Simplifies, Stretches Hadoop with Enterprise Upgrade
At the O’Reilly Strata Conference + Hadoop World, MapR announced that they’re bringing Hadoop and NoSQL capabilities together on an easy, dependable platform: MapR M7. With M7, Big Data operations ranging from batch analytics to real-time database functions can be performed with enterprise grade reliability and protection. One of the core benefits of M7 is ...
Don’t Call the Xbox a Game Console: SmartGlass, Mobile Strategy Revealed
Though 2012 is nearing its end, it’s not too late for Microsoft to have an epic year. This Friday, the software giant will officially launch Windows 8, the Surface tablet and Windows 8 Phone. But that’s not all Microsoft has in store. Microsoft has also revealed a few major updates for Xbox entertainment. First off, ...
IBM PureSystems Starts with Integration, Delivers Value After Deployment: VIDEO
We’re live at IBM IOD this week, broadcasting from theCube on the annual event focused on information management, high performance scale systems and big data. SiliconANGLE Founder John Furrier and Wikibon Co-founder Dave Vellante sat down with Peter McCaffrey, Director of Marketing for PureSystems – IBM’s new line of systems and answer to convergence infrastructure ...
Apple to Reveal iPad Mini Today, as Samsung Allegedly Cuts Apple Ties
In today’s mobile news roundup: Apple to launch iPad Mini today; Isis Mobile Wallet rolls out; New version of Google Wallet coming soon; and Samsung allegedly cut supply panel for Apple. Apple to launch iPad Mini today Today’s the day Apple fans have been waiting for. The California Theater is all set for today’s Apple ...