Mike Wheatley
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Most consumers take it for granted that they can switch on their smartphones and gain instant access to a world of Tweets, Facebook friends and Google apps, but in the next couple of years, staying connected might not be as easy as …
Feeling Inadequate Today? You Can Blame Facebook
A new study of social media users has found that more than half of all users’ lives have been changed – with half of these claiming that these social websites have made their lives worse as a result. Working on behalf of …
Kayak Doubles IPO Expectations After Solid Quarter, Mobile Growth
It’s taken them 21 months to get things organized, but travel website Kayak’s flotation plans finally seem to be back on track following the announcement of its IPO. Early Monday, Kayak updated its S-1, saying that it hopes to be able to …
Big Money Data: Three New Ways Finance is Using Big Data
The emergence of big data cannot be underestimated. Big data is becoming more important in just about every industry, but perhaps none more so than in the arena of finance. Banks, lenders, Wall Street firms and even department stores are fast embracing …
Strange Big Data: Some Food for Thought
The phenomenon of big data has thrown up all kinds of weird and wonderful ideas as to how this mass of information might be used to improve our lives. From obvious uses such as saving money, and identifying renewable resources, to more …
BlackBerry Leak Unveils Two Phones, Hints at Microsoft Team Up
Research in Motion has made a lot of headlines today, but instead of more doom and gloom for the embattled smartphone manufacturer, today’s news actually has a rather positive spin for once. The biggest story in the news today is that Blackberry …
No More Apples Please… It’s Samsungs That’ll Keep The Doctor Away
How are you feeling today, Samsung Galaxy S III fans? If you’re feeling a little bit under the weather this morning, then you might just be interested in the Korean firm’s latest new offering – the S Health application, which has been …
Big Brother’s Big Data: How Governments are Saving Money
Ask ten people at random what the biggest deciding factor in this year’s presidential elections is likely to be, and you’ll almost certainly get the same answer – money. For politicians, money is first and foremost on their list of concerns, and …
Big Data Holds Big Interest for SMEs
A new poll conducted on behalf of SAP shows that small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are quickly waking up to the competitive advantage afforded by big data, and are apparently doing so even faster than their larger, multinational competitors. The online survey, …
Future Big Data: What’s to Be Paranoid About?
There have been plenty of columns written in the last few months about the amazing potential of Big Data and what it holds for the future, but little has been said about the dangers that could be lurking behind this mass of …