Mike Wheatley
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Screw The Advertisers, Let’s Start Selling Our Data
Are you sick of advertisers tracking your every move online? If so, then join the club – according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, almost two thirds of Americans feel exactly the same way, yet the online behavioral advertising industry (as the stalkers like to refer themselves) continues to grow unchecked as more and ...
Ellison: No More Major Acquisitions, Oracle’s Focus is on Cloud Products
Despite rumors to the contrary, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has insisted that the world’s 3rd biggest software maker is not pursuing any more acquisitions, claiming that the company is fully focused on promoting its current suite of cloud products. Speaking to CNBC’s Maria Baritoromo following his second keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, Ellison ruled out making ...
Big Brother’s Big Data: New Data Strategies for a Digital World
Governments have already enjoyed some limited success through their intelligent use of big data, combating water shortage problems and fighting crime amongst other things, but up until now these projects have largely been localized ones, affecting very small segments of the population. One of the major roadblocks for governments has been recognizing and overcoming the ...
Russia Blocks Anti-Islam Film: Could YouTube Itself Be Next?
There are fears that YouTube could be blocked in Russia following a court decision that ordered the highly controversial trailer for the movie “The Innocence of Muslims” to be taken down. A judge at the Tverskoy Court in Moscow ruled on Monday that the 14-minute video, which has enraged Muslims across the globe for its ...
Fujitsu Unveils Prototype Eye-Tracking Technology
If you spent anywhere near as much time sat in front of your computer screen as I do, you’ll agree that the whole pointing and clicking thing with the mouse gets really tiresome. Wouldn’t it be great if someone came up with a way to navigate through your browser and files without actually having to ...
It’s Official: Internet Addicts Are Mentally Ill
Parents whose children make a habit of checking their emails every 20 minutes, or fly into a rage upon being told to put down the video game they’re playing, need to be concerned. According to a new study, kids that are addicted to the internet could well be suffering from mental illness. It was probably ...
OpenWorld: Oracle Shifts Focus to Integration of Enterprise Platforms
Oracle is hoping to boost adoption of its software and service lines by pinning its hopes on the shared interface and unity of its enterprise platforms. In a frank discussion at Oracle OpenWorld yesterday, executives from the company’s RightNow, Taleo, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft divisions were among a number of panelists playing up the advantages ...
FreedomPop Launches Free 4G Data Public Beta Service
FreedomPop is finally kicking off its highly anticipated beta service, giving away a hefty 500MB of free 4G data to anyone who cares to take it off their hands each month. For those who need more megabytes, the mobile virtual network operator will also sell a range of per-paid plans, but in addition to that, it’s ...
Yandex Rips Off Google’s Tech, Then Declares War
Following the success of Chinese internet giants Baidu, who fended off the challenge from Google by rolling out a variety of its own products, including web browsers, mobile browsers, maps and cloud storage, Russian search engine kings Yandex have their sights set on a very similar goal. Yandex, who already commands 60% of search in ...
Revealed: The Most Disturbing Malware Ever Made
So you thought you were safe, cooped up in the privacy of your own home, with the doors locked and the windows shut tight? Well, if you own a smartphone, you might want to think again… Details of a new kind of ‘visual’ malware are just emerging, an altogether different beast that has to rank ...