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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 far-out visions of one day running our cities, it’s become pretty clear that ...
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 is planning a comeback – and when we say ‘plan’, we really do ...
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 rolled out today exclusively for users of the new, high end Android smartphone. ...
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 not only in the sphere of elections. While spending money is what gets ...
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, which was carried out by Harris Interactive, quizzed a total of 154 C-suite ...
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 information. While stories about Big Brother being able to track your every move ...
Instagram, SlideShare and More Added to HootSuite’s App Directory
Social media management service HootSuite, which boasts some 4 million users and is employed by no less than 79 of the world’s Fortune 100 companies, has just updated its App Directory to include apps for the popular photo sharing service Instagram, as well as SlideShare, Zuum and Edocr. Hootsuite, for those who didn’t know, is ...
Pinterest Fans Will be Disappointed if No Android App Appears at Google I/O
Pinterest, the popular social interest website, has been notably absent from Android phones up until now, but fans were hopeful that that was about to change following reports the online giant is set to make an appearance at Google’s I/O developer conference in San Francisco this week. The rumor was first sparked by Ausdroid, an ...
Healthy Big Data: It’s a Lifesaver!
It’s not just big businesses that can benefit from harnessing data to streamline their operations. There’s more potential for big data analysis than simply making big profits – with a little creativity, it can also be used to help save lives, as a number of hospitals have discovered in recent months. One of the most ...
CliQr Unveils Potential Solution to Cloud Vendor Lock-In
Right up there with security concerns, vendor lock-in has for a long time been cited as one of the major problems faced by companies looking into cloud migration and adoption. Not only that, but switching vendors and migrating any signficant amount of data can be time consuming and hideously expensive. Now, though, a small upstart ...