Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Big Data gone wrong: Facebook is doomed! And so is Princeton! And air!

By Mike Wheatley Jan 24, 2014

Here’s a stark warning to anyone who thinks they can outwit one of Facebook’s very own data scientists… Earlier this week, a pair of researchers at Princeton University made the news with the rather…

Samsung’s profits slide on slower smartphone sales

By Mike Wheatley Jan 24, 2014

Things are no longer looking quite so rosy and beautiful over at Samsung, although it remains the world’s number one smartphone maker by some distance. Even so, its business has taken a knock in…

Securing the Internet of Things: Top 10 things to consider

By Mike Wheatley Jan 24, 2014

The following is a guest post by Mark O’Neill, VP Innovation at Axway, a leading provider for data governance and API management. Welcome to the future, where smart meters monitor your home appliance usage,…

The Internet of Things is riddled with vulnerabilities

By Mike Wheatley Jan 23, 2014

The security of the Internet of Things is sure to be one of the hottest topics in cyberspace this year, and with good reason: the potential for disaster is great, with millions becoming dependent…

Apple plans update to fix iOS 7’s ‘white/black screen of death’ issues

By Mike Wheatley Jan 23, 2014

When Apple came out with its revamped iOS 7 last year, it was making a big bet on the re-imagination of its flagship product. The changes were slightly controversial – there were a few…

Microsoft wants to see an international treaty on digital surveillance

By Mike Wheatley Jan 22, 2014

The NSA reforms announced by President Barack Obama last week fell somewhat short of what many people were hoping for. And that includes Microsoft, which as we know only too well, was one of…

Sorry Seagate, but your hard drives suck

By Mike Wheatley Jan 22, 2014

The online backup provider Backblaze came up with some interesting statistics about the mortality rates of its hard drives last November, based on the 25,000 units it has in service. It’s study at the…

The ‘connected home’ is streets ahead of wearable tech

By Mike Wheatley Jan 21, 2014

Few trends are hotter than wearable technology at the moment, which takes the form of all manner of weird and wonderful gizmos, the most common being sleek-looking smart watches and groovy-but-geeky Google Glass. With…

South Korea’s 2nd biggest data theft sees half the population’s credit card details stolen

By Mike Wheatley Jan 21, 2014

South Korea has just witnessed one of its largest ever cybersecurity breaches, after the credit card details of a whopping 20 million people – almost half of the its population – were stolen from…

Say ‘hi’ to the Blackphone, a smartphone designed to keep the NSA OUT

By Mike Wheatley Jan 20, 2014

Wouldn’t it be great if someone designed a smartphone capable of protecting your email, masking your phone calls and stopping anyone from tracing your movements? Well, if the makers of a new smartphone called…

Mike Wheatley

Big Data gone wrong: Facebook is doomed! And so is Princeton! And air!

Samsung’s profits slide on slower smartphone sales

Securing the Internet of Things: Top 10 things to consider

The Internet of Things is riddled with vulnerabilities

Apple plans update to fix iOS 7’s ‘white/black screen of death’ issues

Microsoft wants to see an international treaty on digital surveillance

Sorry Seagate, but your hard drives suck

The ‘connected home’ is streets ahead of wearable tech

South Korea’s 2nd biggest data theft sees half the population’s credit card details stolen

Say ‘hi’ to the Blackphone, a smartphone designed to keep the NSA OUT

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