Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Watch what you typ… Facebook keeps track of everything you DON’T say

By Mike Wheatley Dec 16, 2013

Pretty much every Facebook user has begun typing a status update or response to a post at some point, only to delete it before they click on “post”. Usually we do this because half…

Bullish on Bitcoin: theCUBE discusses Bitcoin’s prospects for the future

By Mike Wheatley Dec 13, 2013

Taking a break from all the chaotic goings-on at HP Discover in Barcelona this week, theCUBE hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante of Wikibon sat down with SiliconANGLE’s founding editor Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins yesterday…

Google ‘might’ ditch Intel & build its own ARM-based chips (one day)

By Mike Wheatley Dec 13, 2013

As the world’s biggest internet company, Google has designed and built its own custom-made servers for several years now, but that hardware is still made using components from other companies. However, that could be…

Microsoft plots to undercut Android by dropping Windows Phone license fees

By Mike Wheatley Dec 12, 2013

Microsoft is reportedly considering a dramatic shift in its mobile strategy, copying Google and giving away its Windows Phone and Windows RT software to device makers for free. The plan has yet to be…

Sophos warns of rising ransomware threat in 2014

By Mike Wheatley Dec 12, 2013

Cybercriminals are attempting to create a so-called “ransomware creation kit” in order to mass produce new variants of malware designed to extort money from PC users, reports security firm Sophos. The warning comes from…

High-end Ubuntu Touch OS phones set to ‘touchdown’ next year

By Mike Wheatley Dec 11, 2013

The last 12 months have been a pretty wild ride for the Ubuntu Touch operating system for smartphones. Canonical first announced the OS back in January, and following the release of a developer preview…

Did the world’s major financial powers just endorse Bitcoin?

By Mike Wheatley Dec 10, 2013

With the astonishing rise of Bitcoin in the last few weeks, the world’s major financial powers have been scrambling to give their official stance on the digital currency that’s recently turned four years old.…

Tech giants form the AllSeen Alliance to enable the Internet of Things

By Mike Wheatley Dec 10, 2013

In order to fulfill the promise of the “Internet of Things” and bring connectivity to devices of every shape, inside homes, hospitals, factories, schools and beyond, a group of technology and consumer electronics companies…

Is the FBI watching you through your web cam?

By Mike Wheatley Dec 9, 2013

We know that the FBI, NSA and other agencies have the ability to scan and read our emails almost at will, but according to a report over the weekend, its surveillance capabilities extend far…

Tech giants unite in call to end government surveillance

By Mike Wheatley Dec 9, 2013

Despite being at each other’s throats the majority of the time, the world’s leading internet companies do see eye-to-eye on some issues, and it seems that none are particularly keen on the US government’s…

Mike Wheatley

Watch what you typ… Facebook keeps track of everything you DON’T say

Bullish on Bitcoin: theCUBE discusses Bitcoin’s prospects for the future

Google ‘might’ ditch Intel & build its own ARM-based chips (one day)

Microsoft plots to undercut Android by dropping Windows Phone license fees

Sophos warns of rising ransomware threat in 2014

High-end Ubuntu Touch OS phones set to ‘touchdown’ next year

Did the world’s major financial powers just endorse Bitcoin?

Tech giants form the AllSeen Alliance to enable the Internet of Things

Is the FBI watching you through your web cam?

Tech giants unite in call to end government surveillance

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