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Can Haswell Give the Chromebook a New Lease of Life?
If there’s one thing that Google’s luxury Chromebook Pixel and the rest of the low-priced Chromebooks have in common – besides the fact that they share the same operating system – it’s got to be the oh-so disappointing battery life. The Pixel, which sells for a somewhat inflated $1,200 a shot, generally ekes out around ...
Could This Be a Solution to the Big Data Enigma?
While enterprises are suffering headaches from managing and harvesting their own Big Data sets, they’ve probably forgotten there’s a whole ocean of it out there, in the form of free public data that’s accessible to one and all. What’s more, this publicly available data often provides just as many useful insights, if not more so, ...
Privacy Concerns: Who’s Got Your Back?
What with all of the fuss about the recently rejected CISPA bill, which would have given authorities the right to demand user information from web companies without notifying the individual’s concerned, more than a few people will be on heightened alert about their privacy. As such, they might just be interested to know which web ...
Africa Jumps Aboard the Big Data Bus
Smartphones have become pretty popular these days (to put it lightly), and aside from the obvious benefits they provide, the data that trickles out of them has been able to benefit us in all kinds of different ways. Whether its easing traffic jams in our cities or helping to eradicate heart disease, smartphones do an ...
Yahoo Mail Hacked Again – Serious Questions Raised About Its Ability to Protect Users
Still reeling from a major security breach last month, a fresh report claims that hundreds of Yahoo email accounts have been hacked for the fourth time in as many months, raising serious doubts about the email provider’s ability to protect its customer’s accounts from cybercriminals and malicious spam. The report comes from the UK’s Channel ...
IBM’s MessageSight Awaits Big Data Tsunami from the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is still very much a work in progress, and in all honesty no one really knows what shape it will ultimately take. While smart cars and homes are a pretty sure bet, it remains to be seen whether novelty gadgets like intelligent forks will catch on. One thing we do know ...
Microsoft Mocks Android/iOS Fanbois With New TV Ad
Android and iPhone fanbois will argue till their blue in the face over which mobile operating system is is the best, but what about fans of Windows Phone? Granted, there’s not too many of them around, but those that are generally prefer to have a quick giggle to themselves whenever these arguments arise. In its ...
Chicago’s Cleaning Up the Streets with Big Data
Just like any big city, Chicago has more than its fair share of problems. Take stolen garbage carts for example – they might not cause as many headaches as trying to reduce the city’s crime rates, but still, it’s a problem nevertheless. Stolen garbage carts have to be replaced, and this means wasting precious resources ...
Hacked in Starbucks? Here’s How Cybercriminals Steal Your Data in Public
Freelancers and road warriors who often rely on the free public Wi-Fi available in coffee shops like Starbucks are more at risk than most when it comes to securing their personal and financial data, It’s a well known fact that public networks are far less secure than the private variety, but what’s less clear is ...
LIVE: Tableau IPO Looks To Cash In On Big Data Boom
Tableau Software has finally hit the big time, with reports suggesting that it’s about to hold its initial public offering (IPO), following a trend among Big Data companies looking to benefit from public stock markets and the investments they bring. Tableau’s move comes just weeks after similar moves by Splunk, which announced its IPO last ...