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Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile.

Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach.

Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

Android Malware Problems Pile Up with Bitcoin & Google Cloud Messaging

By Mike Wheatley Aug 15, 2013

Security problems for Android are piling up, with an additional two vulnerabilities discovered in the mobile operating system over the last 24 hours, including one that was said to have been exploited in a…

Carl Icahn Muscles In On Apple – Should Tim Cook Be Worried?

By Mike Wheatley Aug 14, 2013

Not content with trying to scuttle Michael Dell’s plans to take the world’s #3 PC maker private again, activist investor Carl Icahn has suddenly made a huge play for Apple as well. According to…

DARPA Investigates Big Data’s ‘National Security Threat’

By Mike Wheatley Aug 14, 2013

When it comes to tracking down someone’s movements and contacts through their internet and phone records, America’s national security agencies do a pretty damn good job of it. But what are the implications of…

Wearable Tech in the Enterprise: Should IT Managers Be Worried?

By Mike Wheatley Aug 13, 2013

Disruptive technologies are known as such for the way they shake IT systems to the core, and by all accounts we’re about to crash headlong into the next one, with the emergence of wearable…

IDC Says Consumers Don’t Want To Touch Windows 8 Laptops

By Mike Wheatley Aug 13, 2013

Late last year, when Windows 8 made its debut amidst a worrying decline over PC sales, Microsoft bet heavily on being able to lure consumers with a fancy new range of touch-enabled laptops that…

Time To Ditch Android: ZTE’s Firefox Phone Finally Lands On eBay

By Mike Wheatley Aug 12, 2013

If you’re at all like me and have been itching to get your hands on a funky new Firefox phone but unfortunately don’t live in one of the nine countries currently selling them, well…

How Wearable Tech Will Take The Enterprise By Storm : Google Glass, iWatch and Beyond

By Mike Wheatley Aug 12, 2013

Wearable tech is all the rage these days, with much of the talk about these devices centring on their use as entertainment and lifestyle aids. But there are many exciting potential use cases for…

How Ethical is Your Big Data?

By Mike Wheatley Aug 10, 2013

Imagine this scenario: you go for a routine check-up at the hospital, but instead of the doctor giving you the all clear sign, he informs you that you’ve an extremely aggressive medical condition –…

VMware Bets on $700 Million Share Buyback as Virtualization Battle Heats Up

By Mike Wheatley Aug 9, 2013

Virtualization software maker and all-round cloud computing giant VMware is betting that its stock could be worth a buyback. Yesterday the company announced its given authorization for as much as $700 million in share…

“Hand of Thief” Malware Makes A Grab For Linux

By Mike Wheatley Aug 8, 2013

So you thought you were safe from all the internet nasties – worms, Trojans, spyware and so on whilst tapping away on your Linux flavoured computer? Well, you might want to think again. Reports…