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…
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…
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,…
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…
The SMS is Dying a Slow and Lingering Death
Mobile carriers should be afraid. Very afraid. The reason? Because free mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp, MessageMe, WeChat, Kik and Viber are slowly but surely eating away their profits, overtaking SMS’s in their popularity…
Android Laptops? They Must be Mad
Just last week we heard straight from the horse’s mouth that touch-friendly notebooks based on Intel’s new “Bay Trail” atom processor would be available for as little as $200. At that time, Intel CEO…
Arrow: The “Stress App” That Lets You Abuse People At Random
What with everyone being connected to their family members, friends, work colleagues, and sometimes even clients and bosses on social media sites like Facebook, it’s become increasingly difficult for people to “let off some…
Fred Amoroso Jumps Ship At Yahoo Amid Claims He “Didn’t Fit In”
Looks like Yahoo could do with having a revolving door or two installed in its boardroom. Fred Amoroso, the firm’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, has just become the latest high profile exit…
What’s Amazon Up To With Its Kindle TV?
Retailing giant Amazon could be planning to muscle in on the TV hardware scene later this year, with reports from the US suggesting that its secretly developing its own set-top box. The news comes…
Is It a Bird? Is It a Cloud? No, It’s BitTorrent Sync
Not everyone likes the idea of storing their data in the cloud, but at the same time the benefits of being able to sync your files across multiple devices are just too good to…