Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Crowdsourcing Screwed Up, But Can We Do It Better Next Time?

By Mike Wheatley Apr 22, 2013

Last week’s dramatic Boston bombing attacks and the subsequent manhunt for the suspects provoked a deluge of activity on social media sites as the public hunted for information. As we saw, thousands of netizens…

Anonymous Calls For Web Blackout, But Is Anyone Listening?

By Mike Wheatley Apr 22, 2013

The hacktivist group Anonymous is hoping for a big response today after launching an appeal for websites to ‘black out’ their home pages in protest at the US government’s proposed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and…

Facebook Building World’s “Most Advanced” Data Center in Iowa

By Mike Wheatley Apr 22, 2013

One of the longest-running mysteries in the data center world appears to have been sold after it was revealed that Facebook is secretly funding a new, $1.5 billion facility in Altoona, Iowa. The facility,…

Microsoft Brings Out the Trolls to Fight Android Dominance

By Mike Wheatley Apr 19, 2013

You might have missed the news earlier this week, but Microsoft has quietly become one of the largest patent trolls in the world. Following this week’s deal with Foxconn to license patents to original…

Dell Buyout Moves Closer as Blackstone Withdraws Takeover Bid

By Mike Wheatley Apr 19, 2013

There’s been more developments at Dell this morning, with reports suggesting that private-equity firm Blackstone Group has ended its $25 billion rival takeover bid, bring founder Michael Dell’s dreams of taking his company private…

Microsoft Has the Last Laugh as Q1 Profits Surge

By Mike Wheatley Apr 19, 2013

Microsoft must be feeling especially smug this morning after its latest quarterly earnings report showed strong growth in both sales and profits during the first three months of 2013. Despite all the doom and…

Not Everyone Needs Big Data: “Lean” Data Tastes Just as Good

By Mike Wheatley Apr 18, 2013

Heard the one about Big Data being the new oil? Over time, or so we’re told, those who invest in Big Data will be rewarded with a massive advantage over those who don’t. Indeed,…

Behold the Space Monkey! Cloud Storage will Never be the Same Again

By Mike Wheatley Apr 18, 2013

We’ve been following the rise of cloud storage quite avidly here on SiliconANGLE, from its humble beginnings as a mere, albeit beautiful concept, to the rise of services like Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive and…

Anti-Incest App Prevents Sex With Your Cousin (But Only in Iceland)

By Mike Wheatley Apr 18, 2013

It could happen to anyone. You’re there having dinner at the home of your new boyfriend or girlfriend, getting on with their parents like a house on fire. Then suddenly.. What’s that sitting on…

BitFloor Exchange Bites The Dust

By Mike Wheatley Apr 18, 2013

The rollercoaster ride that is Bitcoin has finally come to an end – or at least, it has for one popular US-based exchange. BitFloor, which has had a history of troubles since its launch,…

Mike Wheatley

Crowdsourcing Screwed Up, But Can We Do It Better Next Time?

Anonymous Calls For Web Blackout, But Is Anyone Listening?

Facebook Building World’s “Most Advanced” Data Center in Iowa

Microsoft Brings Out the Trolls to Fight Android Dominance

Dell Buyout Moves Closer as Blackstone Withdraws Takeover Bid

Microsoft Has the Last Laugh as Q1 Profits Surge

Not Everyone Needs Big Data: “Lean” Data Tastes Just as Good

Anti-Incest App Prevents Sex With Your Cousin (But Only in Iceland)

BitFloor Exchange Bites The Dust

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