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Cisco Introduces UCS Central To Manage Data Centers Across The Cloud
Cisco has rolled out a major update for its Unified Computing System (UCS) management platform, which combines the firm’s server and networking technology with its storage hardware into a single system. Yesterday, the company announced its adding a new component called ‘UCS Central’, which will allow for better orchestration of its UCS systems across multiple ...
Google’s Voice Search Craps All Over Siri, Thanks to Big Data
Google has just released a new, standalone voice search app for iOS devices to take on Apple’s flagship Siri personal assistant. It’s not quite the same as Siri – at the moment, all it can do is perform Google searches and a few other odds and ends, unlike the system wide functionality of Apple’s software. ...
Russia Enacts Controversial Internet Blacklist Law
A controversial law that the government says is aimed at protecting children from harmful web content has just gone into effect in Russia. But critics of the legislation, dubbed Russia’s ‘internet blacklist law’, have slammed the move, saying it will give authorities a license to censor any website it disagrees with. Under the new law, ...
Intel Launches New Entry-Level SSD Featuring 20nm Flash Memory
Intel has just rolled out its latest solid-state drive (SSD), aimed at entry level buyers looking to replace their hard drives for something with additional storage capacity. The newly-launched, consumer-focused SSD 355 series follows on from the success of Intel’s popular SSD 330 drives, designed and built using the same revolutionary 20-nanometer process. As such, ...
EMC Boosts RSA Security with Silver Tail Systems Acquisition
EMC is planning to beef up its RSA security division with the acquisition of Silver Tail Systems, a big data startup whose main product offering is able to detect malicious activity in real-time. Silver Tail’s software works by monitoring site visitors and analyzing their behavior to work out if they’re genuine site users or up ...
Gang Exploits Citigroup E-Payments Flaw, Makes Off With $1 Million
The FBI has charged fourteen people with stealing more than $1million by taking advantage of a loophole in the way Citigroup processes its electronic payments. Criminals are alleged to have stolen the money from Citibank using cash advance kiosks located in Nevada and Southern California casinos. According to the FBI, the gang exploited a gap ...
Halloween? There’s An App For That As Well…
Whether its finding a costume at the last minute, keeping an eye on the kids while they’re out and about trick-or-treating, or simply creating ‘spooky’ effects on your smartphone, there’s a Halloween app to help you out. For anyone in a panic over what they’re going to where later on tonight, a free app called ...
Apple Puts A Stop To Siri’s Whoring
Apple has clamped down on randy Chinese punters using Siri to help locate hookers, just days after the app’s more frivolous side was revealed. According to the China Daily, Siri was previously more than willing to assist horny iPhone owners in their efforts to ‘engage’ with the local ‘community’. All one had to do was ...
Hurricane Sandy’s Golden Opportunity For Big Data Startups
Yesterday we reported how Google was playing its part in the Hurricane Sandy relief effort, with the launch of an interactive crisis map displaying pertinent information such as the locations of evacuation centers and the likely path of the storm. But Google wasn’t the only big data company keen to show off its expertise in ...
AMD To Launch ARM-Based Opteron Chips by 2014
AMD has just announced details of its first ARM-based server chips, which it says will be released sometime in 2014 under its Opteron brand. According to the US firm, the move will allow it to increase both the capabilities and energy efficiency of its product line. The development is significant because, along with Intel, AMD ...