Hack/reduce is launching in Boston today, and the idea here is to open up a facility where big data hackers and big data entrepreneurs can come together to share computer resources and office space and work on their ideas. They’re hoping to foster innovation around big data in the Boston area. Although there is a ...

Intel, EMC and IBM have all released either hardware or software upgrades this week. Intel has just released its third generation enterprise-class solid state drive series. According to Wikibon Co-Founder and CTO David Floyer, “The latest product has emphasized the MLC technology – it’s normally consumer-grade flash technology but they’ve hardened it and are now able ...

Microsoft may be developing yet another tablet, but this time it’s a gaming tablet. Is there room in the crowded mobile device market for yet another tablet? SiliconANGLE NewsDesk Editor Kristen Nicole believes that there is. She said that gaming is a huge sector, and it’s the type of crowd that is usually eager to ...

Microsoft is retiring its Windows Live Messenger client in favor of Skype. The Windows Messenger service will be discontinued in the first quarter of 2013 and integrated into Skype. Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion last year, and people have been left wondering what their plans were for the popular VoIP program. SiliconANGLE contributing editor John ...

America has spoken and Barack Obama will retain his spot in the White House for another four years. SiliconANGLE Founder John Furrier has been following the election very closely. He said on the political level, Romney had a strong fiscal policy while Obama’s social agenda was spot on, making the ideal party one that is ...

Recently appointed Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is scheduled for a long overdue talk with the press. On November 27, Mayer will sit down with Fortune Magazine to discuss “the direction she is taking Yahoo and what excites her about the future of technology.” SiliconANGLE Founder John Furrier believes that this will be all about presenting ...

Election Day is finally here and the question may not be who you voted for, but how secure your vote was. There are many editorials coming out that are questioning the security of our votes at a technological level, with two main categories under scrutiny: fraud prior to pulling the lever and fraud within the ...

For the first time since the iPhone’s inception, the percentage of the smartphone’s owners who say they will buy another iPhone has declined. According to research conducted by Strategy Analytics, a study found that 88% of U.S. iPhone owners are likely to buy another Apple smartphone, a decrease from 93% last year and in Western ...

A blizzard of hacks and leaks hit the internet today, with the hacktivist group Anonymous claiming responsibility for most, but not all, of the damage. The press channel for Anonymous has announced that it has begun its hacking spree for November 5th, in commemoration of Guy Fawkes Day. Numerous claims of hacked sites, some affiliated ...

Two big announcements came out of ARM’s tech conference in Santa Clara this week. First, it gave details and dates for its next-generation cores, and second, a mass group of its licensees went all in on supporting ARM-based servers. ARM’s new A-50 cores will be a step up for mobile devices. They will be better, ...