Saroj Kar

Saroj is a Staff Writer at SiliconANGLE covering DevOps, Emerging Tech, Mobile and Gaming news. If you have a story idea or tip, send it to @SiliconAngle on Twitter.

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Video Chat is Key to Cloud Collab Strategies for Cisco, LG

Cisco is in the process of integrating its various collaboration products and their interfaces into a uniform and consistent design.  The goal here is to facilitate teamwork among employees. The project, internally known as Futurama, reflects the belief of the company that the large scale IT would be the next real trend for enterprises. According ...

VMware CTO Talks Node.js, Mobile Development [Video]

The open-source Node.js server-side JavaScript development environment was the spotlight of VMware’s keynote at this week’s Node Summit 2012. During VMware’s visit to theCube, VMware CTO Steve Herrod talked about the possibilities of enterprises in mobile development space (see entire video interview below). In a conversation with SiliconAngle’s Founder and CEO John Furrier, Herrod talked ...

Apple, RIM Heads Clarify Worker Conditions, Need for Change. Palm CEO Leaves HP

“We are forced to remain standing even for 24 consecutive hours, netting to suicidal condition, exposure to toxins and explosions.” “By working endless overtime without either one day off a week” “Living together in dormitories and exposing themselves to dangerous chemicals” “Explosions occurred in factories killing factories worker” These are some of the allegations that ...

Game On! Super Bowl XVLI Readies for TV, Mobile Advertising Apps

Nielsen, the marketing and advertising research firm, has just released the trend of ad spending on national network and cable TV. The report is full of what interests’ people about sports and choke full of facts about sports. According to the report, $10.9 billion in advertising expenditure was generated on National TV last year, compared to ...

Disappointing Earnings Crush Fusion-io Shares

Utah-based computer flash memory provider Fusion-io saw its shares flip Wednesday, after a second fiscal quarter earnings report showed its net loss widened and its gross profit margin declined.  The company’s stock was down almost 16 percent on Wednesday, closing at $25.50 per share on the New York Stock Exchange. Fusion-io reported earnings that marginally ...

Rhapsody Buys Napster Service, Enters European Market

The streaming pioneer Rhapsody has bought Napster International for its campaign to extend its music service subscriptions beyond the US market. Rhapsody, which had already bought Napster’s U.S. division last year, will take on all employees of Napster International, and will continue to use the Napster services Germany and the UK. Rhapsody was launched in ...

Social, Mobile Challenges for thismoment’s New CMO

Thismoment, Inc., the social content management provider, today announced appointment of John Bara as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Bara will be the first CMO for thismoment, leading the development and execution of the company’s marketing strategy team. Thismoment creates engaging brand experiences at the point where social media, mobile devices, and the ...

The White House Comes to Google Plus as YouTube Video Uploads Soar

Barack Obama did not want to be second to Lady Gaga, the pop star of the moment, who recently joined Google Plus.  Although the president had already opened up a personal profile last November, the White House has launched its own page on the social network by Google. President Obama will participate in a live ...

Intel Restructures Top Management, Names Brian Krzanich as COO

Intel has promoted Brian Krzanich to the position chief operating officer as a part of an ongoing effort to restructure aspects of the company and its top level management. Krzanich will be reporting to Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini. He previously served as the company’s senior vice president for worldwide manufacturing. The company also promoted ...

Amazon Kindle Fire Could be More Profitable Product Than You Think

We all know that the Amazon Kindle Fire sells for only $199.99, and Amazon reportedly losses $2 to $3 on each sell. But selling a device for a loss – Amazon is actually making profitable money from it.  According to a survey conducted by investment firm Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), each Kindle Fire is ...