The Washington Post has reported that federal investigators looking into leaks of classified information about a cyber operation which targeted Iran’s nuclear program in 2010 have increased pressure on current and former senior government officials. According to SiliconANGLE Contributing Editor John Casaretto, the computer worm, which we know as Stuxnet, was a virus that targeted ...

This week Facebook cut off both Twitter’s new photo app Vine and messaging app Voxer from Find Friends, which is Facebook’s API that lets you connect with Facebook friends on other apps. SiliconANGLE Contributing Editor John Casaretto explained why this was such a disabling move by Facebook. “It’s probably the fastest way if you have ...

  Microsoft released its second quarter fiscal year earnings for 2013 yesterday, showing revenue of $21.46 billion, and earnings per share of 76 cents. Including deferred revenue, the Windows division’s sales were $5.88 billion, up 24 percent. Wikibon Co-Founder and CTO David Floyer confirmed these were excellent numbers overall and noted how well-run Microsoft is. ...

Many of the tech giants announced earnings yesterday including IBM, who shared sales numbers from its “PureSystems” offering that launched in 2012. Wikibon Senior Analyst noted two things about these announcements in the areas of converged infrastructure and flash storage. IBM reported that in just over three quarters, the company has sold 2300 systems from ...

In mid-December, Google announced its plans to discontinue support for Exchange ActiveSync with free Gmail accounts beginning January 30. SiliconANGLE Contributing Editor John Casaretto explained that for Microsoft phone users, this means a total loss of connectivity to their Gmail accounts, including email, calendars and contacts. He said, “Google cutting this off at this point ...

Last weekend the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon’s cloud business topped $2 billion in revenue in 2012 and will do nearly $4 billion in 2013, with some analysts forecasting as high as $20 billion by the year 2020. Cloud computing analysts believe that the move toward selling infrastructure as a service could boost Amazon’s ...

On Monday, the Presidential Inaugural Committee released a free mobile app for attendees of President Barack Obama’s inauguration, which will be held on January 21. The app provides a schedule of events, maps, volunteer opportunities, a feed for social networking, behind the scenes videos and photos and a live stream available Monday for those watching ...

  According to new data from social media monitoring company SocialBakers, the number of Americans using Facebook dropped by nearly 1.4 million in early December. What could be the cause of this fall off? SiliconANGLE Senior Managing Editor Kristen Nicole speculated that it could be anything from the holiday season, where people opted to spend ...

At their Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas yesterday, Juniper unveiled their new SDN strategy.  Juniper CEO Kevin Johnson and Bob Muglia, EVP Software Solutions Division, laid out their long overdue SDN plans.  Wikibon Senior Analyst Stu Miniman described their strategy as re-inventing their software stack.  He said, “Juniper has always had a pretty robust ...

  Dell stock price advanced from about $11 per share to over $12  on discussions of Dell seeking to go private. According to Bloomberg News, Dells was in talks with at least two private equity firms over a potential buyout. Wikibon Co-Founder and CTO David Floyer was on the Morning NewsDesk Show with Kristin Feledy ...