“Clash of Kings” forum hacked, user data stolen
Mobile gaming is a big industry, which also makes it a big target. Combine that with the peculiar human tendency to ignore security patches, and you have the latest data breach, where the official…
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Workday picks up BI startup Platfora to boost analytics chops
A month after acquiring Zaption Inc. for its online learning platform, Workday Inc. is making another strategic startup buy. The HR automation giant this week signed an agreement to purchase a venture-backed analytics provider…
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Salesforce buys monitoring startup Coolan to optimize its internal infrastructure
Providing cloud services on the kind of global scale that Salesforce.com Inc. does involves a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes. To try and ease the load on its IT division, the company…
Will it integrate? Blendtec taps connectors for data mash-up
By Paul Gillin
“Will it blend? That is the question.” Those words by Blendtec Inc. founder Tom Dickson (above) have kicked off each of the 146 (and counting) videos in the high-end blender maker’s phenomenally successful “Will…
A glimmer of hope for Pokémon Go fans using Windows Phone
The Pokémon Go game, turned global phenomenon, just keeps picking up speed, mesmerizing fans in now more than 30 countries, sending madding crowds this way and that in search of cutified monsters. Some fans…
Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scammer Trendon Shavers gets 18 months
By Duncan Riley
Trendon Shavers, the mastermind behind the disgraced Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of securities fraud. In addition, Shavers was ordered to forfeit…
Microsoft Surface Hub smashes sales forecast, plus tips to get the most out of yours
By Collen Kriel
Microsoft launched the Surface Hub at the Windows 10 Preview event back in January 2015. Regardless of the fact that it was delayed twice and eventually went on sale for $2,000 more than the…
Bitcoin exchange Coinbase adds support to buy, sell, send and store ether
By Duncan Riley
Bitcoin exchange Coinbase, Inc. has added support for Ethereum, allowing customers in 32 countries to buy, sell, send and store ether in their Coinbase accounts. The announcement follows Coinbase’s first commitment to the Ethereum…
Celebrity hacker Andrew Helton jailed for 6 months with two years supervised release
By Duncan Riley
A man who hacked into celebrity accounts and stole X-Rated pictures has been sentenced to 6 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release Andrew Helton of Astoria, Oregon, pleaded guilty to…
Pandora misses Q2 financials, rejects takeover offer
By Duncan Riley
Internet radio company Pandora Media, Inc. missed analyst projections in its second quarter financials Thursday as the company continued to lose listeners. Pandora reported consolidated revenue of $343 million for the quarter, up 20…