Enthusiasm for OpenStack abounds, but old worries won’t go away
The vast majority of IT pros are keen to adopt OpenStack, but many are wary of the challenges in doing so, according to a new study sponsored by SUSE Linux. The report, which was…
Did time travelers take back a laptop to ancient Greece? Kooks claim there is hard evidence
By Duncan Riley
In a story worthy of an episode of History Channel’s Ancient Aliens kooks, conspiracy theorists, and other people who are likely vegan are apparently claiming that an ancient Greek funeral stele (grave marker) is…
CoreOS launches an alternative to Docker with Rocket 1.0 release
CoreOS Inc. has been working away on an alternative container runtime system for more than a year, and yesterday it finally took the lid off of Rocket (rkt) 1.0. The new release is the…
Credit card to Bitcoin startup Simplex raises $7m Series A
By Duncan Riley
Simplex (SimplexCC Ltd.), an Israeli startup that enables Bitcoin purchases with credit cards has raised $7 million Series A in a round that included Bitmain, Cumberland Mining, and a number of unnamed individual investors.…
Driving analytics SDK maker Zendrive raises $13.5m Series A
By Duncan Riley
Driving analytics software development kit (SDK) maker Zendrive, Inc. has raised $13.5 million Series A in a round led by Shervin Pishevar of Sherpa Capital that included Nyca Partners, Thomvest Ventures, First Round Capital, BMW…
Nintendo still dreaming about a mysterious device that helps you sleep better at night
Back in 2014 Nintendo Co. Ltd. announced its plans to release a “Quality of Life” (QOL) device that purportedly would help people sleep better at night. The company was to team-up with medical technology…
LinkedIn shares plummet as company predicts slowdown in Q4 financials
By Duncan Riley
Shares in business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn Corp. plummeted Thursday after the company revised down forward projections in its financials for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. LinkedIn predicted that revenue of $820…
Visa banks on open developer platform to accelerate IoT growth
Partner collaboration continues to give businesses a leg up on the competition in a competitive economy. And, today, Visa, Inc. held its “Design. Build. Deliver.” event in San Francisco to announce a new way…
Warner Bros cancels the Linux and Mac ports of Arkham Knight to the surprise of no one
By Eric David
With Batman: Arkham Knight still barely functional on PC, publisher Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has announced that it is cancelling development of Linux and Mac ports of the game. Warner Bros released a rather terse…
Data rich: More people have access to the internet than water
Have you ever wondered how much the mobile scene has changed in 15 years or what’s it going to look like in 2020? Cisco Systems, Inc. has crunched the numbers and they just might…