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Valve sued by French consumer protection group over Steam policies

By Eric David Dec 18, 2015

PC gamers rejoiced earlier this year when Valve Corp announced that it would be implementing a new refund policy that would allow Steam users to return any game within 14 days of purchase (or…

Twitter suspends account of mayhem crew Phantom Squad after Xbox Live outage

By Kyt Dotson Dec 18, 2015

Last year during Christmas Day the infamous Lizard Squad attacked and knocked Xbox Live and PlayStation Network offline. This year a threat from a copycat group calling itself “Phantom Squad” appeared on Twitter (Twitter,…

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Dell subsidiary SecureWorks files for IPO

By Maria Deutscher Dec 18, 2015

Another piece of the complex accounting puzzle that is Dell Inc.’s attempt to acquire EMC Corp. has fallen into place after its SecureWorks subsidiary filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities…

BMC invests in digital transformation | #BMCDay

By Heather Johnson Dec 18, 2015

At BMC Day Boston 2015, covered by theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, BMC Software, Inc. and its customers talked about their shift movement toward digital services and how this has transformed their businesses.…

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BlackBerry’s software-centric comeback plan is starting to work

By Maria Deutscher Dec 18, 2015

It only took one positive earnings call for the market to regain faith in BlackBerry Ltd. Shares of the Canadian mobile vendor are up more than 11 percent this morning after its third quarter…

BMC Day in Boston reveals strategic insights | #BMCDay

By Heather Johnson Dec 18, 2015

Representatives from BMC Software, Inc. and industry sponsors met during BMC Day 2015 in Boston to discuss the digital transformation and enterprise management. As the event kicked off, Dave Vellante, cohost of theCUBE, from…

Philips backtracks on Hue Bridge software update after Internet backlash

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 18, 2015

Royal Philips has reversed its recent software update for its first- and second-generation Hue Bridge and decided to still support third-party smart bulbs after users of the hub bombarded the bulb maker with complaints.…

Grounding Big Data in reality: How Quill builds narrative analytics

By Kristen Nicole Dec 18, 2015

As more companies look for easier ways to solve the Big Data puzzle, new platforms like Quill — from Narrative Science, Inc. — offer innovative solutions. The company’s primary mission is to “give people…

Apple partners with UnionPay to bring Apple Pay to China in early 2016

By Collen Kriel Dec 18, 2015

Apple has announced that its mobile payment system, Apple Pay is launching in China. In an announcement December 18, the company said that it has partnered with Chinese bankcard processor UnionPay to bring its…

Pinterest updates Buyable Pins with price drop notifications

By Collen Kriel Dec 18, 2015

Pinterest Inc. has announced a new notification system that will alert you when the price drops on a Buyable Pin that you follow, this could be a good or a bad thing depending on…