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Nintendo names Tatsumi Kimishima as its new president

By Eric David Sep 14, 2015

It has been just over two months since the tragic passing of Nintendo Co., Ltd.’s long-time president, Satoru Iwata, and now the Japanese game company has announced that its new president will be former Nintendo…

Court orders creator of failed Kickstarter to pay over $54K in fines

By Eric David Sep 14, 2015

There are few guarantees when it comes to backing a Kickstarter campaign, but potential donors can rest a little easier now that a Washington court has decided to fine the creator of a botched campaign for…

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Plexxi closes $35 million round led by mysterious investor for its converged SDN switches

By Maria Deutscher Sep 14, 2015

Software-defined networking startup Plexxi Inc. is bolstering its coffers with a $35 million funding round announced this morning that saw existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners increase their…

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What you missed in Big Data: New heights

By Maria Deutscher Sep 14, 2015

The analytics movement crossed another milestone in its evolution last week with the release of a new iteration of Apache Spark that brings large-scale stream processing closer to the reach of the traditional enterprise. That’s…

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What you missed in Cloud: The big leagues heat up

By Maria Deutscher Sep 14, 2015

Last week saw the major infrastructure-as-a-service providers return to the center of attention in the wake of a new round of feature rollouts that upped the ante another few notches for the public cloud.…

The NFL meets the Internet of Things: Real-time tracking of every player

By Mike Wheatley Sep 14, 2015

Just when you thought you it was impossible to squeeze any more stats out of an NFL game, the National Football League has announced plans to fit equip players with tracking technology to deliver…

Leak: Surface Pro-like Dell XPS 12 2-in-1 tablet due Oct.

By Collen Kriel Sep 14, 2015

In what appears to be a reincarnation of its 2012 12.5-inch XPS 12 convertible notebook, Dell Inc. is seemingly gearing up to launch a 2-in-1 Surface Pro-like tablet, dubbed the XPS 12. German site…

Dell announces plans to invest $125 billion in China over 5 years

By Mike Wheatley Sep 14, 2015

Dell Inc. is expanding its presence in China, teaming up with Kingsoft Software to launch a new Dell-Kingsoft Cloud as part of a $125 billion investment it’s planning to make in the country over…

Microsoft names Brad Smith as its new president

By Mike Wheatley Sep 14, 2015

Microsoft has rewarded the loyalty of its long-running general counsel Brad Smith by promoting him to be the company’s President, the first person to hold the role since 2002. As part of his expanded…

Going to jail: Mt Gox CEO formally charged with Bitcoin embezzlement

By Duncan Riley Sep 14, 2015

Mark Karpeles, the Chief Executive Officer of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, is one step closer to being thrown in jail with news out of Japan that he has now formally been charged in…