Informatica seals $5.3B deal to go private
Data integration and management firm Informatica Corp. has finally concluded a deal to make itself a private company. The $5.3 billion deal was announced this April, and for the first time it can be…
Microsoft just made the Apple Watch much much better
Microsoft has expanded its presence in the wearable market by updating its Outlook for iOS to version 1.3.5, now available for the Apple Watch. Users now have the added function of custom notifications, voice…
The latest iOS 9 beta is out: Here’s what is included
By Collen Kriel
A little over two weeks since the last beta release, Apple on Thursday released iOS 9 beta 5 to developers alongside the corresponding 3rd public beta. As always, the latest beta brings new features,…
Hortonworks blows past analysts expectations in Q2
Hadoop vendor Hortonworks Inc. gave shareholders lots to cheer about yesterday after posting second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, and new revenue forecasts well ahead of previous views. The company also reported a…
Pornhub wants to be the Netflix of porn with new paid premium video offering
By Duncan Riley
Online adult video streaming site Pornhub announced Thursday its ambitions to be the “Netflix for porn” with a new paid premium video offering. Pornhub Premium is reported to cost porn aficionados $9.99 per month,…
IBM acquires Merge Healthcare for $1b to allow Watson to “see”
By Duncan Riley
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has acquired enterprise image sharing applications provider Merge Healthcare, Inc. for $1 billion. Founded in 1987 and publicly listed since 1998, Merge provides solutions to improve the healthcare experience…
Fanboys try to spin Apple Music as a serious Spotify challenger as service hits 11m free trial signups
By Duncan Riley
Proving the concept that free trials work, Apple, Inc. has revealed Thursday that it has signed up 11 million people to its Apple Music music streaming service. The service, which launched June 30, opened…
Boeing and Hacking Team may soon be dropping malware from the skies via drone
By Kyt Dotson
Drones already have a variety of purposes from delivering bombs and spying on foreign countries (for the military) or delivering packages (someday for Amazon.com) but it soon that thanks to Boeing Company and Hacking…
Vending MyChine wants to democratize vending machine snack selections
SiliconANGLE Dallas is covering the burgeoning Dallas/Fort Worth Startup scene. We invite startup founders to share their stories at our biweekly event, Media Day: Open Office Hours. We recently met with a startup founder…
GenMobile is here to stay | #HPDiscover
What exactly is GenMobile and its affect on how companies do business? “It’s a generation that wants to work from anywhere, anytime, switching back and forth between personal and professional life, and Aruba feels…