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The OpenStack ecosystem lines up behind Mirantis

By Maria Deutscher May 18, 2015

Mirantis Inc. is consolidating its power over the OpenStack ecosystem with the introduction of a new certification program that aims to help broaden the support for its already widely used distribution of the free…

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What you missed in Big Data: Hyper-personalization

By Maria Deutscher May 18, 2015

Analytics passed a major milestone on the road to ubiquity last week with the launch of new capabilities that extend the reach of data-driven decisions even deeper into our digital lives. An up-and-coming startup called…

Google steps up ecommerce efforts with “buy” button on mobile

By Mike Wheatley May 18, 2015

Google is muscling even deeper into Amazon’s retail turf with a plan to add “buy” buttons to some of its mobile search results that take netizens directly to a new purchase page. The move…

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Google’s cloud shift will pave the way for others

By Mike Wheatley May 18, 2015

Google is rapidly embracing the cloud, and hopes to have all of its internal corporate applications running there in the not-too-distant future. Already, more than 90 percent of its corporate applications have migrated, and…

Microsoft says “non-genuine” Windows users will not get a free upgrade

By Mike Wheatley May 18, 2015

Anyone running a “non-genuine” copy of Windows who was hoping to take advantage of Microsoft’s free upgrade to Windows 10 offer is likely to be disappointed. Contrary to earlier reports, it seems Microsoft isn’t…

Microsoft’s winning hybrid, the Surface 3: Can it really replace the laptop?

By James Farrell May 18, 2015

We’ve talked about the popularity of Microsoft’s new laptop/tablet hybrid, the Surface 3, which has pretty much garnered positive reviews across the entire stratum of the tech media. The device, powerful enough to take…

Apple bought Coherent Navigation, a high-precision GPS specialist

By Collen Kriel May 18, 2015

In what may be an effort to improve the location technology behind Apple Maps, Apple has acquired Coherent Navigation, Inc., a San Francisco Bay Area-based Global Positioning System (GPS) specialist firm, for an undisclosed…

Russian court overturns Bitcoin site ban, but censorship may still be ongoing

By Duncan Riley May 18, 2015

A regional court has given cheer to the Bitcoin community in Russia with a decision to lift a court-ordered ban on Bitcoin related websites, however, the ban may not yet be lifted by the Russian Federal Government.…

Windows Phone Devs claim Google is trying to strangle platform by cutting advertising

By Duncan Riley May 18, 2015

Is Google Inc., trying to strangle the viability of developers creating apps for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone by cutting back their ad returns? That what at least some Windows Phone developers believe, with reports…

Honduras to use Bitcoin Blockchain tech to run its land registry

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2015

The Blockchain, best known as the ledger technology underlying Bitcoin transactions, is now being considered for other uses, and in one Central American country it’s about to be used for something completely new: land title…