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What the Super Bowl video game ads mean for gaming

By Eric David Feb 2, 2015

This year saw three different video games advertised during the Super Bowl, and they all had one thing in common: they were all mobile games. Super Bowl ads cost $4.5 million for a 30-second…

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Earnings shed new light on competitive lines in the public cloud

By Maria Deutscher Feb 2, 2015

The latest round of earnings reports in the public cloud reveals that the balance of power remains largely unchanged among the top providers, but the competitive lines are being redrawn as the emphasis continues…

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What you missed in Big Data: Hadoop no longer the only game in town

By Maria Deutscher Feb 2, 2015

Microsoft managed to momentarily steal the analytics limelight from Hadoop last week after a new report revealed that it’s planning to launch a cloud-based alternative to the batch processing platform using technology that’s been…

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What you missed in Cloud: Shifting rivalries

By Maria Deutscher Feb 2, 2015

The competitive lines of the public cloud shifted considerably last week as a number of major players repositioned to address their new priorities. VMware made the biggest splash after striking an unexpected alliance with…

Facebook users threatened by porn-based malware

By Eric David Feb 2, 2015

That porn video one of your Facebook friends shared could be more than an embarrassing mistake—it could be a malware program that has already infected thousands of users across Facebook. Threatpost reports that the Trojan has…

Google Now becomes more helpful than ever, adds cards from 40 third-party apps

By Collen Kriel Feb 2, 2015

Google Inc. has announced a major update for Google Now on Android. They will now support 40 third-party apps that will deliver information to the predictive search app. “Starting today, the Google app on…

LINE Corp.’s latest unexpected vertical: daily deals style grocery shopping

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Messaging giant LINE Corp. is expanding its empire into yet another unexpected vertical: grocery shopping. The service, named “Cheap Sure Sure” will offer a daily deals style mix of perishable and non-perishable goods in Thailand,…

High praise and a big security ‘Warning’ for Microsoft’s Outlook for iOS

By James Farrell Feb 2, 2015

Following last week’s release of Microsoft’s preview version of Outlook for Android and a new version of Outlook for iOS, there have been mostly positive reviews popping up over the last few days, as well…

Links to HYIP scams: Bitcoin exchange Bitmarket.pl has bank account suspended

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Polish Bitcoin exchange BitMarket.pl is reported to be having some financial issues after having its bank account suspended by General Electric Co. owned Bank BPH. The company claims that its accounts were suspended January…

It’s official: AOL shutting down Joystiq, Massively, and WoW Insider

By Kyt Dotson Feb 1, 2015

AOL Inc., parent company of enthusiast press and videogame journalism site Joystiq, is closing several of its video game properties amid staff layoffs. Videogame press sites Massively and WoW Insider have been shuttered and,…