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Blizzard’s virtual pet goat raises $1.9 million for Ebola charity

By Kyt Dotson Feb 12, 2015

During December 2014, World of Warcraft players raised $1.9 million by buying a special charity pet in game. Agri, a $10 blue goat stylized after the draenei race from the game, went on sale December…

Facebook reveals open-hardware network switch; should Cisco worry?

By Bert Latamore Feb 12, 2015

Facebook announced at its Networking @Scale event today that it will contribute the design of a new modular, open source data center network switch, nicknamed “6-pack”, to the Open Compute Project (OCP). This will…

Electronic Frontier Foundation files for DMCA exemption to protect abandoned and dead games

By Saroj Kar Feb 12, 2015

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed petitions regarding the Digital Millenium Copyright Act or DMCA, seeking to allow players to keep playing online games that are no longer supported by developers and publishers. A problem arises when…

Smartphone accessories that could save your life

By Mellisa Tolentino Feb 12, 2015

Smartphones are now an extension of our lives. Even while walking down the street, we hold onto our smartphone like it is a lifeline … and for some it is. Smartphone accessories have evolved…

It’s put-up-or-shut-up time for Big Data in retail

By Guest Author Feb 12, 2015

Although they haven’t necessarily figured out what to do with the data they have or think they need, retailers are moving forward with Big Data. “We are amassing massive amounts of data,” said Rob…

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AppDirect lands $50 million to put “on-demand” into cloud services

By Maria Deutscher Feb 12, 2015

AppDirect Inc. has snagged $50 million from investors to bring the one-click purchase model that Apple helped popularize on mobile devices to cloud services in the enterprise. The capital infusion tops off a wave…

Your office building gets its own data plan with Metrum LTE

By Mellisa Tolentino Feb 12, 2015

This week’s Smart City roundup features a fresh initiative to connect infrastructures to the Internet, new opportunities for the energy sector and smart parking for truck drivers expands to Tennessee. Aclara’s Metrum LTE Aclara Technologies…

Your Facebook “legacy contact” can control your account after you die

By Eric David Feb 12, 2015

With over a billion people using Facebook, the social network is home to a quickly growing cemetery of accounts belonging to users who have passed on. Originally, Facebook Inc. had no specific systems in…

Nintendo still can’t admit Wii U is a failure, says analyst

By Eric David Feb 12, 2015

While Nintendo is still a household name and one of the most successful developers of all time, one analyst says the Japanese game company failed with the release of its most recent console, the…

Antiquated technology holds back mobile shopping’s potential

By Guest Author Feb 12, 2015

Online merchants racked up $53.3 billion in sales during the 2014 holidays, an increase of 15 percent over the 2013, according to the Mobile Holiday Shopping Report Card. However, many e-commerce sites are having trouble…

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Blizzard’s virtual pet goat raises $1.9 million for Ebola charity

Facebook reveals open-hardware network switch; should Cisco worry?

Electronic Frontier Foundation files for DMCA exemption to protect abandoned and dead games

Smartphone accessories that could save your life

It’s put-up-or-shut-up time for Big Data in retail

Your office building gets its own data plan with Metrum LTE

Nintendo still can’t admit Wii U is a failure, says analyst

Antiquated technology holds back mobile shopping’s potential

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