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Microsoft and Google team-up against hotels blocking personal Wi-Fi

By James Farrell Dec 26, 2014

In an effort to block hotel chains controlling Wi-Fi at their locations, Google and Microsoft have formed an unlikely alliance. The two tech giants, as well as other tech companies, are lobbying in opposition…

Warcraft designer wants gaming to be an Olympic sport

By Eric David Dec 26, 2014

Former Blizzard Entertainment Chief Creative Officer and World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo made a bold statement this week when he said that e-sports should be considered for inclusion into the Olympic Games. “I…

Is Hadoop over-hyped? Market-watchers say no

By Mike Wheatley Dec 26, 2014

When an organization wants to dig into its Big Data these days, it’s almost inevitable that Hadoop, the open-source data storage and processing framework for dealing with extremely large data sets, will get the…

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Virtualization pain will yield flexibility gains for ambitious telcos | #HPDiscover

By Maria Deutscher Dec 26, 2014

Network functions virtualization (NFV) is usually discussed in the context of standards and vendor consortia, but according to Saar Gillai of HP, the slow-rolling push to help carriers modernize their infrastructure heralds a much broader…

Ireland sides with Microsoft over US email demands

By Mike Wheatley Dec 26, 2014

Microsoft has picked up a hefty ally in its battle to oppose a US court order demanding access to emails stored in its Dublin, Ireland data center. The Irish government has sided with Redmond,…

Wikibon

HP’s novel SDN app store draws praise, users | #HPDiscover

By Maria Deutscher Dec 26, 2014

Few trends have adapted as well from the consumer world to the enterprise as application marketplaces. Dell recently rolled out a provider-neutral catalog of cloud services, Salesforce.com Inc. is launching a selection of partner-developed…

Facebook faces class action lawsuit over private message scanning

By Eric David Dec 26, 2014

Facebook Inc. has come under fire again over privacy concerns, this time for allegedly scanning personal information in private Facebook messages that is then used for targeted advertising. Facebook’s bid to dismiss a class-action…

NYC considers Bitcoin for paying parking tickets

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 26, 2014

New York is one of the most aggressive states when it comes to Bitcoin. Earlier this year, Benjamin Lawsky, New York State’s Superintendent of Financial Services, proposed a BitLicense that would prevent Bitcoin from…

PlayStation Network and Xbox Live hacked on Xmas Day, forcing millions of gamers offline

By Mike Wheatley Dec 26, 2014

Thousands of video gamers had their Christmas Day fun ruined yesterday thanks to a bunch of mischievous hackers who contrived to knock out both Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming service…

Smokin: Bitcoin comes to Burning Man

By Duncan Riley Dec 25, 2014

Bitcoin is headed directly to the Black Rock Desert, Nevada by way of the annual Burning Man festival. The Burning Man Project, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit organization behind the festival started accepting Bitcoin…

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Microsoft and Google team-up against hotels blocking personal Wi-Fi

Warcraft designer wants gaming to be an Olympic sport

Is Hadoop over-hyped? Market-watchers say no

Virtualization pain will yield flexibility gains for ambitious telcos | #HPDiscover

Ireland sides with Microsoft over US email demands

HP’s novel SDN app store draws praise, users | #HPDiscover

Facebook faces class action lawsuit over private message scanning

NYC considers Bitcoin for paying parking tickets

PlayStation Network and Xbox Live hacked on Xmas Day, forcing millions of gamers offline

Smokin: Bitcoin comes to Burning Man

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