Facebook tests the waters with new video pages
By Eric David
Facebook Inc. is trying out a new format for video pages, using a small number of big name Facebook pages to test out the new design. One of the first pages to get the new look…
By Eric David
Bitcoin voted worst currency in 2014
By Duncan Riley
Bitcoin has been voted the worst currency in 2014, following a year of downward fluctuations in the still young open cryptocurrency market. Bloomberg makes the claim, highlighting that Bitcoin did even worse than the Russian…
Predicting DDoS into 2015: Distributed attacks will only get badder maybe not bigger
By Kyt Dotson
The use of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) has become the mainstay of Internet mayhem groups, hactivist protests, and even hacker warfare. Across 2014 there has been a certain amount of evolution of…
The Interview now available on Google Play, Youtube & Xbox
By Duncan Riley
Seth Rogan and James Franco fans will have something extra to celebrate this Christmas with news that The Interview is now available on Google Play, YouTube and Xbox. The distribution of the movie had previously been canned following…
Embedded analytics will drive smarter decisions, says Pentaho: 2015 Tech Predictions
In 2015, Big Data will meet the “Big Blender” where unstructured data will blend with more traditional, relational data; Big Data will transform traditional industrial businesses, and business users will increasingly consume analytics embedded…
LibertyX makes it easy to buy Bitcoins this Christmas
Buying Bitcoin is now as simple as paying for a pack of gum at your favorite convenience store. Just pay cash and get the product in return, but in this case, you get a…
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IDC says one-third of IT equipment spending now goes to cloud deployments
Nearly one-third of combined worldwide server, disk storage, and Ethernet switch infrastructure spending in the third quarter of 2014 came from cloud deployments, with payouts split nearly evenly between public and private clouds, according…
Facebook’s big payoff: Instagram’s value increased by billions in 2014
By Eric David
When Facebook Inc. announced the purchase of Instagram for $1 billion in April 2012, a few analysts shook their heads, calling it a gamble, especially because Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the purchase without…
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Flaw in single server opened door to record bank cyber-heist
A single mis-configured server has been identified as the attack vector in the historic breach that saw the still-unidentified culprits steal information belonging to 83 million JPMorgan Chase & Co. customers over the summer,…
PlayStation expanding to non-Sony devices in 2015
By Eric David
Sony Computer Entertainment is expanding support for PlayStation games to non-Sony devices for the first time, starting with Samsung Smart TVs. The two Japanese electronics companies announced a partnership that will bring popular PlayStation exclusive games…