The FTC is suing AT&T for limiting its unlimited data plan
My son has wanted an iPhone 6 from the moment he saw the first leaked images. He saved his money so he’d be able to get the version with the largest hard drive. When…
Overcoming hurdles to using Big Data in marketing | #ibminsight
Some companies don’t even share customer data with the VP of sales, according to Miles Austin, the “Web Tools Guy” and Sales and Marketing Technologist at Fill the Funnel, Inc. Austin helps companies look…
New GitHub Student Developer Pack is great news for novice developers
By Saroj Kar
There’s no substitute for real world experience, but for most students, real world tools can be cost prohibitive. For the novice developer, coder, hacker, and open source fanatics among us there’s currently a pretty…
How this international University takes a fresh approach to data science | #ibminsight
It’s very early for data science programs, according to Dr. Ahmet Bulut, director of the Masters in data science program at the Istanbul Sehir University. In fact, his graduate program admitted its first batch…
Why Cloudant is thriving as an IBM company | #ibminsight
Cloudant has flourished under IBM ownership, said Cloudant CEO Derek Schoettle. From within IBM, Cloudant has been able to deliver on its yearned-for goal of becoming a standard data layer. The capability is called Cloudant Local,…
Wall Street does not understand the value of Twitter | #ibminsight
“Twitter is misunderstood on Wall Street and in the mainstream,” said John Furrier, SiliconANGLE cofounder, commenting on the recent results released by the social network. “What they have is an amazing real-time notification…
Nest acquires Revolv smart hub, expands integration points
This week’s Smart Living roundup features an acquisition by a major smart home player, a look into consumer insight on home automation, and the cost of slow smart home adoption for the United Kingdom.…
IBM’s Watson upgrades highlight machine learning and cloud | #ibminsight
Two of IBM’s major announcements at IBM Insight 2014 have their roots in Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities. Starting with the Data Works product, IBM provides a “cloud-based, data refinement capability” that uses Watson to…
We must understand data before we can protect it | #ibminsight
Data is at the center of all security advancements. It fuels better data protection strategies, helps determine where the threats are coming from, and is the new perimeter that needs to be secured,…
Full specs on Alienware Area-51, plus Games we’d love to see
For the serious gamer, there’s a new lineup in town. Alienware Corp., a subsidiary of Dell Inc. that makes gaming machines, has released a new gaming desktop and laptop, plus a graphics amplifier that…