Why Dong Nguyen pulled the plug on Flappy Bird
In early February, a colleague of mine suggested that I write a piece about a trending game called Flappy Bird, but before I did that, he urged me to play it a few times…
Dell accused of charging fees to install freeware Firefox browser
Mozilla is reported to be considering legal action against Dell, after it was revealed that the PC maker was charging customers in the UK a fee amounting to around $27 to install its free…
Delphix comes out with a “magic pill” for data center modernization
The dramatic increase in the volume and variety of information is outstripping the capabilities of traditional data management systems, leaving CIOs scrambling to put new solutions in place and build out their analytics infrastructure.…
3D printing round up: E-Nable offers the world a helping hand, Cincinnati to develop 500 times faster 3D printer
By Saroj Kar
In the world, many people are born with limb loss or deficiency. In recent years, the use of 3D printers in the healthcare industry has become a source of hope for these people. 3D…
UK Prime Minister leads IoT effort
This week’s Quantified Self roundup features an effort to bolster the Internet of Things, a phone case that tracks your vitals, and a wearable gadget that pairs users with personal trainers. UK boosts IoT…
A closer look at Red Hat DevOps journey so far
By Saroj Kar
In the long term of its time as an operating system, service, and software developer, Red Hat has spent a lot of time thinking about development and operations. The result is a thoughtful examination…
On the current transformation + future of SDN for startups | #ONS2014
The software-defined revolution is kicking into high gear, transforming the way enterprises build their networks and enabling new operations models that promise unprecedented control over data flows and infrastructure. All in all, it’s a…
Exclusive: John McAfee’s ultimate hack
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction, and this story is about as strange as it could be. For all the computer virus infections that John McAfee’s software may have prevented over the years, there has…
Best smart home packages from cable + internet providers
Interest in home automation is increasing but the biggest hindrance in adoption is cost. According to a study conducted by Parks Associates, consumers are very interested in bundled offers from their service providers, combining familiar brand…
Analyst Ray Wang shows where IBM is on the enterprise cloud map | #IBMpulse
IBM has built up a considerable arsenal of cloud services over the last couple of years (while bolstering its Big Data portfolio in parallel) as part of an aggressive growth strategy that focuses equally…