Dutch + UK governments cling to Windows XP at the cost of millions
People are getting pretty panicky with the end of support for Windows XP now just 24 hours away, but that doesn’t have to be the case, so long as you have a spare few…
NSA leaks: Now you can view all of Snowden’s documents in one place
Since Edward Snowden first stunned the world by lifting the lid on the NSA’s PRISM spying campaign, we’ve seen no end of leaks about the different ways it’s been gathering intelligence on the world’s…
Samsung’s newest toys: The Galaxy S5 mini and Note 4
Samsung unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S5 back in February. Following this announcement, U.S., carriers began pre-selling the device from the end of March, with the phones expected to be shipped…
HTC suffers another loss, will the M8 be its salvation?
HTC has posted its first quarter results and the company reported losses greater than analysts’ expectations. The Taiwanese company revealed losses of NT$1.88 billion, or $62 million, greater than the NT$1.71 billion average loss…
Google takes on Amazon & Roku with Android TV
Google is planning something big for televisions, but it won’t be nearly as big as Google TV. A report from The Verge this weekend states that it’s acquired documents describing what Google is planning…
MySQL’s strength is its community | #PerconaLive
This week’s #PerconaLive event in Santa Clara, CA brought together devotees of the MySQL infrastructure from across the nation and the globe. Tim Callaghan, who serves as the VP of Engineering with Tokutek, has…
Weekly Cloud review: Microsoft and Amazon step up IaaS rivalry + HP takes SDN to the cloud
Another week, another round of cloud markdowns. Hot on the heels of Google and Amazon lowering their rates, Microsoft announced double-digit cost reductions of its own in its latest attempt to lap ahead in…
SmartWorld Weekly : April’s most foolish gadgets
This week’s SmartWorld Series features a self-sustaining smart home, the latest in wearable tech gadgets, new partnerships between car makers and network carriers, and smart devices for the healthcare industry. For those who missed…
The Data Economy: Pivotal, Hortonworks milestones demonstrate new Hadoop realities
The Data Economy is an analysis column by Wikibon Senior Analyst Jeff Kelly covering the business of Big Data. The Intel-Cloudera deal sucked most of the oxygen out of the room this week, but rivals Pivotal…
Continued expansion of IaaS leading to collision between conflicting compliance laws | #PerconaLive
Frequent viewers of SiliconANGLE’s theCUBE are most often provided insight to trends, products and companies by a host of tech executives, practitioners, analysts, marketers and other members of the press. Host Jeff Frick welcomed…