Warp 10 Mr. Sulu — engage flash
Moving to NAND flash can increase workload performance by an average of 7.2X, with some workloads going beyond 10X, according to a survey of 777 Fusion-io customers, writes Consultant and Wikibon Analyst Ralph Finos…
5 steps to new age IT : Tablets, paperless contracts + virtualized desktops | #HPDiscover
Mike Nefkins, Executive Vice President and General Manager for HP Enterprise Services, highlighted the company’s enterprise services businesses, “what we do and why we matter to enterprise clients” in his keynote from HP Discover Barcelona,…
Windows crash reports give the NSA ‘passive access’ to your PC
If you’re a Windows user – as the vast majority of desktop owners are – you’ll be entirely familiar with that irritating message that follows a system crash: “The system has recovered from a…
Edible batteries to power pacemakers + more
This week’s Wearable Tech roundup features edible batteries, 3D-printed eye cells, and a pacemaker the size of a pill. Edible batteries Advancements in medicine have given birth to ingestible diagnostics, tools like tiny…
New York Times calls for Ed Snowden to be pardoned
Edward Snowden – a name the world was not familiar with until mid-last year, when the former NSA contractor released a ton of top secret files detailing how the National Security Agency has been…
3PAR sees tremendous growth at HP : Focuses on polymorphic architecure | #HPDiscover
David Scott, SVP & GM, HP Storage, discussed the integration of 3PAR into the HP product and service range after the company’s acquisition, along with the company’s storage strategy, in a live interview from…
Windows 8 isn’t doing too bad at all, now running on 10% of all desktops
Microsoft has every reason to think this year’s set to be a good one, following the news that its divisive Windows 8 and 8.1 operating systems have finally landed on 10 percent of all…
Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Skype on New Year’s Day 2014
Skype didn’t exactly get off to a great start in 2014, as the Syrian Electronic Army decided it would be rather amusing to hack service on the first day of the year. The SEA…
SnapchatDB team explains its motivation for exploit
Snapchat was one of the most popular apps of 2013. If you’re not familiar with the app, it allows users to send photos and messages that are quickly erased after a few seconds. This…
Bitcoin Weekly 2014 January 1: Indian government raids BTC exchanges, Overstock.com joins the community, Stross and Krugman hate Bitcoin
By Kyt Dotson
Happy New Year everyone in the Bitcoin community! This little cryptocurrency that could has racked up yet-another-year of the interesting and the strange and has 2014 ahead of it. These past few weeks have…