Connected car seat protects + monitors kids
This week’s SmartCar roundup features an intelligent car seat for kids, an electronics giant entering the EV race, and cheaper EVs. iAlert If you have a little kid, you probably have a car…
Ask Dr. Bitcoin: What Happened to the Spot Price Last Night?
Last night was a rough night for Bitcoin speculators and bag holders. Over the last 24 hours, the spot price of a Bitcoin has fallen from the peak of $750 USD/BTC to a valley…
4 real-world robots for Google to consider after buying Boston Dynamics
Google has acquired Boston Dynamics, a company that specializes in the production of military-grade robots. No news yet as to what the search giant plans on doing with Boston Dynamic, but with Andy Rubin…
6 #BigData Predictions for 2014 from Jean-Luc Chatelain of Datadirect Networks
By Ryan Cox
When it comes to Big Data, Jean-Luc Chatelain is a name worth dropping. Jean-Luc Chatelain is the CTO, Datadirect Networks and former VP & CTO Information Optimization at HP. To say he knows his…
Google to introduce ‘wink’ photo capture in Google Glass update
Google is about to add a new feature to Google Glass that may well result in more establishments banning the device. According to the company, Google Glass wearers will soon have the ability to…
Dell funnels $16M into end-point security startup
Invincea, a cyber security vendor that focuses on combating zero-day attacks, has received $16 million in equity from Dell Ventures and Aeries Capital. Existing backers Grotech Ventures, Harbert Ventures, and New Atlantic Ventures also…
Facebook’s about to unleash extremely annoying auto-play video ads
You may have noticed some changes to Facebook’s mobile app in the last few days, with video auto-play now enabled by default, allowing friend’s videos to begin playing on their own as you come…
QLogic certifies adapters for software-defined storage
The emerging software-defined storage space hit a new milestone on Tuesday after QLogic announced that it has added support for DataCore’s SANsymphony-V virtualization offering. Pegged as the “first, and only, true storage hypervisor,” the…
HP expands HAVEn ecosystem
Hewlett-Packard entered the Big Data platform race in June with HAVEn, an integrated offering that combines Hadoop with technology from Vertica and Autonomy in a unified platform for analytical applications. It features more than…
Microsoft to announce next CEO in early 2014
Microsoft has been in search of Steve Ballmer’s replacement for a good couple of months now, with sources claiming its selection committee has considered more than 100 candidates, narrowing this number down to a…