Pivotal heads to Europe
Pivotal, the Big Data vendor that spun off from EMC and VMware earlier this year, landed in Europe this week with the opening of an office in London’s Tech City, a major startup hub…
Seeking to tap new markets, Microsoft sharpens security focus
Following in the footsteps of Google and Yahoo, Microsoft revealed plans this week to expand its encryption efforts as part of a company-wide push to put user data beyond the reach of nosy governments.…
Weekly Cloud Review: IT automation takes the limelight
Threatened by AWS, traditional enterprise vendors are pushing OpenStack in a bid to secure a slice of tomorrow’s IT market. IBM, a staunch supporter of the project, recently teamed up with with an emerging…
Zynga’s FishVille and CastleVille game lead manager joins myTab as cofounder
By Saroj Kar
Scott Prelewicz, Senior Manager of Engineering at Zynga, has joined myTab as part of the founding team. With official ‘Top Tech Dawg’ title, Scott arrival comes with perfect timing as myTab has just launched…
SmartWorld Weekly: From urban gardens to smart bras
This week’s SmartWorld Series features solutions for keeping an urban garden, new gadgets for the Quantified Self, Volvo leading the autonomous car race and news on wearable tech’s future. If you missed this week’s…
Ask Dr. Bitcoin: How environmentally friendly is Bitcoin?
By Kyt Dotson
“I keep hearing that Bitcoin is powered by computers and that mining it can take a lot of energy. How environmentally friendly is Bitcoin?” asks Concerned About the Environment. Concerned here has a good…
Instagram might be launching a photo printing & delivery service
Instagram has just sent out invites to the press for an event which surprisingly was not announced via email. The Instagram invites came on a white piece of paper containing information about the event, which is…
theCUBE Conversations: Broadcom strategy chief discusses the network
Emerging technologies are reshaping the enterprise data center, consolidating compute and storage while putting more strain on the network. Greg Scherer, the vice president of server and storage strategy at Broadcom, appeared on the…
Bank of America report: Bitcoin can become a major means of payment
Bitcoin continues to grow strong, maintaining a value above the $1,000 mark that it recently broke. Though some still doubt Bitcoin will ever become a viable currency, analysts at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch…
Google back in the docket after Oracle appeals in Java copyright case
Oracle sued Google in 2010 for supposedly misusing its Java interfaces to create Android, an allegation that would be dismissed two years later by a California court. U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled that…