Zynga Shuts Down OMGPOP for Good
Zynga has announced its intention to shut down OMGPOP Inc., the maker of “Draw Something”, which it acquired in March of last year, on September 30, 2013. According to Zynga’s post announcing the news,…
Apple’s Charger and Factory Woes Pile Up
Last month, news surfaced of an iPhone 5 electrocuting a woman which resulted in her death. According to the reports, Ma Ailun, a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, died after being electrocuted when…
Your Guide to HP #Vertica Big Data Event : LIVE Coverage Today + Tomorrow
The HP Vertica Big Data Conference is in full swing this week at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA. We’re broadcasting live from the event, with exclusive interviews and analysis on SiliconANGLE.tv. See…
LIVE: FireEye IPO Cashes-In on NSA Hysterics
By Andrew Lowe
Updated with full video – see below. Welcome to NewsDesk on SiliconANGLE TV for Tuesday August 6, 2013. FireEye, an IT security vendor, has submitted an S-1 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, kicking…
EMC Marketing CTO Joins VMware as Chief Strategist
Chuck Hollis, an alumnus of theCube who earned a reputation as an expert on all things storage during his 18 year stint with EMC, quit his post as global marketing CTO to join VMware.…
Progress Announces IAAS-Agnostic Progress Pacific PaaS Built on Rollbase
Progress Software Corporation today announced new data connectivity and application capabilities for its Progress Pacific Platform-as-a-Service (aPaaS) application. The new Progress DataDirect Cloud data connectivity service enables applications to integrate data from popular…
Boston is the New Hot Hunting Grounds for Big Data Understanding
By John Furrier
SiliconANGLE @theCUBE is in Boston this week for the #HPBigData2013 Vertica user conference exploring the cutting edge of big data. We also made a visit to MIT to meet the MITIQ team to talk…
IBM Announces New Flex Systems for Cloud Including Double-Density Server
IBM today has announced several major additions to its Flex System portfolio designed to support private and public cloud environments both for end-users and MSPs creating their own SaaS and IaaS services for their…
Weekly Internet of Things Recap: The Ubuntu Superphone
The Internet of Things keeps on growing. This week Canonical’s Victor Palau leaked new details about his company’s upcoming Ubuntu device, MIT researchers pulled the curtains back on a 3-D printer that can produce…
Smart Home Gets Sexy : From Zero to IPO
In this week’s SmartHome roundup, we’ll feature the first ever “Zero Home” in Utah, a smarthome company that’s gone public, as well as a smarthome security provider raising funds. To top things off, we’ll…