Yahoo! Bids $600-800 Million to Acquire Hulu
Hulu, the online video streaming service, is said to be at the top of many companies wish lists these days, with TV operators like DirecTV and Time Warner Cable; private equity firms KKR, Guggenheim…
Iran Hackers Target US Energy Firms: Should We Be Scared?
For all the noise that the Syrian Electronic Army and China’s PLA Unit 61398 have been making recently, the US is facing a much deadlier threat to its cyber interests right now. State-sponsored hackers…
Wal-Mart Leverages Mobile Big Data to Make Promotions More Relevant
The head of Wal-Mart’s mobile division recently stated that Big Data analytics will play a major role in the company’s mobile strategy. Wikibon analyst Jeff Kelly explained what the executive meant by that in…
Cloud Review: Appcara’s Hybrid Box and a New Twist on Mobile Development
Last week Appcara unveiled a new solution for managing hybrid cloud environments, Telerik launched a cross-platform development suite for mobile app makers, and Amazon got a green light from the government. Nutanix also got…
Big Data Review: Mobile Development and Funding
Last week Appcelerator announced a mobile development platform that taps into Big Data to deliver enterprise-grade functionality, and Orchestrate.io raised $3 million for its data integration API. Alteryx received $12 million for its own…
#FlashAhead: Will Flash & Software-Defined Storage Be Allies or Enemies?
By Ryan Cox
Two trends in particular have disrupted the storage market in recent years: Flash and software-led initiatives. They’re both game-changers, destined to meet along the path to evolved storage architecture. But will that inevitable juncture…
Troll-Hackers? Is This Nuclear Agency Under Cyber Threat by Familiar Iranian Hacker Group?
The United States National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is the nuclear energy branch of the Department of Energy (DOE). Their critical operations oversee a number of sensitive nuclear-related missions, including weaponry, nonproliferation, nuclear security,…
Analysis: Vertica Momentum A Bright Spot for HP
When a hot tech start-up gets acquired by a mega-vendor, there are a number of natural evolutions that occur. Among them is the inevitable departure of some of the company’s founding members and other…
Google Has Waze to Annoy Facebook In Map Tech Bidding War
Earlier this month it was reported that Facebook was in the final stages of acquiring Waze, the crowd-sourced app that gives users community-generated, real time traffic and road alerts including accidents, hazards, police traps,…
Why Chrome 28 Beta Won’t Lapse & Verizon Fios Apparently Caps – SiliconANGLE News Roundup
In today’s NewsDesk Show news roundup (see full video below): Chrome 28 unveiled a day after predecessor was released; Google’s new photo search feature may violate privacy; Rhapsody releases redesigned iPhone app; Atari to…