Welcome to Facebook+ : Copycat or Fresh Face?
In an effort to de-clutter the social networking site, Facebook decided it would be best to make photos the center of the world with a new look. Unlike previous speculations that Facebook would be…
Google Cuts 1,200 Motorola Employees
In today’s mobile news roundup: Google cuts more than 10% of Motorola workforce; BlackBerry Z10 arriving at AT&T on March 22; Snapchat controversy; and FTC fights against phine spam. Google cuts more than 10%…
Google Maps is Looking a Little Lost In Germany
Readers living in Germany who frequently rely on Google Maps might be feeling a little bit lost in a couple of months, after it was revealed that the service could well be blocked as…
Former Netflix Data Scientist Finds Smaller Data Sets “Less Daunting” for Fashion Algorithms
By Ryan Cox
Eric Colson, Chief Analytics Officer of StitchFix, stopped by theCube to talk with hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante about their recommendation engine. Often referred to as Pandora meets Zappos, StitchFix is powered by…
Bugs Will Always Plague Mobile Software. What’s It Mean for Android?
A Samsung device owner recently discovered a method to bypass the login screen and gain full access to his phone without ever entering a password. The technique relies on a flaw in the native…
Microsoft To Slash Prices On Windows 8?
Microsoft might insist that it’s happy enough with sales of Windows 8, but its new operating system has far from won over all of the critics, prompting drastic action as the Redmond-based firm offers…
The Storage Food Chain: Mission Critical Workloads will Move to All-Flash, Hybrid
Flash has been a revolutionizing technology impacting enterprise and consumer storage alike. From the data center to the USB port, flash storage has introduced new capabilities for storing and sharing data. And this week’s…
EMC Strong but Self-Limiting in Crowded Flash Array Storage Market
EMC’s combination of the latest ExtremeIO all-flash array technology, its own strengths in services, and its excellent world-wide support makes it a strong contender in a crowded market that includes all the large IT…
Intel, Greenplum Validate Hadoop Market
If anyone had any doubts that the Hadoop market is a blooming money tree, the back-to-back Hadoop distribution announcements by Greenplum on February 25 and Intel the following morning ended them, writes Wikibon Analyst…
NPD: Gamers Prefer Purchasing Used Games Over Full Digital Downloads
By Isha Suri
A recent survey carried out by NPD reveals that the gamers still prefer purchasing use games over full digital downloads. The retail research firm, via this survey, found that though core gamers have embraced…