Video: The Impact of Twitter On Journalism
In the past, when you wanted to learn about what’s happening around you, you grabbed a newspaper. Then came the radio and television and they added even more news sources. When the cyber age…
Feds Continue Closing Datacenters in Major Cloud Shift
Some fascinating numbers are being reported from the federal government sector that indicate a shift to cloud technology in a cost-strategy effort. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the latest statistics last week…
PowerShell 3 Now Ready for DevOps
By Isha Suri
Windows PowerShell 3, Microsoft’s task automation framework that came out earlier this year is now better optimized for the DevOps community as it comes with several useful features like task scheduler, easier scripting, 10x…
More Questions and Challenges for Intel’s Next CEO
Intel Corporation announced during the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting that come May 2013, CEO Paul Otellini will retire from being an officer and director of the company. “Paul Otellini has been a very strong leader,…
Flash Beats DRAM as Solid-State Storage Solution Says New Wikibon Report
Data-in-flash beats Data-in-DRAM by up to 17X writes Wikibon CTO David Floyer in his latest report on leading-edge storage technology, “Data in DRAM is a Flash in the Pan”. This, he says, means that…
Anti Virus Vendors Criticize Windows 8 Security, Call it a Swiss Cheese Flak Jacket
By Isha Suri
As Microsoft announced that its latest Windows 8 will come with bundled security software, anti-virus vendors have started lashing out, and criticizing its efforts to secure its operating system. Romanian antivirus vendor Bitdefender has…
Cisco Buys Networking Firm Meraki for $1.2B Acquisition
Cisco’s been on a shopping spree lately as the networking space aggressively takes on a rapidly transitioning demand for mobile connectivity. The industry leader acquired privately-held networking firm Meraki for $1.2 billion in cash,…
Breaking Analysis: Fantasy Search Engine Between Yahoo & Facebook? Dream On.
Rumors are swirling that Yahoo and Facebook may be forming an alliance to combat Google. A November 18th early morning post from The Sunday Telegraph stated that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been in…
Nintendo Finally Released Wii U! Netflix On Board, but No TVii
Nintendo has finally released the long awaited Wii U. It’s the company’s next generation gaming console that features the revolutionary GamePad. Hundreds of people lined outside the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan at midnight…
Breaking Analysis: Anonymous Stings Israel With Website Outages Over IDF Operation in Gaza
By Kyt Dotson
The Israeli government has reported no less than 44 million hacking attempts against security, governmental, and financial websites over the weekend as violence in the Gaza strip continues to escalate. Many of these attacks…