Netflix Fully Embraces the Cloud
In spite of Amazon’s entry into a market that directly competes with Netflix, the streaming video provides continues to store all of its titles on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Netflix’s service has been heavily…
SnapLogic Raises $20M for Cloud Integration
SnapLogic just disclosed that it has raised $20 million in Series C funding from Ignition Partners, Frank Artale and Andreessen Horowitz. This is the company’s biggest round to date, bringing the total amount raised to…
iPad Mini Sighting Part of Tim Cook’s Master Plan?
Today’s mobile news roundup features: leaked iPad mini photos; Firefox OS devices available in December; AMD to run Windows 8 on new chip; and Intel’s Windows 8 event scheduled for next week. iPad mini…
An IT Administrator’s 5 Simple Steps for Disaster Recovery
By Guest Author
We don’t always get around to doing those things we know are good for us… whether it’s exercise, getting enough sleep, taking that holiday, or eating healthy. The same thing goes for emergency planning…
What Mark Zuckerberg Really Said About HTML5
By Guest Author
Let’s take a quick look at the attention grabbing headline that was issued for maximum publicity rather than maximum fact: Mark Zuckerberg called Facebook’s HTML5 app “one of the biggest mistakes if not the…
AMD CFO Stepping Down, Devinder Kumar Named Interim Replacement
Thomas Seifert is stepping down from his position as AMD’s chief financial officer. Seifert has served as CFO since 2001 and has left his post to pursue other opportunities, according to a bare-bone release…
Why Your Wi-Fi Sucks (And How You Can Give It a Kick Up The A$$)
Wi-Fi. Ever wondered why does my internet suck? Even when internet service providers promise you the earth – blazing fast speeds and the ability to download entire movies in seconds – unless your device…
Gaming Giant King.com Hooks into Cloudera Hadoop to Understand Players
By Kyt Dotson
King.com is a European powerhouse for mobile and web gaming that receives over half of its traffic from Facebook. As a platform, mobile gaming is highly monetized and looking at outfits like Zynga it’s…
appMobi Announces privateStack, Brings HTML5 app development Stack for Enterprises
By Isha Suri
appMobi, a leading company supporting mobile app development and deployment using HTML5, has announced the privateStack, a new HTML5 app development and cloud services stack for the enterprise market. appMobi has led the charge…
AmEx Invests in Consumer Tech, Nabs Boku CTO to Lead the Charge
American Express just nabbed BOKU CTO Erich Ringwald, who will serve as AmEx’s VP of Software Product Management for the U.S. Consumer Services business. Ringwald will be quite the addition to AmEx’s team, as…