Google TV Prepares for Germany Debut
Germany is set to become the latest country to get access to Google TV, with Japanese company Sony announcing that its new NSZ-GS7 set-top box will find its way to retail stores across the…
VDI Could be a Killer App App for Converged Infrastructure, but That’s No Guarantee of a VDI Hockey Stick
Judging from the latest figures on what is running on converged boxes, VDI could be the killer app for converged infrastructure products writes Wikibon Analyst Stuart Miniman in his latest Professional Alert, “Is VDI…
Getting Ready for VMworld 2012
Things are getting busy in the SiliconAngle newsroom as we gear up for VMworld next week (August 27-30), one of the biggest events we cover annually. There’s building expectations around VMworld 2012, as EMC…
Police, Auto Insurance Companies… They’re All Tracking You Down
Police and other law enforcement agencies are deploying an increasing number of license plate scanners across the country, but what are they doing with the data they collect and what does this mean for…
Awesome Hover Bike Lets You Fly Like a Jedi Warrior!
If there’s one thing from the Star Wars movies that I could to bring to life, it would have to be Darth Vadar’s light sabre – to this day, it’s still by far and…
Could the next Xbox be an Azure Cloud-Box?
Xbox meets cloud computing. Well, that’s hardly a stretch as it’s already happening on today’s Xbox. The Xbox is already a cloud-enabled device by virtue of having Xbox Live users able to cloud-upload their…
Sqrrl Makes the Case for Another NoSQL: Accumulo
Recently, Wikibon’s Chief Analyst, Dave Vellante, had a talk with Oren Falkowitz, CEO of big data startup Sqrrl, about the company’s development and work on the open source project Accumulo. Although there is no…
Breaking Analysis: Data Infrastructure – New Wikibon Research and Survey on Storage Integration with VMware
By John Furrier
New research is out from the leading big data and infrastructure firm Wikibon.org that is validating a new trend is emerging that I have been following. I call it Data Infrastructure. Data infrastructure is…
Nikon Unveils its New Android-Powered Coolpix S800c
Having trouble finding a mobile phone with a decent enough camera for you? Well, how about you just ditch the phone altogether? Nikon has come up with the answer to those yearning for better…
Wi-Fi’s Potential As An Emergency Back-Up Communications Network
Being so well connected is a wonderful thing that few people can afford to do without, but when disaster strikes our technology has the potential to let us down big time. Mobile networks can…