Is Viacom Raising The White Flag?
Last week, Viacom pulled 26 of their channels from DirecTV to instill anger in the hearts of DirecTV subscribers, but now, they’ve put back The Daily Show and The Colbert Report back online. So…
Manage eBay, Craigslist and Facebook from your Phone: Quick’s New App
Quick launched their new app today, aiming to streamline online marketplaces into one place – your mobile phone. The app brings buyers closer to sellers via multiple social and enterprise platforms such as eBay,…
Marissa Mayer “Passed Over” at Google: Ambition Trumps Loyalty
Yahoo! surprised everyone yesterday when they announced their new CEO – Marissa Mayer – a former Google executive. Mayer was responsible for a lot of the design aspects, as in the look and feel…
iPhone 5 Already in Production, BitCoin Caught in Apple’s In-App Hack Wars
Today’s mobile news roundup features word of Apple’s next gen iPhone already being in production, Symantec’s update across its entire mobile portfolio, and the new Twonky Beam button now available for download. Apple iPhone…
Guess What Facebook? Users Actually Prefer Google +
Facebook’s IPO has turned out to be a bit of disappointment for its investors since its launch on NASDAQ back in May, but one thing we didn’t expect was that its customers are also…
Paul Maritz Out as CEO – Pat Gelsinger in CEO of VMware – Video: What Pat Gelsinger Would Do At VMware
By John Furrier
Update: Here is what I’ve confirmed so far: 1) Maritz was not ousted as CEO and this was his decision according to sources close to Maritz, and 2) Maritz will not be the CEO…
Over 1 Million Accounts Compromised and $350k Stolen by Hackers in One Week
In the past week hackers managed to infiltrate no less than four major websites; and while users of three of these four sites only have to worry about more spam in their inbox and…
EMC Releases First Major Update to NetWorker in Almost a Decade
EMC has often been criticized for leveraging an outdated code in its storage arrays. The company clearly seems to be a proponent of the “if it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it” mantra, but…
Objectivity Pushes Big Data in the Channel with InfiniteGraph Certification
Database software vendor Objectivity unveiled a new initiative today that’s meant to introduce partners to InfiniteGraph, a graph database that is known for being highly scalable. On top of that it’s written in Java,…
Alternatives for Spool Now That Facebook’s Bought and Crushed It
By Saroj Kar
Facebook has hired the mobile team behind the startup application development provider, Spool, in what appears to be the latest acquisition for social network. This talent buy is largely in part to expand its…