Photo Discovery Evolves With New Instagram Explore Update
Instagram has received an update for the first time since Facebook snapped up the popular photo-filter app in a $1 billion deal back in April of this year. The upgrade has been rolled out…
The Best of Faulty Gadgets: Is Your Smartphone On the List?
Hearing about the latest faulty phone, the self-combusting Galaxy SIII, made me think about how hazardous technology is for us. This isn’t the first time a gadget’s exploded. Some even caused serious injuries and…
The Booms (and Busts) of Last Year’s Google I/O
Google I/O 2012 will kick off tomorrow, June 27th and run until the 29th. The three-day event will most likely feature Google’s future plans and products that would hopefully see the light of day.…
Is Yammer a Smart Buy or is Microsoft Riding the Bandwagon?
Microsoft Corp. finally admitted that they’re acquiring Yammer Inc., a provider of enterprise social networks, for $1.2 billion in cash. The Yammer team will be joining the Microsoft Office Division, led by division President…
Cisco and Citrix: Two Peas in a Pod
Networking behemoth Cisco and virtualization software maker Citrix announced a new partner program this week that offers a number of incentives to resellers in the VDI space. More specifically, only partners who deliver Cisco…
5 Things Chrome OS Needs to Succeed
The Chrome Operating System is Google’s revamped effort to compete against Microsoft’s and Apple’s hold on the laptop and desktop market, and as we approach Google I/O, the world is anxious to see if…
Sumo Logic Goes Freemium with Data Analysis
Log management software startup Sumo Logic went out of stealth just a few months ago, and it has been keeping very busy ever since. The company dove right into a freemium model this week…
Would Apple Acquire Tesla?
In this article, I deal with two related issues: 1. Driving the Tesla Model S for the first time, why are the investors so surprised that it is so awesome? 2. Should Apple expand…
Vodafone’s Scandalous Act, Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon SDK
Today’s mobile news roundup features Vodafone’s latest scandal, Qualcomm’s announcement of Snapdragon SDK for Android, and Box’s OneCloud for Android. Vodafone’s scandalous act Vodafone Group, a global mobile phone company, allegedly shaved off over…
Sustainable Big Data
Initiatives like the Sustainia100 are timely in light of new technology platforms from leading businesses like SAP that harness Big Data to foster sustainability. Reviewing organizations across 56 countries, the Sustainia100 honors innovative and scalable…