Survey: PHP Still Going Strong
By Klint Finley
With the growth of development platforms like Ruby on Rails and Node.js you might be temped to think that demand for the by now old school language PHP might be starting to decline. But…
By Klint Finley
Mobile Web, not Apps, Drives mCommerce Ads: SMART Report
Leading independent mobile advertising and data company, Millennial Media, releases the November 2011 SMART Report. According to the study, mCommerce saw a 64 percent month-over-month increase as a Post-Click action. Store locators gave campaigns,…
IBM Will Make More Chips at $5BN Plant
IBM released a set of three white papers covering different silicon alternatives, and even an already developed prototype not too long ago. Big Blue hopes to get an edge during a time when silicon…
Cloud Foundry Adds Automated Deployment Feature: Manifests
By Klint Finley
The team behind Cloud Foundry, the open source platform-as-a-service developed by VMware, added new application deployment feature called “manifests” to the Cloud Foundry command line tool (VMC). Manifests are YAML documents that contain a…
5 Technology Advancements That Define This Year’s CES Gadgets
The reduced technical complexity in a camera, ultrabook or smartphone means stripping out mechanics. These stripped down gadgets are for the most part connected devices with a simple UI that people can touch and…
DachisGroup Launches Social Media Monitoring SaaS
By Klint Finley
Social business consulting firm DachisGroup today announced its social media monitoring tool called Social Performance Monitor. It’s the firm’s first subscription service and another example of how service companies are expanding to productize services…
Cisco Hasn’t Given up on Video Yet, Launches New Products at CES
Earlier this month networking giant Cisco pulled the plug on umi, the company’s somewhat overpriced line of video teleconferencing set-tops. It was designed for the use of both consumer and business users, which may…
Microsoft Makes Waves with Kinect for Windows Debut Starting February 1st, 2012
By Kyt Dotson
Redmond based Microsoft recently announced the due date of its Kinect for Windows project that will bring their much-vaunted hardware out of the gaming console and into the arena of the PC platform. The…
Boycott SOPA Supporters With New Android App
Quick Recap: Last year, lawmakers were so intent on finding a solution to stop piracy. They came up with Protect IP Act or PIPA, Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA, and finally ”The Online…
The Smartest Home on the Block
How would you feel if every piece of appliance in your home were “smart”? Like a refrigerator that tells you which foods to eat and avoid, or if a food is nearly expired and…