Breathing and Succeeding in the Startup Life
By Tom Foremski
Silicon Valley is like a snow cone on a hot day — the flavorless chunks of big ice at the top represent the large corporations, HP, etc; while the sweet juice has collected in…
By Tom Foremski
Carrier IQ Android App Caught Secretly Logging Keypresses, HTTPS Queries
By Kyt Dotson
A recent YouTube video posted Monday by Trevor Eckhart, an Android app developer, says that a particularly popular app that hides from plain view and watches everything that happens on the phone. During the…
Box Giving Away 50 Gigs of Free Storage to LG Android Users, Adds Offline Features and More
By Klint Finley
Box today announced a partnership with LG along with new features for its Android app. As part of the new partnership, users who log into Box for Android on any LG phone running Android…
Adobe Acquisitions Surge as US Employees Face Job Cuts
By Isha Suri
Earlier today Adobe Systems announced it’s all set to acquire Efficient Frontier, a top player in multi-channel ad buying and optimization. They’re entering into a definitive agreement to acquire the privately held Efficient Frontier,…
How to Spend $1.25B in a Day: A Supreme Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday 2010 was a billion dollar bonanza. If you think that number is huge, think again. ComScore reported that Cyber Monday 2011 surpassed expectations, tallying $1.25 billion in online spending, a 22% increase over last…
Google Updates Maps and Bar, Helps You Find Your Way Indoors
Google released its latest update for Google Maps on Android devices. The update features a new service that takes Google Maps to the next level by bringing it indoors. According to a blog post…
YouTube Sees Highest Traffic to Date, Online Video Surges
Our everyday lives get so cramped that we often feel stressed by the end of the day. And for most of us, the quickest way to relieve some of the stress is to watch…
BYOD Finds a Friend in Private App Stores
By Cherr Aira
There is no question that among the lucky segments of mobility, apps stores could be one of the most lucrative. Public app stores have gone wild, becoming money-making outlets for developers, and changing the…
Hadoop Alternative HPCC Now Available on Amazon Web Services
By Klint Finley
If you’ve been waiting for an easy way to test HPCC, the alternative to Apache Hadoop built and open sourced by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, then you’re in luck. Starting today HPCC Thor clusters will…
AT&T-T-Mobile Deal Crumbles, Lies Revealed
The Federal Communications Commission may have hammered the final nail in the coffin for the AT&T-T-Mobile deal, with the latest staff report they have presented, along with the threat of an administrative hearing. The…