Geeks Seek Love, Need the Millionaire Matchmaker
Silicon Valley is like a pool filled with millionaires, young and old. Many are married or in a relationship, which may not sound surprising– there’s no shortage of woman that are attracted to such…
VMware On the “Right Side” of Virtualization
Paul Maritz, the head of EMC virtualization subsidiary VMware, is sticking behind the plan he’s been following, and realizing quite successfully, since leaving Microsoft to join the company. He’s naturally been among the most…
We’ll Be Cashless and Cardless by 2016, says PayPal
As technology invades every aspect of our lives, a recent PayPal report ‘Money: The Digital Tipping Point’ stated that by 2016, Brits would no longer need cash, checks or credit cards to go shopping…
Rumor: Is Microsoft really in the ‘early stages of licensing’ for a Kinect-enabled TV?
By Kyt Dotson
Microsoft is working hard behind the scenes and right up in front to bring Kinect technology into commercial enterprise. It has already proven itself as a powerful human-computer interface for video games, and now…
ARM Widens Appeal to Android Developers with New Toolkit
Chipmaker ARM, which provides a good portion of the chips that power smartphones today, is now offering free software to Android developers seeking to optimize their code for ARM processors. ARM Development Studio 5…
SAP Eyes Database Dominance with Pure In-Memory Approach
As if there was any doubt after the messaging onslaught at this year’s SAPPHIRE and TechEd conferences, a senior executive in SAP’s business analytics division tells Wikibon that the company is going all-in on…
Juniper, Akamai Contend over Cotendo Acquisition
By Isha Suri
The buzz of the day is that Juniper is looking to take over Cotendo, a startup company with roots in Israel. The opposing contender is Akamai, for which Contendo is already a competitor. The…
What Are the Best Cities for Tech Jobs? A Look Beyond the Valley
By Klint Finley
Joel Kotkin, a professor of urban development, and Forbes Magazine have published a list of the top 10 best cities for tech jobs in the U.S. The results are surprising – the Bay area…
Social is the Interesting Omission From Google’s Timeline on the History of Search
Google breaks down its history of search into three categories that focus on how search has evolved and what holds for the future. It focuses on its current search methodologies for how it conducts…
Zynga the Dirty Faced Neighborhood Scoundrel
By Kyt Dotson
When it comes to casual massively multiplayer games distributed over social media like Facebook, Zynga is the go-to-developer; but when it comes to the treatment of employees and corporate culture, they’re woefully behind the…