Sony’s New Vision of the TV is a High Risk, but Necessary Move
In this period we call PC era, we as consumers have been fed a lot of amazing products. Things that we never imagined would be possible 10 years ago are actually here – who…
Hello Vino Turns to Big Data with Image Recognition iPhone App
There’s an app or two for virtually anything, even wines! The retail market is swarmed with stacks of wine brands, making it hard enough to pick which one works for a certain occasion or…
Lessons Learned from Logitech’s Expensive Google TV Mistake
Logitech, a global provider of personal peripherals for computers and other digital platforms, is giving up on its Logitech Revue companion box, taking into consideration that the Google TV device has caused Logitech to spend…
Weekly iPad, Android Business App Roundup: Cube Time Tops the List
This week’s top five business apps for tablet users include productivity apps, a web browser, and a security suite – and Cube Time & Expense Tracker, the first app in our roundup got the…
Arista on the Hadoop-Aware Network: IT Will Have to Change
Doug Gourlay of Arista Networks sat down for an interview with SiliconANGLE’s John Furrier and Wikibon’s Dave Vellante, providing a glimpse into the networking layer of a Hadoop deployment. After a brief talk about…
This Week in Cloud: OpenStack, Amazon Seize the Day
Alongside the announcements coming out of Hadoop World 2011, this past week features several updates from the cloud industry as well. The first highlight is an update from OpenStack. Rackspace will be handing over…
Strive for Tight Integration Between Hadoop, Complimentary Big Data Approaches
There was a ton of great content at Hadoop World 2011 this week, but one point that struck me was the number of vendors present that were not, strictly speaking, part of the core…
Cloud/Mobile Strategy 5: Security in the Cloud
Security is always a major concern when discussing public cloud services. CIOs and often senior management as well feel safer keeping control over vital company data rather than trusting it to a third party…
A Hadoop Treasure Chest of All You Can Eat Big Data Goodness Courtesy of theCube
I am flying back from New York after spending two days at HadoopWorld. On the theCube, we did two days of video coverage, interviewing leaders in the community and discussing the event’s hot topics.…
The Flourishing Non-Google Android Market
A recent report from mobile analytics firm Flurry indicates that before 2011 ends, over 25 billion iOS and Android apps will be downloaded. And app downloads will double by 2012. Until this year, the US generated the…