Windows 8 tablets Take Aim at Choice, not Competition
One of the more irritating traits about tech punditry are the seemingly endless opinions on how the new Product A is going to kill the older Product B, or not, depending on the writer’s…
Zynga Suffers 90% Profit Decline, IPO Not Looking Good
With yesterday’s news of Zynga’s latest partnership with Google +, it was mentioned that Zynga suffered a 90% profit decline in their second quarter net income and their profit fell to $1.4 million in the quarter…
Google Just Wants to Be #3… Here’s Why
By Tom Foremski
My son told me about a breakthrough ad strategy he stumbled upon for his affiliate businesses: reduce your Google AdWords spend, yes, you drop down from #1 in the Google advertising order to #3…
Bitcoin 0.4.0 Will Secure Your Wallet With Native Encrpytion
By Kyt Dotson
This major release to the Bitcoin client hit the digital stacks September 23, 2011 and it includes a long-awaited security feature: encrypted wallets. Of late, users of the cryptocurrency have suffered increased attempts by…
All Systems Go! Apple Sends Invites for Oct. 4 Event
By Val Galin
Apple finally confirmed the much rumored Oct. 4 event, as it handed out its official invitations to selected guests today. The event will be held at Apple’s Cupertino campus on Tuesday, 10am PST and…
Box Announces Mobile Enterprise Development Contest Winners
By Klint Finley
Box announced the winners of its Mobile Dev Challenge this morning, a contest I helped judge. Participants were tasked with creating a mobile enterprise app that integrates with Box’s service. Bizmo, an accounting application…
Violin Memory Marches into Airports – Hypergrowth Ahead for Flash Market?
No pun intended but Violin Memory is one of the more flashier companies in the red-hot storage space. That’s apparent in a few ways. Today the company announced new flash storage arrays for what…
Open Source NoSQL Database Riak Hits 1.0
By Klint Finley
Riak, an open source NoSQL database based on Amazon.com’s Dynamo architecture, reached the 1.0 milestone today. Basho, the project’s sponsor, offers an commercial version of the database with enterprise support. Like Apache CouchDB, Riak…
Nokia N9: the First, and Probably Last Meego Phone
The Nokia N9 has now begun shipping to customers and stores, though no carrier is officially tied with the device. The beautifully designed device features an intuitive user interface that’s controlled with a simple…
Peak Games is Peaking Fast, Bags $19M Funding
By Cherr Aira
Social networking is elbowing out many other industries with its massive popularity on a global scale. One of the luckiest channels here is social gaming. Everyone saw how Zynga, makers of FarmVille and CityVille,…