King of the Living Room?
Whether through apps, game consoles or connected TVs, Netflix is well on its way to living room dominance. The market for connected TVs with built-in apps for Netflix, YouTube and others is poised for…
Sony Delays Launch of PS Vita, Focus on TV Sales
The holiday season is still a couple months out, but in today’s rapid retail cycled environment, many manufacturers are planning release dates and timing product launches accordingly. And people are getting excited for…
Pre-Earnings Recap on Fusion-io
Flash storage solutions provider Fusion-io is having its first earnings call today since it went public in June, making it a good time to recap on how the company has been doing in this…
VoIP Wins Big as Carriers Chomp Data Plans, Skype Extends Android Device Support
By Maria Pila
Big things have been happening for Skype lately and the world’s best known VOiP app is only getting bigger and better, even more so since being acquired by Microsoft. An updated version of Skype…
FCC Broadband Performance Data Vindicates ISPs
By George Ou
When the FCC released its 2009 Broadband Performance report last year, it concluded that broadband providers were delivering only half their advertised broadband performance to consumers. This set off a media firestorm of outrage.…
Microsoft Mango Gets Voice-To-Text, Releases .NET Gadgeteer
By Val Galin
Just last week Microsoft officially signed off the release to manufacturing (RTM) build of Windows Phone 7 Mango, the latest update of the mobile platform. Along with its update comes the new voice-to-text capabilities,…
Dell Make’s It’s Opening Big Data Move with Cloudera Partnership
There’s been plenty of speculation over the last few months as to when and how Dell would make its Big Data play. Now we know. As my colleague Alex Williams reported earlier today, Dell…
Where Did the IPO Take Fusion-io? Flash Memory In Full Speed
By Cherr Aira
Looking at a flash memory storage system is like staring at the future of technology. And we’re approaching that era at a record pace. With more and more companies searching for innovative data management…
Dell and Cloudera: A Serious Validation Point for Hadoop – It’s Not a Science Experiment Anymore
Big news in the world of big data today: Dell and Cloudera made a joint announcement this morning that they’ll be partnering up to create an all-in-one solution for the deployment and support of…
Livescribe Solidifies Personal Cloud, Collaboration with Google Sites and OneNote Expansion
By Cherr Aira
One of the not-so-fun things about college professors is that they talk like they are being chased all the time. As a result, I always find myself gazing off, later having to unlock the…