Pillar Acquisition: A Major Bust?
Days after Oracle released a statement saying that the company will not be making any acquisitions anytime soon due to the fact that Oracle is focusing more on internal growth rather than acquisitions, they…
Social Network IPOs Beat All the Rest
Right now there are two things that consumers are addicted to: connected devices and social networks. When they’re on their smartphones, they can access almost any site (well, except some of those requiring Flash support),…
California Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Google Class-Action Involving WiFi Snooping
By Kyt Dotson
United States wiretapping laws are notoriously used in contexts way beyond any possible intent due to the zealotry of law enforcement and the inexorable march of technology. When much of the wiretapping legislation had…
The Private Cloud Sees Big Growth, Drives New Services
A new report released by cloud host StratoGen says that the second quarter has seen a whopping 82 percent growth in private cloud deployments. The company pointed towards the much wider trend of cloud…
Microsoft to Show a Pre-Beta Windows 8 on July 10
Anticipation for Windows 8 is building, and Microsoft apparently is going to be using its Worldwide Partners Conference from July 10 to July 14 to show off a pre-beta build of Windows 8. There…
HyperGlance for a Comprehensive 3D View of Infrastructure
We know all too well that overseeing an infrastructure isn’t exactly the most laid-back job. It’s a massive web of servers, switches, and physical and virtual appliances. In order to easily manage these arrays…
Experts Vindicate Cell Phones of Cancer Risk
By George Ou
A group of international experts have reviewed the body of scientific research regarding the safety of cell phone radio signals and concluded that the evidence is increasingly vindicating cell phones. This study is in…
MySpace’s Tom Anderson Comments on G+
The days when Tom Anderson, the iconic first friend on everyone’s MySpace account, was active on his own service have long past. Most of Tom’s old co-workers have headed over to Facebook, but Tom himself…
Startup Launch: MyTab Offers Simple Group Travel Gifting
By Tom Foremski
I’ve been consulting with Heddi Cundle and her new startup MyTab, which offers a very simple way friends and family can help fund travel for each other. MyTab takes the pain away from finding…
Greek Debt Crisis: New Listing: The Greek Islands – Who Will Buy?
By Andy Kessler
How much for the island of Mykonos? The Mexican standoff between European banks owning Greek debt and Greek taxpayers needs fresh thinking. I’m convinced that the only way out of Europe’s financial crisis is…