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Article | 24/05/2013 Microsoft turns Siri against Apple in hilarious new Windows 8 ad
After coming out swinging a few days back with a Surface ad that focused on Office, Microsoft has a new ad that confronts the iPad head-on. And here's...
Article | 24/05/2013 Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale
Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions.
Article | 24/05/2013 Could the Bitcoin network be used as an ultrasecure notary service?
Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money.
Article | 24/05/2013 Facebook delays Home in Europe, wants a stronger 'First' impression
Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebo...
Article | 23/05/2013 Twitter #Music doubles down on song discovery with new chart features
It's not a groundbreaking feature, but nice to have nonetheless: Twitter has added a bunch of genre charts to its #Music discovery service to display ...
Article | 23/05/2013 IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics
Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in data reporting and analysis.
Article | 23/05/2013 Box buys iOS app to improve its own
Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage a...
Article | 23/05/2013 Lyft gears up for international expansion on anniversary
Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding ...
Article | 23/05/2013 As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the Cloud
As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous techn...
Article | 23/05/2013 Cloudian connects with Citrix for easier cloud rollouts
Cloudian is integrating its platform with Citrix's CloudPortal Business Manager as it aims to make it easier to roll out and manage storage as a servi...
Article | 23/05/2013 Microsoft boosts Japan Azure offering, adds data centers in two regions
Microsoft will boost its Azure cloud offering in Japan, adding two domestic data centers to speed response times and improve reliability in the face o...
Article | 23/05/2013 French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead
The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.
Article | 23/05/2013 Penguin settles with US states in e-book price-fixing lawsuit
Penguin has settled with U.S. states in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit, leaving only Apple now in the fray.
Article | 22/05/2013 Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in
Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.
Article | 22/05/2013 Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments
Google is launching a new fund through which it will make later-stage investments in technology companies, a Google executive said Wednesday.