Monthly Archives: September 2015
Big Data Analysis Tool Predicts Republican Debate Winners, Losers
David Waldrop and I were sitting in the National Press Club's legendary Truman Lounge watching two huge television screens showing CNN's coverage of the...
Rumors Resurface That T-Mobile Could Be a Takeover Target
T-Mobile is again the source of rumors about a possible acquisition, this time by French telecom company Altice, whose chairman made recent comments about...
Is Bitcoin a Commodity That Is Subject to Regulation?
The emerging world of cryptocurrency is coming under new scrutiny, thanks to a Sept. 17 ruling from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which...
Docker Hub Expands Container Deployments, Development
The open-source Docker container technology is popular for a number of reasons, particularly ease of virtualized application development and deployment.A key tool in the...
AMD Chip Architect Jim Keller Departs
Advanced Micro Devices, which is making an aggressive push in both high-end PCs and the data center in an effort to gain market share...
Google to Government: Reform Archaic Electronic Communications Law
Google, provider of the world's largest email service, has once again aired its long-standing call for reform of the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act...
Apple’s iOS 9 Security Updates Fix Multiple Vulnerabilities
Today's topics include Apple addressing a long list of iOS 9 security flaws, AT&T's modifications to its "throttling" rules for unlimited data customers, Cisco...
JetBrains Fixes Controversial Dev Tool Subscription Policy
In a prime example of a vendor taking its customers into consideration, software development toolmaker JetBrains has adjusted a controversial subscription model that had...
Amazon Unveils $50 Fire Tablet, Fire TV and Fire TV Gaming Edition
Amazon has revamped its line of Fire tablets and Fire TV devices, introducing a new $49.99 price for the 7-inch Fire tablet, the addition...
Juniper, Aerohive Partner on Wired, Wireless Networking Offering
Juniper Networks and Aerohive Networks are jointly developing a wired and wireless networking solution aimed at distributed enterprises that are wrestling with such trends...