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Abhishek Mehta Discusses the Concept of Data Ownership

The controversy around the NSA’s recently exposed surveillance program has triggered an important public debate about user privacy and Big Data transparency, according to Tresata founder Abhishek Mehta. He provided his take on these two topics in a Q&A session … Continue reading ?

Nutanix Bolsters Converged Lineup with New Appliances

Nutanix, a San Jose-based provider of hyperscale appliances, announced today two new solutions that “meet the cost, performance and scale requirements to run nearly any enterprise application.” The NX-1000 is an entry-level system designed for use in SMB and branch … Continue reading ?

Get the look you need to shatter glass ceilings

This parody video adds some serious snark to go along with all of that mascara.

Double The Social Power: How To Integrate Pinterest And Facebook

Most curators of visual content have a Pinterest account and either a Facebook account, page or group. Today we'll focus on connecting Facebook Pages and Pinterest accounts; however many of these ideas could be used to connect regular Facebook accounts and Facebook groups too. Show More Summary

Neven Mrgan on the iOS 7 Icon Template Grid

Neven Mrgan: But whether we accept the idea of a grid or not, here’s the bigger point: no icon designer I’ve asked thinks Ive’s grid is helpful. In that sense, it’s wrong. The large circle is too big. Many apps in iOS 7 use it: all the...Show More Summary

3 Reasons Yahoo + Others Want Mobile Video to Be Deeply Integrated in our Everyday Interactions

Yahoo! is far from being done with its acquisitions as it tries to solidify its mobile web and consumer service model to survive this painful time of restructuring. Yesterday, it was reported that Yahoo is offering $30-$40 million to acquire … Continue reading ?

Adobe Q2 Profit Down 66 Percent as Expenses Rise

Adobe Systems Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 66 percent as the software company recorded weaker product sales and higher operating expenses, through subscriptions for creative services continued to strengthen.

Funny SEO emails, part 6

Folks at Google get cold-call emails out of the blue just like everybody else. Here’s an email that a colleague of mine got recently: I was on your website www.google.com and wanted to shoot you a quick note. I think I can make a few changes (aesthetically and/or SEO – wise) to make your site [...]

Facebook's organ donation program will save a lot of lives

The program saw a nationwide surge of donors for 12 days last May.

Michael Heilemann on iOS 7

Some of the best criticism of iOS 7’s design that I’ve seen. ?

All Business Will Be Digital Business, Says Accenture’s Jack Sepple | #IndustrialCloud

Jack Sepple, Senior Managing Partner, Accenture Cloud, discussed the impact of cloud on Accenture’s business, along with Industrial Internet trends, with theCUBE co-hosts Jeff Kelley and Dave Vellante, live at the GE Industrial Internet event, Innovation Day. Defining the role … Continue reading ?

At Work With Microsoft Office on an iPhone

Office Mobile is a solid app that does a good job of making you forget you're working on a small screen, but it comes with many limitations, says Katie.

The FBI calls PRISM "the 702 tool," claims it caught subway bomber

"Without the 702 tool, we would not have identified Najibullah Zazi."

Dell Committee Slams Icahn's Latest Offer, Saying It Falls Short

"Not a transaction that the special committee could endorse or execute."

Tom Hardy's Twitter is as glorious as we dreamed it would be

Hallelujah, the day he swore would never come has come at last. Tom Hardy has a Twitter.

Seattle woman gives up on photosynthesis, adopts food-based diet

Naveena Shine ended her "Living on Light" experiment after losing 20 percent of her body weight.

Huawei "Open-Minded," but Has No Plans to Buy Nokia

A little off the cuff brainstorming spikes Nokia's share price more than 10 percent.

The Right Message at The Right Time: 4 Ways to Schedule Messages with Android

How many times have you planned to send out that SMS or email only to have your attention stolen elsewhere so you forget? Or what about when you want to send out a message but it's too early or too late in the day - as often happensShow More Summary

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