Mike Wheatley
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Big data is set to pose some seriously big challenges for businesses in the next few years, as the issue of storing all of this information comes to the fore. So massive is the tidal wave of big data that for many, …
Healthy Big Data: Predicting and Preventing the Spread of Disease
Big data has many uses. Banks use it to make money and improve customer care, automobile makers are hoping it will help them to develop better production processes, and even pizza companies are using it to make sure they never run out …
Social Media is for Girls
You’d be forgiven for thinking the opposite might be true, given that most guys love nothing more than to show off their latest gadgets and demonstrate their expertise with all things technical. But, from a social viewpoint at least, you might be …
Building Big Data: The Coming Data Spectrum Crisis Explained
Most consumers take it for granted that they can switch on their smartphones and gain instant access to a world of Tweets, Facebook friends and Google apps, but in the next couple of years, staying connected might not be as easy as …
Feeling Inadequate Today? You Can Blame Facebook
A new study of social media users has found that more than half of all users’ lives have been changed – with half of these claiming that these social websites have made their lives worse as a result. Working on behalf of …
Kayak Doubles IPO Expectations After Solid Quarter, Mobile Growth
It’s taken them 21 months to get things organized, but travel website Kayak’s flotation plans finally seem to be back on track following the announcement of its IPO. Early Monday, Kayak updated its S-1, saying that it hopes to be able to …
Big Money Data: Three New Ways Finance is Using Big Data
The emergence of big data cannot be underestimated. Big data is becoming more important in just about every industry, but perhaps none more so than in the arena of finance. Banks, lenders, Wall Street firms and even department stores are fast embracing …
Strange Big Data: Some Food for Thought
The phenomenon of big data has thrown up all kinds of weird and wonderful ideas as to how this mass of information might be used to improve our lives. From obvious uses such as saving money, and identifying renewable resources, to more …
BlackBerry Leak Unveils Two Phones, Hints at Microsoft Team Up
Research in Motion has made a lot of headlines today, but instead of more doom and gloom for the embattled smartphone manufacturer, today’s news actually has a rather positive spin for once. The biggest story in the news today is that Blackberry …
No More Apples Please… It’s Samsungs That’ll Keep The Doctor Away
How are you feeling today, Samsung Galaxy S III fans? If you’re feeling a little bit under the weather this morning, then you might just be interested in the Korean firm’s latest new offering – the S Health application, which has been …