Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile.

Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach.

Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Bugged teddy bears, electric irons & the Pope: Spying just got really, really silly

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

If you’ve been following the NSA’s spying saga over the summer, you probably thought you’d seen it all by now. Well, you couldn’t have been more wrong, because this was the week that the torrent of spy allegations went completely over-the-top. The …

Intel to build world’s first quad-core 64-bit ARM chip

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

In a surprising move that could have massive implications for the mobile sector at a later date, Intel is reportedly designing what could well turn out to be the world’s first quad-core 64-bit ARM processing chip. The news was announced by Intel …

64-bit ARM chips will be a game-changer for Apple

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

When Apple launched its new iPhone earlier this month, the device hit record-breaking sales. This helped boost Apple’s stock considerably, hardly surprising since half of its revenues come from iPhone sales. But besides these solid figures, the iPhone 5s was notable for …

US consumers still being screwed over broadband costs

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Broadband speeds in the United States have been the subject of debate for some time now, and yesterday a new study confirmed what many had already suspected – that the US is still playing catch-up with the rest of the world. Okay …

Firefox Add-On Lightbeam Tracks Who’s Tracking You Online

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Mozilla has been feasting on the cookies, and now it wants to share them. The non-profit organization behind the popular Firefox web browser has announced the release of a new add-on called Lightbeam, that lets users track the cookies that track them …

The Internet Archives Delivers A Blast From The Past

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

If you ever find yourself yearning for the days machines like the Intellivision console and Spectrum ZX first bought computing to the masses, well, you’re in for a treat. This weekend, the Internet Archive announced the “Historical Software Collection,” a curated set …

Freedom With Open Source: How Nations Can Escape Their Dependence On US-Made Tech

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Foreign nations have been left reeling by news that the NSA has been happily monitoring the private communications of at least 35 world leaders, on top of its all-encompassing PRISM program that was leaked earlier this year. Ed Snowden’s leaks paint a …

Apple Condones Piracy Because Free Software Has More Value

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Apple is deadly serious about its free software commitment. Following its announcement earlier this week that OS X Mavericks, along with iLife and iWorks would be made available to downloaded completely free of charge, something curious happened. The updates were made available …

DARPA Offers Up $2M Cash Prize To Anyone Who Can Build Hacker-Proof Software

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

There are few problems that money cannot solve. And with the US government waging a never-ending war against cyberattacks on its systems, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has just decided to get its check book out. The agency has …

Microsoft’s Scathing Attack On Apple Makes It Look Desperate

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Apple caused a bit of a stir yesterday when it announced that its iWork productivity software for Mac and iOS devices would be available to download for free. This was immediately taken as a shot at rival Microsoft and its own Office …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Bugged teddy bears, electric irons & the Pope: Spying just got really, really silly

Intel to build world’s first quad-core 64-bit ARM chip

64-bit ARM chips will be a game-changer for Apple

US consumers still being screwed over broadband costs

Firefox Add-On Lightbeam Tracks Who’s Tracking You Online

The Internet Archives Delivers A Blast From The Past

Freedom With Open Source: How Nations Can Escape Their Dependence On US-Made Tech

Apple Condones Piracy Because Free Software Has More Value

DARPA Offers Up $2M Cash Prize To Anyone Who Can Build Hacker-Proof Software

Microsoft’s Scathing Attack On Apple Makes It Look Desperate

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