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You might have missed the news earlier this week, but Microsoft has quietly become one of the largest patent trolls in the world. Following this week’s deal with Foxconn to license patents to original design manufacturers (ODMs), Microsoft will now reap a …
Dell Buyout Moves Closer as Blackstone Withdraws Takeover Bid
There’s been more developments at Dell this morning, with reports suggesting that private-equity firm Blackstone Group has ended its $25 billion rival takeover bid, bring founder Michael Dell’s dreams of taking his company private a step closer to fruition. Blackstone launched its …
Microsoft Has the Last Laugh as Q1 Profits Surge
Microsoft must be feeling especially smug this morning after its latest quarterly earnings report showed strong growth in both sales and profits during the first three months of 2013. Despite all the doom and gloom in recent weeks over the PC market’s …
Not Everyone Needs Big Data: “Lean” Data Tastes Just as Good
Heard the one about Big Data being the new oil? Over time, or so we’re told, those who invest in Big Data will be rewarded with a massive advantage over those who don’t. Indeed, one day we may even be able to …
Behold the Space Monkey! Cloud Storage will Never be the Same Again
We’ve been following the rise of cloud storage quite avidly here on SiliconANGLE, from its humble beginnings as a mere, albeit beautiful concept, to the rise of services like Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive and others. Each of these offers a pretty decent …
Anti-Incest App Prevents Sex With Your Cousin (But Only in Iceland)
It could happen to anyone. You’re there having dinner at the home of your new boyfriend or girlfriend, getting on with their parents like a house on fire. Then suddenly.. What’s that sitting on the mantlepiece? An old family photograph with the …
BitFloor Exchange Bites The Dust
The rollercoaster ride that is Bitcoin has finally come to an end – or at least, it has for one popular US-based exchange. BitFloor, which has had a history of troubles since its launch, has announced it’s shutting up shop for good, …
Anonymous Raises $54,798 To Launch Official “Your Anon News” Site
The hacktivist collective Anonymous is to launch dedicated website for its crowdsourced news platform, Your Anon News, following a successful Indiegogo campaign that saw it raise exactly $54,798. The Your Anon News title is already used by several of the collective’s social …
FBI Uses Big Data & Crowdsourcing To Hunt The Boston Bomber
As the FBI knuckles down with its investigation into Monday’s deadly Boston bombings, the agency is hopeful that an extraordinary amount of data, in the form of smartphone photos and videos, combined with the most modern analysis techniques available, will help it …
Last Year Saw Less Spam, But Only Because Hackers Are Getting Smarter
The latest Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec brings both good news and bad news for internet users, revealing that while most people are seeing less spam, we’re actually facing an increased threat from targeted attacks and mobile malware. Over the course …