Digitally Downloaded Games Beat Physical Package Sales
Another proof point around virtualization trends, with games following a route similar to music and movies is digitally downloaded games.
Hosting.com Speaks Candidly on Oncoming War Between Microsoft and VMware
A running theme that’s rippling through the cloud industry right now is “coop-aition.” It’s the idea that enemies are friends, and friends are enemies, and as everyone strives towards a similar goal, the lines…
How to Hack Infrastructure: Lessons from Enron and Switch
[Editor’s note: Wikibon co-founder and CEO David Vellante interviewed Jason Mendenhall, Executive VP of Switch (http://www.switchnap.com/) a co-location and cloud infrastructure provider, which has built the Super|Nap, the world’s highest density data center in…
Sony PlayStation Android Phone Finally in the Works?
By Kyt Dotson
Sony Ericsson appears poised to introduce an Android 3.0 gaming platform phone according to an exclusive scoop at Engadget, Here’s what we can tell you about the hardware: if you’re a gaming fan, this…
Switch and the Super|Nap: The Story of the World’s Highest Density Data Center
[Editors note: Wikibon co-founder and CEO David Vellante interviewed Jason Mendenhall, Executive VP of Switch (http://www.switchnap.com/) a co-location and cloud infrastructure provider, which has built the Super|Nap, the world’s highest density data center in…
MetroPCS’s LTE Network Goes Live, Just for the MySpace Crowd. Good For Them.
By Kyt Dotson
Right now, in the midst of other 4G roll-outs, MetroPCS has launched the Samsung Craft handset and their first LTE network in Las Vegas. However, as some have noted, this is a no-frills operation…
Promoted Tweets Get Personal
Shiva Rajaraman, Twitter product manager announced today that the company is updating its Promoted Tweets functions, making them more personalized, based on user activity.
If Big Finance Wants to Switch from BlackBerry to Android/iPhone They Should Roll Their Own Networking Apps First
By Kyt Dotson
There have been some rumblings in the industry, especially th finance and big banking, of allowing employees to use their own phones for intra-office communication—in this case: allowing them to use iPhones or Android…
Omidyar Network Advocates Government Transparency and Economic Empowerment with $55M Investment
A philanthropic investment firm dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their lives, Omidyar Network takes another step as they announced a fund of $55 million at…
India Demands Access to BlackBerry Email Too
Seems like RIM ain’t getting off the hook that easy. RIM has been in a lot of trouble regarding their secure and encrypted email and messaging service. Many countries seem to believe that this…