The idea that Big Data is only for the enterprise is ridiculous. Data can be easily created by many sources, not just the ones with the most money.
2014: When The Enterprise vs. Consumer Distinction Will Die
Legacy enterprise vendors need to serve business and consumers alike, or risk becoming roadkill. Listen up, Microsoft.
The Internet Of Things In 2014: Steady As It Goes
The Internet of Things won’t see any big splashes in 2014, just steady and incremental progress toward automating … everything.
Plugging Energy Management Into The Connected Home
Deploy energy-management tools in the home and you can save both power and money.
Terremark Gets Surgically Removed From HealthCare.gov
Because changing web hosting providers in the middle of a failed launch and repair job is pure genius.
Fiber-Optic Networks May Be NSA’s Back Door Into Secure Data Centers
Data centers may be near-impregnable fortresses of information. But that data has to travel on the Internet sometime.
Why Business Still Needs Help Managing Explosive Data Growth
Enterprises still can’t manage their fast-growing data needs, as the experience of a Microsoft acquisition illustrates.
Google And Microsoft Put Differences Aside To Fight Child Porn
Google is working hard to combat child pornography and they’re teaming up with Microsoft for the fight.
Raspberry Pi Vaults Past 2 Million Sold Mark
Just 20 months after units first shipped, the makers of Raspberry Pi are surprised to see this landmark in their rear-view mirror.
How QWERTY Will Save The PC
PCs won’t die for the simple reason that no one has yet figured out a better way to write or code.
Cyanogen’s Steve Kondik: Building A Better Android
Android proved that open source and mobile works. Steve Kondik and his team are building something even better.
One Connected Home Hub To Rule Them All
Who—or what—will rule the connected home?
The Internet Of Things Will Be Huge—Just Not As Huge As The Hype
Various reports claim the Internet of Things will boost the global economy by trillions of dollars. Don’t believe them.
IBM Tries To Put Twitter In Patent Cage
Twitter reveals IBM has come after it for patent infringement. Is it desperation, or licensing business as usual?
iGoogle’s Demise May Toll The Bell For The Personalized Home Page
iGoogle is officially closed. Are personalized home pages far behind?
Home Sweet Connected Home
The first post of our ReadWriteHome series asks what it means to be a connected home.
Amazon MatchBook Seems To Be A Mismatch
Now you can buy Kindle versions of previously purchased books from Amazon at discounted rates. But the new program may have some gaps in the collection.
There’s No Simple Fix To HealthCare.gov
Despite what some pundits and vendors are saying, there is no one fix for the Affordable Care Act’s flagship website.
Apigee Lets API Developers Pop The Hood, Muck With Underlying Code
The API-management tool maker integrates Node.js, letting developers dive into the guts of the code when they need to.
The Battle For The Cloud Rages On
In order to compete in the cloud, IBM is pulling out all the stops to defend against existential threat Amazon Web Services.