The political fallout of WikiLeaks has passed, but the fury of law enforcement has not. More than four years after the organization published a trove of U.S. diplomatic cables, federal agents continue… Read more »
If you’re thinking about paying $250 for the Nest thermostat, know that the resplendent regulator saves customers average of $131-$145 a year, according to a series of studies done by Nest… Read more »
Ion Stoica, one of the creators of Apache Spark and CEO of Databricks, will answer questions from the audience about what Spark is and why it’s being lauded as the best… Read more »
GE Appliance is sending out 20,000 Wi-Fi modules to let customers connect older refrigerators to the Wink smart home system, according to a Wink executive who will work with the appliance… Read more »
There was a time, a little over two years ago, when SQL-on-Hadoop was about cracking open access to Hadoop data for those with SQL skillsets and eliminating the exclusivity of access… Read more »
The Raspberry Pi 2, announced Monday, looks set to be a focal point for the internet-of-things (IoT) development efforts of both Microsoft and Canonical – both will be providing free operating… Read more »
Connecting stuff to the internet can sometimes introduce fun new vulnerabilities, and so it has proven in the case of millions of BMW cars. On Friday the German auto outfit announced… Read more »
Makers, academics and generally anyone who likes to play with computers: get ready for some awesomesauce. Raspberry Pis, the tiny Linux computers that currently sell for $35 are getting a makeover… Read more »
Containers are a hot topic in the developer/software engineering community. Gigaom Research is conducting this survey to gauge just how widespread the buzz is and if containers are in fact delivering… Read more »
Microsoft quietly released Outlook for Mobile this week. It was a little weird as there were no leaks or even a hint at last week’s Window’s event. While I haven’t been… Read more »