Monthly Archives: May 2013

Criminal haven or a place for commerce and expression?

May 31, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Enterprise Tech, Media Tech.

Russia commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. Reuters/ Maxim Shemetov

Reports surfaced on Friday about cybercriminals gravitating towards the un-policed domain name of the former Soviet Union, .su.

Intel makes inroads into mobile

May 31, 2024 by Juliana Kenny in Enterprise Tech.

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Attendees inspect Intel UltraBooks during the 2013 International CES. Getty Images/Justin Sullivan

Intel will provide chips for Samsung’s next Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 tablet, which could be the clincher in solidifying the company’s position in the future of mobile.

Nasdaq and the cost of mishandling ‘technical glitches’

May 31, 2024 by Janice Yucel in Enterprise Tech, Media Tech.

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Screens display the start of trading in Facebook shares at the NASDAQ stock exchange on Times Square in New York, on May 18, 2012.

Technical glitches led to the largest-ever fine against Nasdaq, and reveal the grievous effects of placing too much trust in a computer-driven trading system.

Quality could trump quantity in mobile ads

May 30, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Enterprise Tech, Media Tech.

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A person using his smartphone and his computer to see the new bank exclusively online "Hello Bank by BNP Paribas" site. AFP/ Getty/ Bertrand Guaya

Just as Facebook’s ad exchange is becoming popular with advertisers and Twitter is looking to set up its own, mobile ad service platforms that help apps monetize their services are making headway in the market.

Qatar’s internet crackdown

May 30, 2024 by Juliana Kenny in Media Tech, Personal Tech.

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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (C) attend the opening of the Doha Forum, an international meeting which will discuss regional political, economic and social issues in the wake of the Arab Spring, in Doha on May 20, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Qatar’s tightening of web controls on media and social network users indicates a widening rift in the debate on global internet censorship.

Will VMware’s hybrid cloud be an Amazon killer?

May 30, 2024 by Erin Harrison in Enterprise Tech.

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HANOVER, GERMANY - MARCH 05: A visitor photographs a symbol of a cloud at the Deutsche Telekom stand the day before the CeBIT 2012 technology trade fair officially opens to the public on March 5, 2024 in Hanover, Germany. CeBIT 2012, the world's largest information technology trade fair, will run from March 6-10, and advances in cloud computing are a major feature this year. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

With the public cloud services market forecasted to grow, established tech player VMware believes a new approach is necessary, and could give Amazon a run for its money.

The desktop is almost over, and maybe mobile is too

May 29, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Media Tech, Personal Tech.

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A woman typing on her smartphone at a BTS train station in Bangkok. AFP/ Getty/ Nicolas Afsouri

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers general partner Mary Meeker released her annual Internet Trends Year-End Report on Wednesday.

Facebook under fire for hate speech

May 29, 2024 by Juliana Kenny in Media Tech.

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Courtesy of Women, Action & Media's Facebook page.

A week-long campaign against gender-based hate pages on the social site has resulted in Facebook’s public apology and promise to revise its content standards.