10 Big Data startups to watch

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New products of the week 04.14.14 Google rallies to sell developers on Project Ara Network World Daily News PM April 14, 2014 Share this email 10 Big Data startups to watch The Big Data space is heating up – to the point that many pundits already see it as the over-hyped heir to "cloud." The hype may be a bit much, but Big Data is already living up to its potential, transforming entire business lines, such as marketing, pharmaceutical research, and cyber-security. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. New products of the week 04.14.14 2. Google rallies to sell developers on Project Ara 3. Apple seeking $100 more from carriers for iPhone 6 subsidies 4. When student recorded bullies with iPad, school claimed it was felony wiretapping 5. Tiny camera brings big league applications to petite satellites 6. Preventing the scourge of double-digit tunnel syndrome 7. Second Google Glass user attacked in San Francisco in two months 8. Video makers torture kids with unexplained Walkmans 9. 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READ MORE Apple seeking $100 more from carriers for iPhone 6 subsidies This summer, Apple is largely expected to release two brand new iPhone models with larger screen sizes. One will reportedly feature a 4.7-inch display while the other will feature a 5.5-inch display. Needless to say, the iPhone 6 may trigger the most massive iPhone upgrade cycle we've seen to date. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Neustar Inc. Four Ways DNS Can Accelerate Business Growth This e-book describes how DNS has developed over the years to support business growth as new needs have emerged, for example, advanced traffic management and protection from cyber threats. Learn More When student recorded bullies with iPad, school claimed it was felony wiretapping It's said desperate times call for desperate measures, so a desperate teenager used his school-supplied iPad to record "proof" of students bullying him during his special education math class. READ MORE Tiny camera brings big league applications to petite satellites The European Space Agency has developed a tiny spectrum-revealing camera that can fly inside tiny satellites known as CubeSats making it ideal for many applications from agriculture to environmental research. READ MORE Preventing the scourge of double-digit tunnel syndrome Having endured a variety of carpal tunnel-like maladies over the years, I try not to make light of the typing-induced discomforts complained about by others. I try, yet sometimes I fail. Writes an IT professional/regular Buzzblog reader who shall remain anonymous for a reason that will become obvious: Hi Paul, READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink The Business Case for the Enterprise Cloud This article aims to explore the business case for the enterprise cloud, focusing on public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). The discussion will examine the business differences between enterprise and commodity cloud IaaS. Topics to be covered include infrastructure services and support, automation, management, and application services. Learn More Second Google Glass user attacked in San Francisco in two months Another Google Glass user was accosted just for wearing the device in San Francisco, in what the victim believes may have been the second attack of its kind in the city since late February. READ MORE Video makers torture kids with unexplained Walkmans A couple of YouTube video makers are back at it again, driving kids crazy by putting an old piece of technology in front of them and recording their reactions. This time, the Sony Walkman, the portable casette player that debuted in the late 1970s and eventually gave way to digital music players like the iPod. The kids poke and prod the devices, and nope, it's not a walkie-talkie, as one young man... READ MORE Your no-fuss, fail-safe guide to protecting Android devices As Android's popularity continues to climb, it's increasingly joining the workplace. In its early days, Android had little in the way of security, relegating it to personal use. But over the years, Google has upped the ante in terms of Android security, as have third-party vendors. READ MORE AT&T hacker Weev released from prison after appeals court overturns conviction Andrew Auernheimer, known online as "weev," has won an appeal against his conviction for exploiting a vulnerability in AT&T's website to collect the email addresses of Apple iPad users. The 2010 incident earned him a 41-month prison sentence. READ MORE Big data drives 47% growth for top 50 public cloud companies Big data analytics are driving rapid growth for public cloud computing vendors with revenues for the top 50 public cloud providers shooting up 47% in the fourth quarter last year to $6.2 billion, according to Technology Business Review Inc. 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