A study by analyst IDC shows how companies are using the open source Hadoop big data analytics systems alongside other systems to get value out of their data. IDC’s “Trends in Enterprise Hadoop Deployments” report, ...
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Google is set to invest an extra €450m (£385m) into its Finnish data centre, the web giant has revealed. Based in a mill formerly owned by paper company Stora Enso, the Hamina data centre in Southern Finland has already seen ...
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Fairfax Financial Holdings, the Canadian investment fund leading a takeover of smartphone maker BlackBerry, is to invest $250m in BlackBerry via a $1bn private placement of convertible debenture. The financing move marks the close of ...
The long-rumoured Toyota 86 sedan is claimed to debut at tomorrow’s Dubai motor show, though uncertainty surrounds the car’s supposed unveiling. According to what purports to be the official Facebook page of the Dubai motor ...
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More than 3.4 billion people, nearly half the world's population, own at least one mobile phone in 2013. As of 2010, more than 90 percent of people worldwide were covered by a mobile phone signal, according to a new Vital Signs Online trend ...
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Facebook has admitted that teen interest in the popular social media website is waning, even though the number of users grew marginally in the last quarter. "We did see a decrease in [teenage] daily users [during the quarter], especially ...
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Infosys, the second largest software firm in India, has reached a $34m (£21m) settlement with US authorities in a lawsuit surrounding its alleged misuse of temporary visas. The case, brought by the US Department of State, ...
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Senior executives at ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry met with Facebook executives to find out whether the social media company might be interested in bidding for the Canadian firm. News of the meeting was reported in the Wall Street ...
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The first video of the Audi Sport quattro concept has been officially released by the German car maker as a thank you to its Facebook fans. Celebrating Audi AG’s Facebook page eclipsing 100,000 likes, the video shows the 515kW/880Nm ...
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According to a study from American Research Center, 1/3 of American adults get news through Facebook. About 80% of the respondents inadvertently get news when they are checking uo on friends or sharing photos. The study found that ...
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A new Porsche Panamera 4S has joined NSW Police as the German luxury sports car maker agreed to continue its partnership with the force’s community engagement program into 2014. Launched in September 2012 with an entry-level ...
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that it has teamed up with shopkick, the most widely used real-world shopping app that rewards shoppers for simply walking into stores. Just in time for the key holiday shopping season, JCPenney ...
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The BMW 2 Series Coupe has been officially unveiled, marking the introduction of the German car maker’s all-new premium compact model line. The arrival of the 1 Series hatchback-based BMW 2 Series family represents the continuation ...
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Facebook recently announced India’s largest online lingerie portal Zivame.com’s social media success story. The case study details how Zivame.com is using Facebook effectively to target Indian women. With intelligent brand ...
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The retailers were as varied as they come on the first day of BRAIN's Dealer Tour of Seattle. The tour started at mega-retailer REI's flagship store, a stunning and expansive retail space that caters to commuters and families. The jaunt ...
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