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To say that Netflix had a bad quarter is an understatement. On the weakness of new subscriber additions, the company lost as much as 16% in stock value on Monday July 18 after hours trading. Adding only 1.7 million new subscribers against a forecast of 2.5 million for the quarter, the company saw soft numbers…
No, we don’t think that Samsung wants to compete with the cloud big four comprising Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Google, but the smartphone maker has nonetheless entered the cloud space in a significant way. Announcing a key acquisition in prominent public and private cloud provider Joyent today, Samsung has just joined the ranks of several…
This week, Amazon announced that Alexa, cloud-based Virtual Assistant that powers Amazon Echo, Fire TV and Tap, has crossed a significant benchmark of 1,000 skills. A skill is nothing more than a particular task you want Alexa to perform. Understanding what you’re saying and then responding to it, or even performing a function that you…
Ever since the advent of the cloud concept, a slew of technology majors have been clawing their way upward, hoping to dominate what could soon be the most omnipresent component in the world of technology. Why are they so eager to dominate the cloud space? What makes this business so appealing and attractive that…
Satya Nadella, the Hyderabad-born 49-year-old MBA from Booth School of Business, Chicago, has turned Microsoft’s world upside down. But has he, really – or is it a mere adaptation of the older visions of Gates and Ballmer in a new Avatar that embraces the two things that technology giants currently value the most –…
It might sound preposterous to even think of calling a “mere” online retail company the greatest technology company in the world, but Amazon seems to be getting ever closer to that moniker with each passing day. It took them nearly 13 years to take Amazon Web Services from its conceptual stage to its current status…
The Cloud Wars Have Begun. Who Will Emerge Victorious? Ever since the advent of the Cloud concept, a slew of technology majors have been clawing their way upward, hoping to dominate what could soon be the most omnipresent component in the world of technology. Why are they so eager to dominate the cloud space? What…
