Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
IBM Ups Big Data Bet with New Software, $100 Million in Research — On the same day that IBM passed Microsoft in market cap, Big Blue showed how it will ride the growth of big data to continue its momentum. IBM announced a new $100 million investment for future data analytics along …
Ryan Flinn / Bloomberg:
IBM Expects to See Holographic Phone Calls, Air-Powered Batteries by 2015 — By 2015, your mobile phone will project a 3-D image of anyone who calls and your laptop will be powered by kinetic energy. At least that’s what International Business Machines Corp. sees in its crystal ball.
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Bar Spy: Apple Trying To Hire a Blogger? — Apple’s PR staff would be well advised to reach out more to bloggers, or even blog on their own. So the mysterious overture Apple made to a TechCrunch editor at a Cupertino, California brewhouse could be a big positive step.
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
Starbucks’ New Portal Was Designed With Mobile in Mind — Starbucks is taking a tip from its users and designing its upcoming web landing portal Starbucks Digital Network to be optimized first for mobile devices instead of traditional web browsers. — Adam Brotman, VP of digital ventures for Starbucks …