Big data Latest Neo4j NoSQL Release Takes Oracle Head-on The open source NoSQL graph database that has perhaps attracted the most attention in recent months has been Neo4j, a Java-based DBMS with a RESTful API that supports multiple languages. Earlier this month, Microsoft embraced Neo4j by enabling its use through the Windows Azure cloud platform, whose .NET languages aren't typically associated with… Hack Scott M. Fulton View comments
Browsers Microsoft + Mozilla = New Firefox, With Bing Microsoft's search engine Bing today announced something it probably should have made available a long time ago: a new version of Firefox with Bing as the default search option in the search box and the Awesome Bar. Of course the download is optional and just for all you Bing lovers who sought an easy way to switch to Bing inside your Firefox… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Microsoft Nokia's U.S. Strategy Nokia phones are not coming to the United States this year but when they do in 2012 it will be a series of devices differentiated by from carrier to carrier. According to Chris Weber, the head of Nokia's North American operation, there are some tricky obstacles to rolling out in the U.S. and Nokia is working with the cellular operators to bring… Mobile Dan Rowinski View comments
Technotransect IBM, Microsoft & Google in Africa When people discuss "company culture," they usually do so in terms of employment or sales. How will the way this company has developed to solve problems affect my chances of successfully working for them? How will the timbre of their daily work influence the approach I take to sell to them? But in Africa, the company culture of three big tech firms… Curt Hopkins View comments
RIM RIM on the Next PlayBook OS: 'We're Still Working on It' What we were not seeing last week during Research In Motion's BlackBerry and PlayBook developers' conference were any definitive signs of what the company's existing operating systems might look like as soon as next year. This morning in a post to the corporate blog, RIM confirmed what the lack of evidence clearly revealed: The shipment timeframe… Mobile Scott M. Fulton View comments