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The ‘Third Era’ of IT will bring massive changes to the data center

December 29, 2014 5:15 PM | Rich Napolitano, Plexxi

GuestWith Big Data, mobile, and the Internet of Things putting an ever greater strain on the network, the status quo is about to get thrown on its head.

What Oracle’s acquisition of Datalogix says about marketing in 2015

December 29, 2014 4:21 PM | Jon Elvekrog

As 2014 comes to a close, Oracle has done us the favor of putting the period on the end of a very important sentence: Marketing services are the marriage of technology and data.

CIA takes blame for more than half of UFO sightings in late 1950s and 60s

December 29, 2014 4:06 PM | Daniel Terdiman

Because U-2 planes flew higher than thought possible, many who saw them said they spotted alien spaceships. That was a highlight of the agency’s ten most-read documents of 2014.

The 5 best fake tech products of 2014

December 29, 2014 4:00 PM | Chris O'Brien

Was 2014 the year that we finally realized there was a bubble in fake tech products?

Why French telecom Iliad is launching an ARM-based cloud service — and why it matters

December 29, 2014 3:35 PM | Jordan Novet

In attempting to catch up in the business of selling access to dedicated servers, Online is hitting the ARM button — and if the initiative proves successful, several other cloud providers could begin or accelerate their own ARM programs.

PSN down again for many on Monday evening

December 29, 2014 2:27 PM | Jeff Grubb

After finally getting PlayStation Network back up and running yesterday, Sony’s online infrastructure is once again on the fritz.

GameDevHacker’s annual NYC conference will deliver why mobile gaming is a serious business worth playing

December 29, 2014 1:00 PM |

SponsoredAn all-star industry lineup of movers, shakers, experts and visionaries has been assembled to confront game developers and business brains with the serious topics that drive serious industry growth.

Marketing technology investment slows in Q4 after a bumper $11.4 billion year

December 29, 2014 11:05 AM | Stewart Rogers - VB Insight

2014 saw more investment than ever in the marketing technology space, despite a dramatic slowdown in funding during the last quarter.

Oracle’s purchase of Datalogix is a huge data play — and a big punch back at Adobe

December 29, 2014 10:08 AM | Matt Marshall

Oracle’s announcement last week of an agreement to buy Datalogix, a company that collects information from retailers and shares it with big advertising partners, is the latest in Oracle’s effort to assert itself as the leading vendor for marketers.

Xbox Live founder and XNA language creator exits Microsoft

December 29, 2014 10:03 AM | Jeff Grubb

Microsoft’s director of development is moving on to something new after nearly two decades.

Rumble Entertainment chief on the agony and ecstasy of making hardcore mobile games (interview)

December 29, 2014 9:00 AM | Dean Takahashi

Greg Richardson believes that hardcore games like Rumble’s KingsRoad will rule in mobile.

Microsoft could launch a completely new browser with Windows 10

December 29, 2014 8:51 AM | Harrison Weber

Has Microsoft finally given up on Internet Explorer?

Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place

December 29, 2014 7:45 AM | Harrison Weber

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share.

Flurry: 51.3% of devices activated on Christmas were from Apple, 17.7% from Samsung, and 5.8% from Microsoft

December 29, 2014 6:20 AM | Emil Protalinski

Every year, Christmas Day sees the highest number of new device activations and app installs. In 2014, the trend continued, and once again Apple dominated the results.

Tobii touts latest apps for using your eyes to control games and wearables

December 29, 2014 5:00 AM | Dean Takahashi

Tobii wants to make 2015 into the year of consumer eye-tracking.

Moldiv brings collage to the 21st century

December 29, 2014 4:00 AM | VentureBeat Staff

SponsoredFrom its prominent use in 20th century modern art to the mural of favorite bands taped up inside of your high school locker, collage is a great equalizer among the visual arts. Collage-focused app Moldiv is an “all-in-one” photo edito that lets you quickly create photo collages in poster, photo album, or magazine form.

Despite making $18M, don’t expect ‘The Interview’ to revolutionize digital movie distribution

December 29, 2014 3:20 AM | Chris O'Brien

About 2 million customers spent $15 million to download or watch the movie online. In addition, the movie has bagged $2.8 million playing in 331 movie theaters through Sunday.

Xiaomi confirms it raised monster $1.1B round and is now valued at $45B

December 29, 2014 2:18 AM | Chris O'Brien

Xiaomi has become the world’s third-largest smartphone maker and has attracted a strong slate of investors from around the globe.

Gmail goes dark in China as censors squeeze Google

December 29, 2014 1:50 AM | Chris O'Brien

Six months after Gmail was first blocked in China, it appears the country’s censors have taken additional steps to obstruct all the ways users had found to circumvent the country’s Great Firewall to use Google’s email service.

Kim Dotcom’s Mega to launch browser-based encrypted video call and chat service ‘soon’

December 28, 2014 9:30 PM | Emil Protalinski

Kim Dotcom wants to launch a Skype competitor.

Will 2015 deliver the promise of telemedicine?

December 28, 2014 4:00 PM | Chirag Patel, Highnote Foundry

GuestTelemedicine could very well explode in 2015, but only if the industry gets these 3 things right.

The fortunes of 4 British startups in 2014

December 28, 2014 12:30 PM | Paul Sawers

SwiftKey, Mind Candy, YPlan, and TransferWise all had interesting times in 2014.

PSN still down for you? This change in your settings may help you get back online

December 28, 2014 11:56 AM | Jeff Grubb

This settings change could help you get online with your PS4.

Chaos Computer Club claims it can reproduce fingerprints from people’s public photos

December 28, 2014 11:28 AM | Emil Protalinski

Your fingerprints aren’t as secure as you thought.

Apple’s iTunes offers Sony’s ‘The Interview’ four days after Google and Microsoft

December 28, 2014 10:05 AM | Emil Protalinski

Too little, too late? Better late than never? Both.

The 14 most beautifully designed apps of 2014

December 28, 2014 9:30 AM | Harrison Weber

From simple utilities to immersive experiences, we’re sure you’ll find something on this list worth downloading on your new smartphone, tablet, or [insert hot new gadget here].

Lizard Squad says it won’t take down Xbox Live and PlayStation Network anymore, claims it never attacked Tor

December 28, 2014 8:21 AM | Emil Protalinski

Everything is not what it seems.

PSN is still down for some as Sony gets service back online

December 28, 2014 7:30 AM | Jeff Grubb

Sony’s gaming services may be intermittent for some users.

Why Internet users in India seem more satisfied than their U.S. counterparts

December 28, 2014 4:00 AM | Mike Marcellin, Juniper Networks

GuestWhere you might expect users in developed nations to score their online and connected experiences higher than users in developing nations, the opposite was actually true.

Sell. More. Faster: Achieving sales enlightenment

December 27, 2014 8:00 PM | Jim Dawson, Menlo Ventures

GuestIn managing sales teams and making the number (usually) in over 100 quarters, I became enlightened. I saw what it takes to win in business. I came to understand a solution to a majority of the problems that vex emerging companies today.

Rwandan revival: The rise of tech entrepreneurship in Rwanda

December 27, 2014 4:00 PM | Ben Fischberg

GuestIt’s easy to forget where you are when standing by the cappuccino machine on the sixth floor of the Telecom House in Kigali, Rwanda.

These app developers snubbed Windows Phone this year

December 27, 2014 2:25 PM | Harrison Weber

Here’s a recap of the app developers that snubbed Windows Phone users this year.

Xbox Live is down again on Saturday

December 27, 2014 1:57 PM | Jeff Grubb

Hundreds of gamers are complaining that Xbox Live is down online.

Sony: PSN is down due to ‘high levels of traffic designed to disrupt connectivity’

December 27, 2014 12:45 PM | Jeff Grubb

Sony suggests that cyberattackers are to blame for PSN’s problems.

15 ridiculously interesting VB guest posts you probably missed in 2014

December 27, 2014 12:00 PM | Tom Cheredar

Many people don’t realize that VentureBeat accepts guest columns from intelligent, well-spoken entrepreneurs, analysts, and others with expertise in a particular area of technology. These posts are a great way to learn insights from a wide variety of voices in the tech community.

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