[Techtaffy Newsdesk] SaaS and mobile application company Tello has raised $2.7 million in a Series A funding, led by True Ventures and Bullpen Capital. People use Tello’s mobile applications for iPhone, iPad or Android phones, or text messaging, to provide…
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
EmployInsight Raises $1 Million Financing
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] EmployInsight has raised $1 million from Founder Collective, Launch Capital, and other angel investors. In addition, the company has brought their first product out of beta and it is now being used by several enterprise clients. EmployInsight helps…
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Toshiba, Western Digital Ink HDD Deal
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Toshiba has entered into a definitive agreement with Western Digital on its acquisition of certain Western Digital 3.5-inch HDD manufacturing equipment and related intellectual property, and the transfer to Western Digital of Toshiba Storage Device (Thailand), Toshiba’s wholly-owned…
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IRobot Restructures Company
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] IRobot is restructuring the company into three newly formed business units focused on home robots, military robots and emerging technologies led by Jeffrey Beck as chief operating officer (COO). Joe Dyer, who most recently held the position of…
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Worldwide Server Market Revenues Increase 5.8% In 2011
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Factory revenue in the worldwide server market decreased 7.2% year over year to $14.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011 (4Q11), says IDC. This was the first quarterly decline in factory revenue in two years. Worldwide server…
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Road Ahead For ‘Trustworthy Computing’
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] At the RSA Conference 2012, currently being held in San Francisco, Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing, detailed the road ahead for Trustworthy Computing. Mr. Charney encouraged industry and governments to develop more effective privacy…
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Microsoft Reveals ‘Future Of Computing’
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, hosted his fifth TechForum gathering at the company’s Redmond HQ. Two key themes ran throughout the day, says Microsoft’s Steve Clayton: We can realize profound insights from the combination of…
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Duo Security Raises $5M From Google Ventures, Others
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Duo Security, an emerging authentication-as-a-service provider, has received a $5 million investment from Google Ventures, True Ventures, and Resonant Venture Partners. This investment follows an earlier round from True Ventures and Resonant Venture Partners. As passwords are vulnerable…
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Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Hits The Stands
February 28, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Mortal Kombat ‘Komplete Edition’ is now available from Warner Bros at retailers in North America on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition offers a content-rich version of the 2011 game. Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition…
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IBM Inches Closer To Full Scale Quantum Computer
February 28, 2012
[By Sudarshana Banerjee] Scientists at IBM Research have achieved major advances in quantum computing device performance, says IBM, that may accelerate the realization of a practical, full-scale quantum computer. Scientists at the IBM Lab have established three new records for…
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