Cloud Computing

Amazon super-sizes instances to lure Hadoop users to Web Services

The company has launched 12 new virtual servers that can be used for image processing and financial analytics

Microsoft slashes Azure prices, introduces new basic tier

Amazon Web Services and Google also cut prices in March

Twitter looks to cash in on TV-related tweets overseas

Two acquisitions could help Twitter develop new advertising partnerships overseas, one expert said

Bing adds context to people, places with ‘snapshot’ feature

The tool shows results in a panel with related information from various sources

Fedora tips its hat to mobility, cloud, big data

Newest release also features support for ARM processors

Trial to proceed in Silicon Valley employee ‘no poaching’ case

A judge ruled that the evidence should be considered in a jury trial beginning May 27

Why Zuckerberg prefers drones to Google’s balloons

The Facebook chief explains some of his thinking behind Internet access delivered via drone and satellite

How Google is reinventing cloud pricing

Google is trying to change the economics in the cloud to capture more workloads

Review of cloud’s mega-week: Cisco, Google, Amazon and Microsoft all make big moves in the cloud

Lawyers talk of settlement in Silicon Valley employee-poaching case

In a hearing, both sides cited progress made with a mediator