Between the Lines

Founded by a group of former Google employees in San Francisco, Adku used basically big data for the personalization of online shopping experiences.

Redbox will buy NCR’s entertainment kiosk unit and launch a streaming service with Verizon. Meanwhile, Redbox parent Coinstar blows away its earnings targets.

Wolfram|Alpha’s founder explains the next big step in the evolution of the “knowledge engine,” which is touted to enable users to dig deeper than ever into its vast library and personalize their experiences.

Mobile traffic saw a huge increase in Google searches during commercial breaks, likely with more viewers out and about at Super Bowl parties.

Hard drives represent 11 percent to 12 percent of the PC bill of materials.

Apple sold the most smartphones in Q4 2011, but Android might win the race as it is attracting more first-time buyers than iOS, according to NPD research.

HTC is betting that new products in March can “normalize” its profit margins. The reality may be that HTC’s glory days may be gone forever as Samsung and Apple run away from the smartphone pack.

Overall, IDC said it was heartened by the IT spending trends given the wild cards in the global economy. Europe remains an economic mess, but BRIC countries will spend heavily on tech.

EMC’s VFCache is designed to meld the storage array to the server. The storage giant is targeting Fusion-io in an effort to bring more Flash memory to data centers.

Over twice as many consumers at the nation’s largest banks are using mobile banking more than are those at credit unions, according to a new report.

Micron Technology CEO and chairman Steve Appleton died on Friday after a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51.

Rhapsody extends new support to its Android tablet-toting customers as well as a more original editorial content as it tries to stand out from a heavily crowded field of competitors.

HP spent $30.41 million in total compensation for ousted CEO Leo Apotheker. New CEO Meg Whitman landed $16.52 million in total compensation.

However, the smartphone’s success over computers is more complex than just sales figures.

IBM and USC have analyzed thousands of Tweets to determine the “sentimental” favorite quarterback in the Super Bowl this Sunday, and the results might surprise you.

A panel of experts examined data collection on Web sites and how it is being used.

Smartphone usage, in particular, is really growing among U.S. mobile consumers as smartphone ownership climbed to over 40 percent during the December holiday shopping season.

The conundrum for analysts goes like this. RIM could be a great value in the long run. However, there are few signs today that RIM can get its act together.

The last time Target launched a discount brand from a designer label, both the site and customer service overall crashed. Can Target endure another episode like that?

Introducing Cynthia Rubio, President of Radiant RFID. Her resume spans the aerospace, petroleum, automotive, and software industries.