Robert Scoble

MapBox Closes $10M Series A From Foundry Group To Build The Future Of Interactive, Mobile Maps

Cloud-based map platform startup MapBox, which gives developers tools to add interactive maps to their web and mobile offerings, clad in their own brand colours/designs - and counts foursquare, Uber, GitHub, Evernote and the FT among its 2,500+ paying subscribers - has just closed a $10 million Series A from Foundry Group.

http://wp.me/p1FaB8-3M9A

Open-Source Everything: The Moral of the Healthcare.gov Debacle - Businessweek

Open-Source Everything: The Moral of the Healthcare.gov Debacle By Paul Ford October 16, 2013 8:56 AM EDT Right as the U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1, the new national health-care exchange went live at healthcare.gov. Intended for people who want to buy health insurance under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the website failed from the start.

http://j.mp/1hWl8xl

IBM Makes OpenStack The Cloud Platform To Beat

With IBM tossing its might behind OpenStack, the open source software used to run cloud-computing installations is in a strong position to become the dominant platform in the industry. OpenStack Rising IBM announced Monday that it will make OpenStack the foundation of its cloud services and software.

http://readwrite.com/2013/03/05/ibm-makes-openstack-the-cloud-platform-to-beat#feed=/author/antone-gonsalves

Sony A7 Series Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras are here!

E-mount cameras with a full frame image sensor? They exist, and we're giving you the first look! The A7 will feature a 24-megapixel sensor, with the A7r kicking that number up to 36 megapixels. Both cameras feature an OLED XGA viewfinder, also found on the Sony a99.

http://ow.ly/pRpah

Oracle releases 127 security fixes, 51 for Java alone

It is Critical Patch Update (CPU) time for Oracle customers, which in one way or another is nearly everyone. This is the first time Oracle is patching Java on the same quarterly cycle as other products, and perhaps the first time I have had something positive to say about Oracle security.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/16/oracle-releases-127-security-fixes-51-for-java-alone/

Sony's New Mirrorless Cameras Are the First to Get Full-Frame Sensors

Over the past few years, the best mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras have caught up to low- to mid-range DSLRs in terms of performance. They've always been more-portable than traditional DSLRs, too. And now, they're going after the big guns: The professional full-frame cameras that boast bigger sensors than the APS-C imagers found in consumer DSLRs.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/sony-7r/