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Media
Netflix Did Not Sell Out to Comcast
Most opinion seems to be that Netflix gave up on its stand for net neutrality, the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated identically, when it agreed to pay a fee…
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Consumer Electronics
Nokia Launches Android-Based Phone; Google Giggles
The World Mobile Congress currently going on in Barcelona will generate some surprises, but Nokia's announcement of a cheap, Android-based smartphone is not one of them. The phone has been rumored to…
10:08am ET
Consumer Electronics
Samsung Ditches Android on New Smartwatch
Samsung ElectronicsWe can expect a blizzard of new product announcements and just plain announcements from the Mobile World Congress that kicked off Sunday morning in Barcelona. First out of the chute was…
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Technology
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Improves Non-Touch Controls, Slashes Price
ThinkstockOne of the major flaws in Windows 8 from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was its touch-screen interface. At least, that was a flaw according to users who told the company time and…
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Technology
Wall Street Was Right: Technology Among the Leaders So Far in 2014
Most of the top firms we cover on Wall Street specifically named the Technology sector as a top sector to own in 2014. From the big bulge brackets to the super regional…
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Services
Apple Founder Steve Jobs to Be Honored With Postage Stamp
By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsWhile the irony of Steve Jobs being honored on a U.S. postage stamp is not lost on anybody in the technology world, it…
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Technology
If WhatsApp Is Worth $19 Billion, What Is BlackBerry Worth?
If a service like WhatsApp, which posted revenues of a whopping $20 million last year, is worth $19 billion to Facebook, BlackBerry has to be worth, well, more than that to someone.…
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Technology
Is Your City Next for Google Fiber?
Wikimedia CommonsGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has invited nine additional metropolitan areas — and a total of 34 cities — from around the country to explore “what it would take to bring them…
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Technology
Google Capital’s Third Investment: Renaissance Learning
Wikimedia CommonsGoogle Capital has made its third investment. Renaissance Learning, an education technology start-up, said on Wednesday that Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) investment fund had acquired a minority stake in the company…
Trey Thoelcke 11:15am ET
Services
Top Online Service Brands Connect With Customers
Research firm Brand Keys released on Wednesday its 2014 customer loyalty index for online service brands. The firm tracks 70 brands in seven categories. See how top brands like Amazon, Google and…
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Telecom & Wireless
HTC Launching New Flagship Phone in Bid to Thwart Samsung
Courtesy of: HTC CorporationOn March 25, HTC Corp., the Taiwanese-based smart-phone maker, is expected to announce its new flagship phone. The code name, according to Digital Times, is HTC M8, but it…
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Media
Candy Crush Maker’s IPO: Do Mobile Games Have Legs?
Dublin, Ireland-based King Digital Entertainment, makers of the wildly popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga, has filed a Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering…
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Industrials
Apple Tops List of World’s Most Valuable Brands
Apple sat atop a new list from Brand Finance of the world's most valuable brands. However, rival Samsung's value surged as it gained on and then took the lead over Apple in…
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Apps & Software
Google Buys Audio Password Firm SlickLogin
Google has purchased Israel-based voice password recognition company SlickLogin, a small company that allows people to speak their passwords as a means to gain access to their computers.
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:45am ET
Apps & Software
Apple Opens First Store in Brazil
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook tweeted: ‘Obrigado’ to everyone who visited our new store in Rio de Janeiro today and to our terrific customers across Brazil! Brazil…