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Big Tech Archive

Archives for January 2014

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Lenovo Dominated Worst-Ever World PC Market in 2013Lenovo Dominated Worst-Ever World PC Market in 2013
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HP tops U.S. market.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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Gmail-Google+ Link Makes You Easier to Reach -- For Better or WorseGmail-Google+ Link Makes You Easier to Reach -- For Better or Worse
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It’s like Google Buzz 2.0.

By Mike Isaac
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Uber Cuts Fares in Some CitiesUber Cuts Fares in Some Cities
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By Mike Isaac
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Three Things From CES You Should Know About: Thursday EditionThree Things From CES You Should Know About: Thursday Edition
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The hunt for coolness, the “glanceable” buzz and Microsoft’s low profile.

By Liz Gannes
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So You’ve Installed an iBeacon System. Now Comes The Hard Part No One Is Talking About.So You’ve Installed an iBeacon System. Now Comes The Hard Part No One Is Talking About.
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Those businesses that have effective app marketing strategies will be the ones set up for success.

By Jason Del Rey
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Apple, Samsung to Meet With Mediator Over Patent SpatApple, Samsung to Meet With Mediator Over Patent Spat
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Let’s try hugging it out one more time.

By Ina Fried
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Qualcomm’s Steve Mollenkopf on China, Cars and WearablesQualcomm’s Steve Mollenkopf on China, Cars and Wearables
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Qualcomm’s incoming CEO sees further growth for the chipmaker.

By Ina Fried
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As Song Sales Slump, Streaming BoomsAs Song Sales Slump, Streaming Booms
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Blame the Harlem Shake.

By Peter Kafka
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Apple Excoriates E-Book Antitrust MonitorApple Excoriates E-Book Antitrust Monitor
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“He is acting like an FBI agent ... not a judge.”

By John Paczkowski
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Microsoft CEO Selection Unlikely to Come in January, as Candidate List Contracts and ExpandsMicrosoft CEO Selection Unlikely to Come in January, as Candidate List Contracts and Expands
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Square CFO Friar Joins Board of New RelicSquare CFO Friar Joins Board of New Relic
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A class reunion, sort of.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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Here’s My Latest Piece in Vanity Fair Magazine: Designer Yves BéharHere’s My Latest Piece in Vanity Fair Magazine: Designer Yves Béhar
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Although he is the designer of meticulously crafted objects, Yves Béhar’s hair is pure chaos.

By Kara Swisher
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Google Takes to the Sea, Tests Ferry Shuttle for WorkersGoogle Takes to the Sea, Tests Ferry Shuttle for Workers
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Search giant navigates new waters to ease tensions over buses.

By James Temple
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Sony Doesn’t Have the Deals It Needs for Web TV -- But That’s Not Its Real ProblemSony Doesn’t Have the Deals It Needs for Web TV -- But That’s Not Its Real Problem
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If Sony gets the same shows, at the same price, on a different pipe ... who cares?

By Peter Kafka
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Mother Wants Uber to Pay for Crash That Killed Her DaughterMother Wants Uber to Pay for Crash That Killed Her Daughter