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Big Tech Archive

Archives for January 2014

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It’s Official: Everyone Is Exploring Wearables -- Including LenovoIt’s Official: Everyone Is Exploring Wearables -- Including Lenovo
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The Chinese PC maker says it’s in the “strategy development” phase.

By Lauren Goode
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Amazon Confirms That the Giant Amazon Box From Reddit Is RealAmazon Confirms That the Giant Amazon Box From Reddit Is Real
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What was inside? A Nissan Versa Note car.

By Jason Del Rey
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Purple People-Eaters: Marissa Mayer’s First CES KeynotePurple People-Eaters: Marissa Mayer’s First CES Keynote
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The Yahoo CEO was well-known at Google for meticulous preparation of her speeches, and I doubt this will be different. No Michael Bay, she!

By Kara Swisher
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Microsoft Tops New Brand-Like-Me Survey, While Apple Too Cool for SchoolMicrosoft Tops New Brand-Like-Me Survey, While Apple Too Cool for School
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“A lot of the world uses Microsoft products and people relate to it, while Apple is like a prom king or queen, beautiful but not really like us.”

By Kara Swisher
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Sony Brings Old Games to New Platforms With PlayStation NowSony Brings Old Games to New Platforms With PlayStation Now
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That $380 million Gaikai acquisition is finally good for something.

By Eric Johnson
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Sony Pulls Ahead in Console Race, Up a Million Over MicrosoftSony Pulls Ahead in Console Race, Up a Million Over Microsoft
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Three Things From CES You Should Know About: Tuesday EditionThree Things From CES You Should Know About: Tuesday Edition
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Increments, unexplainable TVs and the start of the main event.

By Liz Gannes
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Apple App Store Sales Topped $10 Billion Last YearApple App Store Sales Topped $10 Billion Last Year
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By Peter Kafka
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Microsoft Acquires Cloud Customer Service Player ParatureMicrosoft Acquires Cloud Customer Service Player Parature
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Microsoft buys out a key partner of its Dynamics CRM platform.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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San Francisco Strikes Deal Over Controversial Tech ShuttlesSan Francisco Strikes Deal Over Controversial Tech Shuttles
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The new pilot program could bring in $100,000 per company -- or about $1.5 million.

By James Temple
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The Four Stages of DisruptionThe Four Stages of Disruption
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If we’re so aware of disruption, then why do successful products (or companies) keep getting disrupted?

By Steven Sinofsky
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Microsoft Sells Another Million Xbox Ones Over HolidaysMicrosoft Sells Another Million Xbox Ones Over Holidays
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Three Things From CES You Should Know About: Monday EditionThree Things From CES You Should Know About: Monday Edition
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Bigcos, gizmos and no-gos.

By Liz Gannes
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Google Teams with Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai and Nvidia for In-Car AndroidGoogle Teams with Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai and Nvidia for In-Car Android
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The tech and car companies are coming together under the Open Automotive Alliance banner, a move very similar to how Google launched its phone efforts in 2007.

By Ina Fried
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Why HP May Buy a Cloud Software Company in 2014Why HP May Buy a Cloud Software Company in 2014
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With HP’s software business barely growing, and CEO Meg Whitman hinting at a deal this year, the logical place to shop is in the cloud.

By Arik Hesseldahl