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Big Tech Archive

Archives for January 2014

Technology
Apple Shares Sink as iPhone Sales and Revenue Outlook DisappointApple Shares Sink as iPhone Sales and Revenue Outlook Disappoint
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The company sold a record 51 million iPhones, but Apple shares tumbled more than eight percent after hours.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Microsoft’s Online Storage Product Now Known as OneDriveMicrosoft’s Online Storage Product Now Known as OneDrive
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Yahoo CEO Tried to Explain COO Mega-Payout to Troops Friday, but What Will She Tell Wall Street Tomorrow?Yahoo CEO Tried to Explain COO Mega-Payout to Troops Friday, but What Will She Tell Wall Street Tomorrow?
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Explaining away revenue declines should also be interesting to watch.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Could a Pending Amazon Patent Doom Coin’s All-in-One Payment Card?Could a Pending Amazon Patent Doom Coin’s All-in-One Payment Card?
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In 2012, Amazon filed a patent application for a “dynamic payment card.”

By Jason Del Rey
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Ad Veteran Michael Barrett Joins Millennial Media as New CEOAd Veteran Michael Barrett Joins Millennial Media as New CEO
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Samsung to Pay Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Settle Patent Dispute With EricssonSamsung to Pay Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Settle Patent Dispute With Ericsson
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Ericsson said the settlement will boost its fourth-quarter sales.

By Ina Fried
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Exclusive: Google to Buy Artificial Intelligence Startup DeepMind for $400MExclusive: Google to Buy Artificial Intelligence Startup DeepMind for $400M
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The deal appears to be a talent acquisition.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Re/code in the Media: Target, Microsoft, Nest and “Silicon Tally”Re/code in the Media: Target, Microsoft, Nest and “Silicon Tally”
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Here are this week’s clips.

By Liz Gannes
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Samsung, Google Strike Wide-Ranging Patent Cross-License DealSamsung, Google Strike Wide-Ranging Patent Cross-License Deal
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The agreement covers all of the companies’ existing patents as well as those to be filed over the next 10 years.

By Ina Fried
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Gaming Apple’s First Quarter EarningsGaming Apple’s First Quarter Earnings
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Time to find out if it really was “an iPad Christmas.”

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Once Bitten, Twice Not Shy: A Yahoo Fishes for XooglersOnce Bitten, Twice Not Shy: A Yahoo Fishes for Xooglers
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You don’t get if you don’t ask, amirite?

By Kara Swisher
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Apple CEO Calls for TransparencyApple CEO Calls for Transparency
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There are no back doors at Apple, says Tim Cook.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Google Attributes Gmail Outage to Internal Software BugGoogle Attributes Gmail Outage to Internal Software Bug
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Downton Valley: Computing Enters the Third EraDownton Valley: Computing Enters the Third Era
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Like old rock stars, computing eras never go away completely and are frequently brought back for gigs.

By Alan S. Cohen
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Google Acknowledges Gmail OutageGoogle Acknowledges Gmail Outage
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By Liz Gannes

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