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Big Tech Archive

Archives for January 2014

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Intel Brings Its Brand to Cloud ComputingIntel Brings Its Brand to Cloud Computing
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Once know for powering PCs, the chip giant wants companies buying cloud services to know whose chips are in the hardware.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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Chrome Browser for iOS and Android Promises to Cut Data Usage in HalfChrome Browser for iOS and Android Promises to Cut Data Usage in Half
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Google offers to take your Web browsing and make it smaller.

By Liz Gannes
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Apple Agrees to FTC Consent Decree Over In-App Purchases (Memo)Apple Agrees to FTC Consent Decree Over In-App Purchases (Memo)
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CEO Tim Cook says the requirements are all steps Apple intended to take in any case, so the company decided not to fight.

By John Paczkowski
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Square Admits It Has Permanently Slashed Its iPad Stand’s Price to $99Square Admits It Has Permanently Slashed Its iPad Stand’s Price to $99
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The drop in price from $299 for the company’s iPad stand indicates sales haven’t lived up to Square’s expectations.

By Jason Del Rey
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Tim Cook: Apple-China Mobile Deal a “Watershed” MomentTim Cook: Apple-China Mobile Deal a “Watershed” Moment
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What’s Net Neutrality? What Happened to Net Neutrality Yesterday? What Happens Next? A Q&A for the Rest of Us.What’s Net Neutrality? What Happened to Net Neutrality Yesterday? What Happens Next? A Q&A for the Rest of Us.
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This stuff sounds complicated. Law professor Susan Crawford helps us out.

By Peter Kafka
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HP to Re-Enter Smartphone Market With “Phablets” in IndiaHP to Re-Enter Smartphone Market With “Phablets” in India
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The computing giant steps back into the ring with a pair of Android devices, its first phones of any kind since 2011.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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In a First, Amazon Warehouse Workers to Vote Today on Labor Union RepresentationIn a First, Amazon Warehouse Workers to Vote Today on Labor Union Representation
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The group will be voting on whether they want to join the IAMAW.

By Jason Del Rey
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Dropbox Steps Up Business Development With Hires From Facebook, Google and SpotifyDropbox Steps Up Business Development With Hires From Facebook, Google and Spotify
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Longtime Facebook mobile exec Henri Moissinac and others join the inorganic growth team.

By Liz Gannes
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Digital Dealmaker Zander Lurie Leaves GuggenheimDigital Dealmaker Zander Lurie Leaves Guggenheim
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Ross Levinsohn’s No. 2 stayed less than a year.

By Peter Kafka
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Ex-Googler Tom Moss Gets $18 Million From Accel, Google Ventures to Build a Mobile SomethingEx-Googler Tom Moss Gets $18 Million From Accel, Google Ventures to Build a Mobile Something
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Moss, who has come and gone from Google twice, says this startup is his “moon shot.”

By Ina Fried
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A Physical Keyboard for the iPhoneA Physical Keyboard for the iPhone
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The new iPhone case from Typo Products adds a BlackBerry-like keyboard to the iPhone 5 or 5s. But there are trade-offs.

By Walt Mossberg
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The iPhone 5c Has Been a Boost to Sales -- Of the iPhone 5sThe iPhone 5c Has Been a Boost to Sales -- Of the iPhone 5s
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The new mid-range iPhone 5c sold less last quarter than iPhone 4s last year, when it was the mid-range model.

By Ina Fried
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New Code Conference Speakers: Nest’s Fadell and Dropbox’s HoustonNew Code Conference Speakers: Nest’s Fadell and Dropbox’s Houston
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The entrepreneurs are in the house.

By Kara Swisher
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Nest’s Tony Fadell on Why He Sold to Google: “Best of Both Worlds”Nest’s Tony Fadell on Why He Sold to Google: “Best of Both Worlds”
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“There was no shortage of funds, but funds are funds and you still have to build the infrastructure.”

By Liz Gannes