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Big Tech Archive

Archives for October 2014

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Apple Posts Record Q4 Profit on Strong iPhone Sales, Boosts Holiday Estimates (Updated)Apple Posts Record Q4 Profit on Strong iPhone Sales, Boosts Holiday Estimates (Updated)
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Mac sales beat estimates; iPad sales soften.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Square Testing New Payroll Product as Ambition GrowsSquare Testing New Payroll Product as Ambition Grows
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Square Payroll is the latest in a string of new paid products being rolled out by Jack Dorsey’s company that fall outside of its main payment processing business.

By Jason Del Rey
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Tech Celebs Join Esther Wojcicki as New Media Center Opens at Palo Alto HighTech Celebs Join Esther Wojcicki as New Media Center Opens at Palo Alto High
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Influential Paly High gets a new hub for its seven publications -- and a Woj check.

By Nellie Bowles
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Code/red: Microsoft’s Wearable, Code Name KhronosCode/red: Microsoft’s Wearable, Code Name Khronos
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Plus Jony Ive says rival smartphones are ugly, Math 101 by James Cameron and Drunk J. Crew.

By John Paczkowski
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Kindle Voyage Sets a High Bar for a High PriceKindle Voyage Sets a High Bar for a High Price
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Amazon’s Kindle Voyage is a pricey, luxe e-reader that sets a high bar for electronic reading.

By Katherine Boehret
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Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower.Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower.
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If paid subscription services are going to get bigger, they may have to get cheaper.

By Peter Kafka
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Google’s New Android Ads Make Fragmentation Cool (Videos)Google’s New Android Ads Make Fragmentation Cool (Videos)
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“Because everyone doing the same thing won’t move us forward.”

By Eric Johnson
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Capital Gains: Magic Leap’s Mega Money, SolarCity’s Bond Offering and MoreCapital Gains: Magic Leap’s Mega Money, SolarCity’s Bond Offering and More
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Plus funding for tech in Russia, homework help and more.

By Noah Kulwin
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Re/wind: Apple’s New Toys, the Big Cable Unbundling and MoreRe/wind: Apple’s New Toys, the Big Cable Unbundling and More
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Apple gave us a bunch more stuff to talk about, and HBO and CBS are ready to make their content available to non-cable subscribers.

By Noah Kulwin
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Re/code on the Air: This Week’s TV and Radio HitsRe/code on the Air: This Week’s TV and Radio Hits
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Talking tech on CNBC, NPR and elsewhere.

By Eric Johnson
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Apple Boots Bose Headphones From Stores, Online SiteApple Boots Bose Headphones From Stores, Online Site
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The battle between Bose and Beats by Dre parent Apple has moved from the gridiron to a place where it really hurts -- Apple’s stores.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Google Combines Chrome and Android Engineering LeadershipGoogle Combines Chrome and Android Engineering Leadership
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Newly Introduced Apple iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 Go on SaleNewly Introduced Apple iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 Go on Sale
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By Dawn Chmielewski
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The Gaming Industry Could Stop Gamergate -- But It Won’tThe Gaming Industry Could Stop Gamergate -- But It Won’t
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Simply saying harassment is bad is not enough.

By Eric Johnson
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Amazon Confirms It Will Deliver Fresh Groceries in New York CityAmazon Confirms It Will Deliver Fresh Groceries in New York City
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At launch, Amazon Fresh will only be available to Prime customers living in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn.

By Jason Del Rey