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Big Tech Archive

Archives for November 2014

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Code/red: All Aboard the Google Barge-B-CueCode/red: All Aboard the Google Barge-B-Cue
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Plus, Aereo’s “path forward,” Echo is dumb and the best Off Topic in weeks.

By John Paczkowski
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Apple Supplier Is the Focus of an SEC InquiryApple Supplier Is the Focus of an SEC Inquiry
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By Dawn Chmielewski
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Mac Hits Market Share Milestone in U.S. (What Post-PC Era?)Mac Hits Market Share Milestone in U.S. (What Post-PC Era?)
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Post-PC era? What Post-PC era? Apple’s Mac now enjoys its highest market share in the U.S., according to the latest research from IDC.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Going Deep on Deep Linking With Quixey and URX (Full Video)Going Deep on Deep Linking With Quixey and URX (Full Video)
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The two startups talk about their efforts to make mobile apps as connected as websites are today.

By Ina Fried
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SAP Taps Microsoft Exec as CTOSAP Taps Microsoft Exec as CTO
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By Arik Hesseldahl
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Bono Says He’s Not Sorry About That iTunes Giveaway After AllBono Says He’s Not Sorry About That iTunes Giveaway After All
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Code/red: Second Amazon Fire Phone May Not Suck as Badly as FirstCode/red: Second Amazon Fire Phone May Not Suck as Badly as First
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Plus, Aaron Sorkin on Steve Jobs’s Stanford commencement speech, Peter Thiel says some words and a seven-year-old kid delivers an awesome weather forecast.

By John Paczkowski
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Women in Tech Are Sabotaging Themselves in Salary Negotiations, Study SuggestsWomen in Tech Are Sabotaging Themselves in Salary Negotiations, Study Suggests
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Women consistently undervalue their worth in a “Gender Ask Gap,” study finds.

By Amy Schatz
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Amazon Introduces Echo, a $200 Connected SpeakerAmazon Introduces Echo, a $200 Connected Speaker
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By Peter Kafka
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LivingSocial Lays Off 400, Eyes Changes to Amazon RelationshipLivingSocial Lays Off 400, Eyes Changes to Amazon Relationship
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The majority of job cuts were related to the company’s shift in sales strategy.

By Jason Del Rey
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The Pincubator? Former Zynga CEO Mark Pincus Starts a Startup Factory.The Pincubator? Former Zynga CEO Mark Pincus Starts a Startup Factory.
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The move is one that many high-profile entrepreneurs have taken to bring their new ideas to life.

By Kara Swisher
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Palo Alto Networks Discovers New Malware Targeted at Apple Devices (Updated)Palo Alto Networks Discovers New Malware Targeted at Apple Devices (Updated)
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Most of the users affected are in China.

By Reuters
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Lyft Sues Former COO Who Joined Uber for Allegedly Stealing Internal DocsLyft Sues Former COO Who Joined Uber for Allegedly Stealing Internal Docs
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Susan Wojcicki on the Quite Possibly Paid Future of YouTube (Full Video)Susan Wojcicki on the Quite Possibly Paid Future of YouTube (Full Video)
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“There are going to be cases where people say I don’t want to see the ads,” said Google’s long-time ads chief.

By Liz Gannes
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Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime on Holiday Strategy, Call of Duty and Mobile Games (Q&A)Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime on Holiday Strategy, Call of Duty and Mobile Games (Q&A)
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What’s next for the Wii U, and why are there mobile Pokemon games but no mobile Mario Kart?

By Eric Johnson