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Big Tech Archive

Archives for May 2014

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Re/code on TV: Live From CodeRe/code on TV: Live From Code
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Sick of us yet? No? Here’s a recap of our week on TV.

By Amy Schatz
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Goodbye to All That: Today Is Katie Cotton’s Last Day at AppleGoodbye to All That: Today Is Katie Cotton’s Last Day at Apple
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“This is hard for me. Apple is a part of my heart and soul.”

By Kara Swisher
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Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)
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A talk that covers music, tech, TV and a few hints about the future.

By Peter Kafka
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Google Biz Dev Lead Tim Schulz Joins BigcommerceGoogle Biz Dev Lead Tim Schulz Joins Bigcommerce
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By Jason Del Rey
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Motorola to Close Texas Plant, Ending Its Short-Lived U.S. Manufacturing BidMotorola to Close Texas Plant, Ending Its Short-Lived U.S. Manufacturing Bid
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The Fort Worth, Texas, facility has only been operational for about a year.

By Ina Fried
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Begrudgingly, Google Offers a Form for People Who Want to Be ForgottenBegrudgingly, Google Offers a Form for People Who Want to Be Forgotten
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Google may not like it, but it’s complying with the EU ruling to delete search results.

By Liz Gannes
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Salesforce and Microsoft Team Up in CloudSalesforce and Microsoft Team Up in Cloud
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By Arik Hesseldahl
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Re/cap: 10 Things You Missed at Day Two of the Code ConferenceRe/cap: 10 Things You Missed at Day Two of the Code Conference
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From Mary Meeker in the morning to a timely evening session with Apple’s Eddy Cue and Beats’ Jimmy Iovine.

By Noah Kulwin
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Apple VP Eddy Cue and Beats Co-Founder Jimmy Iovine on Steve Jobs (Video)Apple VP Eddy Cue and Beats Co-Founder Jimmy Iovine on Steve Jobs (Video)
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“I think he’d be extremely proud of what we’re doing and what we’re building.”

By John Paczkowski
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Apple Has Best Product Lineup in 25 Years, Says Content Chief (Video)Apple Has Best Product Lineup in 25 Years, Says Content Chief (Video)
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The comments set a new bar in the company’s use of ever increasing superlatives to avoid actually talking about what’s next.

By Ina Fried
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Post-Apple Buy, Beats Music Will Still Be on Android, Windows PhonePost-Apple Buy, Beats Music Will Still Be on Android, Windows Phone
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Cross-platform, ahoy!

By Mike Isaac
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Nest’s Tony Fadell on the Internet of Things and Apple (Video)Nest’s Tony Fadell on the Internet of Things and Apple (Video)
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The former Apple employee talked about hardware and being acquired by Google.

By Mike Isaac
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Apple’s Eddy Cue Says Today’s TV SucksApple’s Eddy Cue Says Today’s TV Sucks
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All we have today are glorified VCRs, Cue said.

By Ina Fried
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At Four Months Old, Beats Music Has 250,000 Paying CustomersAt Four Months Old, Beats Music Has 250,000 Paying Customers
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That’s after trying before they buy.

By Mike Isaac
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Jimmy Iovine Says Beats-HTC Partnership “Crashed and Burned”Jimmy Iovine Says Beats-HTC Partnership “Crashed and Burned”
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“It was really a culture clash,” Iovine said.

By Ina Fried