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Big Tech Archive

Archives for September 2014

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Teardown Shows Apple’s iPhone 6 Cost at Least $200 to BuildTeardown Shows Apple’s iPhone 6 Cost at Least $200 to Build
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More memory, more profits.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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The Best Webcomic You’ve Probably Never Heard Of and More Morning #MustreadsThe Best Webcomic You’ve Probably Never Heard Of and More Morning #Mustreads
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You should be reading Dan Acton’s “Square Lake.”

By Noah Kulwin
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Ray Ozzie on Talko, His New Venture to Give Business Collaboration a VoiceRay Ozzie on Talko, His New Venture to Give Business Collaboration a Voice
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Sometimes, written words just don’t do the job.

By Ina Fried
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Lyft Buys Hitch, Competitor to Its Carpool ProductLyft Buys Hitch, Competitor to Its Carpool Product
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By Liz Gannes
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Apple’s Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple’s Beats Music Service Is Sticking Around.Apple’s Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple’s Beats Music Service Is Sticking Around.
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AT&T’s Cord-Cutter Pitch: Broadband, HBO + Amazon, for $40 a MonthAT&T’s Cord-Cutter Pitch: Broadband, HBO + Amazon, for $40 a Month
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Of course there is a lot of fine print. Still, interesting.

By Peter Kafka
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After the Alibaba IPO, Is Cash-Gorged Yahoo a Buyer -- Or a Seller?After the Alibaba IPO, Is Cash-Gorged Yahoo a Buyer -- Or a Seller?
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Can Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer make it rain? Or will she get soaked?

By Kara Swisher
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IPhone’s Big Opening Weekend Shows Strong Demand. But Now What?IPhone’s Big Opening Weekend Shows Strong Demand. But Now What?
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iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales set record, exceed expectations.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Making Sense of Mobile When Everything Is Mobile (Video)Making Sense of Mobile When Everything Is Mobile (Video)
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How the staff of Re/code prepares the lineup for Code/Mobile, Oct. 27-28.

By Ina Fried
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Code/red: BlackBerry’s Passport to SavingsCode/red: BlackBerry’s Passport to Savings
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Plus, Alibaba slips below $90 and Rand Paul’s search for SV brains.

By John Paczkowski
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Snapchat Nabs Top Google Comms Exec Jill Hazelbaker to Run Its PR and PolicySnapchat Nabs Top Google Comms Exec Jill Hazelbaker to Run Its PR and Policy
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Some big new guns for the ephemeral messaging service.

By Kurt Wagner
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AT&T & Chernin Buy Fullscreen, the Big YouTube Video NetworkAT&T & Chernin Buy Fullscreen, the Big YouTube Video Network
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This deal indicates a growing interest in subscription video services for the joint venture.

By Peter Kafka
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Cortana, Microsoft’s Virtual AssistantFive Things You Didn’t Know About Cortana, Microsoft’s Virtual Assistant
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She’s funnier than Siri, for one thing.

By Lauren Goode
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Apple Tops 10 Million in First Weekend iPhone SalesApple Tops 10 Million in First Weekend iPhone Sales
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That beats last year’s records, as well as some analysts’ estimates.

By Peter Kafka
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Too Funny for Uzbekistan, How “Lost” Changed TV and More Morning #MustreadsToo Funny for Uzbekistan, How “Lost” Changed TV and More Morning #Mustreads
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How social media changed American TV, the sex jokes that irked the Uzbek government and more.

By Noah Kulwin