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Money Archive

Archives for January 2014

Technology
So You’ve Installed an iBeacon System. Now Comes The Hard Part No One Is Talking About.So You’ve Installed an iBeacon System. Now Comes The Hard Part No One Is Talking About.
Technology

Those businesses that have effective app marketing strategies will be the ones set up for success.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Cinemax’s New Vine Campaign Is Unintentionally HilariousCinemax’s New Vine Campaign Is Unintentionally Hilarious
Technology

It’s hard to muster up any drama in six seconds.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Sony Stock Jumps Nearly Six Percent After CES AnnouncementsSony Stock Jumps Nearly Six Percent After CES Announcements
Technology
As Song Sales Slump, Streaming BoomsAs Song Sales Slump, Streaming Booms
Technology

Blame the Harlem Shake.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Three Things From CES You Should Know About: Wednesday EditionThree Things From CES You Should Know About: Wednesday Edition
Technology

At least 70 crowdfunded devices, a sprinkling of advertising talk and a question of demographics.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Microsoft CEO Selection Unlikely to Come in January, as Candidate List Contracts and ExpandsMicrosoft CEO Selection Unlikely to Come in January, as Candidate List Contracts and Expands
Technology
FTC Hits JustFab CEO’s Weight-Loss Company With $26.5 Million FineFTC Hits JustFab CEO’s Weight-Loss Company With $26.5 Million Fine
Technology

Sensa did not have “competent and reliable scientific evidence to support” its weight-loss claims, the FTC said.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Square CFO Friar Joins Board of New RelicSquare CFO Friar Joins Board of New Relic
Technology

A class reunion, sort of.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Sony Patent Suggests Old Games Could Get Bonus ContentSony Patent Suggests Old Games Could Get Bonus Content
Technology

A cloud-powered trick could inject new life into old games.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Here’s My Latest Piece in Vanity Fair Magazine: Designer Yves BéharHere’s My Latest Piece in Vanity Fair Magazine: Designer Yves Béhar
Technology

Although he is the designer of meticulously crafted objects, Yves Béhar’s hair is pure chaos.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Google Takes to the Sea, Tests Ferry Shuttle for WorkersGoogle Takes to the Sea, Tests Ferry Shuttle for Workers
Technology

Search giant navigates new waters to ease tensions over buses.

By James Temple
Technology
Sony Doesn’t Have the Deals It Needs for Web TV -- But That’s Not Its Real ProblemSony Doesn’t Have the Deals It Needs for Web TV -- But That’s Not Its Real Problem
Technology

If Sony gets the same shows, at the same price, on a different pipe ... who cares?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Internet TV Startup Aereo Raises $34 MillionInternet TV Startup Aereo Raises $34 Million
Technology
By Mike Isaac
Technology
The Brain Freeze Watched Round the WorldThe Brain Freeze Watched Round the World
Technology

An onstage “Um ...” can go global in seconds.

By Jane Beard
Technology
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai on 4K TVs, Wearables and Hanging With Dan LoebSony CEO Kaz Hirai on 4K TVs, Wearables and Hanging With Dan Loeb
Technology

Sony is preparing for the inevitable price war that will eventually come to 4K TVs.

By Ina Fried