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Money Archive

Archives for January 2014

Technology
Amazon Confirms That the Giant Amazon Box From Reddit Is RealAmazon Confirms That the Giant Amazon Box From Reddit Is Real
Technology

What was inside? A Nissan Versa Note car.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Twitter Sets Feb. 5 Date for First Earnings ReportTwitter Sets Feb. 5 Date for First Earnings Report
Technology
By Mike Isaac
Technology
Purple People-Eaters: Marissa Mayer’s First CES KeynotePurple People-Eaters: Marissa Mayer’s First CES Keynote
Technology

The Yahoo CEO was well-known at Google for meticulous preparation of her speeches, and I doubt this will be different. No Michael Bay, she!

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Microsoft Tops New Brand-Like-Me Survey, While Apple Too Cool for SchoolMicrosoft Tops New Brand-Like-Me Survey, While Apple Too Cool for School
Technology

“A lot of the world uses Microsoft products and people relate to it, while Apple is like a prom king or queen, beautiful but not really like us.”

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Kaz Hirai on Why Sony’s Pay TV Bid Can Succeed Where Intel and Others StumbledKaz Hirai on Why Sony’s Pay TV Bid Can Succeed Where Intel and Others Stumbled
Technology

Hirai says the 25 million PlayStation 3 consoles in U.S. homes mean Sony reaches a demographic that may not yet be getting pay TV.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Sony Brings Old Games to New Platforms With PlayStation NowSony Brings Old Games to New Platforms With PlayStation Now
Technology

That $380 million Gaikai acquisition is finally good for something.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Sony Pulls Ahead in Console Race, Up a Million Over MicrosoftSony Pulls Ahead in Console Race, Up a Million Over Microsoft
Technology
Groupon’s Next Big Thing? Helping Mom-and-Pop Shops Unload Extra Inventory.Groupon’s Next Big Thing? Helping Mom-and-Pop Shops Unload Extra Inventory.
Technology

CEO Eric Lefkofsky believes Groupon can be to neighborhood retail stores what T.J. Maxx is to big clothing brands.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Fab CEO Jason Goldberg’s 3,500-Word Mea Culpa: “We Had Started to Dream in Billions”Fab CEO Jason Goldberg’s 3,500-Word Mea Culpa: “We Had Started to Dream in Billions”
Technology

A new year, a new, more humble Jason Goldberg?

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Apple App Store Sales Topped $10 Billion Last YearApple App Store Sales Topped $10 Billion Last Year
Technology
By Peter Kafka
Technology
Tapulous Co-Founder Bart Decrem Departs DisneyTapulous Co-Founder Bart Decrem Departs Disney
Technology

Tap, tap, he’s out.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Chinese E-Commerce Site Acquires Ador, Owner of Heavily Funded Lockerz.comChinese E-Commerce Site Acquires Ador, Owner of Heavily Funded Lockerz.com
Technology

The acquisition comes just two months after Ador raised $9 million.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Yahoo’s Mayer Hits CES to Tout Ads, Tech Star Pogue and, Natch, HerselfYahoo’s Mayer Hits CES to Tout Ads, Tech Star Pogue and, Natch, Herself
Technology

Here comes the geek boom, people!

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Facebook Wants “High Quality Content.” Guess Who Gets to Figure Out What “High Quality Content” Is?Facebook Wants “High Quality Content.” Guess Who Gets to Figure Out What “High Quality Content” Is?