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Ina Fried

Ina Fried

Senior Editor, Mobile

    Latest articles by Ina Fried

    Microsoft’s earnings report shows it is becoming a serious force in the cloud
    Technology

    And investors cheer.

    By Ina Fried
    WhatsApp is back after being blocked yet again in Brazil
    Technology

    This is the third time in a year that a judge has ordered the service offline for failing to turn over user data.

    By Ina Fried
    Salesforce will only support Nexus and Samsung Galaxy phones to avoid Android fragmentation
    Technology

    The move sidesteps the long and costly effort of testing on hundreds or thousands of devices.

    By Ina Fried
    What is ARM and why is SoftBank spending $32 billion on it?
    Technology

    The company doesn’t make any products on its own, but its designs are used in billions of chips.

    By Ina Fried
    Ambitious telecom upstart Rama is out of the bidding for wireless spectrum
    Technology

    The firm, backed by investor Chamath Palihapitiya, had hoped to challenge U.S. carriers.

    By Dawn Chmielewski and Ina Fried
    Technology
    Microsoft operating chief Kevin Turner is leaving to become CEO of trading firm Citadel SecuritiesMicrosoft operating chief Kevin Turner is leaving to become CEO of trading firm Citadel Securities
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    Turner had served as head of Microsoft’s sales team for the past 11 years.

    By Ina Fried
    Camera maker Light joins a long list of hardware startups to leave customers waiting
    Technology

    The modular L16, originally due this summer, now won’t get to customers until early 2017.

    By Ina Fried
    Microsoft didn’t have the highest bid for LinkedIn, but its $26 billion in cash won out
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    Another bidder, likely Salesforce, was offering a few million dollars more, but its offer was made up of both stock and cash.

    By Ina Fried
    Now you can send your sweetie a kiss just by smooching your phone
    Technology

    Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido created a mobile app to allow distant paramours to share a smooch.

    By Ina Fried
    Adnan Syed is getting a new trial, proving the power of the hit podcast ‘Serial’
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    A Maryland appeals court ruled his lawyer failed him.

    By Ina Fried