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Ina Fried

Ina Fried

Senior Editor, Mobile

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    “I’m actually not a people person,” Torvalds said at the TED conference. “I don’t really love other people. I love computers.”

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    T-Mobile to Start 5G Testing This Year, Too, but Says Don’t Get Too ExcitedT-Mobile to Start 5G Testing This Year, Too, but Says Don’t Get Too Excited
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    The company says the real story is the gains it continues to make using today’s network.

    By Ina Fried
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    Airbnb Co-Founder Shares the Email That Launched His UnicornAirbnb Co-Founder Shares the Email That Launched His Unicorn
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    “Brian -- thought of a way to make a few bucks.”

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: Don’t Regulate Us to Death Like the JitneyUber CEO Travis Kalanick: Don’t Regulate Us to Death Like the Jitney
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    In 1915, there were 150,000 shared car rides per day in Los Angeles. By 1919, there were practically zero.

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    After Nearly Going Pop, Google’s Project Loon Heads Into Carrier Testing This YearAfter Nearly Going Pop, Google’s Project Loon Heads Into Carrier Testing This Year
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    But it wasn’t easy. “We busted a lot of balloons,” moonshot chief Astro Teller said during a talk at the TED conference.

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    It’s Going to Be a Virtual Reality World at TEDIt’s Going to Be a Virtual Reality World at TED
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    But can virtual reality live up to the hype?

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    AT&T, Like Verizon, to Begin Testing 5G Wireless This Year, as U.S. Aims to Stay Ahead of the PackAT&T, Like Verizon, to Begin Testing 5G Wireless This Year, as U.S. Aims to Stay Ahead of the Pack
    Technology

    The technology will show up first as an option for home broadband in remote areas, before eventually making its way to cellphones later in the decade.

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    Drivemode Offers a Cheap Alternative to CarPlay, Android AutoDrivemode Offers a Cheap Alternative to CarPlay, Android Auto
    Technology

    The Android app uses the smartphone you already have to replace the system you probably can’t afford.

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    Opera Gets $1.2 Billion Buyout Offer From Chinese Consortium That Includes Qihoo 360Opera Gets $1.2 Billion Buyout Offer From Chinese Consortium That Includes Qihoo 360
    Technology

    The bid values Opera at a premium of 53 percent above where it was trading prior to speculation of a buyout bid.

    By Ina Fried
    Technology
    Social Capital’s Chamath Palihapitiya Confirms Bidding in Upcoming Spectrum AuctionSocial Capital’s Chamath Palihapitiya Confirms Bidding in Upcoming Spectrum Auction
    Technology

    Palihapitiya indicated in an interview last year that he was preparing to bid as part of an effort to take on the established carriers.

    By Ina Fried

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