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Facebook Admits Its Android Software Is Bad, Says It Will Fix It (FB)
So, it turns out that making a smartphone operating system is hard.Facebook's first attempt at doing a pseudo operating system with its Android takeover "Home" is an unmitigated flop.The latest proof...
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8 Ways To Dump Spreadsheets And Manage Your Expenses Better
This post is sponsored by Concur.The spreadsheet is the Swiss Army knife of small-business programs: It serves almost every function you can think of. But using a spreadsheet to manage expense...
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Larry Page Was Right, Facebook Is 'Doing A Really Bad Job On Their Products'...
There's no way around it — Facebook's Android software "Home" is a flop.Consumers have avoided HTC's Facebook phone, and users aren't flocking to download Home on their Android phones.Home is a decent...
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Where In The World Is Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto? [CHART]
Last weekend, internet pioneer Ted Nelson speculated that the creator of Bitcoin (who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto) was actually Japanese math professor Shinichi Mochizuki.This was the latest...
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The Two Big Winners Today Are Gold And Apple
Markets are falling (although the US is not as bad as it was earlier).The big winners so far: Gold and Apple.We've explained a lot in the past about why gold and Apple move together, but the basic gist...
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Twitter Just Unveiled A Huge New Video Strategy
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and his team are launching a new video content promotion tool called Twitter Amplify.The launch partners include A&E, Bloomberg TV, Clear Channel, Discovery, MLB, New York...
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Yahoo Buys Another Startup, Cross-Platform Gaming Company PlayerScale
It's back to the smaller acquisitions after Yahoo's buzzy buyout of Tumblr Monday for $1.1 billion.Today, Yahoo has announced its latest acquisition, PlayerScale. The price has not been disclosed, but...
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This Is Twitter's New TV Ad Product
Twitter chief revenue officer Adam Bain and MIT Media Lab Cognitive Machines director Deb Roy launched a new TV ad targeting platform for Twitter advertisers today.The concept is simple: Advertisers...
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Weimaresque Hyperinflation Is Ravaging One Of The World's Most Popular Video...
As virtual fantasy worlds go, Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 3 is particularly foreboding.In this multiplayer online game played by millions, witch doctors, demon hunters, and other character types...
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Citrix Wants Enterprises To Stop Using Dropbox, And It's Building Them Their...
Citrix Systems has years of experience delivering apps and data to enterprise PC users. That's not a bad gig, as evidenced by its $12 billion market cap.Now Citrix is pitching new software to...
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Eminem Is Suing Facebook For Allegedly Ripping Off His Song In Home...
Eminem's song publisher Eight Mile Style is suing Facebook and its Portland ad agency Wieden+Kennedy for allegedly copying his 2000 song "Under the Influence."The publishing house filed a 12-page...
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Kim Dotcom Claims To Own The Password Technology That Twitter And Google Use
Kim Dotcom claims to own the patent for two-step verification, password technology used by Google and Twitter, reports The Guardian.Two-step verification is a means of logging in to a site with a...
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Lyft, A Year-Old Startup That Helps Strangers Share Car Rides, Just Raised...
Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitzjust announced that it lead $60 million investment round in a startup called Lyft.Lyft is a car-sharing/semi-pro taxi service.How it works:...
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The Mobile Advertising Ecosystem Explained
We are in the post-PC era, and soon billions of consumers will be carrying around Internet-connected mobile devices for up to 16 hours a day. Mobile audiences have exploded as a result.Mobile...
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Moms Are Power Users Of Social Media On Mobile
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Microsoft Has Another New Ad Bashing The iPad (MSFT, AAPL)
Microsoft has a second tablet ad that bashes the iPad. In his ad, Microsoft simply lists some features Windows 8 has that the iPad doesn't. We doubt this helps Microsoft's weak Windows tablet sales,...
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Photos Of The New Nokia Lumia 928 (NOK, MSFT)
Nokia has another new Lumia phone, the Lumia 928. It's pretty much the same device as the older Lumia 920, but sports a different design.You can read the full review of the Lumia 928 right here, and...
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REVIEW: Nokia's Newest Lumia Still Isn't The Best Windows Phone (NOK, MSFT, VZ)
Nokia has a unique approach to its smartphone business.Even though it has other options, it still chooses to make its best phones with Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system, which isn't nearly...
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VIDEO REVIEW: Nokia's Newest Lumia Windows Phone (NOK, MSFT, VZ)
Nokia has a new flagship phone, and it's called the Lumia 928. Unlike the six-month-old Lumia 920, the Lumia 928 is a Verizon exclusive. Otherwise, it's basically the same phone but with an uglier...
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Ben Ling Turns His 'Hobby' Of Finding Billion Dollar Companies Into A Full...
Former Google, YouTube, and Facebook executive Ben Ling is joining Silicon Valley venture capital firm Khosla Ventures.There, he'll be leading investments in small mobile and Internet startups that he...
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