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Google Vs. Apple: Who's Winning The Video Streaming Market?
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 2:19pm | 585Read More...Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has overtaken Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in an unlikely space: hardware. Google’s Chromecast has now become the second-most popular video streaming device, replacing Apple TV. The market leader, however, continues to be Roku. Christina Warren,...
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What Happens When Artificial Intelligence Arrives?
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 12:18pm | 522Read More...Earlier this year, Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX founder Elon Musk made public comments via Twitter concerning his fear of an Armageddon brought on by artificial intelligence. When promoting a book that details artificial intelligence, “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers...
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Top 6 iPhone 6 Leaks And Concept Art
Monday, September 1, 2014 - 10:07am | 185Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil the long-awaited iPhone 6 on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. The highly anticipated event was confirmed after Apple began to send official invites to select members of the press. Earlier this month a comedian (known as Doldo411) parodied the iPhone...
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3 Reasons Why Samsung Wants To Buy SmartThings
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 1:03pm | 702Read More...Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) is reportedly close to buying a company whose first project was funded by Kickstarter. SmartThings, one of many smart home companies, released its first product in the fall of 2012. The company did so after launching a successful crowdfunding campaign. SmartThings asked for...
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Did The World Cup Display Why Facebook Wanted To Buy Snapchat?
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 4:48pm | 614Read More...Last November, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reportedly offered $3 billion to acquire Snapchat. The offer was puzzling on two fronts. First, why would Snapchat (which was only two years old at the time) turn down a bucket of cash? Big exits are hard to come by, and Snapchat -- an app of the moment --...
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First Chromecast Shipment Sold Out (GOOG)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 5:12pm | 349Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is experiencing a fair amount of interest in Chromecast. The memory stick-sized device can plug into any high-definition TV's HDMI port, allowing users to send videos from Google Play, YouTube, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Chrome right to the big screen. Chromecast is far from...
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Millions of Facebook Users Haven't Touched Their Privacy Settings
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 1:32pm | 560Read More...Many Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) users are eager to complain about the site's privacy problems associated with the social network, but it turns out that there are millions of individuals who have never touched them. According to Mashable, 13 million Facebook users have never used the social network's...
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Facebook and Apple Together at Last?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 10:05am | 445Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) chief Tim Cook has hinted that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) integration is coming. To be clear, Cook's exact quote (from the All Things Digital conference) was this: "Facebook is a great company. I have great appreciation for them. I think the relationship is very solid. We have...
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CNN Said to Acquire Mashable for $200M
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 8:19am | 202Read More...Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) international news channel CNN is said to be preparing to buy Mashable.com, the site that delivers social media news and web tips. The rumored price? A cool $200 million. The news was broken by Felix Salmon, a Reuters blogger, who got the tip from sources he has not...
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What Do the iPad, Microsoft Office and Dropbox Have in Common?
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 2:29pm | 384Read More...Hint: they are all being unified by one snazzy startup. Give up? Aw, you weren't much of a guesser, now were you? Fine, I'll tell you: CloudOn, a brand-new tech startup, has developed an app with the same name that allows iPad users to create, view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents....
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Spotify Has Two Million Paying Subscribers
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 9:30am | 113Read More...Did Spotify purposely choose to announce this figure just before Facebook announced its music initiative? Whatever the case, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek reportedly gave CNBC an exclusive interview and revealed that the company has acquired more than two million paying subscribers. At $5 and $10 a month...
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The Evolution of Social Networking is Happening…Today!?
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 8:32am | 335Read More...We should be really excited, apparently. I know that today is the long-awaited day of Facebook announcement(s), but it's hard to feel anything but concern. Not too long ago, Mark Zuckerberg bored us to tears when Facebook announced its partnership with Skype. Zuckerberg's speech was so boring that...
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Gesture-Based Browsing Comes to iPad, But it's Far From a Kinect-Killer
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 12:02pm | 221Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) doesn't have much to worry about. But in the spirit of “me too!” competition (and oddball experimentation that may have no relevancy whatsoever), MoboTap has unleashed the Dolphin Browser HD for the iPad. What makes this a “high-def” browser? Absolutely nothing. But HD,...
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Carpooling Goes Social, Could be Driving to a Road Near You
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 10:02am | 224Read More...Need a lift? If so, there's a new website that could help: Zimride. Designed to make “sharing rides for drivers and passengers fun and easy,” Zimride allows drivers to list their route, name their price, and make a few bucks (or simply cover the cost of gas) while traveling to and from work each...
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Young Adults Know How to Fake It
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 7:28am | 184Read More...When human interaction stands in the way of a solitary moment, 30% of young adults pretend to use their phones. It sounds like a crazy concept. “Why would someone want to avoid human interaction?” But in addition to the shy, reclusive or loner types, there are times when we all wish we could avoid...
