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Windows Phone is in Danger

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Everyone was expecting Nokia’s smartphones sale in Q4 2013 to go up, with estimates that it would break 10 million units. Instead they sold 8.2 million Lumia handsets, a sequential drop on the...

Macintosh At 30: Interesting, Profound And Curious Things Said About the Mac

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— The Macintosh ‘speaking,’ with help from a computer-generated voice narrator, at its introduction by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984 at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California....

Display Ads are as Compelling As TV Spots

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In the lobby of Google’s Building 900 at its Mountain View headquarters, there’s a display of Google-colored squares and rectangles that looks like a bland abstract-art piece. It turns out these are...

H&M Lets Fans Undress David Beckham In H&M Super Bowl 2014 Ad

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This year’s star-powered Super Bowl just got even sexier with the announcement that global soccer icon David Beckham is teaming up again with Swedish clothing manufacture H...

Super Bowl 2014 Ads: Predicted Winners And Losers

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This article is by Jeri Smith, president...

Apple’s Mac still Big Influencer, 30 years after Debut

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Apple's Mac still influences computing today, 30 years after its debut NEW YORK (AP) — Look around. Many of the gadgets you see drew inspiration from the original Mac computer. Computers at the time...

How Big is the Nokia Brand Damage Caused by Microsoft?

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Analysts were widely expecting Nokia to sell 10 M smartphones in 4Q 2013. The company ended selling 8.2 M units, down from 8.8 M in the previous quarter. It’s a massive miss considering the strong...

Netflix Shares Shoot Up On Stronger Than Expected

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“It’s been a good year for Netflix,” wrote CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells in a letter to shareholders. “People around the world want what we offer: consumer-in-control Internet television.”...

Tesla Goes For Aggressive Pricing In China

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Tesla has announced pricing for its Model S sedan in China and in a surprise has decided to match its U.S. price, with one caveat. The large-battery version of the car — which appears to be the only...