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Elevation Partners' Roger McNamee Slams Android, Microsoft and Yahoo in One Fell Scoop

Source: All Things Digital, Dec 12 2012, 4:33pm CST

Venture capitalist Roger McNamee took on a number of the big tech companies on Wednesday, arguing that most of Silicon Valley’s giants are failing to innovate. “I am really frustrated when I look at Microsoft or ...

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A pioneer retraces the data trail

Source: The Age  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:55pm CDT

When The Guardian celebrated its centenary in 1821, editor Charles Prestwich Scott penned an essay that declared "comment is free, but facts are sacred". That sentence inspired what are now two of the company's online centrepi ...

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Jay-Z Benefits From Black People's Love of Smartphones

Source: The Root  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:50pm CDT

Jay-Z's latest business deal with Android involving his upcoming album is a win for the company, the rapper and African Americans, writes Jamilah King for Colorlines. The business mogul clearly knows his audience: Young black consumers love t ...

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"I watch what they have done with Android and I’m flabbergasted because their market share in units is so high but look at the profit share ... Apple’s profit share is 75 or 80% because Android has been managed essentially to make it a profitless prosperity. Right now, if Google is not careful, Android will be Samsung or Samsung will be Android."


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Samsung reportedly wants nothing to do with a Facebook phone

Source: Pocket Lint  |   Jun 18 2013, 9:58pm CDT

According to the Korea Herald, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg met with Samsung executives on Tuesday to ask about a “Facebook-friendly” phone out of the world's largest smartphone manufacturer. Samsung head-honcho ...

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Is Microsoft's Surface RT $199 Away From Zero?

Source: Motley Fool  |   Jun 18 2013, 8:52pm CDT

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... Tech blog Engadget is reporting that Microsoft is allowing school educators to order the portable ...

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6 Things Everyone Thinks The iPhone Can Do That It Actually Can't

Source: Silicon Alley Insider  |   Jun 18 2013, 8:36pm CDT

Every once in a while we talk to someone with some misconceptions about the iPhone and what it can do. Despite being one of the most major and usable platforms out there, the it still has some glaring omissions in what we've come ...

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Case Study on Apple, Google and Microsoft

Source: Term Paper Warehouse   |   Jun 18 2013, 6:30pm CDT

1. Compare areas of strengths of the following companies: Microsoft Strengths- Microsoft is still the leader in PC operating systems and desktop productivity software, but is not as strong in the smartphones industry ...

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Facebook looking to partner with Samsung?

Source: CNET  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:31pm CDT

CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Samsung's president to reportedly discuss a partnership that would boost the social network's advertising sales on mobile phones. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Credit: James Mar ...

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Samsung's Dream Is to Be No Android Sheep

Source: Internet.com  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:00pm CDT

All of a sudden, Samsung Electronics' line of Galaxy phones is looking less stellar. The Korean company is the global market leader in smartphone sales. But its shares are down 10% since J.P. Morgan warned earli ...

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Microsoft's Sneaky Apple Attack

Source: WalletPop  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:45pm CDT

Users of Apple's iOS have long been clamoring for a version of Microsoft Office that would allow them to operate simultaneously within the leading productivity software suite and the leading mobile ecosystem. Mr. Softy rec ...

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