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Apple's Schiller defends iPad mini's price tag — (Reuters) - Apple marketing wizard Phil Schiller defended the $329 price of the new iPad mini tablet, saying consumers will be willing to pay for quality not found in less expensive devices from rivals like Google and Amazon.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Apple Store now has Lightning to HDMI and VGA adapters at $49 a pop, souped-up iPad charger — We noticed during the iPhone 5 launch that Apple had a big caveat with its Lightning to 30-pin adapter: no video or iPod out support. Now that the new iPads are here with that same connector …
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Microsoft Dives Deep to Surface a Hit — Nobody asked me about my Surface. I tried flashing it all over the place. But despite my best efforts, no one seemed curious. — At Victrola Coffee Roasters in Seattle, I sat in the front window, with a hot pink Touch Cover attached, intentionally conspicuous.| Sam Biddle / Gizmodo: |
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Zynga Reports Third Quarter Revenue Of $317M, Shares Pop 12.7% In After-Hours — Zynga said it saw third quarter revenue of $317 million, which was slightly above the lower range of $300 million to $305 million the company said it would see earlier this month. Bookings came in at $256 million, up 11 percent year-over-year.
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Zynga Lands U.K. Partnership to Launch Real-Money Gaming Site — Zynga is announcing a real-money gaming partnership today, which it likely is hoping to distract from its third-quarter earnings report that we know already will be pretty grim. — Zynga said it is forming an exclusive partnership …
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Dutch court says Samsung does not infringe Apple patent — (Reuters) - A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Samsung Electronics does not infringe an Apple patent by using certain multi-touch techniques on some Galaxy smartphones and tablet computers. — “With these products Samsung does …
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How a Google Headhunter's E-Mail Unraveled a Massive Net Security Hole — It was a strange e-mail, coming from a job recruiter at Google, asking Zachary Harris if he was interested in a position as a site-reliability engineer. — “You obviously have a passion for Linux and programming,” the e-mail from the Google recruiter read.| Knowlton Thomas / Techvibes.com: |
Salesforce Laying Off Radian6 and Buddy Media Employees and Execs — We learned this morning that Salesforce was “decimating” Radian6's marketing and social community departments. According to a source familiar with the matter, people from the vice-president level down are facing layoffs …
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HP outs pricing on full Windows 8 PC lineup — A huge wave of Windows 8 PCs is coming, and HP is hoping to ride it to victory. Early on Wednesday, the company announced pricing and availability for its complete Windows 8 PC portfolio, which includes a broad range of notebooks …
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‘Letterpress’ for iOS: Tweetie creator emerges from year of silence with addictive word game — The inventor of ‘pull-to-refresh’ and Twitter for iPad takes a stab at gaming — Almost one year ago Loren Brichter left Twitter, largely leaving the public eye “to figure out what's next.”
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The rise of the “successful” unsustainable company — It's appalling what passes for “successful entrepreneurship” in the press or the Valley, but it's not their fault. — Witness, for example, this terrific Fast Company article on Bill Nguyen, serial entrepreneur who's seventh startup …
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Japan's GREE Acquires Game Developer Pokelabo For $173M — Bolstering its arsenal of first-party games for the Japanese market, GREE acquired developer Pokelabo for $173 million in an all-cash deal. Asia-focused venture capital firm DCM gets a win with this acquisition as it had a little over 20 percent of the company.| Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo! Follows Through On Closing Korean Business, Cuts Around 200 Jobs — According to Reuters, Yahoo! is actively closing down its Korean business and cutting around 200 jobs. We've reached out to Yahoo! for comment and confirmation and will update you as soon as we hear back.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Yelp Pays $50M To Acquire Its Big European Rival, Qype, To Beef Up Its Recommendations And Listings Business — This just in: online recommendations and listings site Yelp is stepping up its international push and buying its biggest rival in Europe, Qype. It will pay €18.6 million … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Square Takes Its First International Step: Payment Service Now Live In Canada — Square has taken its first step outside of the U.S. for its mobile payment service: it is now live in Canada. The company said today that its mobile card reader/processor is now available nationwide …
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Cyberattack on Saudi Oil Firm Disquiets U.S. — The hackers picked the one day of the year they knew they could inflict the most damage on the world's most valuable company, Saudi Aramco. — On Aug. 15, more than 55,000 Saudi Aramco employees stayed home from work to prepare …
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