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Microsoft Announces Leadership Changes to Drive Next Wave of Products — Steven Sinofsky to leave the company; Windows executives Julie Larson-Green and Tami Reller take expanded roles. — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky will be leaving …
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In the Sinofsky Departure, Bill Gates Sided With the Other Steve (Ballmer) at Microsoft — Sometimes — even in the most complex of organizations, which software behemoth Microsoft most certainly is — it does come down to a simple choice. — And, in the case of the seemingly sudden departure …
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Inside Microsoft, a clash of personalities led to Sinofsky's departure: sources — As with Scott Forstall at Apple, Sinofsky clashed with core teams and executives — The abrupt departure of Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky this evening has surprised …
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Google Nexus 4 And Nexus 10 Go On Sale In The U.S. Online Play Store — Google has just put its new Nexus 4 smartphone, 3G Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablet up for sale at the Google Play web store. The phone retails for $299 for the 8GB version, and $349 for the 16GB variety, and the Nexus 10 goes for $399 or $499 depending on capacity.
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Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 Android 4.2 updates available to download — Today's the day the Nexus 4 goes on sale, but if you're a Galaxy Nexus owner not quite ready to upgrade to Google's latest flagship phone, don't worry — there's still something to look forward to.
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| Dorothy Chou / The Official Google Blog: |
Transparency Report: Government requests on the rise — We think it's important to shine a light on how government actions could affect our users. When we first launched the Transparency Report in early 2010, there wasn't much data out there about how governments sometimes hamper the free flow of information on the web.| Zachary M. Seward / Quartz: |
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| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
Nokia Maps a Course For its Location Business, Unveils “Here” Location Cloud — Aiming to make better use of its location assets, Nokia on Tuesday introduced a cloud-based service called Here. — Elop has said that location will be one of five key businesses for Nokia going forward … | Dan Lyons / ReadWrite: |
Mark Cuban: Facebook Is Driving Away Brands - Starting With Mine — Tech billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he is fed up with Facebook and will take his business elsewhere. He's sick of getting hit with huge fees to send messages to his team's fans and followers.| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
HTC Droid DNA coming to Verizon on November 21st for $200, pre-orders begin today — It's not much of a secret at this point, but HTC and Verizon have finally made their king-sized smartphone official at today's press event: the Droid DNA, which is essentially Big Red's variant …
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| Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune: |
Apple Stores top Tiffany's in sales per square foot, again — But the $45 dollars the average Apple Store customer spends each visit is the least of it — FORTUNE — It is likely that there is no retail outlet in the world that generates as much cash per square foot than an Apple Store.
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| Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD: |
Another Square Copycat: Bank of America Launches Mobile Payments — Square may get a lot of credit for making mobile payments mainstream, but the ability to accept a credit card using a smartphone is turning into an unmistakable commodity. — The latest to enter the space is Bank … | Donna Tam / CNET: |
Petraeus reportedly used draft e-mails to converse with mistress — The former CIA director used a trick often used by terrorists and teenagers to make e-mails harder to trace, the Associated Press reports. — In an effort to cover a trail of messages between him and his mistress …
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| Joshua Davis / Wired: |
Murder Suspect John McAfee: I'm Innocent — As Belizean police combed the property of expat antivirus pioneer John McAfee Sunday afternoon, McAfee was closer than they could have known. He'd seen them coming, and says he hid — burying himself in the sand with a cardboard box over his head so he could breathe.
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| Dr. Raymond M. Soneira / DisplayMate: |
Surface RT Display Technology Shoot-Out Microsoft Surface RT - Apple iPad 3 - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 — Introduction The new Windows Tablets, led by Microsoft's Surface, provide a third major family of Tablets for consumers and the computing world. The significance and stakes are enormous …
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| Marco Arment / Marco.org: |
The iPad Mini and the cost of Retina — The iPad Mini is a conflicted product. — It's much better than the iPad 3 and 4 to handle, carry, and hold up during use. It has the best external design of any iPad to date. It runs cooler than the iPad 3 or 4, it has almost the same battery life despite …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
YouTube Adds AirPlay-Like Functionality For Google TV With An Update To Its Android App — Online video site YouTube is huge online and in the browser, but not quite as big on the biggest screen in people's homes — the TV. Partly that's because the user experience isn't as good …
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| Brendan Sasso / The Hill: |
Tech CEOs urge Obama, Congress to avert ‘fiscal cliff’ — Nine chief executives of major technology companies wrote to President Obama and members of Congress on Tuesday, urging them to avoid the “fiscal cliff” — a combination of spending cuts and expiring tax breaks set to take effect on Jan. 1.
| Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's 2012 Holiday Gift Guide goes live — Apple's Holiday Gift Guide just went live as part of the online Apple Store. The new page, which breaks down gifts by product line, catalogs the best of the Apple Store which Apple also notes offers free shipping on all products.
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| Zach Honig / Engadget: |
SugarSync releases version 2.0 beta with new UI, drag-and-drop sharing and cross-device search — SugarSync's popular cloud sharing app just got a complete web and desktop makeover. Version 2.0 beta is now available in desktop, web and Android app flavors, bringing a handful of new features to subscribers on multiple platforms.| Jessica E. Lessin / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple Gives In to Employee Perks — CEO Tim Cook Pushes Employee-Friendly Benefits Long Shunned by Steve Jobs — Apple is taking new steps to keep employees from jumping ship, amid questions about whether the company is losing its shine. Jessica Lessin has details on The News Hub.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Visa's Digital Wallet V.me Exits Beta With 50 U.S. Banks Participating; Point-of-Sale Integration, Mobile Apps Due In Early 2013 — As the digital wallet battle rages on here in the U.S., with Google Wallet, Amex's Serve, MasterCard's PayPass, Square, PayPal, carrier-backed Isis …
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