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Zynga to Lay Off 520 Employees — 18 Percent of Staff — and Shutter New York and LA Offices in Refocus on Mobile — Zynga is laying off 18 percent of its workforce — which represents 520 employees — in a bid to reduce costs and more drastically restructure its troubled business toward mobile …
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
‘Draw Something’ studio OMGPOP reportedly shuttered amid Zynga layoffs — One year ago, Zynga paid $180 million for OMGPOP, the creator of the wildly popular game Draw Something for iOS and Android. Zynga seems to have decided that was a $180 million mistake.
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| Mark Pincus / Zynga Company Blog: |
CEO Update — Our Founder and CEO Mark Pincus today sent a note to employees outlining structural changes Zynga implemented today and provided some detail on cost-reductions that are taking place company-wide. Please find his note, posted in its entirety, below. — To our Zynga Community,
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Obama Plans to Take Action Against Patent-Holding Firms — WASHINGTON—The White House on Tuesday plans to announce a set of executive actions President Barack Obama will take that are aimed at reining in certain patent-holding firms, known as “patent trolls” to their detractors …
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| Agam Shah / PC World: |
Intel shows first smartphone with Merrifield chip — Intel on Tuesday showed the first smartphone based on its next Atom smartphone chip code-named Merrifield, which will provide better performance and battery life than current Atom chips. — The Merrifield chip will offer 50 percent better performance …
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
The U is for Ultrabook: Intel's low-power, dual-core Haswell CPUs unveiled — The U is actually for “Ultra-low voltage,” but either way we're looking at laptop CPUs. — Intel — On Saturday, Intel officially took the wraps off its first next-generation desktop and laptop CPUs based on the “Haswell” architecture.
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Apple denies conspiracy in ebook pricing trial: “Publishers fought [us] tooth and nail” — The Department of Justice's trial against Apple kicked off in New York Monday. The DOJ alleges that Apple conspired with publishers to set ebook prices, while Apple argues that there was no conspiracy … | Josh Lowensohn / CNET: |
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| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
HTC Operations Chief Steps Down as Profit Slumps on Phone Delays — HTC Corp. (2498) Chief Operating Officer Matthew Costello will step down after less than three years at Taiwan's biggest smartphone maker amid slumping sales that have pushed down shares 76 percent in the past two years.
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| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Dell refreshes its XPS 12 Ultrabook, XPS 27 all-in-one and XPS 8500 desktop — Now that it's unveiled its next-gen Ultrabook, Dell's taking the opportunity to refresh the machines it's already got. Starting with the XPS 12 convertible Ultrabook, the company is adding an NFC chip …
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Chicago Sun-Times trains reporters to shoot with iPhones after laying off all its photographers — The Chicago Sun-Times this week laid off all 28 of its staff photographers, and has reportedly begun training its remaining reporters on “iPhone photography basics.”| Adam Satariano / Bloomberg: |
Apple Said to Shift Ad Focus to Support New Music Service — Apple Inc. (AAPL), planning to release a music-streaming service next week, is revamping how it sells mobile advertising to cater to businesses eager to reach customers as they listen to songs, people familiar with the changes said.
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| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Toshiba intros three Android tablets, two with Tegra 4 and a 2,560 x 1,600 screen — Could three times be a charm for Toshiba? After striking out with its “Thrive” Android tablets and then coming up a bit short with the “Excite” line, the company is completely scrapping its tablet lineup and replacing it with three new models.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
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| Steve Ranger / ZDNet: |
Online throttling and site-blocking to be outlawed in Europe under net neutrality plan — Summary: We will guarantee access to the full and open internet on every device, on every network, says the EU's digital chief. — Steve Ranger — ISPs will be barred from blocking …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Begins Offering In-Store iPhone 5 Display Replacements for $149 — As part of a shift to lower repair costs, Apple has begun replacing iPhone 5 screens at its retail locations. The new display replacement service is priced at $149 and can be purchased with or without AppleCare+.
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
NVIDIA CEO demos new stylus touchscreen tech, uses Tegra 4 image processing to reduce battery drain — Elaborating from the battery-saving PRISM screen tech that we saw on Tegra 3 devices, the NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang showed off a new software-based touchscreen technology that allows …
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| Lilly Vitorovich / Wall Street Journal: |
Europe Is Losing the 4G Race — Once a Pioneer in Cellphone Technology, the Region Trails Asia and the U.S. as Regulation Threatens Network Investment — Vodafone said it will boost its network investment in its home market. Pictured, a company store in London| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Mad genius Rickrolls and crashes Vine with full-length music video embed — Web developer Will Smidlein managed to bypass the six-second upload limit on Vine today, inserting the entirety of Rick Astley's immortal “Never Gonna Give You Up” into a post that was ultimately taken down by Twitter.
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Lenovo planning smartphone venture in expansion drive — (Reuters) - China's Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC maker, is in detailed discussions on a smartphone venture with NEC Corp, a Japanese partner in PCs whose mobile business is faltering, as it eyes partnerships and acquisitions to expand in high-growth markets.
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