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January 29, 2015, 7:00 PM

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Google:
Google Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results  —  Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.  —  “Google's full year revenue for 2014 was $66 billion, up 19% year on year,” said Patrick Pichette …
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:
Google misses in Q4 2014 with $14.48B revenue, $6.88 EPS on slowing ad revenue growth  —  Updated 1:45 p.m. Pacific with new details from Google's earnings call.  —  Google reported its fourth-quarter earnings today, with GAAP EPS of $6.88 on revenue of $14.48 billion (minus traffic acquisition costs).
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft to be a minority investor in $70M+ round being raised by Cyanogen, makers of the popular modified Android OS CyanogenMod  —  Microsoft to Invest in Rogue Android Startup Cyanogen  —  Microsoft is investing in a hot startup that's trying to weaken Google 's hold over Android.
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
FCC redefines broadband: minimum download speed raised from 4 to 25 Mbps, minimum upload from 1 to 3 Mbps  —  The FCC has changed the definition of broadband  —  The Federal Communications Commission has voted to change the definition of broadband by raising the minimum download speeds needed …
Julia White / The Official Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft launches Office for Android tablets, new Outlook mail apps for iOS and Android  —  Office everywhere: More great news for Office on iOS and Android  —  Last week, we saw the new experiences coming with Windows 10, including how Office universal apps for Windows 10 will deliver …
Office Blogs:
New Accompli-based Outlook for iOS and Android integrates email, calendar, contacts, and files, supports Office 365, Exchange, iCloud, Gmail, and Yahoo accounts  —  A deeper look at Outlook for iOS and Android  —  Today, we announced the release of Outlook for iOS and a preview of Outlook for Android.
Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Amazon posts $214M profit, $0.45 EPS in Q4 2014 on $29.33B revenue; Prime membership grows 53% year over year  —  Amazon Prime memberships grow 53% in 2014, despite $20 price hike … Amazon's decision to increase the price of its Prime membership doesn't seem to be hurting the company.
Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless:
FCC raises record $44.9B in AWS-3 spectrum auction  —  It's over: FCC's AWS-3 spectrum auction ends at record $44.9B in bids  —  The FCC said bidding in the AWS-3 spectrum auction, known as auction 97, is now closed after 341 rounds of bidding.  Total provisional winning bids came in at a record $44.899 billion.
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
The App Install Ad Boom Helps Tune Raise $27 Million  —  A few years ago, the app install ad business — fueled by developers who want to distribute their stuff across a universe of smartphones — didn't really exist.  —  Now it's one of the big reasons Facebook has a giant mobile ad business.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nickelodeon to unveil stand-alone streaming video subscription service in February  —  Nickelodeon to Unveil Stand-Alone Subscription Video Service in February  —  Kid-entertainment giant Nickelodeon intends to follow the example of HBO and unveil a direct-to-consumer subscription service in February …
Barb Darrow / Gigaom:
VMware's vCloud Air to integrate Google's BigQuery analytics, Cloud Datastore, Cloud DNS, and Cloud Storage services  —  VMware is bringing key Google services to its cloud  —  Here's a deal that has “corporate synergies” written all over it.  VMware and Google are working together …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple resolves iTunes Connect issue presenting wrong user name and apps for developers  —  Widespread iTunes Connect issue presenting wrong user name and apps for developers (Update: Resolved)  —  iTunes Connect, Apple's portal where developers manage software published on the App Store …
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
Nintendo to share up to 70 percent of ad revenue with game YouTubers  —  Video partnership program comes with some important restrictions, though.  —  Nintendo's somewhat indecisive stance on letting streamers and producers use video of its games online seems to be crystallizing …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
‘Fitbit For Dogs’ Maker Whistle Acquires Tagg Pet Tracker And Raises $15M  —  Wearables for pets used to be a punchline, but now it's a legitimate business with multiple players active in the space.  Said space did just get a bit smaller today, as Whistle, the startup which launched its Fitbit for dogs back in 2013.
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
GIF search engine Giphy raises $17M Series B led by Lightspeed Ventures at $80M valuation  —  After An Approach From Facebook, Giphy Raises $17M At An $80M Valuation  —  Giphy — the betaworks-backed platform for searching and sharing gifs — has just raised $17 million in Series B funding led …
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
FTC shuts down “revenge porn” operation, but imposes no fine  —  In one of the most despicable scams on the internet, Colorado resident Craig Brittain ran a website that posted nude photographs of hundreds of women alongside their Facebook profiles and other personal information …
Matti Huuhtanen / Associated Press:
Nokia reports net profit of $502M in Q4 2014, up nearly 10% year over year, higher operating expenses in technologies and mapping services  —  Nokia turns to fourth quarter profit buoyed by strong growth  —  HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia made a net profit of 443 million euros ($502 million) …

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