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Microsoft unveils Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 and new accessories — Pre-order will begin at 8 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. — Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced that the Microsoft Surface family of tablets is growing. Two new Surface models — Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 — along with an expanded portfolio …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Surface Pro 2 with Haswell Core i5 processor, improved battery life, and two-position kickstand starting at $899 — Microsoft announces Surface Pro 2 with updated kickstand and Haswell processor — Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Pro 2, a new version of its flagship 10.6-inch Windows tablet.| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Microsoft announces slightly thinner and lighter Surface 2 with Tegra 4 processor, improved battery life, and 1080p display starting at $449 — Microsoft announces the Surface 2, the follow-up to the original Surface RT; coming October 22nd for $449 — As promised, Microsoft has just revealed …
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Surface 2 declassified: How Microsoft made Surface into the tablet the world said it wanted — Microsoft's first Surface tablets left room for improvement. We sit down with Panos Panay and other members of the Surface team at Microsoft HQ to find out how the company's group of designers … | Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Raw Stats And Hands On Notes For Microsoft's New Surface 2 And Surface Pro 2 — Today Microsoft announced the specifications and price points for its new Surface tablet hybrids. This post contains all pertinent statistical information regarding the Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 …
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Apple's iPhone 5s And iPhone 5c Sell 9M Units Over Opening Weekend, Topping 5M For iPhone 5 Last Year — Apple has just issued a press release revealing it sold 9M iPhones during the launch weekend of its iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. As is typical for the company with new hardware …
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iPhone 5s Outsells 5c by a Factor of 3.4x in the United States Opening Weekend — With Apple launching not just one but two new phones on Friday, there's been much speculation about which of the two phones would emerge as the early adopter favorite. After just a little more than 48 hours after launch …
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Valve announces SteamOS, a living room operating system for games — Valve is done teasing. Today, Valve has revealed SteamOS, its own operating system based on Linux, designed for living room gaming PCs. It's the first step towards Valve's Steam Box, its vision for an open video game console.
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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Exclusive: Flipboard Raises $50 Million More on $800 Million Valuation — According to sources close to the situation, Flipboard has raised $50 million in new funding, in a round led by Rizvi Traverse Management and Goldman Sachs. — The new funding puts the valuation of the Silicon Valley startup …
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Twitter Unveils ‘Comprehensive’ Partnership With CBS For Its In-Stream Video Program Amplify — Twitter and CBS just announced what Glenn Brown, who leads Twitter's Amplify program, called “probably one of the most comprehensive partnerships that you will see coming out of Amplify.”
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Why You Need To Pay Attention To General Solicitation — On Monday, the legal framework for startup fundraising will change. Because of the JOBS Act, you will be able to publicly announce that you're raising. This is not crowdfunding — you still have to raise from accredited ("rich") investors.
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| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
New York's crackdown on fake online reviews leads to $350,000 in penalties for 19 companies — New York's crackdown on fake online reviews leads to $350,000 in penalties for 19 companies — “I celebrate myself, and sing myself,” wrote Walt Whitman, America's great bard of self-promotion.
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| BlackBerry: |
BlackBerry Enters into Letter of Intent with Consortium led by Fairfax Financial — BlackBerry entitled to go-shop during due diligence period, subject to payment of a termination fee in the event alternative offer accepted — Waterloo, ON - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY; TSX:BB) …
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| Greg Bensinger / Digits: |
PayPal Nears Deal for Braintree Payments — EBay's PayPal is near a deal to buy Braintree Payments Solutions, according to people familiar with the discussions, potentially thrusting the online payments pioneer into the center of the burgeoning mobile commerce market.
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FAA likely to relax rules on electronic devices effective sometime next year — F.A.A. Nears New Rules on Devices — The rules on when to turn off electronic devices on airplanes have long been a sour, and sometimes contentious, point for travelers. But faced with a surge of electronics …
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