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Comcast Agrees to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 Billion — Comcast Corp. agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion, combining the two largest U.S. cable companies in an all-stock transaction. — Investors of New York-based Time Warner Cable will receive 2.875 new Comcast stock …
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Comcast and Time Warner Cable: Forget TV, it is all about broadband — If it is allowed to gobble up its number two rival, Time Warner Cable, Philadelphia-based Comcast will become the largest broadband provider in the United States, and perhaps the largest outside China.
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Comcast, Time Warner Deal to Spark Regulatory Debate, Outcome Uncertain — Cable Prices, Net Neutrality and Competition Will Be Debated in Proposed $45 Billion Deal — Comcast Corp.'s $45 billion deal to acquire Time Warner Cable is sure to spark fierce debate on everything from cable prices …
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Apple TV's scaled-back plans would rely on cable providers to acquire programming rights — Apple in Talks to Revamp Set-Top Box — Scaled-Back Plans Would Rely on Cable Providers to Acquire Programming Rights — Apple Inc. appears to be scaling back its lofty TV industry plans.
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| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Rizvi Traverse to Lead $250 Million Investment in Jawbone at $3.3 Billion Valuation — Jawbone, the maker of innovative consumer electronic devices such as the activity-tracking Up wristband, is poised to complete a new $250 million round of funding that values the company at $3.3 billion …
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Google's requirements from Android device makers draw EU antitrust scrutiny — Android's ‘Open’ System Has Limits — To Get Access to Key Google Apps, Device Makers Abide by Company's Strict Terms — Google Inc. says its Android mobile operating system is “open.”
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NYC's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing — New York subway riders first were promised futuristic touchscreen wayfinding maps a year ago. But the plan to install the futuristic infrastructure stalled as the design team took a step back to improve the hardware.| Neil Hughes / AppleInsider: |
Apple set to discontinue legacy, non-Retina iPad 2 — After nearly three years on the market, Apple's second-generation iPad, which sports an A5 processor and non-Retina display, is now on the chopping block, and is expected to be discontinued in the near future, AppleInsider has learned.| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
To avoid obsolescence, buy Apple's hardware, use Google's services, and buy Amazon's media — How to Survive the Next Wave of Technology Extinction — Don't mock the beleaguered Nook owner. That could have been you. — Five years ago, when the nation's largest chain of bookstores released …
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| Sarah Silbert / Engadget: |
Verizon's More Everything plan takes on T-Mobile with increased data, unlimited international messaging from the US — Yesterday Verizon hinted that something “More” was coming, and that's just what the carrier detailed this morning. Its new More Everything plans will replace current Share …
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LG's extra-large G Pro 2 packs a 4K video camera and knock code unlock feature — Looks like LG wants to get out ahead of all the smartphone news soon to come from Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, as the South Korean company has officially announced the G Pro 2.| Yoni Heisler / TUAW: |
A look at Apple's R&D expenditures from 1995-2013 — For a company that makes as much money as Apple, you might be surprised to learn that it spends far less on Research and Development (R&D) than many of its competitors, including bigwigs like Google, Microsoft, and Samsung.| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Meet Rise, The Diet App That Helped Me Lose 20 Pounds (And Keep It Off During The Holidays) — Dieting isn't easy. In fact, it's pretty damn hard. Most diet plans have strict guidelines that are difficult to stand by. Hiring a nutritionist can be effective, but the cost is generally out of reach for most people.
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| Loek Essers / PC World: |
Linking to a website doesn't infringe copyright, Europe's Court of Justice says — The owner of a website does not require authorization of the copyright holder to link to freely accessible copyright works on another site, even if Internet users get the impression that the work is appearing …
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Dropbox Hires Google's Woodside as Operating Chief — Company Veteran Was Motorola CEO Under Google — Dropbox Inc., the fast-growing online storage company, plans to name Google Inc. executive Dennis Woodside as its first chief operating officer, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Apple says supplies of tantalum do not come from war zones, pushes other suppliers for conflict-free minerals — Apple Says Supplies Don't Come From War Zones — SAN FRANCISCO — Apple published on Thursday its supplier responsibility report, an annual audit of the contract workers …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft finally fixes Skype's message sync problems — Microsoft started forcing Windows Live Messenger users over to Skype nearly a year ago, and it has been a painful experience. If you use Skype frequently for messaging then the missed messages, out-of-sync chats …
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ISP lobby has already won limits on public broadband in 20 states — We must stop the proliferation of Internet! — South Park Studios — It's no secret that private Internet service providers hate when cities and towns decide to enter the telecommunications business themselves.
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Gary Vaynerchuk Launches New $25 Million Seed Fund — Gary Vaynerchuk, the well-known entrepreneur, is launching a $25 million seed fund, which is backed by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. — In an interview, Vaynerchuk said it was not a “pure investment play,” but will focus on operating …
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BBM Update Adds Voice Calls, Channels, Dropbox And Location Sharing For iOS And Android Users — A new update to the BBM apps for iOS and Android add a laundry list of anticipated features to the messaging platform. BBM Voice makes its first appearance on the Android and iPhone clients … | Brooke Crothers / CNET: |
Finally, here come the 64-bit Windows 8.1 tablets — At least one major PC maker is expected to show an Intel “Bay Trail” tablet running 64-bit Windows 8.1 at Mobile World Congress, according to a source familiar with upcoming plans for those tablets. — Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo …
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Marc Andreessen: Tech Is Still Recovering From A Depression — Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and Goldman Sachs COO Gary Cohn sat down today at the Goldman Sachs conference in San Francisco, to talk about the thing investors always talk about: Tech.| Cecilia Kang / Washington Post: |
Parents resume privacy fight vs. Facebook over use of children's images in ads — A group of parents, backed by child advocacy and privacy groups, plans to ask a federal appeals court Thursday to throw out a settlement with Facebook over its use of children's images in advertisements.
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Tablet Hourly Usage Study: iPad Dominates, Surface Users More Active During Working Hours — Microsoft has positioned its Surface tablets as devices more fit for work activities as compared to those from other manufacturers. The question remains though, are Surface tablets actually being used …
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