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Microsoft plans to launch a fitness-focused wearable in the next few weeks with more than two-day battery life, multi-platform support — Microsoft Plans To Launch A Wearable Device Within Weeks — Microsoft is gearing up to launch a wearable device within the next few weeks, Forbes has learned.
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| Bloomberg: |
IBM Agrees to Pay Globalfoundries $1.5 Billion to Take Chip Unit — International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) agreed to pay Globalfoundries Inc. $1.5 billion to take an unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
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Tweets: @fmbutt, @thestalwart, @felixsalmon, @tomgara, @iankar_ and @pmarca
| Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily: |
IBM Drops 7% on Q3 Miss; $4.7B Charge to Divest Chip Unit — Shares of International Business Machines (IBM) are down $13.32, over 7%, at $168.73, in early trading, after the company this morning reported Q3 revenue and earnings per share that missed analysts' estimates …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Magazine: |
Marc Andreessen on the evolution of Silicon Valley and technology's impact on the economy — Marc Andreessen on Why Optimism Is Always the Safest Bet — The Netscape creator turned Silicon Valley sage on why optimism is always the safest bet. — It's not hard to coax an opinion out of Marc Andreessen.
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| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
Check Out Gmail 5.0 For Android And Google's Plan To Handle All Your Email Accounts In One App — Google's been updating apps left and right recently to fall in line with its new material design philosophy, and the results have been impressive. There are a few apps it appears Google's saving …
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Amazon Kindle Voyage review: The best e-reader is also the priciest — When Amazon introduced an updated version of its flagship Kindle Paperwhite last year, it took the easy way out — after all, tweaked internals, improved software and slightly better lighting do not a thrilling e-reader make.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
This is the Fitbit Surge, a $250 ‘superwatch’ with built-in GPS — GPS and heart rate monitoring headline Fitbit's next flagship wearable — Fitbit is preparing to launch three new fitness trackers in the coming weeks. Two of those will be the Charge and Charge HR.
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Business Insider, Consumerist, Engadget, Digital Trends, Wearable Tech Insider, CNET, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, The Wearable Stuff, Gizmodo UK, Gizmodo, Connectedly and App Advice
Tweets: @piercedavid and @ow
| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
Spotify announces family plans for up to 5 users — Spotify has announced new plans designed for families of up to five members, which was one of its most requested features. — Pretty much anyone in a family has experienced fighting over a shared account that stops playing music …
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Re/code, Spotify Press, Gizmodo, Spotify Blog, MacRumors, PC World, Engadget, Inquirer, Gigaom, Guardian, 9to5Mac, The Verge, TechCrunch, CNET, Wall Street Journal, iMore, VentureBeat, SlashGear, Electronista and Ubergizmo. Tweets: @thenextweb. See also Mediagazer
| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Amid pressure from activist investors, Marissa Mayer to detail Yahoo's cost-cutting plan and acquisitions strategy during Tuesday's earnings call — Yahoo CEO Set to Refresh Turnaround Plan — Firm to Release Quarterly Results Tuesday, Detail Its Current Efforts
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| Brian Stucki / Macminicolo Blog: |
2014 Mac mini: RAM is not user-replaceable, no dual-drive server version — A look at the 2014 Mac mini — We've been working extensively with Mac minis for nearly 10 years. (Yes, we're nearing the tenth anniversary for the more-popular-than-you-think Mac.)
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TechnoBuffalo, iPhone, Geek.com, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, ITProPortal, Engadget and SlashGear. Tweets: @drunknbass
| Chelsea Stark / Mashable: |
PlayStation TV review: Poorly designed UI, few video streaming apps, but affordable at $99 — PlayStation TV: Tiny Package But Gaming Power Needs Some Tweaks — Sony unveiled its pocket-sized set-top box in Japan last year, and since then us Western gamers have been clamoring for our own version of the PlayStation TV.
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Gizmodo, IGN, VentureBeat, Consumer Reports Online, BGR, Ars Technica, ITworld.com and CraveOnline
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