Month: October 2014
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Apps and Games
Google Bolsters Artificial Intelligence Efforts, Partners with Oxford
Google is expanding its artificial intelligence initiative, hiring more than half a dozen leading academics and experts in the field…
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Tech News
GT Advanced Settles with Apple, to Exit Sapphire Production
GT Advanced Technologies said it reached an agreement with Apple under which it will stop making sapphire materials and focus…
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Tech News
AT&T Revenue Rises Less than Expected
AT&T shares fell 0.9 percent to $33.75 after closing at $34.50 on the New York Stock Exchange. The company reported a…
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Tech News
EMC to Buy Much of Cisco’s Stake in Joint Venture VCE
Data storage products maker EMC Corp said it will buy much of Cisco System Inc’s stake in their joint venture VCE for…
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Social Media
Apple CEO Discusses Security with Top Chinese Official Amid Hacking Claims: Xinhua
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook discussed user data security at a meeting on Wednesday with a top Chinese government official in…
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Apps and Games
Yahoo Ekes Out Third Quarter Revenue Gain Despite Display Ad Weakness
Yahoo reported a modest increase in revenue during the third quarter, exceeding lackluster Wall Street targets, as the Internet company’s…
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Tech News
Verizon Posts Higher Revenue as Consumers Use More Data
Verizon Communications quarterly revenue rose 4.3 percent, matching forecasts, as price cuts attracted more customers and growing mobile video traffic boosted…
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Tech News
Apple Sells Better-than-Expected 39.3 Million iPhones in September Quarter
Apple forecast a strong holiday quarter after a better-than-expected 16 percent jump in iPhone sales, and the strongest growth in…
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Apps and Games
Marc Andreessen Quits eBay Board Ahead of PayPal Spinoff
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said he was quitting eBay board following the online retailer’s decision last month to spin off its…
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Tech News
Microsoft Plans to Launch Smartwatch within Weeks
Microsoft is preparing to launch a smartwatch within the next few weeks that will passively track a user’s heart rate…
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Tech News
U.S. FCC to Look Into New-Generation Wireless Networks
In the words of Buzz Lightyear, and U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on Friday, U.S. regulators will look “to…
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Computers
Thinner iPads, Sharper iMacs In Apple’s Lineup
Apple unveiled a thinner iPad Thursday with a faster processor and a better camera as it tries to drive excitement…
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