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Twitter can take IPO lessons from Facebook -- on what not to do

Posted October 7, 2013 - 2:10 pm

Facebook's feeble offering offers a cautionary tale on how not to take a popular company public.
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NoSQL database vendor MongoDb raises $150M in new funding round

Posted October 7, 2013 - 9:29 am

In a sign of the growing enterprise interest in new technologies for big data applications, NoSQL database vendor MongoDB has raised $150 million in a fresh round of funding from several major firms including Salesforce.com, Intel Capital and Sequoia Capital.
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Microsoft dings Ballmer's bonus over Windows 8, Surface RT struggles

Posted October 4, 2013 - 6:49 am

The penalty is equivalent to half the cost of a cup of coffee at McDonalds to the average American.
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80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers

Posted October 2, 2013 - 3:40 pm

Cisco CEO John Chambers saw his compensation nearly double this year, topping $21 million. His salary more than tripled, and the value of his stock awards doubled.
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Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:40 pm

A trio of the top 20 investors in Microsoft, anxious about the selection of the company's next CEO, have asked the board to push Bill Gates out of his chairman's spot, according to a report by Reuters.
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Carl Icahn pushes Tim Cook for $150 billion Apple share buyback

Posted October 1, 2013 - 12:20 pm

Investing activist Carl Icahn wants Apple to spend $150 billion on share buybacks. Plus: Will Icahn attack Apple at some point? And iOS devices may be causing back pain.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer slaps Apple on his way out the door

Posted September 27, 2013 - 12:46 pm

Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes a slap at Apple. Plus: Screenshots of a gold iPad mini with touch ID. And Apple charges a premium for memory in its products.
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Larry Ellison takes Oracle employees on a three hour tour [CARTOON]

Posted September 27, 2013 - 6:00 am

Not everybody at Oracle enjoyed the America’s Cup
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Steve Jobs wasn't a constant innovator

Posted September 25, 2013 - 4:05 pm

It's a myth that Steve Jobs was a constant innovator. Plus: Pixel Envy's detailed review of iOS 7. And Apple updates the iMac line of computers.
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CERN wants us to surf like it’s 1990

Posted September 24, 2013 - 6:00 am

The birthplace of the web wants to preserve the first website, and the experience of surfing it
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What's next for BlackBerry?

Posted September 23, 2013 - 5:19 pm

The group trying to buy BlackBerry for $4.7 billion will likely break up the company, wiping out its smartphone division while preserving BlackBerry's secure network services used by large enterprises. But one analyst said he hopes that's not the case.
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Could the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 be your only device?

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:52 pm

Today Microsoft held an event to announce and showcase the Surface 2 tablet and accessories. While there are several flashy new items like the thinner, back lit Type Cover 2 and the dedicated DJ type cover - the real potential of the new device comes in the form of business productivity enhancements.
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What Microsoft can learn from DEC's demise

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:47 pm

With Microsoft facing an almost insurmountable challenge to remain viable, some see parallels between the software giant and DEC, the high-flying tech titan of the 1980s that had all but disappeared by 1996.
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Canada's Fairfax offers to acquire BlackBerry in $4.7B deal

Posted September 23, 2013 - 1:52 pm

A consortium led by Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings has offered to acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry.
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No, not THAT kind of apple picking [CARTOON]

Posted September 20, 2013 - 6:00 am

Make sure you and your spouse are on the same page when it comes to fall activities
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Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Jony Ive discuss Apple's business strategy

Posted September 19, 2013 - 1:01 pm

Apple executives Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Jony Ive share thoughts about Apple's business and competitors. Plus: iOS users upgrading to iOS 7 in droves.
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Layoffs coming to BlackBerry could reach 40%

Posted September 18, 2013 - 3:55 pm

BlackBerry said it will continue to take steps to optimize its business, following a report that up to 40% of its 12,700 employees will lose their jobs by year's end.
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Life lessons from Apple’s forgotten founder

Posted September 18, 2013 - 6:00 am

Ronald Wayne missed out on a $35 billion fortune and has a surprisingly good attitude about it that we can all learn from
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Microsoft ditching 'upgrade' versions of Windows starting with 8.1

Posted September 18, 2013 - 6:00 am

The days of scrounging for an old serial number to let you 'upgrade' Windows will be behind us soon. Also, don't buy an ASUS G10AC computer.
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A lab without test tubes, but with Stinkyboards

Posted September 17, 2013 - 6:00 am

AbleGamers opens a lab dedicated to helping disabled gamers find the assistive technology they need
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Fingerprint scanning + smart kitchen appliance = trouble [CARTOON]

Posted September 13, 2013 - 6:00 am

Fingerprint scanning is about to go mainstream; here's one potential upside (or downside)
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Apple stock analysts clueless about the iPhone 5C and 64-bit A7 chip

Posted September 11, 2013 - 3:22 pm

Apple stock analysts just don't understand the iPhone 5C. Plus: The importance of the 64-bit A7 chip, and a comparison of the iPhone 5S and 5C and their competitors.
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VCs throwing gobs of money at cloud, security, mobile startups

Posted September 10, 2013 - 2:09 pm

Tech startups focused in hot areas such as virtualization, mobility and security have pulled in tens of millions of dollars over the past week or so from venture capitalists looking to back the next big thing.
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Have a two-factor authentication backup plan and sleep better tonight

Posted September 10, 2013 - 6:00 am

Two-factor authentication is great security when it works. Here's what to do when it doesn't
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CNN: Apple doomed again or something

Posted September 9, 2013 - 4:08 pm

Is Apple doomed again? CNN thinks it might have an "innovation problem." Plus: The cost of the iPhone 5C, and how you can run Linux natively on your Mac.
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