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Link: Windows Phone to surpass BlackBerry in install base →

Might not hit that 10% mark, but everything else seems to be going as expected.

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Link: Facebook Investors Cash Out →

These are early investors, and most of them not employees. Employees have a bit more time before they can sell their stock, and Mark seems to think that this is just enough time that the company needs to make the … Continue reading

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Link: Two Strikes →

Apple is now backpedaling on a recent initiative to decrease retail staffing and make cuts at some of their more “bloated” international stores. This is the second high-profile acknowledgment of a “mistake” on Apple’s part in recent weeks, with Apple … Continue reading

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Link: Apple Licensing Microsoft iOS Design Patent →

It’s no secret Apple and Samsung are one of the largest patent battles in recent tech history. Things have gotten quite heated over the pas few weeks in the trial. It was just revealed that Apple is licensing Microsoft some … Continue reading

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Link: Kinect 2 Sensors Show Great Improvement →

This would make the Kinect a great solution for applications beyond just gaming — like physical therapy or fitness exercises. The amount of depth is pretty amazing.

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Link: Starbucks to Accept Payments with Square →

Love the URL for the letter — signifies the forward movement this startup company has with the partnership.

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Link: Double Down on Facebook (In the UK) →

Though I expected credits and payments to be a good move to generate revenue, a casino game seems just… shady. Not to mention far from the image of Facebook which “connects people.”

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Link: BlackBerry’s Bizarre Pivot →

Thom Heins, Blackberry CEO: We don’t have the economy of scale to compete against the guys who crank out 60 handsets a year. To deliver BB10 we may need to look at licensing it to someone who can do this … Continue reading

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Link: The Daily Lays Off 50 Staffers →

The Daily is a good idea in principle — as tablet marketshare goes up, so will news media on tablets. The issue is the experience continues to be subpar compared to free alternatives. Slow loading times, laggy page turns, and … Continue reading

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Link: YouTube focusing on Channels →

YouTube has said it is going to put another 200 million dollars into its channels that it began experimenting with 8 months ago. YouTube has launched close to 100 channels and attracted a few big names thus far.

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Link: Facebook’s First Earnings Report →

Today Facebook announced it’s first earnings report after its May IPO. In after hours trading the stock is down to a new low just under $25. They company also announced they have 955 million users. They are getting mighty close … Continue reading

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Link: Pebble Watch Delayed →

From the team on Kickstarter: In terms of our schedule, we’re sticking pretty closely to an aggressive timetable we put together at the end of May (remember our first timetable was created before we launched on Kickstarter, when we were … Continue reading

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Link: The 3DS Turnaround →

Nintendo reports Q1 loss overall, but the sales of 3DS consoles is telling: Sales of its 3DS, launched in February last year, more than doubled to 1.86 million from 710,000. Weak demand for its latest console forced Nintendo to slash … Continue reading

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Link: Windows 8 Store Pricing Revealed →

Microsoft provides monetization details for developers. In contrast to Apple, the lowest priced apps will cost $1.49. Psychologically, the $.99 price point has always been impulsive. I know many would think it is no big deal to spend “a dollar.” … Continue reading

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Link: Yahoo! CEO’s Priority →

Newly appointed CEO Marissa Mayer: Companies are all about people and the companies with the best talent win. Joining was an easy decision, because the strength of Yahoo!’s talent and the whole team here is apparent. We will continue to … Continue reading

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Link: Nokia posts $1 billion operating loss for Q2 2012, net cash up $125 million →

Aaron Souppouris summarizes Nokia’s Q2 report on the Verge. Nokia remarks that Q3 won’t be much better, either. Yikes.

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Link: Google’s Marissa Mayer Becomes Yahoo’s Chief →

Marissa has a huge challenge, but she has a lot of experience too. She has been at the helm of many key projects, including News and the unified search bar (she has patents for both). I was most intrigued that … Continue reading

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Link: Apple No Longer EPEAT Compliant (Updated: Psych!) →

This is actually pretty big news, and here’s why from Edward Moyer for CNET: The U.S. government requires that 95 percent of its electronics bear the EPEAT seal of approval; large companies such as Ford and Kaiser Permanente require their CIOs … Continue reading

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Link: “Want” →

It seems far from the original intent of Facebook, but this is what happens when a company has to answer to investors.

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Link: Netflix Shares Surging →

I’ve actually noticed Netflix getting some good content back on their streaming catalog. Everyday it makes more and more sense to ditch the DVD model entirely. I give it about 1-2 years.

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Link: How LinkedIn Has Turned Your Resume Into A Cash Machine →

A great profile of LinkedIn, with some juicy data points, on Forbes: There’s no better way to understand LinkedIn’s quiet savvy, in the midst of Facebook’s noisy clatter, than to compare the two sites’ financial efficiency. With ComScore Web-usage data … Continue reading

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Link: The First Step Is Always Denial →

There, there RIM… we all know it takes a while to recover.

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Link: Retina Macbook Pro Orders Are Lagging →

The first time in a long time that people get delayed orders. Apple’s high quality standard is likely effecting display creation, which probably doesn’t have the best yield right now.

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Link: Dan Frommer’s 10 Reasons Why You Should Care About the New Foursquare →

Way more than just the UI.

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Link: Your Move, Facebook →

But the even bigger news comes from the CEO himself: Even though we launched the ad platform on the Web already, a couple of weeks ago we saw mobile revenue in a day greater than non-mobile. Wait. Let’s hear this … Continue reading

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