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143 days ago Heather Somerville No Comments

Apple music may have gangbuster year

All signs point to 2013 as a gangbuster year for Apple music. Apple iTunes visits increased almost 200 percent on Christmas Day 2012 compared to the year before, according to Experian, which tracks consumer activity. As CDs inch towards obsolescence in Read More →

Tech check: Zynga’s games over; Facebook privacy flaw plugged plus IPO revisited; no Google antitrust action; Apple shares’ ride

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144 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 2 Comments

Tech check: Zynga’s games over; Facebook privacy flaw plugged plus IPO revisited; no Google antitrust action; Apple shares’ ride

We're closing 2012 with a check on some of the Silicon Valley companies we often wrote about this year: • Zynga is doing some previously announced year-end cleaning: It shut down PetVille and (revised) Mafia Wars 2 Read More →

Quoted: on Microsoft, Windows and no Apple products for the Gates kids

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144 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 5 Comments

Quoted: on Microsoft, Windows and no Apple products for the Gates kids

"The wealth from our family came from Microsoft, so why would we invest in a competitor?" — Melinda Gates, philanthropist and wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said on British radio late last week that their kids have asked Read More →

Off topic: Chicken-nugget history, animal virgin births, list of best lists, New Year’s Eve parties and kisses

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144 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Chicken-nugget history, animal virgin births, list of best lists, New Year’s Eve parties and kisses

Think chicken nuggets were born under the Golden Arches? Think again — think Cornell. From the Komodo dragon to the Boa constrictor, animals that have shown evidence of virgin births. (via Not Exactly Rocket Science) In Read More →

Reed gets a raise: Netflix boosts execs’ pay

1 2016

146 days ago Troy Wolverton No Comments

Reed gets a raise: Netflix boosts execs’ pay

Netflix may still be still be struggling, but CEO Reed Hastings is getting a raise. In fact, he'll be doubling his total pay. In 2013, the streaming media company plans to pay Hastings $4 million in cash and stock, up from Read More →

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Apple music may have gangbuster year

Quoted: on Microsoft, Windows and no Apple products for the Gates kids

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