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Category Archives: Tech
Apple Profit Surge Halted
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NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's profit surge halted in the latest quarter, as a flood of new products like the iPhone 5 meant high start-up costs for new production lines. Apple posted net income for the October to December quarter … Continue reading
Netflix Shares Skyrocket After Earnings Report
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix's Internet video service warded off stiffer competition to add 2 million U.S. subscribers during the final three months of the year to produce an unexpected profit for the company. The fourth-quarter performance announced Wednesday validates … Continue reading
Google Earnings Rise
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's fourth-quarter earnings rose 7 percent as online advertisers spent more money in pursuit of holiday shoppers. The financial results announced Tuesday were a mixed bag. While the company's earnings topped analyst estimates, an accounting quirk … Continue reading
Video Replay: Facebook Graph Search Announcement
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If you're interested in watching the big or relatively big or who knows, really, right now how big announcement by Facebook yesterday on its new social search feature, you can see it below. The company did not stream the event … Continue reading
Facebook Announces Social Search; What it Means For Privacy
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Facebook officials announced a new social search feature called Graph Search at a much-hyped press event this morning. You can try it out, sign up to be a beta tester and get a preview here. From Facebook's website: Graph Search will … Continue reading
CNET Reporter Quits Over CBS Interference
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Shopping for a tablet? Looking for a new phone, PC, internet-enabled TV? For years many consumers have turned to San Francisco-based CNET for independent unbiased reviews of electronics. Now new charges by staff members are questioning the company's integrity. LOS … Continue reading
Oracle Releases Java Fix, But Department of Homeland Security Still Recommends Disabling
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Oracle has released a patch to address security problems with Java. But the Department of Homeland Security Cybercommunication and Security Office (CERT) is still recommending that users disable the widely used program altogether. And some other security experts are warning … Continue reading
Dept. of Homeland Security Tells Computer Users to Disable Widely Used Java
Update: Oracle has released a patch to address the security problems with Java. But the Department of Homeland Security Cybercommunication and Security Office (CERT) is still recommending that users disable the program altogether. Original post: Computer experts are warning personal … Continue reading
Google to License Patents in FTC Settlement
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WASHINGTON — Google is agreeing to license certain patents to mobile phone rivals and stop a practice of including snippets from other websites in its search results as part of a settlement to end a 19-month investigation into the search … Continue reading
Zynga Tries Its Hand at Online Gambling
by Sam Harnett It's been a rough year for Zynga. Faced with plunging stock and revenues, the San Francisco-based social gaming company laid off employees and retired some of its games. But it has a new play for the New … Continue reading
