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What smartphones really cost
CNN Money Technology &bull Yesterday
Smartphones may be pretty uniform in price at the store, but what they cost to manufacture -- and their price without a two-year contract -- varies wildly. Lowest available price: $197 (Wal-Mart) Unlike other smartphone manufacturers, Apple generally doesn't allow its devices to be… Full Story »
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Apple loosens its chokehold on app development
CNN Money Technology &bull Yesterday
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Apple is loosening its grip on its app development for its mobile devices, announcing Thursday that it will drop restrictions on what programming tools developers can use to create iOS apps. The move means Apple is standing down in what had… Full Story »
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Startups flock to Twitter headquarters
CNN Money Technology &bull Sep 7, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney.com) -- Sharing ideas and office space in the tech field is as common as sharing API's, but the collaborative sprit runs especially deep at San Francisco's 795 Folsom Road. The building houses Twitter, the epicenter of the social networking boom. The fast-growing company has expanded across two separate floors, but it's also sent off some unofficial tentacles. Startups Plancast, Klout, and Storify -- all of which build their own applications atop Twitter's platform -- have set up shop on the ground floor. For Klout founder Joe Fernandez, the location was no accident: "I originally rented… Full Story »
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6 ventures from Facebook veterans
CNN Money Technology &bull Sep 7, 2010
Six years after Facebook launched, its first wave of employees is heading out the door -- often right into the arms of venture capitalists eager to back their new startups. Path is a closely watched startup from Napster founder Shawn Fanning and former Facebook platform manager Dave Morin. The venture is so… Full Story »
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What will Oracle buy next?
CNN Money Technology &bull Sep 3, 2010
Since Oracle (ORCL) co-President Charles Phillips said in July that the company could spend $70 billion in acquisitions in the next five years -- a statement the company retracted the following day -- I've been curious to see some insightful… Full Story »
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HP wins 3PAR bidding war after Dell drops out
CNN Money Technology &bull Sep 2, 2010
The winning bid was HP's offer of $33 a share, or $2.1 billion -- a stunning 242% premium over the value of 3PAR's stock before the bidding war between Dell and HP began on Aug. 16. We took a measured approach throughout the process and have decided to end these discussions," Dave Johnson, Dell's senior vice… Full Story »
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Cisco/Skype marriage faces major hurdle
CNN Money Technology &bull Sep 2, 2010
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Cisco's rumored bid for Skype would make a great deal of strategic sense for the networking giant, but the pairing faces one major obstacle that might prevent the deal from getting done. If they were to own that, they'd scare all of the phone carriers in the world," said Ken Dulaney, an analyst at Gartner. "Skype is in the business of selling cut-rate phone service, and Cisco sells all of its equipment to carriers. That would seem like… Full Story »
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Apple begins with new iPhone OS
CNN Money Technology &bull Sep 1, 2010
Apple CEO Steve Jobs started slowly at Apple's highly anticipated product launch event on Wednesday, unveiling a new operating system for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad that offers bug fixes and minor performance upgrades. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Mac
- iphone
- iPod
- Steve Jobs
- OS
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Gmail's new mind-reading inbox
CNN Money Technology &bull Aug 31, 2010
Google is adding a new feature in Gmail that will automatically spotlight important e-mails and separate out the ones you can wait to read later. Full Story »
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Microsoft co-founder sues Apple, Google for patents
CNN Money Technology &bull Aug 27, 2010
Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple and Google, plus nine other companies, for patent infringement. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Mac
- Paul Allen
