RIM faces its day of reckoning with BlackBerry 10 launch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion Ltd will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count - getting RIM back in the conversation. The new BlackBerry 10 has created a buzz...

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Facebook Groups

Click here to view the gallery: Facebook Groups 101 Once upon a time, Facebook users joined groups to self-identify; groups lived in your About section, next to your favorite books, movies and quotes. (Anyone remember "Grab Your Balls... We're Playin'...

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Microsoft launches new Office for consumers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched new Office software for home users on Tuesday, featuring constantly updated, online access to documents from all kinds of devices as the world's largest software company attempts to tailor its most profitable...

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Amazon shares set record after strong quarterly profit

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares hit a record on Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, fueled by the growth of higher-margin businesses during the fiercely competitive holiday quarter. The world's largest Internet...

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7 Superb Gadgets to Encourage You to Eat More Fruit

Click here to view the gallery: 7 Superb Gadgets to Encourage You to Eat More Fruit We all know we should eat more fruit, but sometimes it can be a struggle to consume the recommended five servings of fruit (or vegetables) per day. [More from Mashable:...

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Google pledges fight over government access to users' email

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google will lobby Washington in 2013 to make it harder for law enforcement authorities to gain access to emails and other digital messages. In a blog post on Monday, linked to Data Privacy Day, Google's chief legal officer, David...

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As world of gadgets grows, online industry tunes in to video ads

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet video ads, long a sideshow in the online advertising market, are gaining in importance to marketers and Web publishers as they look to capitalize on consumers' changing viewing habits and tap a $70 billion (44.5 billion...

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Yahoo sees revenue climb this year, but long road ahead

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc forecast a modest uptick in revenue for the current year as it revamps its family of websites but Chief Executive Marissa Mayer warned it would be a long journey to revive the Internet company's fortunes. In Yahoo's first financial...

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Japan to start 4K TV broadcast in July 2014: report

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is set to launch the world's first 4K TV broadcast in July 2014, roughly two years ahead of schedule, to help stir demand for ultra high-definition televisions, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday without...

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5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week

Click here to view the gallery: Reddit Facts 1/26 Did you know that John Wilkes Booth attended Abe Lincoln's second inaugural address? Or that you can work out with Richard Simmons for the low, low price of $12? You do now, thanks to this week's edition...

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Samsung to invest $1.7 billion in Kunshan plant: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung plans to invest $1.7 billion in expanding and fitting out its operations in Kunshan, a fast-growing manufacturing hub west of Shanghai, the Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. Samsung's expansion...

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In Asia's trend-setting cities, iPhone fatigue sets in

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iconic iPhone is losing some of its luster among Asia's well-heeled consumers in Singapore and Hong Kong, a victim of changing mobile habits and its own runaway success. Driven by a combination of iPhone fatigue, a...

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Samsung puts lid on capex for the first time since financial crisis

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co turned cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows....

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BlackRock to buy $80 million Twitter stake: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company, has taken an $80 million stake in Twitter Inc, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday. The six-year old social media company will not raise new capital as part...

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Pinterest Introduces 'News' Feature to Improve Content Discovery

In place of Pinterest's activity feed, the company has installed a new tool called "News." The feed displays boards where your recent pins have been repinned, creating a feed of potentially relevant content that users can peruse from their own profiles...

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Hackers claim attack on Justice Department website

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers sympathetic to the late computer prodigy Aaron Swartz claimed on Saturday to have infiltrated the website of the U.S. Justice Department's Sentencing Commission, and said they planned to release government data. The Sentencing...

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BlackRock to buy $80 million Twitter stake: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company, has taken an $80 million stake in Twitter Inc, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday. The six-year old social media company will not raise new capital as part...

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Hands On With Twitter's Social Video App, Vine

Twitter launched Vine on Thursday -- an app that lets you share 6-second video clips. Currently iOS-only, the stop-motion videos can include as many scenes as you can fit in. Video stops and starts when you press on your device's screen. Your finished...

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Apple's China dilemma: market share or cachet?

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc's third straight disappointing quarter signals an urgent need for the global technology leader to drum up new revenue - and China may provide the answer. Now more than ever, analysts say, Apple needs to get it right in...

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Samsung puts lid on capex for the first time since financial crisis

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co turned cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows....

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'Temple Run 2' Arrives For Android

Temple Run 2 has arrived for Android. The app launched for iOS last week, and quickly rose to the top of the App Store charts, securing an astounding 20 million downloads in just four days. Within that time, fans played the game a mind-boggling 210...

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Apple's China dilemma: market share or cachet?

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc's third straight disappointing quarter signals an urgent need for the global technology leader to drum up new revenue - and China may provide the answer. Now more than ever, analysts say, Apple needs to get it right in...

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Microsoft profit dips ahead of Office revamp

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit edged lower as Office software sales slowed ahead of a new launch, offsetting a solid but unspectacular start for its Windows 8 operating system and sending the company's shares down 1.4 percent....

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Samsung puts lid on capex for first time since financial crisis

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co turned cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows....

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ITC to review Apple patent complaint against Samsung

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel that specializes in patent disputes will review a potentially key decision in the patent fight between Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc over smartphones and tablets. The panel, the International Trade Commission,...

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10 Dogs That Are Better at Winter Than You

Winter is the worst. The nippy temperatures, leg-breaking ice patches and booger icicles -- no matter how many layers of fleece you pile on, you can't escape Jack Frost's favorite season. As humans grumble and shiver through January and February, our...

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Apple's iPhone disappointment fans doubt on growth

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc missed Wall Street's revenue forecast for the third straight quarter after iPhone sales came in below expectations, fanning fears that its dominance of consumer electronics is slipping. Shares of the world's largest...

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Netflix in surprise holiday-driven profit, shares jump 35 percent

(Reuters) - Netflix Inc surprised Wall Street on Wednesday with a quarterly profit after the video subscription service added nearly 4 million customers in the United States and abroad, sending its shares 35 percent higher in after-hours trading. The...

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