Source: Bloomberg

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Foxconn reportedly sets aside $6.8 million for a wearable computing startup fund

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is setting up a $6.8 million investment fund targeting startups that are working on producing new kinds of wearable computers. Foxconn Technology Group, maker of Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhones...

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31% of Yahoo’s revenue comes from Microsoft paying it to use Bing

Bing may not be making any money for Microsoft but it seems to be doing wonders for Yahoo.Reports say that Microsoft’s payouts to Yahoo in exchange for using Bing as its search engine accounted for...

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TC hit with major smartphone sales ban in the U.K.

Things just get worse and worse for HTC. Bloomberg reports that London Judge Richard Arnold has issued a sales ban against the HTC One mini smartphone in the United Kingdom for infringing upon Nokia-owned patents.  A London judge...

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Sony expects to sell 3 million PS4 consoles by the end of the year

 Jack Tretton, president and chief executive officer of Sony's U.S. computer entertainment division, estimates that 3 million PS4 consoles will be sold by the end of the year, and 5...

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Healthcare site accepts help from Google, Oracle, and Red Hat

If you're going to build something, you need experts involved. If you built something as big as the US government healthcare site and it's just not working, you need the...

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Netflix to eclipse HBO in subscribers

Just because they have two completely different business models doesn't mean that comparisons between Netflix and HBO are irrelevant. They're going for the same people - those willing to pay...

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Investors think Twitter needs more patents

Those who are outside of the business world of technology often do not realize the importance of patents. Savvy investors get it. Will Twitter? Profits aren’t the only thing lacking...

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Ubisoft plummets after major game delayed until after Christmas

Delays in game releases happen. Ask Duke Nukem. When they miss the most lucrative time of the year, the repercussions are felt in the pocket book. Ubisoft SA fell the...

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BlackBerry would consider being sliced apart

It's never a good thing to consider, especially when the future looked so bright for the company half a decade ago, but BlackBerry is becoming more open to the concept...

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Microsoft wants to start 2014 with a new CEO in place

In August, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer started the clock by saying that he would be retiring within a year. Now, it appears that Microsoft is hoping to have him replaced...

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Obama rejects Samsung’s request

The President approved a similar request from Apple. He then rejected Samsung's request. Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) must stop importing some models of smartphones and tablet computers into the U.S....

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Will Obama play fair with Samsung?

When Apple was getting picked on over patents, the Obama administration stepped in to fix things. Samsung is asking for the same favor. Will the administration make it happen? Samsung...

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