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Analysts expect around 17 million smart bands to ship in 2014

Shipments of smart wearable bands are set to grow by mammoth proportions this year, according to independent analyst Canalys. Its research shows that 1.6 million smart bands, such as those used...

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Microsoft announces pricing and release date of Oracle on Azure

Oracle's database, WebLogic application server and Java programming language will soon be generally available on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud service, marking a major milestone in the high-profile partnership the vendors announced in...

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Former Microsoft CFO becomes chairman of cloud accounting company Xero

New Zealand-based cloud accounting software company Xero is looking to step up its game in the U.S., and to do so it’s boosting its board and senior management ranks. That...

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Microsoft soon to re-brand Office Web Apps as Office Online

A Microsoft Web page currently lists “Office Online” as one of three Office 365 options, a name that will apparently replace Microsoft's current Office Web Apps. ZDNet and Livesino.net noted the Microsoft page, which lists...

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Amazon begins selling the Kindle online in Brazil

Amazon has started selling its Kindle online in Brazil, expanding from e-books into retail for the first time in Latin America’s biggest and most challenging e-commerce market. By shipping its e-reader...

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Hacktivists claim responsibility for major Comcast hack

Hackers broke into at least 34 servers belonging to Comcast, dumping what appears to be a list of the company’s mail servers, passwords and a link to the root file...

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Google fails to overturn ruling requiring it to publicize its data law breach

Google has been ordered to post a statement on its French homepage that its privacy policy did not comply with French law. Google had asked a French court to suspend this notification...

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Nokia and HTC sign patent agreement that dismisses all patent litigation

It’s hard to believe, but one of the major patent disputes in the mobile industry has come to a close. Nokia published a press release on Friday informing the public that it had reached...

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T-Mobile overtakes Sprint in customer satisfaction

2013 was a great year for T-Mobile. Its Uncarrier party shook the wireless industry, and it soon became one of the most talked about companies. It gained more customers than...

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KitKat accounts for only 1.8% Android market share

The latest Android update has been gradually rolling out to the biggest smartphones on the market over the past several months, but it doesn’t appear to have made much of an impact...

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Syrian Electronic Army hacked websites belonging to PayPal and eBay

The Syrian Electronic Army, a notorious hacking group, says it claimed two big-name victims Saturday: eBay and PayPal. While a hack on PayPal could put millions of peoples' bank information at...

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Microsoft slashes Windows 8.1 tablet prices in its store

If you're keen to pick up a Windows tablet, then some brand-new discounts at Microsoft's online and retail stores might just be that final push that sends you over the...

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