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  Google, Amazon and Starbucks to face inquiry from UK legislators over alleged tax avoidance

  By Amar Toor on November 12, 2012 06:22 am + 78 comments

  Executives from Google, Amazon, and Starbucks will field questions from UK legislators today, amid Continue reading…

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  Amazon Whispercast for Kindle paves the way for the rise of digital textbooks

  By Kimber Streams on October 17, 2012 11:45 am + 27 comments

  Amazon has taken a big step towards turning the Kindle into a true textbook replacement — the Continue reading…

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  Study says half as many companies plan to adopt Windows 8 compared to Windows 7

  By Dante D'Orazio on October 16, 2012 10:53 am + 95 comments

  If you thought changes to the Windows formula introduced in Windows 8 like the loss of the start Continue reading…

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  Microsoft completes Office 2013 development, available in mid-November for businesses

  By Tom Warren on October 11, 2012 06:11 pm + 56 comments

  Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Office 2013 today. The company's final Continue reading…

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  Drawing parallels between Detroit car manufacturers and Japan's electronics industry

  By Amar Toor on October 11, 2012 02:26 am + 10 comments

  Once a profit-making powerhouse, Japan's electronics industry has since fallen on hard financial Continue reading…

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  Japanese startups struggle in risk-averse society

  By Ben Kersey on October 4, 2012 04:13 am + 11 comments

  An article from The New York Times details how young technology entrepreneurs are networking in Continue reading…

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  LinkedIn update lets you follow Barack Obama, Richard Branson, and other 'thought leaders'

  By Amar Toor on October 3, 2012 12:21 am + 17 comments

  LinkedIn this week unveiled a new feature that allows users to receive updates from so-called Continue reading…

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  Sony buys $644m share of Olympus in pursuit of 4K endoscopes and better camera technology

  By Louis Goddard on September 28, 2012 06:03 am + 13 comments

  Sony has announced plans to invest ¥50 billion ($644 million) in struggling camera maker Olympus as Continue reading…

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  Facebook begins deleting thousands of fake users and illegitimate likes

  By Amar Toor on September 27, 2012 01:28 am + 41 comments

  As part of its ongoing quest for transparency, Facebook this week began deleting thousands of fake Continue reading…

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  Texas Instruments admits defeat, moves focus away from smartphone processors

  By Louis Goddard on September 26, 2012 10:24 am + 71 comments

  Chipmaker Texas Instruments (TI) has announced a major shift in its business strategy, moving away Continue reading…