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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…

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  Failure is a feature: how Google stays sharp gobbling up startups

  By Ben Popper on September 17, 2012 12:09 pm + 171 comments

  I stepped out of my car in the parking lot of Google’s Mountain View headquarters and, not having Continue reading…

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  HootSuite acquires Seesmic in effort to boost business user base

  By Amar Toor on September 6, 2012 10:49 am + 11 comments

  Social media dashboard HootSuite has acquired Seesmic, a similar app for Android and iOS that allows Continue reading…

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  European regulators clear mobile payment initiative from Everything Everywhere, O2, and Vodafone UK

  By Amar Toor on September 6, 2012 04:36 am + 28 comments

  Everything Everywhere, Vodafone UK, and O2 parent company Telefonica UK announced today that their Continue reading…

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  China Labor Watch reports worker abuse, underage employment at Samsung factories

  By Amar Toor on September 5, 2012 11:58 pm + 64 comments

  China Labor Watch has discovered "severe labor abuses" at six Samsung-owned factories and two of its Continue reading…

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  Apple expands Volume Purchase Program to nine new countries, lets businesses and schools buy apps in bulk

  By Kimber Streams on September 5, 2012 12:48 pm + 4 comments

  Apple has expanded its Volume Purchase Program to nine new countries outside of the US, a move which Continue reading…

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  Korean critics call for Samsung to 'reinvent itself as a first-mover' in wake of US verdict

  By Kimber Streams on September 3, 2012 07:28 pm + 227 comments

  In light of Apple's definitive victory against Samsung in its recent patent dispute in the US, The Continue reading…

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  Lenovo's loss-making phone division to be profitable within six months, promises CEO

  By Louis Goddard on September 3, 2012 09:40 am + 33 comments

  Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing has claimed that the company's loss-making mobile division will be Continue reading…

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  Google+ gets new business features, Hangouts integration with Calendar

  By Kimber Streams on August 29, 2012 11:32 am + 8 comments

  Google has announced the launch of new, business-focused features for Google+, extending the search Continue reading…

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  Dell reports $14.5 billion revenue in Q2 results, consumer sales plummet 22 percent

  By Chris Welch on August 21, 2012 04:28 pm + 31 comments

  Dell's PC business has continued to struggle in the second quarter: the company just reported that Continue reading…