Tag Archives: Decade

The Cloud is Powered by Coal

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“Americans use too much energy” is one of the most politically correct things you can say—but it’s wrong. My favorite response to that complaint is by the great energy commentator Robert Bryce, who...

Google is Already The King Of Online Advertising, but that is not Enough

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Forget wearable computers and self-driving cars. The search giant will continue its dominance by sticking with its advertising roots – taking $40 billion out of the hides of some very familiar...

Startup Silentium is on to a Billion Dollar Opportunity

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From the thrum of heating and ventilation units to the thump of home theaters, the noise of fellow humans at work and play is increasingly hard to escape. Even in remote areas, such as the wilderness...

5 Reasons to Start Loving Windows 8.1

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You don’t have to look far to find reports that Windows 8 (and the updated Windows 8.1) is an unmitigated failure. A quick search turns up stories detailing why Windows 8 has failed, why Windows 8...

Mortgage Rates Slashed

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The Royal Bank of Canada is a source of lending and an asset builder for most Canadians. They rely on its value in their daily lives as a trustworthy enterprise. The large-scale bank cut its half-...

Candy Crush Saga Trademarked Candy And Apple’s App Store Is Helping Enforce It

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Candy Crush Saga is the most pervasive casual game phenomena since Angry Birds and it seems intent on crushing any potential competitors—at least those that use the word “candy” in their titles....

A Record Year For Israel’s Technology Market With Acquisitions And IPOs Totaling $7.6 Billion

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Start-Up Nation topped the charts in 2013. The value of all successful exits in the Israeli technology market in 2013 reached a total of $7.6 billion, according to PwC Israel (PDF; in Hebrew). At $...

Startup Kateeva Aimes at Killing LCD TV Displays

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There are few problems harder in technology than bringing a new type of display to market. Since the invention of television and the CRT in the early 1900s, it’s been successfully pulled off twice....