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What Windows 9 Must Do To Avoid Flopping Like Windows 8

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Windows 8 is a flop. It is a painful thing to say about one of the most ambitious operating systems ever released, but the stats don’t lie. It has taken half the OS market share Windows 7 did in its...
    






Better To Export Natural Gas Fracking Or Advanced Coal Technologies?

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World leaders are about to gather in Abu Dhabi to discuss how to feed the global energy appetite with the cleanest fuels and the most modern tools. Questions are bound to crop up involving whether to...
    






Fantrax Has Found A Niche Hosting Dynasty Fantasy Sports Leagues

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Leadership in the fantasy sports hosting market has been fairly stagnant in recent years, with the big three players (Yahoo, ESPN and CBS) combining for a dominant market share. However, one fairly...
    






Is Verizon’s Victory A Streaming Music Killer?

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Until yesterday I was hopeful about the future of the music business. Today not so much. All the indicators and predictions showed the growth of music streaming to not only offset the decrease in...
    






EU ups pressure on Google in antitrust case

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EU antitrust authority chief increases pressure on Google to present better proposals BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's antitrust watchdog is increasing pressure on Google to swiftly...
    






GameStop Crashes After Surprise Fall In Holiday Video Game Sales

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GameStop shares fell over 18% on Tuesday morning after the company announced “greater than expected decline” in video game sales over the holidays. Blaming it on the gaming transition to next...
    






Apple’s iPhone Were Top 7 Selling Smartphones In Japan During December

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BCN is a Japanese company that tracks consumer electronic device sales in Japan and for the month of December it shows the iPhone holding the top 7 and 10 of the top 13 selling smartphones in Japan...
    






PCs Rate Of Decline Moderating But Still Losing Share To Tablets

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Gartner estimates that PC shipments declined 6.9% year over year to 82.6 million units while IDC estimated they dropped 5.6% to 82.2 million. PC unit declines have ranged from mid-single to low-...
    






Swatch Group Sales Hit New Record For 2013

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Swatch Group Ltd., the largest Swiss watch business, reports record sales for 2013 and a strong start for 2014. The company on Friday said year-over-year gross sales for 2013 increased 8.3 percent to...
    






PCs cap worst-ever sales year with another 4Q drop

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Personal computer shipments fell 7 percent to punctuate unprecedented drop in annual sales SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Personal computer sales sank even further during the holiday shopping...