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FOX Business Network officially signs Maria Bartiromo

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FOX Business Network has officially signed veteran financial news anchor Maria Bartiromo. It will be a multi-year deal, the channel announced on Wednesday.The 46-year old journalist, known for being...

Smartphones Shipments Dip In 1Q 2014

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That’s right, it had to happen! It was only a matter of time before smartphone growth started to slow. Yes, we’ve seen this before with a number of other consumer electronic devices from the TV to...

The 24 Countries Where Microsoft Windows Phone Outsells the Apple iPhone

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Statistics may say Windows 8 is a flop but, contrary to popular opinion, Windows Phone is far from down and out in the battle for our mobile affections. In fact in many parts of the world sales are...

This is the Typical Bitcoin Shopper

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When Overstock began accepting Bitcoins on Jan. 9, it immediately grossed $100,000 in Bitcoin orders, according to its CEO Patrick Byrne. As he told CBS affiliate KUTV in Salt Lake City, “I’ve been...

Sundance Tunes Into Online Audiences

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The Sundance Film Festival is devoted to discovering and developing independent artists and audiences–so it’s time to embrace digital markets. As box office revenues stay low, the best bet for...

It is no Wonder that Apple Will Enter The Phablet Market

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Having created the tablet market with the iPad, Apple has been woefully slow into Phablets. As yet it does not have a large screen smartphone (a plus 5.6 inch display). But unless Apple acts quickly...

Should Microsoft Buy Yahoo for $53 Billion?

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The last time Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo — valuing it at $45 billion, Steve Ballmer hoped that some value could be created by combining their media assets. As he said back then, “We have great...

Windows Phone and Android to meet in Normandy

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The current thinking supposedly is that the Normandy device would be a good entry-level phone for the emerging markets. Mr. Tom Warren at The Verge blog has said that he has heard from one of their...