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Apple discontinues its AirPort WiFi routers

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The longstanding rumors of Apple exiting the WiFi router market were true: the company is officially discontinuing its AirPort and Time Capsule base stations. An Apple spokesperson told Engadget that the company would continue to provide hardware and...

Neverware turns your tired laptop into a speedy Chromebook

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When your old laptop takes five minutes to boot Windows, you may start to think about giving it away or worse, tossing it. A company called Neverware has a better idea -- why not convert it to run Google's Chrome OS? Using the company's free Cloud Re...

The End of the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules, at Least For Now

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As most commentators, myself included, predicted last fall, a federal appellate court has vacated the FCC’s controversial 2010 “net neutrality” rules, holding that the agency wildly exceeded its...

How The PS4 And Xbox One Renewed GameStop’s Lease On Life

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GameStop shares came crashing down a few days ago when the company announced lower than expected game sales over the holidays (down 22.5% from last year) and more bad news when increased hardware...
    






Six Ways to Make Innovation A Reality

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There is a fundamentally new class of individuals entering and circulating in the job market. They tend to be adaptable and mobile, East-Coast-educated but West Coast-bound, willing to take risks,...
    






Does Playstation Now Signal The End Of Consoles?

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It’s time to revisit an old saw. Hello, saw. How are you? It’s been a little while! Months, at least. Still predicting the end of the traditional console industry due to cloud-based game streaming...
    






Lenovo Begins The New Year By Drowning Out And Undercutting Its PC Rivals

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Lenovo has dominated the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by unveiling more than ten new PC and tablet models. Rather than being just more of the same, the new lineup represents...
    






Tesla And Adobe: Why Continuous Deployment May Mean Continuous Customer Disappointment

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For the last 75 years products (both durable goods and software) were built via Waterfall development. This process forced companies to release and launch products by model years, and market new and...
    






How to Make Sales With a Tablet

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This article is by Bill Rosenthal, the chief executive of Communispond, a provider of communications training. It’s a common occurrence when a salesperson makes a proposal: The customer gets on the...
    






Calling America’s New Digital Policy Pioneers

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Next week, as part of the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I’ll be speaking on a panel discussing the future of Internet-based telephony, or what is referred to in Washington as the “IP...