Moto Mods: Moto Z & Moto Z Force Review (video)

Moto Z and Moto Mods review:

Lenovo’s latest Droids, the new Moto Z and Moto Z Force, are two very good Android smartphones with snap-on attachments like a speaker and movie projector. The Verge’s Chris Welch reviews these new smartphones that came to Verizon in July. Video above published July 21, 2016.

More info:

• Moto Z Force Droid Edition - Modular Phone | Motorola
• Moto Z and Moto Z Force - Google Search

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The Best Smartphones You Can Buy (video)

The Best Smartphones You Can Buy - What's the best iPhone to buy? Is the Galaxy S6 a good bet? WSJ's Joanna Stern reviews the top iOS and Android smartphones for 2015. Video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal. Published Dec 2, 2015

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Death of Voicemail, A New Cost-Saving Measure (video)

The Death of Voicemail: A New Cost-Saving Measure? Bloomberg’s Ramy Innocencio examines companies that are saving money by doing away with voicemail and the continuing move from voice to text messaging on smartphones. He spoke on “Bloomberg Markets” June 9, 2015.

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Nintendo's Super Mario Enters the World of Smartphones (video)

Nintendo's Super Mario Enters the World of Smartphones -

Nintendo announces plans to develop new titles for mobile devices made by other companies. Bloomberg's Yvonne Man has more on "First Up."

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Xiaomi, Smartphones, Key To Success (videos)

Xiaomi Mi Note review: the best phone you can't have -
The Mi Note isn't coming to the US, but it's still the most interesting phone that Xiaomi has ever made. (Feb 26, 2015)

About Xiaomi Products (english subtitles) -

Xiaomi, Smartphone Success Key: 'Be friends with our fans'

Xiaomi's key to smartphone success: 'Be friends with our fans' - CNET: "The up-and-coming Chinese smartphone manufacturer has gone from obscurity to China's number-one vendor in just four years. Xiaomi owes a large part of that to its attitude toward customers."

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Tech: Unlocked Mobile US Cellphones, Xiaomi Smartphones

All US carriers must comply with requests from postpaid and prepaid customers to unlock their devices, as long as certain parameters are met. The industry group CTIA had committed last year to have all wireless carriers adhering to the regulation by February 11, 2015. Last year, the "Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act," was enacted which overruled a controversial 2012 decision by the Library of Congress. (read more at CNET)

Xiaomi's key to smartphone success: 'Be friends with our fans' - CNET: "The up-and-coming Chinese smartphone manufacturer has gone from obscurity to China's number-one vendor in just four years. Xiaomi owes a large part of that to its attitude toward customers."


New York Times
Tech Investors Create a Billion-Dollar-Baby Boom
New York Times
... investors say, is the advent of today's technology — high-speed Internet connections, the ubiquity of smartphones, modern social networks — that ...

Forbes
Europe And Tech: Who's Hot?
Forbes
Silicon Valley showed the world how powerful and inspiring a strong tech sector can be, to an entrepreneurial culture and a nation's economy.
What's Germany's Top Tech Hub? - Forbes

5 most popular tech stocks among hedge funds
MarketWatch
However, David Tepper, George Soros, and Peter Rathjens of Arrowstreet Capital all dumped their positions in the tech giant, feeling the ceiling had ...

Fortune
Big tech is on sale
Fortune
The good news is that large tech stocks still have room to run, say experts, ... in its Android operating system, which drives the vast majority of smartphones. ... Investors can also gain diverse exposure to large-cap tech through the ...

Entrepreneur
How to Find the Right Tech Talent (for the Non-Tech Entrepreneur)
Entrepreneur
Unfortunately, when seeking tech talent with specialized training, such as back-end and front-end development skills for websites, mobile apps and ...

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Top 5 Smartphones to avoid, 2015 CNET video

CNET Top 5 - Smartphones to avoid (2015) -

There's a dizzying variety of great phones on the market. These aren't them.

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Smartphones, Bad Apps, Security Threats (video)

Bad Apps Can Take Money, Hold Phone Hostage: Mahaffey: Video - Bloomberg:
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Lookout CTO and Co-Founder Kevin Mahaffey discusses smartphone threats and security on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Xiaomi Smartphones Threaten Apple and Samsung (video)

Xiaomi's Rapid Rise to $45B Valuation Topping Uber: Xiaomi is Apple and Samsung’s rapidly growing threat. Now the world's third-largest smartphone maker, Xiaomi released its next phone on Thursday at an event in Beijing. Bloomberg's Cory Johnson looks at how just fast this company is growing. (Source: Bloomberg 1/15)

China's Xiaomi takes aim at Apple with new phone: "...The Chinese manufacturer known for ultra-low-priced handsets on Thursday unveiled a new model that Chairman Jun Lei said is comparable to Apple's iPhone 6 but thinner, lighter and much cheaper. The phone starts at 2,299 yuan ($375), less than half the 5,288 yuan ($865) price of an iPhone 6 in China...."

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Xiaomi Doubles Revenue to $12B as Phone Sales Triple

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Xiaomi, whose investors include billionaire Yuri Milner, more than doubled its revenue in 2014, according to a blog posting by CEO Lei Jun. Ref. xiaomi.com and mi.com

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Did the US Kick North Korea Off The Internet? (video)

Bloomberg’s Jordan Roberston discusses North Korea’s loss of access to internet networks.

Something is really not well at Google. How is it possible to trip up the amazing position Google had in the smartphone world one year ago into the abyss where it's not even capable of selling a single phone directly to the consumer today? If you want to know why Google's stock is down in 2014, vastly underperforming Apple and other companies, look no further than this fiasco. Source:
Smartphones: Apple Knows What It's Doing, Google Doesn't - Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) | Seeking Alpha: "Summary:  Every single smartphone on Google’s direct-to-consumer eCommerce site is listed as sold out, and in most cases have been for months. Other models (Google Play Edition) from Samsung and Sony have been discontinued altogether. How is it possible for the world’s smartphone market share leader to simply abdicate? This explains Google’s recent market share loss to Apple, and its resulting underperforming stock in 2014. Who is responsible for this fiasco at Google? New management is urgently needed...." (read more at the link above)

China is Planning to Purge Foreign Technology and Replace With Homegrown Suppliers - Bloomberg: "“A key government motivation is to bring China up from low-end manufacturing to the high end,” said Kitty Fok, China managing director for IDC. National security provides China a powerful rallying cry, particularly within its sprawling state sector. China National Petroleum Corp., the country’s largest energy producer, announced Nov. 26 -- during China’s first Cybersecurity Week -- that it had replaced its Microsoft e-mail with the homegrown eYou program to improve security. “The technology gap is closing,” said Mota, who advises Cisco and HP, as well as Huawei and ZTE. “In China, they have the patience to figure it out.”"

Android E-Commerce And Market Numbers - Business Insider: "Android is exploding as a mobile commerce driver. Android's share of mobile commerce orders is up 26% year-over-year. Android devices now account for just over one-fifth of all mobile e-commerce orders in the US.  The fragmentation problem is extremely overblown, from all perspectives: screen size, operating system version, and device proliferation. Globally, 80% of Android devices are running the two latest available versions of the platform. In the U.S, it's over 90%. Android Lollipop will roll out beginning this month."

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YouTube, 60FPS, Awesome Video

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YouTube Finally Supports 60FPS, And It Looks Awesome: "Earlier this year, YouTube announced plans to support videos running at 60 frames-per-second—plans that would make a huge difference for footage of video games. Today, the video network has finally started rolling out the new service, and you can already tell that this is going to be wonderful. You need Google Chrome to watch YouTube videos at 60FPS, and you need to watch them in HD, ... they look ... phenomenal..." (Make sure you set it to 720p or 1080p first.) 


New York Times
Microsoft Jumps Into the Growing Market for Wearable Fitness Technology
New York Times
Now, like many other big technology companies, Microsoft believes it belongs ...Facebook alerts and even bar codes that allow people to pay for coffee at a ... Apple's Apple Watch, due out sometime next year, will start at $349 and ...
Microsoft Wants Its Wearable On Your Wrist And Your Health Data In Its Hands - Forbes
Microsoft watch beats Apple to market - USA TODAY
Microsoft outs Band fitness wearable in Apple App store screenshots - CNET


MiamiHerald.com
Apple Pay Rival MCX Open to Other Technology
New York Times
Facing pressure from supporters of Apple's new mobile payment system, the ... But the chief executive of the group said the technology was beside the ...
In Wake Of MCX Breach, Walgreens Looks Even Smarter For Embracing Apple Pay - Forbes
If Retailers Really Want A War With Apple Pay, They Had Better Prepare To Lose Big - Forbes


Washington Post
Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out: 'I'm proud to be gay'
Washington Post
Cook acknowledged in the essay published on Thursday that while his sexual orientation has not been a secret to many people at Apple (and has ...
Apple's Tim Cook Says That He Is 'Proud to Be Gay' - New York Times
6 Things to Know About Apple CEO Tim Cook - TIME
Apple's Tim Cook becomes highest-profile CEO to come out as gay - Kansas City Star

Google Hangouts now lets you make free one-minute international calls: "Google announced yesterday that users in 25 countries will now get the first minute free on international calls to 25 countries they make via its Hangouts app."

Aereo Sees Path Forward in FCC Online Video Proposal - Bloomberg: "Online video providers such as Aereo Inc. would be able to distribute TV programs like cable services, helping consumers circumvent large packages of channels, under a Federal Communications Commission proposal. If approved, the proposal would let Internet-video services negotiate for the right to distribute cable programs and local television. Aereo Chief Executive Officer Chet Kanojia, who halted his startup’s service after losing a Supreme Court decision in June, called the action by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler “an important step.”..."

Amazon's Grand Design in Devices
New York Times
Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet has a faster processor and better graphics capabilities than last year's model, as well as a surround-sound system...


CNET
BlackBerry: We're still in the phone business
CNET
CEO John Chen says the company is committed to earning back your business with its next phone -- the BlackBerry Classic. by Lance Whitney · @lancewhit; 30 October 2014, 4:52 am AEDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +.


New York Times
Hands On With the Weird But Intriguing HP Sprout
PC Magazine
The HP Sprout combines PC, projector, and 3D scanner. We go hands on to find out if this is the way of the future. 0shares. HP Sprout · VIEW ALL PHOTOS IN GALLERY. The desktop PC has been evolving rapidly in recent years, but things weren't moving ...


Business Today
China's Xiaomi surges to become world's third largest smartphone vendor
PCWorld
Phones from Xiaomi still haven't arrived in the U.S., but the company's booming sales in China have been enough to make it the third largest smartphone vendor in the world. Xiaomi reached the ranking, behind Apple and Samsung, in the third quarter, said ...


VentureBeat
Flipboard's latest update integrates Zite's tech to make you fall in love with digital ...
VentureBeat
Popular digital magazine app Flipboard is rolling out perhaps the biggest revamp of the service since its initial launch today, including improved navigation, new ways to discover content, a daily news feature, revised smartphone design, and more. The at the ...


Wired
UPDATE 1-Nintendo to develop "quality of life" device to track sleep, fatigue - CEO
Reuters
... * Nintendo will release new device in 2015/16. * Device is first offering from newly created healthcare division. * CEO Iwata says device may be offered on subscription service. * Nintendo announced a surprise profit for 2Q day earlier (Adds details on ...


ABC News
How Mobile Users in Zambia Just Scored Free Internet
ABC News
Mobile users in Zambia just scored free Internet, thanks to an initiative spearheaded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Following the release of the Internet.org app is Namibia over the summer, Zuckerberg announced today that the country's northeast ...


New York Daily News
FTC rules against first online dating service for using fake profiles to push ...
New York Daily News
The Federal Trade Commission has ruled against its first online dating service for using fake, computer-generated dating profiles to encourage consumers to pay up for premium memberships. JDI Dating Ltd., an England-based company, will instead be ...


SFGate
It's Official: Google Glass Is Banned in Movie Theaters
NBCNews.com
Wearing Google Glass at the movies never was cool to begin with, and now it's official: You can't use the smart eyewear inside theaters. The Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners on Wednesday said they were ...

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Google Android One Smartphones, Billions of Global Users (video)

Introducing Android One -
Introducing Android One--Google smartphone initiative for billions of global users (video above) The world is filled with potential: people who are ready to leave their mark and need a phone as ambitious as they are. Learn more at android.com/one. [Published on Sep 15, 2014]

While Apple [see video below] has retreated into being exclusively a luxury manufacturer and retailer of watches, smartphones, tablets, and computers (and accompanying "walled-garden" services), Google is going for billions of global users who want and need functional smartphones at low prices--Google has partnered with handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice to bring phones that cost less than $100 to India and the rest of the world. (see article referenced below)

Economic Times
Android One: Google's push to rule the smartphone world
CNET
Android One is first rolling out in India, then in Indonesia, the Philippines and South Asia by the end of the year. For the launch, Google has partnered with three Indian device makers -- Micromax, Karbonn and Spice -- to create three $100 smartphones, as well as teamed up with the wireless provider Bharti Airtel, the largest mobile carrier in India, with 40 percent of smartphone users in the country on that network.. ... 

Report: Moto X 'Pure Edition' will ditch the bloat | PCWorld: "One of the major gripes of those who buy Android phones is all the bloatware and inconsistent updates that wreck an otherwise "pure Google" experience. Motorola is taking that term and running with it, as a report says the company's non-carrier branded model will be dubbed the Moto X Pure Edition. The Moto X is very close to stock Android, with only a few Motorola-built enhancements like voice commands and gestures. Motorola also is very good about quickly updating its devices to the latest version of Android. The Moto X product page still lists the phone as "coming soon"..." 


Forbes
Microsoft To Buy Minecraft Maker Mojang For $2.5 Billion
Forbes
In the last two years, gamers have played more than 2 billion hours of Minecraft onMicrosoft's Xbox 360. Monday, Microsoft Microsoft made the ...
Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5 billion - CNNMoney
Microsoft Buys 'Minecraft' for $2.5 Billion but Founders Will Leave - Wall Street Journal
Microsoft to buy Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5B - CNET


Wall Street Journal
Apple Reports Record Preorders for New iPhone
Wall Street Journal
Apple CEO Tim Cook talked about the new iPhone 6 and Apple Watch ... The demand for the new smartphones exceeded the initial supply, Apple said ...

Tim Cook: Apple Watch Takes Us Into Whole New Area -
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the Apple Watch, HealthKit, Apple Pay, and iPhone 6 on "Charlie Rose." 

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Lenovo Smartphone Profits Up (video)

Video - Lenovo Smartphone Profits Jump in Second Quarter - WSJ.com: "Can Lenovo Beat Apple and Samsung with Motorola? Lenovo’s smartphone market share jumped in the second quarter as it sold more handsets in emerging markets. The Wall Street Journal’s Yun-Hee Kim speaks to IDC Analyst Bryan Ma about whether it can take on Apple and Samsung."

Sprint Dives Into Wireless Industry's Price War - WSJ: "Sprint Corp. dived into the wireless industry's price war Monday, saying it would offer new data-heavy family plans for $100 and pay up to $350 when subscribers switch from rivals."


Wall Street Journal
As Google Builds Out Own Content, Some Advertisers Feel Pushed Aside
Wall Street Journal
....Google has said its shifts are motivated in part by users' shift to mobile devices from personal computers. Google's revenue from search ads on PCs fell last year for the first time, researcher eMarketer Inc. estimates. On the smaller screen of a smartphone, users spend more time in apps and less time browsing the Web that Google has organized and monetized via search-related advertising. ...
Google: The $400 Billion Epistle - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal
Apple's New iPhone Could Crack GT's Stock
Wall Street Journal
GT is building a manufacturing facility in Arizona in partnership with Apple to produce sapphire material for the iconic company's devices. The next ...


WJLA
Facebook Messenger: Is the paranoia justified? Five biggest myths busted
WJLA
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook's recent effort to force people to adopt its standalone mobile messaging app has privacy-concerned users up in arms.


Business Insider Australia
What Facebook doesn't show you
Washington Post
So I went through my whole Facebook network – all of my 403 friends and the ... (think SEO for Google), and publishers invest enormous amounts of energy into ... Throughout my day on Facebook, I didn't see a single story from The ...


Forbes
The Moto 360 And Apple iWatch Will Kickoff The Smart Watch Wars Soon
Forbes
Motorola's Moto 360, the first round-face Android Wear smart watch, is coming next month and we could see our first glimpse of Apple's Apple's ...


PCR-online.biz
Apple plans reversible USB cable for iPhone 6, leaker says
CNET
The company's Lightning connector is already reversible on the eight-pin dock side, butApple might start offering a reversible connector on the other ...


Gigaom
Roku TVs marry cheap prices, proven smarts (hands-on)
CNET
The Roku TVs introduced at CES in January are now available for preorder. In addition to offering our favorite streaming platform built right into the TVs, the initial wave of models is priced even lower than mainstays like Vizio. by David Katzmaier.


Financialbuzz.com
China's first private rocket firm aims for market
Space Daily
Hu Zhenyu, 21, founder of Link Space, China's first private rocket firm, does not want people to call him a "rocket scientist" but a rocket entrepreneur. Rocket launches have traditionally been been a state monopoly in China, but the young graduate from South ...


Firstpost
AMD Announces Radeon R7 Series Solid-State Drives
Techgage
Talk about unexpected. At a time when fabless SSD manufacturers are consolidating or being snapped up by companies with in-house NAND production, AMD is bucking the industry trend by announcing the launch of the Radeon R7 SSD family.


SFGate
Amazon's first Fire phone update tackles its big interface problems
Engadget
Generally speaking, Amazon's Fire phone hasn't had the warmest of receptions, and the online retailer is looking to improve things with its first major update for the device. To start with, the flagship smartphone from Amazon is finally capable of multitasking, ...

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Smartphones, Ultra Cheap, Ultra Chic

source: Statista

Ultra Cheap Mobile Phones Will Upset The Industry Apple Cart - Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) | Seeking Alpha: "...The pressure from lower priced phones is having its effect already. IDC reports that while over 300 million smartphones were sold in Q2, a 25% rise over 2013, both Apple and Samsung lost market share in the period. Worse for both in some respects, Bloomberg reported that China Mobile has slashed subsidies for higher priced devices. Samsung had already seen its profits suffer a decline as its smartphone shipments stuttered and average selling prices fell in the second quarter causing a 10% drop in revenues and a profit drop. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to calculate what happens to Apple profits if its volumes drop 10% and its prices drop 10% in parallel..."

Lenovo Takes On Apple, Samsung in Smartphones - WSJ: "Chinese Firm's Net Climbs 23% Amid Strength in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America"

Uber car service twists sharing economy into ‘sucker’s economy’ - Therese Poletti's Tech Tales - MarketWatch: "According to Gawker’s ValleyWag , some customers in San Francisco paid the equivalent of a flight to the East Coast to take the Uber car service after the city’s big music festival Outside Lands, in Golden Gate Park. Some customers tweeted they were charged from $290 to as much as $470 to go from Golden Gate Park to other destinations in the city...."

Amazon launches credit-card processor for businesses
The Desert Sun
Businesses must buy Amazon's card reader for $10 and download the free mobile app from the Amazon app store, the Apple app store or Google Play ...
How Mobile Payment Providers Can Beat Back Amazon - Forbes


CNN
Why did Yahoo post photos of Ferguson cop?
Atlanta Journal Constitution
We know some details about Wilson, but Yahoo News made the curious decision Saturday to post a Facebook photo it claims is Wilson receiving a ...


USA TODAY
Amazon looks to gain liftoff for drone delivery testing
USA TODAY
Amazon is going on the offensive as it seeks federal approval to test its ... of thetechnology, said Ben Gielow, general counsel for the Association for ...


The Guardian
Amazon's Russell Grandinetti: Kindle champ takes on the books trade
The Guardian
But in less than six months, Amazon's mood has soured. ... "Books compete against mobile games, television, movies, Facebook, blogs, ... Apple, Google and Microsoft are all looking to compete in the ebook market. ... Technology.


SFGate
Facebook offers Zambia free Internet access
SFGate
Count Google as one of them. The Mountain View search giant is testing technology that uses balloons that float 12 miles above the Earth's surface to ...


Gigjets
5 myths: Facebook's message app
Omaha World-Herald
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's recent effort to force people to adopt its standalone mobile messaging app has privacy-concerned users up in arms.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Ice Bucket Challenge, Puts Dr. Dre in the Spotlight
Mashable
The celebrity and business world has been swept up in taking the ALS ice bucket challenge, and the latest entrant in the star-packed list of challenge ...


Reuters
Look, no hands! Test driving a Google car
Reuters
It's actually high praise for the car in question: Google Inc.'s driverless car. ... Googlepublicly disclosed its driverless car program in 2010, though it began the previous year. ... his mission is to perfect the technology, after which the business model will fall into place. .... 

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Smartphones Worldwide, iPhone Strategy in India and China

Insight @Canalys | Mobile phones, Worldwide, units (millions) by vendor, Q2 2013 and Q2 2014:

Insight @Canalys | Smart phones, Worldwide, share of units (%) by screen size, Q2 2014:


The iPhone in India (versus China) | stratechery by Ben Thompson: "Apple is indeed the preferred vendor for people at the top of the market, but because the iPhone is priced (about) the same everywhere in the world, its market share is a function of a country’s average income and the way in which that income is distributed."(read more at link above)



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Samsung Dominance Threatened by Xiaomi (video)

Why Samsung Dominance Is Threatened by Xiaomi: Video - Bloomberg:
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Andreessen Horowitz Partner Benedict Evans and IDC Director of Mobile Device Tracking Ryan Reith discuss earnings, competition and their outlook for Samsung on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 7/31)

Samsung slips and Xiaomi takes China's mobe sales crown • The Register: "Xiaomi, the four-year-old Chinese hardware manufacturer whose CEO models himself on Steve Jobs (before he died,) has become the Middle Kingdom's largest seller of smartphones and eclipsed former market leader Samsung. "This is a phenomenal achievement for Xiaomi," said Shanghai-based Canalys Research Analyst Jingwen Wang, whose firm compiled the latest market data...."

When Will Microsoft's Nokia Handset Business Become Profitable? - Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) | Seeking Alpha: "... If Microsoft's projections are accurate, the Nokia handset [may]... start impacting positively on EPS in fiscal 2016. The Surface Tablet is, however, likely to continue losing money as Microsoft continues lowering its price points in a bid to become a ''mobile first, cloud first'' company."

Xiaomi Opens Up About Servers After Spying Allegations - Digits - WSJ: "... The company’s global vice president Hugo Barra told The Wall Street Journal that users’ personal information is not stored on the server in Beijing that sparked cyberspying rumors last month, and that Xiaomi only stores personal information on different servers with users’ permission...."

Will Android Benefit From Samsung's Woes? - Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) | Seeking Alpha: "... In the last quarter, however, Samsung saw a 15% sequential decline in operating profits, or a 25% decline from the same quarter a year earlier. A major stumble for the leading Android smartphone maker might suggest that another OS is on the rise, but a recent report from research firm IDC showed that the first quarter of 2014 saw Android market share continuing to grow, while iOS slipped...."

China Warns Microsoft Against Obstructing Probe - WSJ: "Chinese regulators on Monday publicly warned Microsoft Corp. against obstructing an antitrust investigation into the firm, in the latest sign that Beijing has turned frosty on the U.S. software maker. China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce said in a statement that Microsoft should avoid "interfering in or obstructing" the probe. The regulator also said it had questioned Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Mary Snapp as part of the investigation. About 100 SAIC investigators raided Microsoft's offices last week in four Chinese cities. The agency said Microsoft hadn't disclosed relevant information about some security features and how it ties its software products together...."

Baidu Jumps Through Hoops To Avoid Reporting Mobile Active Users - Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) | Seeking Alpha: "... Investors, analysts, and the markets seem to agree that Daily Active Users (DAU) are an important metric for evaluating online and mobile businesses. Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) clearly agreed with that, when in response to an SEC inquiry last year, Baidu told the SEC that "the number of average daily active users is the primary metric that the company uses to analyze and manage its mobile search offerings" (July 2nd 2013). In the same letter to the SEC, Baidu said it would provide DAU statistics, including the average number and growth rate, in their future annual reports. Yet when the 2013 annual report was filed, there was no mention of mobile DAUs...."

China's Fraught IPOs - QuickTake: "... Since 2000, foreigners have poured money into initial public offerings of China’s Internet companies. The total value of Chinese Internet companies on U.S. exchanges reached $8.4 billion in July. It’s a risky business, though, because nobody knows yet whether the Chinese government considers these companies legal...."

Why Billionaires Salivate Over the U.S. Wireless Market - Bloomberg: "... The bet is that wireless data will move beyond phones and tablets to a number of other devices, from cars to smartwatches to thermostats -- all requiring a way to connect to the Internet for updates and monitoring. If that vision comes true, there could be a gold mine in owning one of the few networks capable of handling that demand in the gadget-hungry U.S., where people have proved willing to pay steadily for wireless service even as spending drops elsewhere...."

USA FREEDOM Act update: How the NSA hurts our economy, cybersecurity, and foreign policy.: "More than a year after the Snowden revelations, we’re clearly still grappling with the effects of NSA surveillance. As Congress prepares for the August recess, Sen. Patrick Leahy has just introduced a new version of the USA FREEDOM Act, which aims to curb the NSA’s bulk collection and surveillance powers. Calls for immediate, serious reforms are growing louder by the day as new evidence continues to emerge about how much NSA surveillance is costing us—in terms of both the economy and our cybersecurity...."

New Report on the Costs of NSA Surveillance | Just Security: "...In its report, the Open Technology Institute finds that the costs of NSA surveillance are indeed quite high. For example, it shows that since the initial Snowden revelations U.S. businesses have reported declining sales abroad because of growing perceptions that U.S. firms are unable to keep customer data secure.  The cloud computing industry has been hit the hardest. The report also points to weakened U.S. diplomatic political power, including eroding credibility for the U.S. Internet Freedom agenda, damages to bilateral and multilateral relations, and weakened trust in Internet security more generally..."

Meet Minilock, a powerful new encryption tool built on ChromeOS | The Verge: "... A new Chrome app called Minilock wants to change that, and it's available free in the Chrome app store starting today. Developed by Nadim Kobeissi, the program has a simple purpose: encrypting single files for specific recipients. It's solid crypto, but more than that, it makes sense in a way that few programs of its kind do. Like a padlock, Minilock makes it obvious what's locked and what's unlocked. You'll always know who can open what, and you'll never wonder if you've locked it wrong. In the confounding world of modern cryptography, that's pretty impressive...."

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Facebook Profits Massive and Growing (video)

Facebook Stock Surges: Massive Profits and Growing: Video - Bloomberg:
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Facebook posted second-quarter sales that surged 61 percent to $2.91 billion. Bloomberg Contributing Editor Paul Kedrosky examines the numbers on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg July 24)

Why Google And Facebook Cannot Be Compared On CPC (Cost Per Click) - Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) | Seeking Alpha: "Google and Facebook cannot be compared on CPC based on their growth and acquisitions strategy as well as user engagement models as analyzed. Google and Facebook are compared in terms of reach, technology and current user behavior to see where they are both heading in the internet advertising space. The market is penalizing Google for its acquisitions which are not producing revenue and rewarding Facebook for its mobile strategy..."

Amazon's Fire Phone: a shopping device that makes calls
CNNMoney
Amazon knows that you're not going to leave your iPhone or Galaxy S ... (Apple's forthcoming iPhones, expected in September, will reportedly come in ...


TG Daily
Google Hangouts Dresses Up For Business
InformationWeek
Google is making Hangouts part of Google Apps for Business to enhance the ... company's biggest rival for business customers ...


CNN
Facebook: Get Messenger app or else
CNN
(CNN) -- For mobile users who text with friends via Facebook, it's almost time to download the social-media giant's dedicated app for doing so, or lose ...


Wall Street Journal
Amazon Calls for Hachette to Cut E-Book Prices
Wall Street Journal
Amazon is in a standoff with the Hachette Book Group, blocking pre-orders of and ... "Books compete against mobile games, television, movies, Facebook, blogs, free news sites and more. ... In the blog post, Amazon said that its internal data showed that when a .... Google Attempts to Map Human Body.


Irish Independent
Microsoft faces anti-monopoly probe in China over Windows, Office
PCWorld
China has opened an anti-monopoly probe into Microsoft over problems ... secret surveillance programs being built into U.S. technology products.


Reuters India
Amazon to invest $2 bln more in India as e-commerce race heats up
Reuters India
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it will invest a further $2 billion in India just a day after the country's largest e-tailer Flipkart ...


Firstpost
Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8.1's first update, with welcome new features
PCWorld
Microsoft formally unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 Update early Wednesday morning, confirming features such as Start screen folders, sandboxed apps, ...


Reuters UK
Samsung, Apple still dominate smartphones, but their shares slip
Computerworld
Computerworld - Samsung and Apple, in the second quarter, sunk to their ... "Samsung and Apple are both seeing a lot of pressure from alternative ... Lenovo is in the process of acquiring Motorola from Google and will use the ... Chinese officials seize Microsoft PCs, emails, financial info in antitrust ...


Telegraph.co.uk
Google's Problem With The Max Mosley Sex Party Pictures
Forbes
Max Mosley is suing Google yet again over links to pictures of him enjoying certain practices at a private sex party. As he points out himself this ...


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Why Scorned Amazon.com Is Now A Rare Opportunistic Buy
Forbes
Post notes that Amazon is an “eCommerce leader with market share and margin potential stemming from its global scale, fulfillment, and technology ...

Heads rolling at Beats as Apple eliminating redundant positions, keeping developers and creatives ...
Mark Gurman
Eddy Cue, Jimmy Iovine, Apple, Beats Music, Code Conference ... and technology resources from Beats to Apple, according to sources briefed on the ...
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Sneak Peek at the Google Airport (video)

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Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman reports on Google’s new airport with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg)

How Many Wireless Accounts Are There in China?: Video - Bloomberg: "Today’s “BWest Byte” is 1.2 billion, for the number of wireless accounts in China. Jon Erlichman reports on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)"

Smartphone innovation has stalled, but that's OK
(CNN) -- Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.....

Smartphone Thefts Nearly Double in 2013
PC Magazine
As the debate over kill-switch technology heats up in the U.S., a new survey has revealed just how prevalent smartphone thefts have become.

Tablet-friendly Ubuntu 'Trusty Tahr' 14.04 out: Windows XP replacement?
Firstpost
Canonical has released the latest version of Ubuntu, 14.04 LTS and desktop and server installers are available on the Ubuntu website for download.

Amazon smartphone: 5 features iPhone challenger might offer
WCPO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rumors of an Amazon smartphone reached a fever pitch this week, with several tech blogs speculating that the device could be ...

Smartphone apps remind patients to take their meds
Sioux City Journal
To help combat the problem, many doctors are trying a more high-tech approach: They're recommending smartphone apps that send reminders to ...

Smartphone Sales Worldwide Exceeding Projections: Emerging Markets, China Help Boost Global ...
Latin Post
According to technology development and analysis firm TrendForce, global smartphoneshipments improved during the first quarter of 2014 by 1.13 ...

HTC predicts smartphone optical zoom in 18 to 24 months
CNET
Speaking to Vodafone in blog post published Friday, HTC's Symon Whitehorn said that optical zoom is the wall that stands between smartphone ...

You might be able to unlock your next Chromebook with your smartphone - Engadget
By Sean Buckley
Can't remember your password? Someday, you might not have to. A new feature in Google's Chrome OS dev channel promises to instantly unlock a ...
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Acer C720P Chromebook puts brawn before beauty [review] - BetaNews
By Joe Wilcox
I struggle to aptly describe my feelings about Acer's affordable touchscreen Chromebook. The C720P is the lover you keep in the dark, for the benefits, ...
BetaNews

Smartphone App to Diagnose Virus in Papayas on Oahu
Big Island Now
University of Hawaii scientists have developed an app for smartphones that allows the public to help them track what they believe is a decline in ...

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Why Xiaomi Android Smartphones Sell Out in Minutes (video)

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Bloomberg’s Rosalind Chin reports on Xiaomi’s growth strategy and how they want to ship 100M phones in 2015. She speaks to Angie Lau on Bloomberg Television’s “First Up.” (April 8, Bloomberg)

Your Facebook privacy settings are about to change. Again.
Washington Post (blog)
If Facebook and privacy had a relationship status, it might be "It's complicated." More or less every day, the company gets bombarded with user feedback demanding more privacy settings and greater choice in determining what other people can or can't see...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday bids adieu to Windows XP
PCWorld
This month's “Patch Tuesday” includes the final round of security fixes Microsoft will issue for Windows XP, potentially leaving millions that continue to ...

Apple V. Samsung: More Secrets Emerge
InformationWeek
The ongoing legal tussle between Apple and Samsung has netted some ... Apple claims Samsung is infringing on five patents that were used in products ... strategies for successful adoption and implementation of Microsoft's Lync. ....

Facebook Privacy: 4 Changes In Works
InformationWeek
Facebook plans to give users more control over sharing, including new photo privacy settings and reminders about public posts. Here's what to expect.

Google Checks In to the Hotel Business
Wall Street Journal
The idea is to encourage travelers to plan more of their trips directly on Google. In the process Google gets them closer to making a booking, which ...

Apple, Amazon attack cracks in TV's armor
MarketWatch
The set-top boxes from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) , Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ,Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Roku are designed to deliver only ...

Google Glass Gets Down To Business
InformationWeek
Google says that it has noticed how some of its Glass Explorers have used Glass to advance business goals, and that several companies already ...

Twitter's Facebook-like redesign seeks to attract new users
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- As Twitter looks to broaden its appeal beyond its 241 million users, the company is introducing a redesign of profile pages that includes ...

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg talks about what she learned from 'Lean In'
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- It's been a year since Sheryl Sandberg came out with "Lean In," her best-selling manifesto for working women. Since then, over 1.75 ...

Google, GoPro among Webby award nominees
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- This year's list of nominees for Webby awards celebrating Internet achievement range from celebrities such as Beyonce and Ellen ...

Amazon Greenlights New Pilots The Cosmopolitans and Hand of God
Wall Street Journal
(NASDAQ: AMZN)--Amazon Studios today announced it has greenlit two new pilots--the half hour dramatic comedy The Cosmopolitans, from Whit ...

Heartbleed Security Bug: What Apple Users Need to Know | Cult of Mac
By Leander Kahney
We've reached out to Apple's PR department for comment. ... Google, Microsoft and big banks also appear not to be vulnerable, but many smaller ... How Facebook Is Killing Your iPhone's Battery Life (And What You Can Do About It) ... Apple Takes Delivery Of Flexible Circuit Boards For iWatch · Amazon ...

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