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IBM's Rethink On Remote Working — A Taste Of Things To Come?
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 3:49pm | 947International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), which is considered one of the pioneers of the concept of remote working is having second thoughts. The company, which once had 40 percent of its 380,300 employees working from the comforts of their home, recently issued an ultimatum, asking...
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15 Women Championing The Media Revolution
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 12:45pm | 2182The rapid decline of the newspaper business over the past couple of decades was a major hit to the media world, but there are new and powerful forms of media that have gained an immense amount of traction on the digital frontier. Websites like Buzzfeed and Gawker are embracing wit, snark and...
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Amazon's Union Vote Shouldn't Worry Investors
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 4:47pm | 365Investors are impatiently wondering what might become of the union vote at one of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) fulfillment centers. According to re/code, up to 30 Amazon employees -- mostly equipment technicians and mechanics -- will vote on a proposal to join the International Association of...
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China Mobile iPhone Estimates All Over The Map
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 11:25am | 651Spend some time reading analyst estimates concerning China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) and the iPhone and one key point should stand out: Nobody has any idea the impact the company’s deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will have on either company’s bottom line. Leading up to the deal, the estimates were...
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PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One November Sales
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 2:32pm | 598Sony's (NYSE: SNE) newest game console proved to be the most popular last month. According to AllThingsD, Sony's PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One domestically with the "highest first month sales of a hardware platform on record." IGN provided a few more details, revealing that Call of Duty: Ghosts...
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Kindle Owners Spend $443 More On Amazon Than Everyone Else
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 4:06pm | 411New research indicates that Kindle owners spend more money on Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) than those who don't own one of the company's devices. According to AllThingsD, shoppers who don't own a Kindle Fire tablet or Kindle e-reader spend an average of $790 on Amazon per year. Those who own a...
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AllThingsD's Walt Mossberg, Kara Swisher Close To NBCUniversal Deal
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 1:56pm | 452Two of the tech industry's most notable reporters could be close to a deal with Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) media and entertainment subsidiary. AllThingsD editors Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher will leave their existing empire behind when their contracts with News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) expire at the...
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Salesforce.com President Hilarie Koplow-McAdams Leaving Company for New Relic
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 12:08pm | 376Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is set to part ways with President of Global Sales Hilarie Koplow-McAdams. Koplow-McAdams will be leaving the company where she occupied the position of President of Global Sales. Koplow-McAdams was tasked with focusing on growing the company's business globally....
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Yahoo Paid $6.5M For Ptch, Unknown Sum For Evntlive
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 8:25am | 543Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) recently added two new startups to the family: Ptch and Evntlive. According to BusinessInsider, Ptch (pronounced "pitch") came with a price tag of $6.5 million. BI's sources claim that Yahoo didn't buy Ptch to acquire new talent. Rather, the company wanted the technology,...
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Why Topsy Went With Apple Instead of Twitter
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 12:50pm | 571Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could have missed out on its chance to acquire Topsy Labs if Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) had been more proactive in its attempt to acquire the social media analytics startup. AllThingsD cited sources familiar to the matter that said, "Twitter considered buying Topsy a number of...
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iPad Shipments Increase In Q4 After Retina Mini Sold Out On Black Friday
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 12:41pm | 553Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly increased its shipments for the iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display after selling more units than expected. According to DigiTimes, Apple will ship 23 million to 25 million tablets during the December quarter. Looking ahead, the company is expected to...
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BlackBerry To Rely On Android For Future Success
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 5:23pm | 379BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY) new strategy includes a venture with numerous Android smartphone manufacturers. Instead of trying to sell its most popular features to consumers through the sale of BB10-specific handsets, the company will soon pre-load its messaging application on other manufacturers'...
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Latest IBM Data Good For Apple, Bad for Social Media
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 10:04am | 529IBM (NYSE: IBM) released some Black Friday data that looks positive for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but other data from the report are less than encouraging for social media advertisers. First the good news. According to IBM, the amount of ordering that took place on mobile devices on Black Friday...
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Sony's $399 PlayStation 4 Costs $381 To Produce
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 4:10pm | 793Sony (NYSE: SNE) and most manufacturers typically produce game consoles at a loss until, but PlayStation 4 may already be profitable. According to AllThingsD, which got an early look at the PlayStation 4 teardown from IHS (NYSE: IHS), Sony spends $381 on every unit. The console retails for $399,...
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iPad Mini's Retina Display Ranks Below Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" And iPad Air
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 2:07pm | 483Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Mini with Retina Display may be an attractive tablet, but its color range can't compare to its competitors. According to AnandTech (via AllThingsD), the second-generation iPad Mini has the same color gamut as the first-generation iPad Mini. In his review of the new...