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Microsoft CEO Ballmer Stepping Down: Finally

Goodbye Ballmer! Microsoft’s CEO is stepping down within a year, and it’s seriously about time. His naivete in sectors like mobile and touch have nearly destroyed Microsoft, and they haven’t seen a new successful product since Gates left. I wrote a whole article on Seeking Alpha about why Ballmer needed to go, and Microsoft needed to change to survive, and apparently the Microsoft board...

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Google Unveils “Helpouts” Video Consulting Marketplace – Guide

Studies show that 100% of people are good at something. Google is apparently looking to capitalize on that, with a new marketplace for selling your skills, called “Helpouts”. Google Helpouts allow you to make money by sharing your skills with those who’d like to learn, via their Hangout video chat software. Read on to find out what else Helpouts has in store, and leave...

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Google’s Moto X Brings The Virtual Assistant Hands Free (Video)

The first Moto X commercial is out, showcasing Google’s latest flagship phone, and the first ad has a particular focus on the Google/Motorola Moto X’s modified Google Now. Google Now – Google’s voice search/assistant service which can already find restaurants, and direct you to your appointments amongst other things- now requires no touch interaction. Without even picking up your Moto X, you can ask...

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Breaking: Samsung Pulls a Lance With S4 (They Cheated)

Samsung has hit an all-time low. Like Lance Armstrong, they’re caught up in a cheating scandal, but unfortunately, in the tech world there’s no penalty. Anandtech found that the Galaxy S4 was specifically modified to speed up clock speeds significantly…but only when in certain benchmark applications. An investigation found that Samsung had specifically coded the Galaxy S4 to overclock in certain specific benchmarking tests,...

Apple Takes Aim: Makes Several Competitve Moves With New Products

Apple (AAPL) hasn’t had as much to prove as they do now in over a decade. Competitors perceived Apple’s dominance in innovation to be fading, and they’ve been taking frequent shots, like recent ad campaigns by Amazon, lamenting about the iPad’s price tag vs their Kindle Fire tablet. Apple took aim at several of its competitors at their Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), releasing several...