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Microsoft Buys Nokia (sort of): A Caveman Could Have Predicted This

In a move that literally anyone not living on a remote island in the middle of the atlantic could have predicted, Microsoft bought Nokia’s devices and services division. Essentially, Nokia kept its profitable corporate products, while Microsoft bought the division behind the infamous Lumia 920, Lumia 1020, and other Windows phone devices. Engadget is reporting the deal to be worth around $4.9 billion. Why...

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Apple Offers Buybacks In Fight To Keep Customers

In the midst of declining market share, and a slowing of growth, Apple is doing all it can to retain customers. With customers seeing the iPhone 5 as old and worn, in comparison to newer Android phones, Apple is trying just to keep those customers happy long enough to wait for the iPhone 5S/6 which will be coming out on September 10th according to...

Startup of the Month: Geartag – Smart Tags That Help Find Your Lost Stuff

How often have you lost a pair of headphones, or a certain cable, or your keys, or even your phone? I know that amongst my pile (I keep my stuff in piles) of technology gear, things tend to get lost right when I need them. August’s startup of the month, (Geartag) claims to eliminate that issue, using an app, and a small tag. Geartag,...

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Dear Nintendo: Wake Up

Nintendo has had a touch couple of years. While their stock price has improved over the last few months, it’s still a small fraction of the company’s 2008 peak. Sales have plummited amongst a lack of innovation, and as it has fallen behind in a world of tablets. Until a few bright spots this year, it seemed that the company had fallen asleep at...

EVERY Tech Commercial Is The Same (Video)

Have you ever watched two ads from AT&T, Samsung, Microsoft, or just about any other tech company, and thought, “I’ve seen this ad before, but with different actors”. The fact is, they’re all the same! College Humor pointed it out with this poignant satire of a tech commercial, where everyone in the commercial literally spells out how cliche EVERY tech commercial is. Watch it,...