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Tablet sales decline for the first time in Q4 2014, but Amazon is hit the hardest

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 7:41 pm
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Tablet sales are starting to stumble. Although worldwide tablet sales increased by 4.4 percent this year for a total of 229.6 million units, Q4 saw the first year-over-year sales decline –  3.2 percent – since the devices first became popular in 2010, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). As expected, Apple and Samsung drew in the largest sales by far, with 21.4 million and 11 million units shipped, respectively. Although Apple continues to dominate with 28 percent of the market share, its overall sales declined by 17.8 percent. In fact, four of the top five companies saw significant declines. Lenovo was the only…

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Paid version of Tinder arriving in US next month with undo button and more

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 7:36 pm
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Tinder has quietly been working on a paid version of its service, Tinder Plus, which adds an undo button and the ability to search outside your location. It looks like it’s close to launching, with Techcrunch reporting today that the company released app updates for the service touting the new features, but those aren’t available for users to use just yet in the US. Tinder Plus has been in testing in some markets, like the UK, Brazil and Germany where pricing can be anywhere from $0.99 to $19.99. In the US, however, it will reportedly be available for $6.99 a month.…

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Obama wants $14 billion for cybersecurity

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 7:19 pm
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The Sony Entertainment hacks were an embarrassment for the company, but also highlighted a surge in data breaches that have affected both large and small companies. the aftermath is a concern that these data breaches could can significant harm to national computer systems. Sort of like the 1980’s movie ‘War Games’ but with less smirking by Matthew Broderick. To battle the hackers of the world, Reuters reports that President Obama is seeking $14 billion for cybersecurity to protect both private and federal networks from hackers. The budget proposal seeks better intrusion detection, funding of a Civilian Cyber Campus for a…

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Obama wants $14 billion for cybersecurity

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 7:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

The Sony Entertainment hacks were an embarrassment for the company, but also highlighted a surge in data breaches that have affected both large and small companies. the aftermath is a concern that these data breaches could can significant harm to national computer systems. Sort of like the 1980’s movie ‘War Games’ but with less smirking by Matthew Broderick. To battle the hackers of the world, Reuters reports that President Obama is seeking $14 billion for cybersecurity to protect both private and federal networks from hackers. The budget proposal seeks better intrusion detection, funding of a Civilian Cyber Campus for a…

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Sony sells Sony Online Entertainment, renamed Daybreak Game Company

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 6:10 pm
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Sony Online Entertainment, developer of popular games like Everquest and H1Z1, today announced that it has been acquired by Columbus Nova, an investment management firm. According to a forum post by a community manager at the company, the change is “effective immediately” and Sony Online Entertainment will operate as a independent company with a new name: Daybreak Game Company. Sony Online Entertainment was formed in 1995 as an internal game development studio at sony and went on to develop many popular MMORPG games including Everquest, Star Wars Galaxies and more. The company says this won’t change its games roadmap. The forum…

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