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BlackBerry denies Samsung buyout rumors

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by on January 14, 2015 at 10:57 pm
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After rumors started spreading earlier today that Blackberry was in the midst of talks to be acquired by Samsung – causing its stocks to rise suddenly by 29 percent – the company has offered an official comment: it “has not engaged with Samsung with respect to any possible offer to purchase BlackBerry.” Blackberry then goes on to say its policy is not to comment on rumors – how nice of them to make an exception – and will talk no further about the matter. Here’s the full statement: BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) (“BlackBerry”) is aware of certain press reports published today with respect to a…

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Facebook’s third Q&A: Mark Zuckerberg thinks existing wearables are goofy and more

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by on January 14, 2015 at 10:51 pm
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Today in Facebook’s third town hall Q&A session — its first international one — Mark Zuckerberg answered questions from an audience and the Internet about the social network. Can you install an “I’ve read this button” so we can stop reading posts over and over again? A lot of people ask this question and about why Facebook’s Newsfeed isn’t in order; people get confused about why they see posts multiple times in your feed. Zuckerberg said that “if you have a hundred friends on Facebook, there are probably hundreds or a thousand things that are possible stories you might see” but…

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Samsung reportedly approached BlackBerry with takeover bid

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by on January 14, 2015 at 8:54 pm
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A report by Reuters today says that Samsung approached BlackBerry recently with a takeover bid. The report says that Samsung is seeking to grab BlackBerry’s patent portfolio and the company has offered “as much as $7.5 billion” according to an anonymous source. Executives of the two companies met last week to discuss a potential transaction but no sale has been made yet. Shares of BlackBerry stock rose over 25% after the news. Samsung may be using the purchase as a way to bolster its struggling smartphone division.

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Google updates Drive app for Mac and PC with upload status and bandwidth limiter

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by on January 14, 2015 at 7:50 pm
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Google today updated its Drive app for Mac and PC to introduce a few handy new features. First off, you can now view the upload status of your files as they sync via a new menu button – neat if you want to make sure a file uploads before leaving your house. It will also show you recently synced files, and let you share them right from the menu. More useful for some will be the ability to limit Drive’s upload and download bandwith via the app’s preferences menu. That’ll help you have those Netflix videos streaming smoothly, or keep you from complaining…

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Facebook’s Internet.org app launches in Colombia

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by on January 14, 2015 at 7:43 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook has announced today that it’s making its Internet.org app available in Colombia, starting today. The news marks the first time the app is available in Latin America, and it will provide access to some of Colombia’s government services for free. A number of services will be available for free use in the app in Colombia; 1doc3, 24Symbols, AccuWeather, Agronet, BabyCenter, Girl Effect, Messenger, Mitula, Para la Vida, Su Dinero, Tambero, UNICEF, Wikipedia and YoAprendo. ➤ Internet.org App Launches in Colombia [Facebook Newsroom]

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