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Facebook Delays Home in Europe, Wants a Stronger 'First' Impression

Facebook Home needs some customization features before it will ship on the HTC First outside the US Full Story »
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Box buys iOS app to improve its own

The cloud storage and file sharing vendor bought an unreleased application called Folders

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Google Tests Enhanced Notifications in Chrome Browser

The new features can be previewed now in the beta version of Chrome for Windows

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Facebook is the New Religion, Ashton Kutcher Says

Internet social interactions create stronger bonds of trust, the star and venture investor says

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Softbank Gets State Approval for Sprint Acquisition

The California Public Utilities Commission is the final state to approve the deal

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IBM Preps Smartcloud for Real-time Analytics

IBM is updating SmartCloud with the new version of DB2, which offers new data analytics-friendly features

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T-Mobile Spurns Google Wallet

Mobile payment is kind of like a slightly more realistic version of the flying car, a technology we've been hearing about seemingly forever that never really takes off.

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Windows 8 Users Snub 'Modern' Apps, Stick to Desktop

A majority of consumer and small business Windows 8 PC users launch fewer than one "Modern" app a day, signaling that they're spending most of their time on the classic Windows 7-style desktop, according to data released Wednesday.

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Lyft Gears Up for International Expansion on Anniversary

$60 million in new funding will support the goal

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Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days

The suite is meant to eventually compete with Google Docs, its developer said

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Salesforce.com Launches Mobile Apps for Government

Amid a growing appetite among public-sector agencies for mobile applications to improve services, Salesforce.com debuts new government collaboration, app-development tools.

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Microsoft Boosts Japan Azure Offering, Adds Data Centers in Two Regions

The company said the new data centers will aid disaster recovery

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Ericsson Makes Bus Windows Part of a Wi-fi Network

Translucent layers of metal inside glass windows could block outside signals and reinforce those inside

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Microsoft Wises Up, Pushes Office in Latest Surface TV Ad

Since it launched in late 2012, Microsoft has positioned its Surface tablet as a fun, hip alternative tablet, emphasizing its construction and form factor. That failed. So with its latest commercial, Microsoft has returned to its corporate roots: productivity.

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Study Shows Windows 8 Users Rarely Touch Metro Apps

The difference is touch: tablet and touchscreen laptop users adopted more Windows Store apps than users with non-touch displays.