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Nice Job, Steve: Why the Apple CEO's Resignation Is Perfectly Timed
With his tell-all biography, primed successor, and product domination ready, Steve Jobs couldn't have picked a better time to go out.
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Sounds Bad: BlackBerry Music Service Is Another Delusional Misstep for RIM
If Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) gave up on webOS too fast and the PC too late, RIM (RIMM) seems completely delusional about BlackBerry's place on the totem pole. Case in point: RIM is expected to...
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Crippled "Rage" Yet Another Dumb Attempt to Kill Used-Game Sales
One of the biggest game in years won't be fully playable if you buy it used. Rage publisher iD Software is in denial if it doesn't see a backlash coming.
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Why Your Business Should Care About .XXX Domains
.XXX domains may have a bigger impact on non-adult companies than anything else. Here's what's happening next month, and what you'll need to know to protect your business.
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How the Netflix of Video Games Squandered Its Lead [UPDATE]
Like Netflix, GameFly is trying to move into the digital arena. It missed its window by about three years.
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Sony Delays PlayStation Vita, But It's Not Curtains for the Handheld
If Sony takes full advantage of the snafu, it won't be hurt by this setback at all.
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iCloud: 5 Things Your Business Needs To Know
From pricing to power, Apple reveals details on its highly-anticipated cloud service coming in September.
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Adobe Unveils Edge: Flash R.I.P.
Adobe doesn't want to admit it, but by introducing Edge, it is burying Flash, its other software.
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Nintendo Sales Fall by Half: Two Ways It Can Turn This Mess Around
Bringing the next Wii out sooner and working more with Apple will help the company tremendously.
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Game On? How Comic-Con Turned Into a Video Game Festival
Movie money, poor game conference planning, and digital comics led to the video game industry bumrushing the biggest American comic book expo.
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How Video-Game Maker Activision Is Getting Pwned by a Parody Site
Shutting down a well-liked parody website will only make Activision more of a bad guy.
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Beyond Borders: How the Failed Bookstore Chain Hastened Its Demise
Better digital options, smarter leadership, and more diversifications could have at least delayed its demise.
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3D Netflix May Be the Last Hope for the Lagging Nintendo 3DS
With an exclusive on Netflix 3D movies, Nintendo may finally be able to justify its portable 3D handheld device to consumers. And it had better, as it's got nothing else in sight for a while.
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Why Apple iBooks Still Can't Compete With the Kindle
Analysts expect iBookstore growth, but Apple is too narrow-minded to let that happen.
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There's the Beef: Taco Bell Wi-Fi Plan Could Outdraw McDonald's
Taco Bell is late to the party, but exclusive wi-fi content could put it ahead of the fast food pack.
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Et Tu, Pikachu? App-Basher Nintendo Releases Its First Pokemon App
Nintendo releases its first smartphone app months after dissing the iPhone. It is the best promotional move it could have done.
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The HP TouchPad May Suck, but Here's How It Can Be Redeemed
It's not too late for the TouchPad to shine, but HP is going to have to improve the software. A lot.
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O Magazine App Shows Digital Magazines Are the Next Bookstores
Next month's O: The Magazine summer reads digital issue will have a special feature: Excerpts from the actual books and easy click-through to purchase them. Borders and other book stores may be...
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Missed Opportunity: Why iPad Kids May Hop Onto the LeapFrog's LeapPad Tablet
The new age 4 and up tablet gives parents the one thing the iPad lacks: control.
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How to Successfully Run a Gray Market Business
Liquor, gambling, and other vices have murky laws. Absinthe manufacturer Jared Gurfein offers his business survival tips on BNET's The Live One show.
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