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Tech companies dominate the list of most valuable brands in the world

Tech companies dominate the list of most valuable brands in the world

Very few people would miss the answer to the question, "What's the most valuable tech brand in the world?" Sure,...

The Facebook phone rumors won’t die (because they’re probably true)

The Facebook phone rumors won’t die (because they’re probably true)

Incessant gossip surrounding iPad/iPhone releases and future features is the only thing more persistent in the tech rumor mill than...

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Here's how it all breaks down: It doesn't take an astute observer to realize that RIM is dying. It takes...

Social media: Breaking through the traditional news barrier

Social media: Breaking through the traditional news barrier

As of 2012, printed newspaper has been surpassed big time by online news revenue. Networking sites such as Facebook and...

Patent wars: The convoluted battlefield of tech IP

Patent wars: The convoluted battlefield of tech IP

Patents shift hands almost as often as companies change their lunch menus. Mobile, software, and hardware patents are of particular...

The Google-Motorola deal is done

The Google-Motorola deal is done

Google announced they intended to purchase Motorola Mobility last August. Nine months, a go-around with China, and $12.5 billion dollars...

Uberconference has a heritage of “voice” behind it

Uberconference has a heritage of “voice” behind it

If you're going to build a startup, you have a better chance of success if you have a proven track...

Microsoft gets social with so.cl

Microsoft gets social with so.cl

Microsoft is throwing its hat into the niche-social arena by going after students in a bold and likely-futile move with...

Life on Planet Facebook

Life on Planet Facebook

Now that the company is public, the employees are rich, and the CEO is married, Facebook is ready for some...

Social news, networking combine to form a “game” with Thruzt

Social news, networking combine to form a “game” with Thruzt

It looks like Pinterest. It acts like Digg. The newest player in the social media sphere adds some features from...

China approves Google purchase of Motorola Mobility

China approves Google purchase of Motorola Mobility

Google cleared its last big hurdle, the Great Wall of China. Now, the search giant will be able to move...

Microsoft employees like Capri Sun, Google employees like bacon

Microsoft employees like Capri Sun, Google employees like bacon

They say you can tell a lot about a company by the type of people that work for it. Are...

Hold on Facebook purchase of Instagram will benefit Twitter, Google

Hold on Facebook purchase of Instagram will benefit Twitter, Google

Don't be fooled by reports that Google and Twitter have become "ensnared" in the Federal Trade Commission's investigation of Facebook's...

Talk nerdy to me: Tech takes a seat at the cool kid table

Talk nerdy to me: Tech takes a seat at the cool kid table

Not too long ago, the rise of “geek chic” surprised a few and elated many. Now, being called a “geek”...

Can Google Hangouts get enough traction to make it worthy of its function?

Can Google Hangouts get enough traction to make it worthy of its function?

This is what social media was designed to do in the first place. Heck, it's what the internet promised to...

Demand for Facebook IPO is “weaker than forecast”. Are you worried, yet?

Demand for Facebook IPO is “weaker than forecast”. Are you worried, yet?

The biggest IPO in tech history is appearing to be smaller than people thought according to a recent report from...

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

While Google takes on the role of trailblazer in Nevada, there are questions that surround the technology behind their driverless...

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Every time there is a new smart phone put on the market, millions of people flock to the release in...

Tech giants duke it out in the courtroom

Tech giants duke it out in the courtroom

Oracle and Google continue their legal battle as their respective CEOs issue testimony.  Did Google's Android OS use code ripped off from...

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

The future is now. At least, that is what we will be saying when the driverless automobile takes to the...