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Beyond the IPO: Twitter’s next chapter

Twitter has lots of users. It wants a lot more. That is, in part, why it is planning a massive overhaul of its mobile apps, designed to make the service more appealing to mainstream users. You should get a first glimpse of Twitter’s new look in the not-too-distant future. Sources say the company is

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With IPO imminent, Twitter’s ad challenge looms large

It may be official that Twitter plans to go public, but let’s not forget there’s nothing official at all about its revenue model. It is still very much a work in progress. Agencies and brands say they’re impressed by the ad opportunities and features the company has put together so far, but they’re

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Tablets to edge PCs in Q4

The entire connected device market, which includes smartphones, tablets and PCs, will grow about 27.8% this year, but not because businesses and consumers are snapping up new laptops and desktops. Growth for traditional PCs continues to slow, while smartphones and tablets are picking up the slack, s

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Siri exits beta with iOS7

With the iPhone 4S launch nearly two years ago, Apple introduced the Siri voice control system to its customers. At launch, Siri was a gimmicky feature at best, being released with bugs, a highly-computerized voice, sluggish content loading, and unreliable servers. In addition, Siri of 2011 was shor

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The crew that hacks you… for the police

In 2001, a pair of Italian programmers wrote a program called Ettercap, a “comprehensive suite for man-in-the-middle attacks” — in other words, a set of tools for eavesdropping, sniffing passwords, and remotely manipulating someone’s computer. Ettercap was free, open source, and quickly

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Why Zynga is on its last leg

In Zynga’s July 2011 prospectus to future shareholders, company founder and CEO Mark Pincus outlined his firm’s ambitious plan to take over the gaming world. “My kids decided a few months ago that peek-a-boo was their favorite game,” he wrote. “While it’s unlikely

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Justin Bieber in new Batman vs Superman?

As our lovely reader Nerdgazm pointed out to us, pop star Justin Bieber Instagrammedsomething most unsettling today: a script that suggests he may be auditioning for the role of Robin in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Batman vs Superman movie.P …yeah.P While I have no strong feelings about this,