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| Access to Broadband Is the New Access to Ports, Rail, Electricity | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:58 PM | Quartz |
| In the 21st century, a small business in Kansas City, Mo., has at least one very important thing in common with a small business in Seoul, Korea: Both have access to ultra high-speed Internet — Kansas City via Google Fiber and Seoul on account of its government championing the rollout of fiber optic internet for over a decade.
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| Apple's Q1 by the Numbers | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:59 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| The world's most valuable company does everything at a grand scale. For instance, consumers send some 200 million iMessages a day. Not all of Apple's numbers were mind-blowing, though. The company's stock price fell as much as 10% in afterhours trading after narrowly missing some Wall Street targets for its fiscal first quarter.
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| Tim Cook Debunks Reports That Apple Has Cut iPhone 5 Orders | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:44 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| In recent weeks, there have been several reports that Apple had slashed orders for iPhone 5 parts in the coming quarter, suggesting to some that demand for the latest iPhone was lower than expected. However, during Apple's earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Tim Cook urged investors to "question the accuracy" of these reports. "I know there have been lots of rumors about order cuts.
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| Apple Revenues Hit Record High With 75 Million iOS Devices Sold | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:04 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Apple had record sales in the December quarter, but the numbers were still not strong enough to please Wall Street. Apple sold 47.8 million iPhones in the quarter, compared to 37 million in the same quarter a year ago and a new record for the company. However, it missed Wall Street's estimates of 50 million iPhones.
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| Netflix Stock Jumps 25% After Adding 2 Million Domestic Streaming Subscribers | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:50 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Netflix's stock rose 25% in after-hours trading after the company beat revenue estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter and announced it added 2 million domestic streaming subscribers in the quarter. The company posted revenues of $1 billion for the quarter and earnings per share of .13, compared to the street's average estimate of $935 million and .13, respectively.
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| Amazon's Latest Kindles Finally Come to Canada | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:34 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| There are fewer than 100 miles between Amazon's Seattle headquarters and the Canadian border, but Canadians are only now getting access to Amazon's latest e-readers, the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite.
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| How Google Glass Could Change Advertising | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:27 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| It's 2015 and you've just arrived back in New York City from a weekend trip. You're standing in Times Square when it occurs to you that you're hungry. So, literally in the blink of an eye, you call up information about all the nearby restaurants. You realize, however, that you could also use some companionship so you say "friends nearby restaurants." Just then you see that a pal of yours has checked in to Fannelli Cafe in SoHo.
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| Announcing a Live Chat With PerBlue Founder Justin Beck | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:07 PM | Scott Gerber |
| Streaming live on Mashable, PerBlue founder Justin Beck will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. EST (12 p.m. PST) Thursday, Jan. 24. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Beck will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site. Justin Beck is the co-founder and CEO of PerBlue, a mobile and social gaming company in Madison, Wis.
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| 4 Old-School Brands You Didn't Know Still Existed | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 12:45 PM | BusinessNewsDaily |
| When news broke that Atari was filing for bankruptcy, it left many asking: "Atari still exists?" Here are four other retro brands that are still around.
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| Tech Luminaries Rap to Aid Hurricane Sandy Victims | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 12:29 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Some 25 tech investors and entrepreneurs strut their stuff in this rap video aimed at aiding victims of Hurricane Sandy. The program, organized by Undrip, includes cameos from Brian Wong of Kiip, David Hornik of August Capital, Aston Motes of Dropbox and Alexis Ohanian of Reddit lip-synching "The Lucky Ones." (The full list is here.) If you enjoyed the video and even if you didn't, you may want to donate to the cause here.
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| Google Announces Q4 Earnings and Two Other Stories You Need to Know | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:00 AM | Camille Bautista |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the loop on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we take a look at three interesting stories. Google announces its fourth-quarter earnings with $14.42 billion in revenue, a 36 percent increase from last year.
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| Apple Earnings Preview: What to Expect | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:57 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Every Apple earnings report is a big event, but today's earnings report is especially significant. Apple's September quarter earnings report disappointed investors. Though the company beat expectations for iPhone sales by a decent margin, it fell short on iPad sales and perhaps more importantly, Apple projected that it would report a significantly lower profit margin in the following quarter than analysts had expected.
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| Amy Poehler to Star in Best Buy Super Bowl Ad | | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:53 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler will star in Best Buy's Super Bowl ad, though the retailer is mum about what exactly she'll be doing. Scott Durchslag, president of online and global e-commerce, told The San Jose Mercury News that the company chose Poehler because she's relatable. "Because of the complexity of technology today, folks have lots of questions," he said.
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