Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // September 3, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 3, 2013

Microsoft Enters Into $7.2B Deal To Buy Nokia's Devices And Services Business And License Its Patents

In a surprise move, Microsoft announced Monday evening that it has inked a deal with Nokia to acquire "substantially all of Nokia's Devices & Services... read more

The Mediated Life Is Not Worth Living

I spent last week in Black Rock City, where on Saturday night I and 60,000 others stood within a ring of hundreds of vehicles transformed into spectacular art,... read more

Like Apple, Microsoft Now Controls Every Aspect Of Its Smartphones, But Hasn't Shown Itself Ready For The Responsibility

Microsoft gains a key advantage with its acquisition of Microsoft's handset and devices division today: control. Microsoft itself says that acquiring the phones... read more

Apple Patents iOS Unlocking Methods That Determine Level Of User Access To Device Features And Software

A big request from parents regarding iOS has been that Apple implement user accounts on its mobile devices, in order to make it so that a parent can sign in... read more

Amazon Now Offering Users Discounted Or Free Digital Versions Of Print Books Bought Through Its Site

Amazon announced a new program today called Kindle MatchBook, which offers digital versions of print books purchased through its online bookstore to customers... read more

Spotify Makes Its Biggest Hardware Play Yet With Spotify Connect, Syncing Music At Home And Beyond

Spotify is today adding a new feature to its iOS app that represents the streaming company's most ambitious move yet to position itself as the go-to music app... read more

Nokia's $7.2BN Devices & Services Exit Is Just The Latest Chapter In A 150-Year History Of Business Shifts

You don't get to be an almost 150-year-old company, as Nokia is, without being good at reinvention. The Finnish company's latest Houdini trick -- announced late... read more

A Trojan Horse Once Again? Stephen Elop, Now EVP Of Devices At Microsoft, Confirmed As An 'Internal' Candidate For CEO Slot, As He Lays Out Plans In His Own Words

Microsoft's landmark decision to buy Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion will put Stephen Elop back into business working at the company where he was... read more

Sizing Up The Nokia That Remains, HERE Business A Bright Spot That Gains More Platform Freedom

Nokia is divesting itself of its hardware division, selling that business mostly off to Microsoft in a deal worth around $7.2 billion announced today. But it... read more

Inside Hack Reactor, The Coding Bootcamp That Wants To Be The CS Degree Of The Future

At the same time that unemployment and low wages continue to plague the larger U.S. economy, Silicon Valley and the rest of the tech industry is having a hiring... read more



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