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Nintendo's Innovation Console: A Q&A With Reggie Fils-Aime

For the past several years, Nintendo executives have been touting such books as "The Innovator's Dilemma" and "Blue Ocean Strategy" as a way to explain why they've been zigging while everyone else zagged. That's why at last month's ...READ»

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Microsoft Brings Bing Feature to Hotmail, Urges 350 Million Users to Forget Google

Just as Google levels its sights on Microsoft's OS dominance, Microsoft is quietly adding some Bing to email provider Hotmail, nudging hundreds of millions of users toward Microsoft's Bing decision engine. The primary change to ...READ»

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Watch Out GEICO Gecko, Aleksandr the Meerkat Is Social Media King of Car Insurance

Last week, Aleksandr Orlov gave his first ever public interview to The Sun. It was a brilliant "get" for Britain's most-read daily, and a fantastic piece of coverage for Orlov. If this sounds like a mildly interesting but trivial ...READ»

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Netflix to Stream Movies Directly to Sony's Bravia TVs

The gap between the Web and television just narrowed a bit further. Starting this fall, Netflix users will be able to stream movies directly from the site to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions. bringing Netflix's 12,000-title ...READ»

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Best Buy Dabbles in Online Crowdsourcing

Best Buy's a big name and, you know, it's pretty successful. But that doesn't mean it's closed-minded, and won't listen to good ideas from the public. To that end, it's just launched an online Suggestions Box.It's called the Best Buy ...READ»

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Qik Secures $5.5 Million in Series C Funding, Dreams of iPhone App Acceptance

The 3G S Has Increased Interest in Mobile Video and Companies Like Qik. Now if Qik could just get an App on the iPhone....READ»

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AmazonWireless Offers Phones and Plans, Minus the Cellular Store

Not content with selling absolutely everything else, Amazon today announced the beta launch of AmazonWireless, a new extension of the online retailer that allows users to browse cell phones and various service plans from AT&T and ...READ»

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Did Chrome OS Go Public to Beat Microsoft's News? Nope

Google's Chrome OS is either neat or irrelevant, depending on how you think--but the timing is undeniably interesting. It's more than a year away, so why'd Google go to press now? One theory is to beat Microsoft. This idea's being ...READ»

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Amazon's Kindle Gets Tempting $60 Price Cut

Amazon's Kindle 2 just got a pleasant $60 price cut, so it's now just $299. Admittedly that's still expensive, but it'll likely boost sales of the e-reader a little in the flat economy. There's a little more to it than that, ...READ»

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Watch Out Nokia: Sony Ericsson's Got the Hang of Smartphone Design

More images of Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android Rachael smartphone have leaked and confirm it's a real looker, right up with the iPhone's minimalistic beauty. Nokia, with its clunky retro-boring N97 should watch out.The Racheal's ...READ»

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Boomtown: The Real Money Behind Virtual Goods

Virtual goods, such as avatars and Facebook gifts, are attracting major brands, celebrities, and venture capital. The money is real.READ»

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Why Google's Chrome OS Is Not in Your Future

Google caused a flurry of excitement last night when it revealed it would convert its Chrome browser into an operating system meant for netbooks. A chorus of OMG's burst from the tech blog network. This is a "clear shot in Microsoft's ...READ»

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Print Media Is Dying. Online Revenues Are Tiny. What If the Ads Are to Blame?

The media business is dying. But what if it's not the fault of publishers? What if the crappy state of Internet ads is to blame?READ»

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Dealers Pushing Pot on Social Networks Create Legal Haze

Who knew Twitter, Facebook and MySpace were gateway drugs? It started off as something social, but now some California medical marijuana dispensaries are using the popular social networks to update their clientele, and anyone else ...READ»

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Apple Could Overtake Nokia's Smartphone Share in Four Years

The popularity of the iPhone and the App store is driving Apple's growth so rapidly that it will overtake Nokia in smartphone market share in just four years. A report from Generator Research predicts Apple will sell 77 million ...READ»

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Asian Innovation in Marketing -- Integrated Online Branded Communities

There is a perception that Asia lags North America in terms of social media uptake and marketing innovation. Not true. Take for example global mobile marketing leadership in Korea and Japan, or the strong role played by online in ...READ»

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Layar Opens API to Developers: What Augmented Reality Apps Do You Want?

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; Layar is the first viable augmented reality app for smartphones. Now it's just released its API to developers, which should pave the way for an armload of augmented reality apps.Layar's API isn't ...READ»

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LG Unveils the... iPhone 4G?

Next year's iPhone 4G has just been revealed--it's a familiar shape, with a twelve megapixel camera and it records 720p video. Fabulous! But it's not Apple's phone. Confused? It must be an iPhone! Look at the shape! Look at the core ...READ»

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Gadi Amit on Designing a Lifestyle App for the Networked Body

The designer created the the Fitbit Tracker, an activity monitor that calculates your steps, calories burned, and sleep patterns.READ»

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Google Drops a Bomb: Its Own Operating System

Google announces the Chrome OS, an open source operating system designed for the web.READ»