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Xbox Live members say Obama won second debate
Xbox Live shares data on how gamers feel about who won the second presidential debate
Reddit CEO issues internal memo on free speech and outing of Violentacrez
Gawker's expose of an internet troll spurs an internal discussion at Reddit
Lean Startup guru Eric Ries joins HubSpot’s advisory board
Ries, who cofounded IMVU, and served as a venture advisor at Kleiner Perkins, pioneered the "lean startup" philosophy, which is based on originally Japanese concepts of waste-free processes.
In midst of employee theft lawsuit, Kixeye CEO takes a blast at Zynga
Zynga sued former CityVille general manager Alan Patmore after he left the company to work for social gaming rival Kixeye. Zynga alleges that Patmore (pictured below) took 763 confidential files from Zynga that contained game designs from teams around the …
Foxconn confirms it hired minors, breaking Chinese law
Foxconn, a major supplier to technology companies such as Apple and Microsoft, admitted today that it hired 14-year-old interns, breaking Chinese law.
Google takes a bite out of spam with new web search tool
"Disavow links" sounds like a D&D spell, but it's actually a way for search engines and webmasters to seek out and destroy spam sites.
Funding Daily: Up on the shore, they work all day
Today's dive into the deep sea of technology companies and their investors.
Best Buy may launch a holiday-timed Android tablet for around $250
Confirmed specs for the tablet include a 9.7-inch screen, 10 hours of battery life, a dual-core proccessor, a front-facing camera, and a total weight of 1.45 pounds.
Show me the money! Here are the top MBA programs for sky-high salaries
Considering applying for an MBA? Here are the top schools that will help you land that six-figure salary in tech, management consulting or finance.
Tag team: Social network Tagged acquires discovery app Urbantag
Urbantag is Tagged's fifth acquisition, following the 2011 purchases of hi5, Digsby, TopicMarks, and WeGame.
Electronics to lead expected 11 percent surge in consumer spending for 2012
On average, consumers plan to spend $1,634 this holiday on all goods. About $842 of that will be spent on gifts, up 9 percent from a year ago. Consumers plan to spend an average of $252 on consumer electronics this year, up from last year's $246.
Target to match rivals’ online prices for holiday shopping season
No longer content to serve as a showroom for gadgets that consumers go on to buy from online competitors, Target committed to match the prices of items offered at rival online retailers for the bulk of the holiday shopping season.
I Am A: Microsoft Surface general manager does an ask-me-anything on Reddit
Have any questions about Microsoft Surface? You're in luck!
Intel CEO: Q4 will bring 140 Ultrabooks, 12 convertible hybrids, and 20 Atom tablets
Intel warned that Q4 is murky, but lots of new machines will debut in the quarter.
Reddit founder describes riding the ‘Internet 2012 Bus Tour’ to stir internet activism
At the CEA Industry Forum event, Alexis Ohanian described how he and a bunch of other tech friends got involved in the Internet 2012 Bus Tour because of last year's political battles over Internet publishing rights.
Tata Nano: The $3,500 car with 37 HP and a 4-gallon gas tank is coming to the U.S.
The Tata Nano has never really taken off in India. Perhaps that's because it's perfect for the U.S. market.
How I quadrupled my productivity by hiring someone to slap me
Guest Post San Francisco: the city of weirdos. It’s got such a collection of nerds, hipsters, millionaires, crack addicts, etc. that no one even notices when a random blogger gets repeatedly slapped in the face at a coffee shop.
A Well of community support powers the world’s oldest social networking startup
With new owners and a new business plan, the Well is poised for -- well, not exactly greatness. But something slightly bigger than before.
No cabs for you! Uber shutters NYC taxi service following quarrel with city officials
Following a tussle with the TLC, mobile car service startup Uber officially discontinued taxi service in New York.
Intel beats Wall Street’s dampened earnings forecasts
Intel reported today that its earnings and revenues for the third quarter beat expectations, which had been previously lowered after Intel warned of a weak quarter.
Intel reported net income of $3 billion, or 58 cents a share, on revenue …
Did you take your pills? Dwellsense collects data from everyday things to help seniors
Not every technological innovation has to look like it stepped out of the future -- sometimes, it could be hiding right behind the mundane things around us.
Yahoo crazy-time continues: CRO Michael Barrett on his way out
Hot on the heels of nabbing Google’s Henrique De Castro to be its new COO, it looks like Chief Revenue Officer Michael Barrett will soon exit the company in preparation for a new CRO.
With its first acquisition, TechStars New York has more to offer than reality TV
TechStars' New York greatest success story to date? ThinkNear, a hyper-local mobile ad service that was acquired today by Telenav for a whopping $22.5 million.
Twitter buys company to help third-party app developers
It seems like birds don't fly the nest at Twitter, they just keep making the nest bigger. The social network acquired Cabana today hoping the team will serve its third party developers.
Tech-savvy retailer Target comes to tech-savvy San Francisco
Guest Post City Target is now open at the Metreon in San Francisco. A look around last night and the shelves were already running low on milk, bread, eggs, hummus, toilet paper, and tampons. (Hey, I'm comprehensive in my market research.)
Talk is cheap, textPlus makes it free
Telecom startup textPlus raises $18 million to morph any device into a free phone.
Watch out, Jambox: Beats launches $199 Pill portable speaker (photos)
Beats electronics is targeting new demographics with its announcement of a portable bluetooth speaker and a pair of high-end headphones.
Airtag releasing NFC mobile payments developer kit, wishes Apple would help simplify the ecosystem
Tomorrow, the Paris-based company that built MasterCard's PayPass API and counts McDonalds and Reeboks as its mobile commerce clients will release the Airtag Kit: a full collection of everything developers need to start building mobile payment apps.
Gridstore evolves storage out of the Neolithic period
Data storage startup Gridstore has raised $12.5 million in its first round of funding.
With StorSimple acquisition, Microsoft turns up the heat on Rackspace, Amazon
Microsoft's long-term strategy is to win over the large enterprises that are still using traditional disks, before Amazon or Rackspace can get to them.
‘Our exit strategy is death’ guides Days of Wonder’s board game philosophy
Mark Kaufman and Eric Hauntemont are veteran venture capitalists in the tech world. In 2002, they decided to get out of that fast-paced life and start developing board games. No, seriously.
Now at its critical mass, LinkedIn launches new profiles
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Today, LinkedIn is reinventing itself with a new profile design.
We got a small sneak peek at the new design a couple months ago, but the full story — including the man-behind-the-curtain mechanics of how it works …
iPad Mini ahoy: Apple sends out invites for Oct. 23 event
Apple just sent out invitations to a potential iPad Mini press event event on October 23, teasing "We've got a little more to show you."
Over 30M people use Facebook’s anti-virus marketplace
Facebook serves anti-virus software to over 30 million people through its AV marketplace -- a function you probably didn't realize Facebook had. The company added eight new security companies to the mix today that will provide virus protection and security tools to Facebook users.
Microsoft Surface pricing: too high at entry-level
Still think the leaked iPad Mini pricing was a mistake?
The future is now: 10 startups leading the way in ‘big data’
Editor's Pick "Big data" isn't just an enterprise trend. It's a technological innovation that is already making a difference in your life. Here are ten companies who are helping define this emerging field.
Miss the Start menu in Windows 8? Pokki has you covered
SweetLabs' new Pokki app for Windows 8 offers its own version of the Start menu for users who want to check out the new the things Microsoft's latest OS offers but still want a handy menu on the desktop.
OpenTable is giving restaurants free mobile sites
Guest Post OpenTable is partnering with Palo Alto-based DudaMobile to automatically generate mobile-friendly web sites for restaurants on the OpenTable network. The software makes key information easily accessible on mobile screens with big, touch-friendly buttons.
Social video chat app ooVoo now adding 1M users every 14 days
Social video-chat company ooVoo has added 7 million subscribers in the past 100 days, an impressive increase of 1 million users every two weeks,
Microsoft’s serious about Surface: could build 5M tablets by year’s end
Microsoft plans to produce up to 5 million Surface tablets this year. But is the company being too ambitious?
