Yahoo is slimming itself down again by axing 12 of its products, part of an ongoing effort to sharpen its focus on services it thinks people need in their daily lives. The list includes AltaVista, the granddaddy of search engines, and ...
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The demise of Google Reader means millions in potential revenue for companies that have stepped up to replace the RSS service, according to a just-published survey. Half of the users polled by SurveyMonkey, which conducted a survey in ...
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Feedly, the free RSS service that has been the safe harbor for millions of Internet refugees fleeing the soon-to-be-defunct Google Reader, announced Monday that several popular RSS apps will access its API free of charge. The move will ...
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We've just launched the new Architectural Remnants laminate collection – a striking, harmonious mix of vintage and rustic reclaimed wood looks that set a new standard for fine and fashionable living. I spoke to Sara M. Babinski, ...
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor ESET discovered a piece of cyberespionage malware targeting Tibetan activists that uses unusual techniques to evade detection and achieve persistency on infected systems. The malware, which was ...
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Admittedly, talking about the backing of a vinyl sheet floor isn't nearly as interesting as talking about the top layer, which features the design. In fact, as floor shoppers, most of us I'm guessing don't consider the backing of a floor at ...
Microsoft earlier this week quietly issued its first security update for one of its Windows 8 apps, patching a link-spoofing vulnerability in Mail. Two weeks ago, Microsoft spelled out plans for updating its own "Modern" apps, the flat UI ...
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Feedly, which today announced it has added more than 3 million new users to its free RSS service since Google decided to retire Reader, said that it plans to offer a paid option this year. "Over 3 million new users have joined Feedly ...
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Feedly, a free Web-based RSS service that also offers iOS and Android apps, has added half a million new users since Google announced it would pull the plug on its Reader RSS feed this summer. "More than 500,000 Google Reader users have ...
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Natural rubber prices in Asia this week slid to the lowest levels in four to six months, after Chinese authorities Tuesday ordered local warehouses in Qingdao, Shandong province, to clear part of their rubber stocks within 10 days due to ...
Americans took to the Internet Thursday as tens of thousands signed petitions on sites pleading for Google Reader's life. One of several on the Change.org online petition website had collected more than 63,000 signatures by 1:30 p.m. ET, ...
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Google is shutting down its Google Reader and seven other products and services, taking the total number of features or services shut since its "spring cleaning" began in 2011 to 70. The company said it needed to focus to take advantage ...
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Andy Rubin, the head of Android at Google - officially, senior vice president of mobile and digital content - is stepping down to be replaced by Sundar Pichai, who currently runs the company's Chrome web browser and Apps division. Rubin ...
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Lovers of the soon-to-be-defunct Google Reader have vented anger over the decision to pull the plug on the RSS service and are petitioning to keep it alive. A "Keep Google Reader Running" petition at change.org had racked up more than ...
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Googleis tossing out its Reader service and seven other products under a house cleaning campaign that has closed 70 of the internet giant's features in the past two years. "These changes are never easy," Google senior vice president of ...
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