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Hollywood Agents Talk About Technology In Entertainment [TCTV ...
By Greg Barto
Brent Weinstein and Eric Kuhn stopped by the studio to talk about technology in entertainment, and these guys are worth listening to. Brent is Head of Digital Media for United Talent Agency in Los Angeles, where he oversees the agency's ...
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The Real Reason Google Bought Kevin Rose And Milk: It Needs Designers (GOOG)
San Francisco Chronicle
Google acquired the Milk team last week — but only about half of it. Business Insider has learned the other half, which included Milk engineers Amber Reyngoudt and David Peck, were not offered positions at Google. The reason they were left behind is ... 

Technology companies have edge when it comes to consuming news
Albany Times Union
A report issued Monday, March 19, 2012 found that mobile technology is increasing the public appetite for news. Tablets are growing in popularity and there's evidence that people spend more time with news on tablets than they do on smartphones or ...

Technology Companies Need Faster Globalization
Washington Post
19, 2012 - March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Niklas Zennstrom, co-founder of Skype Technologies SA and founding partner and chief executive officer of Atomico, talks about the outlook for the technologyindustry. He speaks with Andrea Catherwood on Bloomberg ...

Tech in Latin America: A consumer-driven market
MarketWatch
Latin America is forecast to outgrow the rest of the world in information technology spending by 1.8 times in 2012, with IT spending growing 12.2% and reaching $97 billion, according to IDC. Investment in hardware, led by mobile devices, is estimated ...

The Future of Technology Disruption in Business
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ricoh Europe and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) are launching an in-depth report to provide business leaders with a unique insight into the ways technology will change organisations between now ...

TECH CHRONICLES - Average teen now sending 60 text messages per day
San Francisco Chronicle
A Pew report in 2010 found that texting had become the dominant form of communication for teenagers. - Benny Evangelista A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) This article appeared on page D - 2 of the ...

Why technology companies loathe dividends
CNET
Investors love dividends, but technology companies typically shun them as uncool. Even Apple, though, couldn't resist the pressure forever. by Roger Cheng March 19, 2012 8:20 AM PDT Follow @RogerWCheng Apple is just the latest technology company to ...

Tech-savvy dads: We're geeks and proud of it
CNET
The survey, called "Confessions of a Geek Dad" and conducted by Answers Research, asked 590 "tech-savvy" men between the ages of 25 to 54, with children ages 17 and under, about theirtechnology habits as it relates to their interaction with kids and ...

Encoding.com Named Finalist for ad:tech Innovation Awards for Video, Malkin ...
MarketWatch (press release)
During the Startup Spotlight sessions, 16 companies in four categories will pitch their platforms and demonstrate how their technology helps advertisers. The judges will select one from each group to win the ad:tech Innovation Award.

Spring Cleaning Tech Tips: Getting Down And Dirty With Dust « CBS ...
By TimothyJMcL
On this first day of spring -- and all this week -- we're taking a look at spring cleaning for your computers and other electronics.
CBS Philly

Is Technology Killing The Art Of Conversation? - ArtsJournal: Daily ...
By ArtsJournal
Is Technology Killing The Art Of Conversation? "Worries about the effect of technology on conversation are not new; George Orwell bemoaned houses having a radio in every room. And this was no class of Luddites. Everyone said they were ...
ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News

Report: Tablets Helping Improve News Consumption
ABC News
Mobile technology appears to be increasing the public appetite for news but it's far from clear whether the news industry will profit from that, a study issued Monday concluded. The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, ...

Ads could be sucking the life out of your Android phone battery
Sydney Morning Herald
A study has found that ads affect the battery life of Android phones. Photo: Bloomberg Why does your phone's battery seem to last forever on some days, but gets sucked dry by noon on others? If it's an Android phone, it could be the apps you run ...

Study: As more teens own smartphones, less are actually using them to make calls
Digitaltrends.com
More young adults are beginning to own smartphones and replacing calls and face-to-face interactions with texting. Will phone calls soon become obsolete? There's a reason the typical image of a 21st century teen seem to revolve around a self-centered ...

Apple Wins Design Patent for Shanghai Store
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Apple has been awarded a design patent for its retail store in Shanghai, according to Patently Apple. The store, located steps away from the Shanghai's Pearl Tower, features a cylindrical glass tower with the glowing, ...

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