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Microsoft Changes Tack, Making Office Suite Free on Mobile
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Offering a mobile edition of Office for free comes as Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new chief executive, pushes cloud and mobile computing as lodestars for the company’s future.
In a sign of the seismic changes underway in the tech industry, Microsoft will give away its lucrative software product on iPads, iPhones and Android tablets.
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The San Francisco offices of Lyft. The company has sued a former executive who joined its main competitor, Uber, two months after leaving Lyft.
The ride-hailing start-up claims its former chief operating officer took a trove of sensitive documents with him to his new job at Uber, the company’s largest competitor.
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In the 20 years since their introduction, banner ads have ruined the appearance and usability of the web, perverted content and diminished privacy.
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Lenovo Group’s revenue missed analysts’ expectations despite a nearly 20 percent increase in income in the second quarter.
Bits Blog
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It would not be easy for the average Mac user to be hit by this malware, but it points to new ways in which hackers are targeting Apple products.
Bits Blog
Workday to Put Employees Through a Big Data Analysis
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Qualcomm Results Disappoint as China Probe Weighs
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Appeals Court Is Urged to Strike Down Program for Collecting Phone Records
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A conservative legal activist urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to strike down the National Security Agency’s program that collects Americans’ phone records in bulk.
Bits Blog
Verizon Wireless Under Fire for Ad-Targeting Program
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The cellular provider uses a unique identifier inserted into its customers’ web page requests to tailor advertising to them, raising concerns by online-privacy watchdogs.
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Lollipop, the Latest Version of Android, Is Grown-Up and Accessible
By MOLLY WOOD
Google’s latest version of Android is sophisticated and refined, and adds welcome security features to tablets. The Nexus 9 tablet, on the other hand, leaves some to be desired.
App Smart
Hold the Phone: There’s Breaking News!
By KIT EATON
News apps like Flipboard, Circa News and BBC News help keep users updated on breaking events.
Gadgetwise
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A look at products ranging from sensor-equipped shirts that can track your workout to apps that can turn a long jog into an exercise in play.
Q&A
How to See a Full Web Address on the Safari Browser
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The browser’s settings can be changed, or users can click on the address field. Also, a considering the value of a touch-screen PC.
Bits Blog
Microsoft Band Is a Welcome Surprise in the Wearable Market
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The company’s new wearable device may be the most flexible of its kind on the market right now.
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Indians should pay attention to Tim Cook’s coming-out story.
Gaming
Casting the Single-Player Movie Star
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Kevin Spacey, who plays Francis Underwood in the Netflix series “House of Cards,” portrays a nefarious defense contractor in the video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
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The Internet Archive, Trying to Encompass All Creation
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