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Amazon, in switch, will let Kindle users pay to opt out of ads
- Amazon.com, in an apparent switch in its pricing policy, said over the weekend that it will allow purchasers of its new Kindle Fire tablets to pay $15 extra to turn off advertisements that are built into the devices.
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Google buys cybersecurity startup VirusTotal
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc has bought startup VirusTotal, picking up a fledgling but widely used cybersecurity industry player in a move that could beef up protection for its Internet services.
Cyber attacks grow increasingly "reckless", official says
NEW YORK - Other nations are increasingly employing cyber attacks without "any sense of restraint," a top U.S. cybersecurity official said on Friday, citing "reckless" behaviors that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union would have dared at the height of Cold War tensions.
Intel seeks software experts in growing Windows tablet push
SAN FRANCISCO - Top chipmaker Intel Corp is recruiting for a new software team focused on tablets, according to a new job ad, underscoring the top chipmaker's efforts to expand beyond the lackluster PC industry.
Nokia to start selling make-or-break smartphone in November
HELSINKI - Nokia will start selling its new smartphone, potentially its last chance to break into the most profitable part of the mobile phone market and secure its future, in November, sources at European telecoms operators said on Friday.
Intel cuts outlook on weak PC demand; shares drop
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Intel Corp cut its third-quarter revenue estimate more than expected on Friday due to a decline in demand for its chips as customers reduce inventories and businesses buy fewer personal computers.
Amazon and the tablet market’s 7 / 10 split
Amazon's new large tablet has a slightly smaller screen than the iPad's 9.7 inches. But the entry-level price is $200 less and only $100 more than the industry standard price for the new 7-inch interlopers, pioneered by Amazon. Why bother overtly taking on Apple? Because Amazon can – and almost only Amazon can.
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