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NSA Uses Special Google Cookies to Aid in Surveillance

In another news item released this week from the seemingly never-ending treasure trove that is the leaked Edward Snowden documents, details emerge of how the National Security Agency (NSA) is taking advantage of Google's cookies and other location data to help its surveillance operations.

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Jonathan Vanian
The Rationale behind a Company's Geographical Diversification

The drivers behind the choice of a certain geography for a company's diversification are often straightforward to comprehend. When a competitive edge is secretly being built, the location choices may be intriguing until it is revealed why those places were chosen or what the focus of development is.

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Rajini Padmanaban
Why Samsung Is More Successful Than Apple in Emerging Markets

By its own high standards, Apple had a bad quarter in its China market. Samsung, on the other hand, is surging ahead in the Chinese market. Apple is not even one of the top five vendors in India, where Samsung continues to dominate as well. Why is Samsung succeeding where Apple is not?

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Anuj Magazine
After Security Breach on Developer Site, Apple Creates Status Page

Apple’s developer site experienced a security breach last week, and it still hasn’t fully recovered. The company created a status page showing which systems are back online. The site is in its eighth day of downtime as the company works to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future.

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Beth Romanik
The Yin and Yang of E-Readers

While the leading e-reading players—who started off with a monopoly—still continue to have their large share of the market, other players are slowly and steadily entering the space making it a domain closely watched by the device and software makers, content providers, and end users.

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Rajini Padmanaban
Apple’s New iOS 7 Borrows Heavily from Other Systems and Apps

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, several mobile operating systems and third-party apps should’ve been feeling pretty flattered after Apple revealed the forthcoming iOS 7 at its WWDC keynote. Much of iOS 7’s look, features, and user interface is giving people déjà vu.

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Beth Romanik
Apple Unveils iOS 7, New Design, and Mobile Apps at 2013 WWDC Keynote

Apple had a lot of news to spill at the keynote for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference—so much, in fact, that we split it into two articles. Here you'll discover announcements about the new look and functions for Apple's mobile devices, along with the features of the much-anticipated iOS 7.

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Beth Romanik
Apple Reveals New Computer Hardware, Software Updates at WWDC Keynote

Apple had a lot of news to spill at the keynote for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference—so much, in fact, that we split it into two articles. Here you'll discover announcements about its computers, including new laptop and desktop models, and updates for software and apps.

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Beth Romanik