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		<title>Google hires a senior director at Apple for a top secret project (exclusive)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google has pulled off a coup by hiring an Apple senior director of product integrity for a secret project, VentureBeat has learned. The recruiting feat is historic since Google has never hired such a senior person away from Apple. The hiring is also interesting because the Department of Justice is investigating Google and Apple for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Google up to? Search giant is testing an “entertainment device”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google has asked the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed new &#8220;entertainment device&#8221; in four major cities over the next six months. The information came from a FCC application Google submitted in December, which was uncovered by Gigaom. The device will connect to the Internet over a home Wi-Fi network and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://agatheringoffibers.com/2012/02/what%e2%80%99s-google-up-to-search-giant-is-testing-an-%e2%80%9centertainment-device%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>Flaregames raises $7.9M from Accel for free-to-play mobile games (exclusive)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flaregames has raised 6 million euros, or $ 7.9 million, in a funding round led by Accel Partners. The money will help beef up the company founded by Klaas Kersting, the founder of Germany&#8217;s Gameforge. Kersting&#8217;s Karlsruhe, Germany-based Flaregames is focused on free-to-play mobile games where users play for free and pay real money for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dixons CEO John Browett heads to Apple to lead retail division</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple has announced that the John Browett, the now former CEO of UK-based Dixons Retail, will join the company as senior vice president of its retail division. “Our retail stores are all about customer service, and John shares that commitment like no one else we’ve met,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a statement. “We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>96 percent of Google’s revenue is advertising, who buys it? (infographic)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A whopping 96 percent of Google&#8216;s $ 37.9 billion 2011 revenue came from advertising, but who is putting all that cash in Google&#8217;s wallet? Google is best known for its web search product, which has completely overturned how we research and find answers. But the search itself is only the basis upon which its golden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symantec may have identified a botnet string of Android apps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Symantec claims to have found a string of &#8220;malicious&#8221; applications in the Android app store that resemble botnets. According to a blog post by the company, these applications are pushing out a type of malware called Android.Counterclank, which is said to be related to a botnet-like virus called Android.Tonclank. Botnets generally extend from a commanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top reasons to launch or pitch your product at DEMO Spring 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This sponsored post is produced by DEMO. It’s time to launch your product. But where? Choosing the right platform to make your product’s first public appearance is critical. DEMO’s track record of successes, turnkey services and exposure for your company and product to a worldwide audience of VCs, investors, buyers and press, make DEMO your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top retailers saw big holiday traffic gains thanks to Facebook marketing (research)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Facebook makes our life so much better,&#8221; Buddy Media CEO Michael Lazerow said at the Digital Life Design conference in Munich today. The &#8220;our&#8221; he speaks of may actually apply more directly to brands embracing the social network for social marketing. New data from comScore, revealed during the Monday morning presentation, highlights traffic gains big [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://agatheringoffibers.com/2012/01/top-retailers-saw-big-holiday-traffic-gains-thanks-to-facebook-marketing-research/</link>
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		<title>Samsung’s transparent display could help retailers draw crowds to windows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Samsung showed off a cool transparent liquid-crystal display at the Consumer Electronics Show a week ago. The 46-inch screen will begin shipping this month to retailers who can use it to draw attention to their storefront windows. It may sound crazy to put a display on a window, particularly one that could get smashed. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Apple’s new textbook initiative save U.S. education? (infographic)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple recently announced a handful of new initiatives focused on making digital books more accessible in the classroom. The company launched a new version of its iBooks (iBooks 2) iOS application for the iPhone and iPad app, which will offer highly interactive electronic textbooks, as well as a new textbook section in the iBookstore. It [...]]]></description>
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