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Dell Goes Private In $24.4 Billion Leveraged Buyout Deal By Michael Dell And Partners

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Dell has indeed made the decision to go private, according to reports today from The AP and other sources. The deal reportedly involves a leveraged buyout worth $24.4 billion by company founder Michael Dell and partners. Talks about Dell going private have been growing this year, with reports last week saying that Michael Dell was offering up to $1 billion of his own funds to take control of the company to help make it happen. The deal…

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Apple Shows Signs a Major Interface Overhaul Is Coming

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As reported on Wired. BY CHRISTINA BONNINGTON Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired   The Jony Ive era is upon us. It has become increasingly clear since the ouster of Scott Forstall as Apple’s iOS chief, and the elevation of design wunderkind Ive to oversee both product industrial and user experience, that Apple is planning an iOS and OS X interface overhaul. “I don’t think Apple will ever stop refining their OS’s and interfaces, and with Jony Ive at the helm…

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GoDaddy: smart and sexist

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As reported on The Verge. by Jacob Kastrenakes Did you geeks know that the Super Bowl was last night? I have curly hair, wear glasses, and work in tech, so I’m not really up on these ‘social’ things — unless you’re going to end that phrase with ‘network’! Ha! But seriously. I’m actually the guy who watches for the commercials. On a good year, they’re darn funny, a seriously fine display of short form filmmaking. Did…

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Maynard Webb On ‘Rebooting’ Your Career By Relying On Yourself, Not Your Employer [TCTV]

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As reported on TechCrunch. by COLLEEN TAYLOR Maynard Webb knows a thing or two about navigating through a career path. From the start of his professional life as an entry-level employee at IBM, he has risen to be one of the tech industry’s most respected veterans. After working his way up through increasingly senior ranks at technology firms, he became perhaps best known for working in executive roles including COO at eBay from 1999 to 2006, helping build the e-commerce…

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HP intros the Pavilion 14 Chromebook, its first Chrome OS device: available now for $330

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As reported on Engadget. By Dana Wollman Remember last week when HP leaked a 14-inch Chromebook on its own site? That was a big surprise, to say the least — the company has never put out a Chrome OS system before, and we weren’t aware this was even that popular a category. Well, HP just officially announced the Pavilion 14 Chromebook, and pretty much the only surprise is the availability date: we had heard it would go on sale February…

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AMD offering Never Settle: Reloaded games bundle with Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs

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As reported on Engadget. By Jamie Rigg If you’re the fidgety type that’s also in the market for a new GPU, AMD’s ready to tempt you into springing for a Radeon HD 7000 series card with the promise of free gaming swag. The imaginatively named “Never Settle: Reloaded” bundle reuses several titles from last year’s promotion — Farcry 3, Sleeping Dogs and Hitman: Absolution — and adds a few more it hopes will grab your attention: BioShock Infinite,Crysis 3, DmC Devil May Cry and Tomb Raider. AMD’s 7770…

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Time Inc. To Lay Off About 500

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS Another publisher, Time Inc., is laying off 6% or about 500 employees in an effort to streamline operations at the 21-title publishing house. The lay-offs came after a thorough examination byBain & Co and, according to a memo by CEO Laura Lang. “With the significant and ongoing changes in our industry, we must continue to transform our company into one that is leaner, more nimble and more innately multi-platform,” she…

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Intel Will Showcase Dual Core Android Smartphones At The Mobile World Congress

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU Intel has announced that it will showcase Android devices running a new dual core, dual graphics platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 25 to 28.  “Specifically, Intel will showcase its latest smartphone technologies and devices running the Android* platform, including a new dual core, dual graphics platform, as well as OEM- and service provider-supported devices based on the company’s new Intel® AtomTM Z2420 platform targeted at emerging markets,”…

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Microsoft Launches Bing Apps For Office 365 Home Premium

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU In an effort to create more synergy between its products, Microsoft’s search platform Bing hasannounced that Office 365 Premium is now available to users. The five apps included in the add-on for the newly launched Office 365 and Office 2013 make it easier for users to insert information and images directly from Bing searches into their documents. They are: Bing Finance for Excel, Bing Maps for Excel, Bing Image Search…

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Read What Facebook’s Sandberg Calls Maybe ‘The Most important Document Ever To Come Out Of The Valley’

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As reported on TechCrunch. by GREGORY FERENSTEIN Facebook’s No. 2 top dog, COO Sheryl Sandberg, recently said that Netflix’s company culture document “may well be the most important document ever to come out of the Valley.” The document, a bullet-point-happy PowerPoint, has become a cultural manifesto for the Internet’s economic epicenter, amassing over 3.2 million views on Slideshare.net. More than simply a management guide, it’s a window into a philosophy that thrives on uncertainty, creativity, and trust —…

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