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BlackBerry, The Company Formerly Known As RIM, To Start Trading Under Its New Name On February 4

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As reported on TechCrunch. by NATASHA LOMAS BlackBerry, the  Canadian smartphone maker formerly known as RIM — aka Research In Motion — will start trading under its new name on February 4, with its new ticker symbols effective from the start of trading on that day. BlackBerry said it will trade as BBRY on the Nasdaq, and as BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange. CEO Thorsten Heins announced the name change at the launch of the company’s new BlackBerry 10 OS…

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Strategy Analytics: Apple tops US phone market for Q4 2012, but Samsung takes the year Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Strategy Analytics have shared the state of the global smartphone OS market, but today it’s focused specifically on the US, where the iPhone 5 helped Apple to reclaimthe last quarter from Samsung. iPhone claimed 34 percent of vendor shipments in the last quarter, while Samsung’s smartphone range wasn’t far behind with 32.3 percent. Apple’s resurgence with its new smartphone couldn’t catch up with Samsung’s lead earlier in the year, however, with the Korean…

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BT offers mobile cloud storage service to broadband customers in the UK

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As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Your BT broadband account now comes with one more perk to justify its existence: a locker service that takes a leaf out of AT&T’s book in offering online storage accessible via iOS and Android apps. How much you get depends on the value of your current contract, with an apparent minimum of 2GB and upgrade options extending up to 500GB. If your cloud needs aren’t already being catered for, hunt down those BT login details…

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A Must-See For Serious Whiskey Drinkers

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As reported on Businessinsider.com Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel is the art of distilling mastered. Only 1% of our whiskey makes the cut and is given the Single Barrel name. Single Barrel is a higher whiskey calling, because it is matured in the highest reaches of our barrelhouse and the angels are always happy with their share of our whiskey. Why not demand our Master Distiller’s masterpiece. It’s an experience that’s one-of-a-kind, just like the barrel itself.…

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How To Futureproof Your Job with a Career Insurance Policy

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Alan Henry Jobs come and go, but hopefully your career is bit more solid. If it’s not, your skills, goals, and personal career plan can guide you, but it’s never a bad time to prepare for a future layoff, job change, or even promotion. They can be tricky to handle, but a strong career “insurance policy” can give you the confidence to make the right choice no matter what life throws at you.…

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Ballmer dismisses Dropbox as a ‘little startup’ with 100 million users

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As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has dismissed Dropbox as a “fine little startup” in an interview with Bloomberg this week. Discussing the recent launch of Office 2013 and Microsoft’s late entry into the cloud with its SkyDrive service, Ballmer says that 100 million Dropbox users is a “pretty small number” in comparison to the number of Office users. “We’ve got a lot more Office users,” he says, while discussing Hotmail and SkyDrive users too.…

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Three mystery Samsung Galaxy Tab profiles spotted: GT-P8200 model houses 2,560 x 1,600 display?

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith  While we know Samsung’s planning plenty for us to see in Barcelona in a few weeks, we’re still not certain on the specifics. Perhaps, then, it’s got a handful of tablets for us. That’s what these handful of User Agent profiles purport to show us. The model numbers GT-P3200, GT-P5200 and the GT-P8200 suggest that they’ll join theGalaxy Tab family, although these profiles only give us a little detail to work on.…

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YouTube reportedly will launch paid channel subscriptions this spring

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As reported on The Verge. By T.C. Sottek AdAge reports that YouTube is preparing to launch paid subscriptions for individual channels, citing sources familiar with the matter. YouTube is said to have reached out to a “small group” of channel producers, asking them to create paid channels that will cost between $1 and $5 a month. The report also states that YouTube is considering charging access to live events and libraries of content. AdAge says that it’s not certain which…

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Experimental Android hotspot app lets you bank credit for sharing your signal

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon The Viral Spaces research group at MIT’s Media Lab has developed an Android app that could let you make the most of your mobile data plan. Airmobs is a community-based P2P Wi-Fi tethering market; you let other users tether to your phone when they need network access, and you get credit to leech off someone else the next time you’re stuck with no connectivity. The system optimizes for a number…

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VMware To Cut 900 Jobs As Outlook Disappoints, But Will Still Pursue M&A

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU VMware plans to cut about 900 jobs, or 7 percent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring. The company also issued cautious 2013 forecast, due to a decline in U.S. federal government bookings and continuing concerns about the sluggish economy in Europe. The company reported on-target fourth-quarter earnings and said it expects revenue of $1.17 billion to $1.19 billion for the first quarter, an increase of 11 percent to…

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