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August 05, 2013

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Hooray for Quip: A fresh, cloud-centric take on the word processor

This startup, founded by former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor, has rethought word processing for the world of mobile, always-connected devices.

Apple's iWork for iCloud was never meant to battle Google or Microsoft

iWork for iCloud may not offer a boatload or collaborative or sharing features and the interface may feel limited and alien to Office 365 and Google Docs users, but for Apple's target market it may hit the mark perfectly.

How Titleist built a thriving online community of golf nuts

Here's why the venerable golf ball company chose Telligent for its customer connection platform.

The numbers behind Microsoft's big cloud push

Today, Microsoft relies on big, coordinated Office releases to goose revenues. Moving to subscription services can help change that.

10 overhyped tech products that crashed and burned

The demos blew everyone away. Then reality hit.

A closer look at the Moto X

Staffers demonstrate Google's first Motorola phone.

Amazingly rare pictures of an Android tablet from North Korea

Thanks to a tourist, a detailed look at one of North Korea's latest tablet computers is possible. It's got no Google services, but other Android icons are there. The browser has only four bookmarks pre-installed.