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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Microsoft gains Office 365 customers, makes less on each

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July 22, 2015

Microsoft gains Office 365 customers, makes less on each

The more consumers that Microsoft puts on its Office 365 subscription rolls, the less it makes from each customer, data the company disclosed Tuesday showed. READ MORE

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1. INSIDER Tech experts rake in the cash by teaching online

2. Windows 10's decade of support starts when customer begins using the OS

3. Woman recruited by Google four times and rejected, joins suit

4. Get your vendor's A team

5. Apple's Q3: $10.7B profit and a 'great start' for Apple Watch

6. Microsoft reports $3.2B quarterly loss after Nokia write-down

7. Apple, IBM release 10 new apps, incorporating analytics and iBeacons

8. AT&T-DirecTV deal headed for FCC approval with conditions

9. 5 arrested in JPMorgan hacking case

10. Apple device sales: iPhone soars, iPad slips, Watch data unclear

11. In Q2, Yahoo spent and spent to achieve unusual growth

12. IT Blogwatch: Google shows how much it cares with 'Your Timeline' Android Maps feature

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Tech experts rake in the cash by teaching online

As online education platforms like Udemy and Cybrary.IT proliferate, some IT pros are making good money by teaching online. Just beware those negative reviews from students. READ MORE

Windows 10's decade of support starts when customer begins using the OS

Microsoft will provide feature and functionality updates and upgrades to Windows 10 for a full decade from the time the OS is purchased, an analyst briefed by the company said. READ MORE

Woman recruited by Google four times and rejected, joins suit

There was something about Cheryl Fillekes that Google really liked. Over a seven-year period, Fillekes was contacted by Google recruiters four different times for jobs. In each case, she did well enough in the phone interviews to get an invitation for an in-person interview. READ MORE

Get your vendor's A team

Promises made about service delivery can slip away when you find that you've been assigned to a B team. READ MORE

Apple's Q3: $10.7B profit and a 'great start' for Apple Watch

Apple made a ton of money in the third quarter of the year with strong iPhone sales and record revenue from services. READ MORE

Microsoft reports $3.2B quarterly loss after Nokia write-down

Microsoft reported its first quarterly loss in three years, largely as a result of a $7.5 billion write-down for its acquisition last year of Nokia's devices and services business. READ MORE

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Apple, IBM release 10 new apps, incorporating analytics and iBeacons

Apple and IBM's enterprise partnership has yielded 10 new apps, including one that targets business travelers and others that make use of predictive analytics and iBeacons. READ MORE

AT&T-DirecTV deal headed for FCC approval with conditions

AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval, with Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, circulating to commissioners an order recommending approval, although with some conditions. READ MORE

5 arrested in JPMorgan hacking case

U.S law enforcement officials have arrested five individuals who reportedly were involved in the high-profile 2014 computer hacking of JPMorgan. READ MORE

Apple device sales: iPhone soars, iPad slips, Watch data unclear

Rolling 4-quarter averages give a better look at overall trends for iPhone, iPad and Mac -- although not for the new Apple Watch. READ MORE

In Q2, Yahoo spent and spent to achieve unusual growth

Yahoo reported an uncharacteristic rise in revenue for the second quarter, but it came after the company spent heavily to boost its search traffic. READ MORE

IT Blogwatch: Google shows how much it cares with 'Your Timeline' Android Maps feature

Google, if for no other reason than to showcase its all-seeing, all-knowing, data gathering omnipotence, is rolling out a new Maps feature for Android called Your Timeline. READ MORE

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