Marketplace Tech for Friday, July 12, 2013
Jul 12, 2013

Marketplace Tech for Friday, July 12, 2013

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Microsoft has made official its long-rumored plans for a major reorganization. CEO Steve Ballmer's plan reduces the company's number of separate business divisions and puts new focus on devices -- like the Surface tablet and the Xbox console. The gyroscope-balanced C1, made by San Francisco startup LIT Motors, is purposefully small and designed to change the rules of the road in cities. And on Sunday, India's last official telegram will be sent from BSNL, the state-owned telecom company.

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Is it a car, is it a bike? Yes, and it's the 'future of transportation'

Jul 12, 2013
The gyroscope-balanced C-1 two-wheeler, made by San Francisco startup Lit Motors, is purposefully small and designed to change the rules of the road in cites.

The end of Google Reader, the end of an era

Jul 12, 2013
We've said it before but this time, it's for real. Google's RSS feed Google Reader will be cutting off users from retrieving their RSS data on Monday.

Microsoft reorganization is all about unity

Jul 12, 2013
Some say at its heart, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's plan is meant to unify a company that has been more of a group of tech fiefdoms.

Government working with tech companies to find Chinese hackers

Jul 12, 2013
U.S. officials gave American Internet providers information on suspected cyber spies in China as part of a secret program to defend against cyberespionage.

Microsoft has made official its long-rumored plans for a major reorganization. CEO Steve Ballmer’s plan reduces the company’s number of separate business divisions and puts new focus on devices — like the Surface tablet and the Xbox console. The gyroscope-balanced C1, made by San Francisco startup LIT Motors, is purposefully small and designed to change the rules of the road in cities. And on Sunday, India’s last official telegram will be sent from BSNL, the state-owned telecom company.

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