| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Lenovo Agrees To Buy IBM Server Business For $2.3 Billion | | | Lenovo said on Thursday that it would pay $2.3 billion for IBM's low-end server business, successfully concluding a deal that had fizzled a year earlier after the two parties failed to agree on a price.
Lenovo said it would settle the transaction with $2 billion in cash and the balance in its own Hong Kong-listed shares. (New York Times)
Why This Is Important: Acquiring the server business may help Lenovo weather the decline in its core personal computer business.
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| | #2 | Study: Texting While Walking Affects Your Balance
| | | You've seen this person. Maybe you've even been this person.
We're talking about someone shuffling along a sidewalk or through a shopping mall, so entranced by the phone in their hands that they bump into people or almost get run over. (CNN)
Why This Is Important: People who type on their phones while walking are less likely to keep their balance, which may lead to injuries to themselves and those surrounding them.
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| | #3 | As Wearable Devices Hit The Market, Apps Are Sure To Follow
| | | If there's to be an explosion of wearable devices and smartwatches in 2014, as analysts forecast, the bigger question becomes when more apps will emerge that work with such devices. (ComputerWorld)
Why This Is Important: In order for wearable to truly thrive, they will need a network of apps to accompany them.
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"In the next three to four years, apps will no longer be simply confined to smartphones and tablets, but will impact a wider set of devices, from home appliances to cars and wearable devices," said Gartner research director Brian Blau.
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Apple Prepares To Go Big (Screen)
By Daisuke Wakabayashi
Apple is finally preparing to go big. Smartphones screens have been growing steadily, but Apple has taken a more conservative approach, not rushing in with bigger displays. It has emphasized the importance of a screen that can be manipulated with one hand and stayed with the 4-inch display – seemingly Lilliputian when compared to Samsung's 5-inch Galaxy S4 and 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3 – in its latest iPhone 5S and 5C. More » |
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