| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Imagining A Google Where Search Isn't The Whole Story
| | | Google's built a multi-billion-dollar empire largely on the strength of search ad sales. But that's starting to change as the years Google has spent nurturing side businesses that have nothing to do with search are beginning to show small, but growing returns. (CNET)
Why This Is Important: Ten percent of Google's revenue, or $1.65 billion, comes from its app sales and in-app sales via Google Play Store, as well as sales of Nexus devices and the Chromecast streaming-media device.
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| | #2 | Apple's Sapphire-Screen iPhone Less 'If' Than 'When'
| | | If the latest sapphire tech rumor is true, Apple's exclusive manufacturing partner, GT Advanced Technologies, is gearing up its Mesa, Ariz., manufacturing facility with enough furnaces to forge as many as 200 million iPhone displays. (TechNewsWorld)
Why This Is Important: The rumor just became a little more true. The equipment that has been brought in to the Arizona plant should have the capacity to produce more than 200 million units.
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| | #3 | Xbox One's March System Update To Bring Friends & Party System In Line With Xbox 360
| | | Microsoft has detailed some of the changes due to be implemented to the Xbox One party system with the arrival of next month's major system update, confirming that players will once again be able to invite friends to a multiplayer game and chat with friends playing different games. (Video Gamer)
Why This Is Important: Microsoft is increasing the chat functionality and making it easier to bring friends (cough, new users, cough) into the game.
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| | | |  | | "I cannot take this anymore," said Flappy Bird creator Nguyen Ha Dong, later adding, "It also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it." | | | Blog Post of The Day | Tech Hacks to Stay Connected to Your Long-Distance Love
By Christina Bonnington
When work or family needs put significant distance between you and your partner for extended periods, it can put serious strain
your relationship. Luckily, staying connected — regardless of where you are in the world — isn't nearly as difficult as it used
to be. More » |
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