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Google Fiber will change gaming as we know it
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Tracking Star Wars: The Old Republic’s declining subscribers
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Amazon’s Cloud Player update takes aim at iTunes Match
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Microsoft is getting its ducks in a row — in the nick of time
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Nearly 20% of Facebook’s mobile users skip the website altogether
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That was fast: 1M people already signed up for Microsoft’s new Outlook service
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Microsoft’s offer to Google for patent peace: Just do what we say
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Google wisely delays Nexus Q consumer launch
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Wildfire and Buddy Media’s biggest competitor says it won’t be bought
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How to watch the Olympics online in the U.S., quick, dirty, and cheap
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EA bullish on mobile as social games slow down
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iPad-focused magazine The Daily axes a third of its staff
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How to engage 200M users: The secrets of MMO storytelling success (exclusive)
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Take-Two remains ‘exceedingly optimistic’ after disappointing sales of Spec Ops and Max Payne
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OneID develops ring of strategic partnerships to keep identities top secret
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More than 1.3 million virtual soldiers enlisted for Battlefield 3 Premium
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With subscribers below 1M, Star Wars: The Old Republic will go free-to-play this fall
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Mobile hotspots for all: Verizon settles with FCC for $1.25M, must allow tethering apps
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EA hits on earnings but misses on revenue target for June quarter
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Spotify is a beast: 4M paying subscribers and growing
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Birst’s CEO says data warehouses are not dead
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Twitter on NBCgate: we screwed up (partially)
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Decide.com uses big data to idiot-proof online shopping
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With clickable ticker symbols, Twitter borrows a 4-year-old idea
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26,000 developers sign up for PC motion-controlling gadget Leap
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America: Why are you so afraid of skilled immigrants?
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Def Con and Black Hat: A tale of two security conferences (in pictures)
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Google acquires Wildfire, the Facebook-focused marketing startup
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Stop working and watch TV: Viggle hits 1M users, opens up code to developers
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EA hires new CFO as it prepares to announce earnings
![NBC hater Guy Adam’s Twitter account re-instated](https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-31-at-10-41-53-am.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
NBC hater Guy Adam’s Twitter account re-instated
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Kixeye’s recruiting video lobs serious F bombs at rivals
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Twitter: you crossed the line
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Who will be Mitt Romney’s VP? His new app will reveal the answer
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