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Remembering Michael Hastings

I think there’s unprecedented space now in journalism to really say things that you wouldn’t have been able to get in print, or at least a large audience for, even ten years ago.

– Michael Hastings, contributing editor for Rolling Stone and reporter for BuzzFeed, in a 2012 AMA on Reddit. Hastings died in a car crash in L.A. on Tuesday.

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Netflix Expands to Netherlands

Netflix will offer its streaming video service in the Netherlands later this year, as it increases its reach in Europe. The company, which began expanding outside of the U.S. in 2010, had previously said it would “launch an additional European market” this year.

Facebook Suffers Site-Wide Downtime For Some

It’s not just you.
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Wedding Video Via iPad

How do you transfer video from an iPad to a computer? Walt answers readers’ questions.

Power Testing: Can Two New Laptops Really Last All Day?

Walt puts to the test the battery-life claims of Apple’s new MacBook Air and Sony’s Vaio Pro.
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Dish Drops Out of the Bidding for Sprint

Dish said the “extreme deal protections” included in Sprint’s revised pact with SoftBank made a counterbid impossible.
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Nvidia to License Its Graphics Chip Technology

Cores for sale.
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Adobe Q2 Profit Down 66 Percent as Expenses Rise

Adobe Systems Inc.’s fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 66 percent as the software company recorded weaker product sales and higher operating expenses, through subscriptions for creative services continued to strengthen.

At Work With Microsoft Office on an iPhone

Office Mobile is a solid app that does a good job of making you forget you’re working on a small screen, but it comes with many limitations, says Katie.
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Dell Committee Slams Icahn’s Latest Offer, Saying It Falls Short

“Not a transaction that the special committee could endorse or execute.”
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Huawei “Open-Minded” but Has No Plans to Buy Nokia

A little off-the-cuff remark spikes Nokia’s share price more than 10 percent.
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Google Formally Petitions to Publish Statistics on FISA Requests

The company says it hasn’t been able to accurately defend itself from PRISM news reports.
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