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Micron earnings beat forecasts, better PC sales fuel memory chip demand
Memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc posted fiscal third-quarter results above expectations and said pent up demand for personal computers is bolstering demand for its DRAM chips.
Google's Nest opens doors to third-party apps
Nest, the Google Inc-owned maker of smart thermostats and other home automation products, will allow other companies to create apps that communicate with its devices.
Apple, Google, Samsung vie to bring health apps to wearables
For decades, medical technology firms have searched for ways to let diabetics check blood sugar easily, with scant success. Now, the world's largest mobile technology firms are getting in on the act.
Tech moguls raise cash to fight Washington's 'big money problem'
A group of influential Internet moguls aim to fix what they refer to as the "big money problem" in Washington politics by, well, raising cash, forming a Super Political Action Committee (PAC) called Mayday




