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Bloomingdale’s ‘spiked eggnog’ ad sparks outrage on social media

November 12, 2015 creative 2015-holiday, black, campus-police, circuit-court, claim, critics-saying, documents-said, office, promotes-date, rebecca-minkoff, santa, santa-monica, secret-service, social-media

A holiday advertisement by Bloomingdale's that encourages drink spiking was trending heavily on social media on Thursday with some critics saying the image promotes date rape. The ad, which was released in Bloomingdale's 2015 holiday catalog and was meant to advertise Rebecca Minkoff merchandise, features a woman looking away and laughing as a young man looks at her suggestively. The text reads: “Spike your best friend's eggnog when they're not looking.” The luxury department store owned by Macy's Inc apologized for the 'inappropriate' eggnog advertisement on Tuesday

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Activision’s new ‘Call of Duty’ game rakes in $550 million in three days

November 11, 2015 creative activision, black, crucial, digital-game, earlier, events, gamescom, generated-more, global-sales, play-the-video, sold-on-its, video-game, videogame

(Reuters) – Videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc said “Call of Duty: Black Ops III” generated more than $550 million in global sales in the first three days after its Friday release, setting the tone for the crucial holiday quarter.

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BlackBerry Priv wins plaudits, but price tag questioned

November 6, 2015 creative annual, black, friday, from-the-google, general-meeting, google-play, help-it-rebuild, offices, phone, pictured-at-its, san, space, their-offices, unveils-their

By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd launched its first Android-based device on Friday, with the future of the company's hardware business riding on a slick smartphone called Priv that boasts an impressive array of features and a hefty price tag. The company is betting the Priv's large curved screen, full array of Android apps from the Google Play store and blend of productivity and security features will help it rebuild its share of the smartphone market, which has slid to under one percent. With hacking and data theft issues becoming a bigger concern these days, BlackBerry expects keen interest in its pre-loaded DTEK feature that alerts users every time any app attempts to access data, or turn on the phone's microphone or camera

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BlackBerry posts weaker-than-expected results, pledges revenue gain

September 25, 2015September 29, 2015 admin apple, black, blackberry, general-meeting, higher-revenue, offices, revenue-growth, their-offices, waterloo

Smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results on Friday but forecast higher revenue and said it might replace its operating system with Google Inc's Android platform.

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Google mobile Android operating system under U.S. antitrust scanner

September 25, 2015 publisher apple, barcelona, black, congress, general-meeting, mobile, mobile-platform, mobile-world, people-switch, regulator, revenue-growth, said-on-friday, source-familiar, unfairly-uses, waterloo

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Google Inc is using its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The Android mobile platform is a key element in Google's strategy to maintain revenue from online advertising as people switch from Web browser searches to smartphone apps, and action by U.S.

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Ace offers $100 million cyber policies with added services, scrutiny

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By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – Insurer Ace Ltd plans to start offering cyber security policies providing up to $100 million in coverage at a time when experts say it is hard for businesses to obtain such large coverage following the surge in high-profile breaches. The plan comes with services from firms that help identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities and respond to cyber attacks.

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BlackBerry snags two new domain names as Android chatter heats up

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By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd , which has been coy about its ambitions to make a mainstream Android smartphone, fueled more speculation about its plans this week when it scooped up two Android-related domain names. The purchase of the domain names is particularly interesting since BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen has declined to confirm a June Reuters report that said the company was planning an Android phone

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BlackBerry snags two new domain names as Android chatter heats up

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Apple’s iTunes, App Stores back online after unusually long outage

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By Joseph Menn and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc's iTunes and App Store came back online on Wednesday afternoon after an unusually long service disruption that the company blamed on an internal technical error. Apple updated its status page at 5:04 pm ET to show that the disrupted services, including the Mac App Store and iBooks, were now functioning normally. The App Store and iTunes are a source of pride for the world's largest tech company and form the centerpiece of its mobile user experience.

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BlackBerry closes acquisition of Germany’s Secusmart

December 19, 2014 admin black, burnish-its, deal, hack, north-korea, operation, privately-held, secusmart, the-operation, tokyo

TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd said Friday it has completed its acquisition of Secusmart, a privately held firm that specializes in voice and data encryption. Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry agreed to buy the German maker of encryption and anti-eavesdropping services in July, in a move to burnish its credentials with highly security-conscious clients like government ‎agencies.

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