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SoftBank expands investment in Clash of Clans maker

SoftBank is slowly but surely swallowing up more of Supercell. Supercell SoftBank, a Japanese telecom company, is expanding its ownership in Supercell, which makes one of the world’s most popular mobile video games. SoftBank has increased its ownership share in Clash of Clans maker Supercell to 73.2 percent, SoftBank announced Monday. Full terms of the deal were not disclosed, but …

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Windows 8, 8.1 combined beat XP for first time

Together Windows 8 and 8.1 are now found on more PCs than Windows XP. Net Applications Windows 8 and 8.1 have teamed up to finally overtake Windows XP among desktop operating systems. Surveying Web traffic among desktop operating systems for the month of May, Web tracker Net Applications gave Windows 8.1 a 12.8 percent share, higher than the 11.1 percent …

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Asus sets its sights on a top 10 spot in the smartphone market

Now playing: Watch this: Asus adds a variety of new designs with the ZenWatch… 1:26 Asus chairman Jonney Shih speaking at his company’s pre-Computex keynote in Taiwan. Seamus Byrne/CNET TAIPEI — Asus chairman Jonney Shih — an engaging speaker here ahead of the Computex trade show — has ambitious plans in the smartphone business, despite being “a little bit late” …

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Windows 10 pricing, release date leaked by reseller?

The Newegg.com listing for Microsoft’s Windows 10. Steven Musil/CNET An online retailer may have accidentally solved the mystery of when Windows 10 will be released. The new version of Microsoft’s widely used operating system will be delivered to original equipment manufacturers on August 31, according to listings at Newegg.com, which is also taking pre-orders for the software. The Home edition …

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Why an Android addict isn’t excited for Android M

Sarah Tew/CNET Android M, the next version of Google’s operating system for smartphones and tablets, was just unveiled at the company’s annual I/O developer conference. And I couldn’t care less. As a longtime Android fan I should have been excited for this moment. After all, I’ve been addicted to the platform since I purchased the Droid Eris back in 2009 …

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