Smartwatches should cost as much as a deluxe pizza pie

What should these wearables really cost? $10,000? $500? $350? $200? How about $30?









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GoDaddy IPO shares expected to top estimates with $4.5 billion valuation

The domain hosting service has been humming along with a highly-anticipated initial public offering plan, and now it looks like shares are poised to get off to a good start very soon.









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Etsy plots IPO roadshow, expects shares to price between $14 and $16

The Brooklyn-based digital marketplace wunderkind is packing its bags for its IPO roadshow.









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​ZDNet readers love their Chrome web browser

Just like most US users, ZDNet readers have made Chrome their web browser of choice. What's surprising is the next most popular browsers, in order, are Firefox, Safari, and, believe it or not, only then IE.









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AWS adds new D2 instances for intense data workloads

Amazon will likely have more cloud news on the way soon with its annual customer summit in San Francisco next week.









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Google Chromebit promises cheapest, candy bar-sized option for students, teachers

As PCs in general continue to find their way (or not) in the new mobile-first world, Chromebooks have all but settled into a sweet spot in serving schools and businesses.









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Microsoft unveils Visual Studio 2015 pricing, version line-up

Microsoft is targeting enterprise developers with changes it is making to its Visual Studio 2015 pricing and version line-up.









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Google Drive for Work tweaked with more security, sharing controls

Central to the new features is a heightened level of control over shared files, such as the ability to to disable downloading, printing and copying of any file with designated information rights management.









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National Museum of Computing's Easter Bytes festival opens on April 1 in the UK

The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes is targeting kids of all ages with its Easter Bytes festival, which will run from April 1 - 12









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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Note Edge: Which curved display is best for you?

Samsung has a couple of high end smartphones with curved display. One is focused on notifications while the other adds a usable secondary display.









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Indian government mandates use of open source software

Country's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology releases new policy that makes it mandatory for all e-government systems to be deployed on open source software.









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Oregon revamps tax law to make state more data center friendly

A new bill is sitting on the desk of Oregon's Governor Kate Brown, awaiting her signature, and is heralded as the trigger event that will restart data center development in the state.









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LG looking to slash investment in tri-band LTE-A

South Korean mobile operator, LG Uplus, says it will slash its investment in tri-band LTE-Advanced networks due to high costs and will instead use the funds to improve its existing services.









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​Android Auto to arrive in Brazil in 2015

Google hopes competition within the mobile segment will help boost the local connected cars market









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Wireless power to see 'breakthrough' year of $1.7B in revenue

Fueled by new products that support the technology including Samsung's Galaxy S6 and Apple Watch, wireless power receivers and transmitters will generate more than US$1.7 billion in revenue this year.









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Chrome OS beta channel gets Material Design facelift, Google Now

The latest update in the Chrome OS beta channel gets some much-needed modernization. We give you the details and show how to get it on your Chromebook.









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Calling CX a priority is easy. Following through on it is tough

Seventy-four percent of executives say improving customer experience is their top priority in 2015. So why is it so difficult?









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