Mark Zuckerberg goes for 1 billion VR users with price cut
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Mark Zuckerberg goes for 1 billion VR users with price cut

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How Evernote raised prices -- and still more of us signed up
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How Evernote raised prices -- and still more of us signed up

More than 220 million people now use the note-taking app. CEO Chris O'Neill says subscriber fees fund advancements in speed, reliability and AI.

New Kindle Oasis: 7-inch e-reader is waterproof, audiobook-savvy
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New Kindle Oasis: 7-inch e-reader is waterproof, audiobook-savvy

Amazon's $250 e-reader pulls out all the stops.

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