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Apple Blocks Java 7 on OS X to Address Widespread Security Threat — As noted by ZDNet, a major security vulnerability in Java 7 has been discovered, with the vulnerability currently being exploited in the wild by malicious parties. In response to threat, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security … | Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
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Reuters: Cheaper iPhone story withdrawn after ‘substantial changes’ to China report — Rumors of a more affordable iPhone for emerging markets took an interesting turn Friday, as the major news organization Reuters opted to rescind a story originally filed, based on comments allegedly made by Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller.| Rebecca Greenfield / The Atlantic Wire: |
Update: Apple Never Denied the Cheap iPhone Rumor After All — About those cheap iPhones that weren't, it turns out Apple's Phil Schiller might not have said the exact words that “they will never be the future.” — Update 3:00 p.m.: So, Schiller never said anything about cheap iPhones to the Shanghai Evening News, turns out.
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$100 Zuck Message Is An A/B Test Of Different Messaging Price Points, Not A Sign Of Facebook Desperation — Would you pay to get Mark Zuckerberg to read your email? If so, how much? That's what Facebook wants to find out, apparently. Some Facebook users are able to send the CEO an email …
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Verizon's “Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Measures Unveiled — In 2011 the MPAA and RIAA teamed up with five major Internet providers in the United States to launch the Center for Copyright Information (CCI). — The parties agreed to implement a system through which subscribers are warned …
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Just How Dumb Is It For CBS To Block CNET From Giving Dish An Award? — As you may or may not recall, last year, pretty much all the TV networks sued Dish Networks over a new feature it had launched, PrimeTime Any Time (PTAT), with its Autohopper technology on its DVRs.| John Herrman / BuzzFeed: |
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Yahoo! Image Search - now with Flickr photos — Today, we're making it easier than ever to find and share photos on the web and mobile devices. Using Yahoo! Image Search, you can now easily find photos from Flickr that are available for re-use or re-posting under Creative Commons terms.| Carl Franzen / TPM IdeaLab: |
FTC Chairman Defends Google Settlement: We Did What The Law Required — It's been just over a week since the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a historic settlement with Google, wherein they declined to press antitrust charges after a 19-month-long investigation into the Internet giant's search and mobile businesses.
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Apple appoints Xerox CFO Luca Maestri as new corporate controller — In a bid to strengthen its financial division, Apple has lured away Xerox executive vice president and CFO Luca Maestri, appointing him as its new corporate controller. — Announcing Maestri's departure in a press release …
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Groupon Widens Its Mobile Payments Net, Adds Groupon Payments To Its Android App To Rival Square — Groupon CEO Andrew Mason last year set his company a goal of adding more value and diversity to its bread and butter business in daily deals, and today it took one more step in that direction …
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft Messenger Service not going anywhere just yet — Enlarge / The Skype client being used for instant messaging. — Skype — Earlier this week came widespread reports that Microsoft would be retiring its widely used Messenger service on March 15th, forcing all users …
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| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: |
Apple, Google Deal for Kodak Patents Approved by Judge — Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG) and other technology companies won court approval for a $525 million deal for Eastman Kodak Co. (EKDKQ) patents that are being sold as part of Kodak's bid to exit bankruptcy protection.
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Cracking the China code: Microsoft vs. Apple — In 2011 Microsoft's CEO bemoaned that revenue in China was about 5% of what it obtained in the US. Yesterday Apple's CEO suggested that revenue from China will overtake the US in the near future. — The contrast is even more stark …
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TheTechStorm, Edible Apple and Ubergizmo
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Leaked images may show black & white Blackberry Z10s, BBM Video and more (updated) — As Sony, Apple and others well know, it's hard to slip a phone into the marketplace without leaks, considering the many, many points on the supply chain where Mr. Blurrycam can spot it.| Steven Millward / Tech in Asia: |
Now China's WeChat App is Censoring Its Users Globally — We've written a lot about the progress of the world's biggest messaging app, the China-made WeChat, which is fast approaching 300 million registered users and enjoying some level of global success with it.
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PandoDaily, The Next Web, Daily Dot, Web 2.0 Asia Blog, Quartz, TechPresident and The Register
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Google Launches Zavers By Google Digital Coupon Solution For Retailers And Manufacturers — In late 2011, Google acquired Zave Networks, a company that specialized in digitizing coupons and loyalty rewards programs and today, it is launching its first Google-branded product based on this acquisition: Zavers by Google.
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Google Commerce, The Next Web, Business Insider, ZDNet and WebProNews
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AngelList's new online investment feature raises $1m for startups in its first month — AngelList has announced that its Invest Online feature has already brought $1 million in commitments from investors in less than a month. — The service, which connects early-stage startups with interested investors …
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Nintendo's Wii U Outperforming the Original Wii, Only Because It Costs More — Nintendo's Wii U has managed to outperform the launch of its original Wii, at least in terms of revenue, but only because it costs more. — In the U.S., Nintendo sold 460,000 Wii U devices in December …
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Engadget, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Guardian, WebProNews, VG247, Nintendo, VentureBeat, The Verge and Polygon
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Next-Generation iPad and iPad Mini Rumored for March Launch — Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White today released a new report highlighting some of his observations from this week's CES in Las Vegas, noting that “checks” at the show suggest that Apple is looking to launch … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Postal Service must stop favoring Netflix DVDs over GameFly ones, says appeals court — A US appeals court has ruled in favor of GameFly in a long-running suit against the Postal Service, determining once again that the Postal Service gave preferential treatment to Netflix and Blockbuster by sorting their DVDs.
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BitTorrent brings torrent discovery, downloading directly to the browser with Surf Chrome extension — BitTorrent on Thursday announced Surf, a Chrome extension that lets you discover and download torrents directly in Google's browser. The company says it also plans to release an add-on for Firefox soon … Sponsor Posts
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