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Apple Said to Have Team Developing Wristwatch Computer — Apple Inc. has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch-like device that may perform some of the computing tasks now handled by the iPhone and iPad, two people familiar with the company's plans said.| Kevin Bostic / AppleInsider: |
Apple buying small companies every other month but constantly evaluating larger acquisitions — Speaking at Goldman Sachs' Technology and Internet Conference on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed to the company's “deliberate, thoughtful” mantra as a reason it doesn't typically acquire large companies …
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Apple announces $8B paid out to developers, a jump of $1B in just one month — Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced that Apple had paid out $8B to developers, a number that displays an increase of $1B since the last time numbers were announced on January 13th. That displays a massive increase in acceleration for developer payouts.
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Yahoo CEO says Microsoft search deal underperforms — (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said the company's search partnership with Microsoft Corp was not delivering the market share gains or the revenue boost that it should. — “One of the points of the alliance …
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Mayer Says Yahoo Needs To Slash Its Apps From 60 To 12 — Chop chop! — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, just said that Yahoo needs to slash the number of mobile apps it currently has.
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HBO to Finally Let Subscribers Stream HBO Go to TV Over AirPlay — HBO said on Tuesday that, at long last, its subscribers will be able to stream programming from an iPhone or iPad onto their television via AirPlay. — Speaking at our D: Dive Into Media conference on Tuesday …
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SiliconBeat, Engadget, ParisLemon, TechCrunch, Ubergizmo, everythingiCafe, CNET, BGR, MacRumors, TechCrunch, PC Magazine, The Next Web, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint, The Verge, Mashable!, Business Insider and VentureBeat. Tweets: @pkafka. See also Mediagazer
| Jennifer Martinez / The Hill: |
Obama signs cybersecurity executive order — President Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at bolstering the cyber defenses of the country's critical infrastructure. — The highly anticipated cyber order intends to improve information sharing about cyberthreats between government …
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Comcast Buying Out GE's NBCUniversal Stake for $16.7B — “The management team at GE has been a wonderful partner during the past two years,” Comcast's Brian Roberts says in a statement announcing it will acquire the remaining 49 percent it doesn't own — Comcast will acquire the 49 percent stake … | Cody Lee / iDownloadBlog.com: |
A&E Networks brings its top TV shows to the iPhone for free — Great news for all of you Duck Dynasty and Pawn Stars fans, you can now watch your favorite TV shows on your iPhone and iPod touch. A+E networks has updated 3 of its iOS apps today with full-length episodes and movies.| Jeremy C. Owens / Mercury News: |
Yahoo's latest mobile acquisition mirrors Mayer's final efforts at Google — SUNNYVALE — Yahoo (YHOO) picked up Tuesday where it left off in 2012, acquiring the team behind another mobile application, the third such move since Marissa Mayer arrived as CEO in July and one that mirrors Mayer's final Google (GOOG) effort.
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BlueStacks Brings Over 750,000 Android Applications To Windows 8 And Surface Pro — BlueStacks, the startup bringing Android applications to PCs and Macs, is today releasing a version of its App Player software optimized for new Surface Pro PCs and others running Windows 8.
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BetaNews, digitaltrends.com, CNET, Ubergizmo, Redmond Pie, GigaOM, ZDNet, Engadget, SuperSite for Windows, Neowin, The Tech Report and VentureBeat. Thanks:@johnnotjon
| Nat Brown / iLike.code: |
Stupid, Stupid xBox!! — I was a founder of the original xBox project at Microsoft and gave it its name. Almost 14 years after the painful, pointless, and idiotic internal cage-match to get it started and funded, the hard selling of a compelling and lucrative living-room product to Bill …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Intel confirms its Internet TV launch this year, complete with set-top box and a camera — Erik Huggers, General Manager of Intel Media, has confirmed that the company is, in fact, working on providing television over the internet, and it plans to do so with new consumer hardware …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's Next Big App Categories Will Be Movies, Books, And Fitness — As Facebook is working to build partnerships with big media companies, the company sees a huge opportunity for growth in the sharing and discovery of movies, books and fitness tools on its platform.
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
New WD TV Play Streaming Box Lets Users Watch Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, And Their Own Media For Just $69 — WD is no stranger to making media streaming devices — it's been in the business for several years, most notably with its WDTV Live and WDTV Live Hub products.
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Dropbox makes a play for the enterprise with new IT controls — When IT directors worry about employees using unapproved services for work, Dropbox is often near the top of the list. Today, the company took a few serious steps toward changing that. — Dropbox is the most popular online …
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| Philip Dorling / The Age: |
Assange to run for Victorian Senate seat — WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange will run for the Senate in Victoria at the September 14 federal election as the lead candidate of a newly formed WikiLeaks Party. — Mr Assange's application for electoral enrolment in Victoria was handed …
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