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| Joshua Topolsky / The Verge: |
I used Google Glass: the future, with monthly updates — Up close and personal with Google's visionary new computer — The frosted-glass doors on the 11th floor of Google's NYC headquarters part and a woman steps forward to greet me. This is an otherwise normal specimen of humanity.
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| Matt Thomlinson / Microsoft Security Response Center: |
Recent Cyberattacks — As reported by Facebook and Apple, Microsoft can confirm that we also recently experienced a similar security intrusion. — Consistent with our security response practices, we chose not to make a statement during the initial information gathering process.
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| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Microsoft suffers from same hacking attack as Apple, Facebook, small number of computers infected — Microsoft has announced via its Security Response Center blog that it has been the victim of a hacking similar in nature to that experienced by Apple and Facebook recently.| New York Post: |
NYPD forms dedicated team to catch thieves who steal iPhones and iPads — iTheft busters — The theft of Apple devices is so rampant in New York that a team of cops has been assigned to work with the tech giant to get the stolen gadgets back, The Post has learned.| Paul Goldberger / Vanity Fair: |
Exclusive Preview: Google's New Built-from-Scratch Googleplex … Plans for the new “Googleplex” headquarters. — Google occupies some of the most famous offices in the world—think cafés everywhere you look, treadmills with laptops attached to them, pool tables and bowling alleys …
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| Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch: |
Director Of Product Blake Ross Is Leaving Facebook — Facebook Director of Product Blake Ross is leaving the company, he announced in a Facebook post yesterday afternoon. — For those of you who weren't reading TechCrunch in 2007, Firefox co-founder Ross and Joe Hewitt came to Facebook through …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Judge grants Greenlight's motion to red light Apple shareholder vote … According to a report from Reuters, following a request from Greenlight Capital, a judge has blocked Apple from going through with a shareholder proposal that would require a shareholder vote before issuing preferred stock.
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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Yahoo CEO Mayer Now Requiring Remote Employees to Not Be (Remote) — According to numerous sources, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has instituted a HR plan today to require Yahoo employees who work remotely to relocate to company facilities. The move will apparently impact several hundred employees …
| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Google I/O registration begins March 13th at 7am PST, requires Google+ and Google Wallet accounts — Google has announced the registration dates for this year's I/O conference, which will be held on May 15-17, 2013 at Moscone Center West in San Francisco. Registration for the conference will open on March 13th at 7AM PST.
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| Casey Lynch / IGN: |
IGN Layoffs and Saying Goodbye to 1UP and GameSpy — Good times, bad times. — Alas, today we had to say goodbye to friends and co-workers, as well as begin the process of bidding a fond farewell to both 1UP and GameSpy. Why? Given the state of the market and the economy …
| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Google buildings in Silicon Valley affected by toxic substances left behind by computer chip makers — Two buildings owned by Google in Silicon Valley are being exposed to toxic vapors at the moment, according to a news report published today by CBS. — TCE, also known as trichloroethylene vapors …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Admits Critical Bugs Caused Page Reach To Be Misreported For Months — While trying to speed up its iOS and Android apps, Facebook accidentally stripped out too much data about news feed posts by Pages. This caused Page Insights to be misreported, leading admins to believe …
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| Ritsuko Ando / Reuters: |
Nokia to fight rivals with cheaper models-sources — (Reuters) - Nokia is shifting the focus of its turnaround strategy to regaining domination of cheaper handsets after a stuttering campaign to catch up with Apple and Samsung in high-end smartphones. — Company sources said it would … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Microsoft likely to reveal Xbox 360 successor at April event — Sony may have gotten the jump on Microsoft in announcing its next-generation console, but odds are the public will introduced to the Xbox 360's successor well ahead of this year's E3. Computer and Video Games is today reporting … | Neil Hughes / AppleInsider: |
Morgan Stanley expects 6% dividend, cheaper ‘iPhone mini’ after meeting with Apple CFO — Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty recently met with Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer, and came away with the impression that Apple will likely increase cash return to shareholders …
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| Mikkel Svane / Zendesk.com: |
We've been hacked — We feel that it's important our customers receive an update from us on a recent security situation. We have an investigation underway and do not have the answer to every question. — We've become aware that a hacker accessed our system this week.
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Ubuntu touch preview can now be installed on Nexus phones, tablets — The promised Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview, the first version of Ubuntu ready for phones and tablets, is now available for download. Canonical has provided operating system images for various types of Nexus devices, along with instructions for installing them.
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