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They don't make Windows like they used to — Summary: Microsoft is making the Windows sausage differently these days. And that impacts everything from how products are tested, to how they're launched and updated. — Microsoft announced on August 14 that it will be launching Windows 8.1 on October 18, 2013.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows 8.1 will launch on October 18th, available a day earlier on Windows Store — Microsoft continues to finalize its Windows 8.1 update, but the company revealed today that it plans to make it available on October 18th. The free update will be listed in the Windows Store …
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| Chris Morris / GamesIndustry International: |
Former Steam boss Jason Holtman lands at Microsoft — Valve veteran will be focused on “making Windows a great platform for gaming” — Jason Holtman, who spearheaded Valve's Steam business for eight years before leaving the company in February, has a new job.| Scott Buscemi / 9to5Mac: |
iCloud.com beta updated with iOS 7 design — The beta.icloud.com website has been redesigned to match the design of iOS 7. Removing the linen and other Forstall-era design elements, this is the first display of Apple bringing iOS 7 design elements to the web.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Search Gets More Personal, Now Lets You Find Your Flight Info, Reservations, Photos And More — Google today announced a number of search features that make it easier for you to find your own personal information through Google Search. The search engine can now find information … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Is Testing Out A New ‘TV Trending’ Box At The Top Of Your Timeline — Twitter is betting big on TV, both as a source of traffic and as a potential source of lucrative advertising revenue. And that's leading the company to test out new ways of bringing even more TV content — and traffic — to its platform.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Yes, Gmail users have an expectation of privacy — Sending email to Gmail users means you expect Google's servers will process it — Consumer groups are up in arms today over a motion Google made in June to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging that Gmail violates federal …
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Thanks:@mattlynley| Andy Greenberg / Forbes: |
Meet The Dread Pirate Roberts, The Man Behind Booming Black Market Drug Website Silk Road — An entrepreneur as professionally careful as the Dread Pirate Roberts doesn't trust instant messaging services. Forget phones or Skype. At one point during our eight-month preinterview courtship … | Alex Colon / GigaOM: |
Samsung announces the Hennessy, a dual-screen, quad-core Android flip phone — When you think of smartphones, the image of a sleek, minimalist slab is probably what comes to mind. But how about a flip phone? Now there's a form factor you don't see everyday - at least, not on any phone that's powered by Google.
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Pocket-lint, The Next Web, CNET, BGR, IntoMobile, Engadget, SlashGear, Electronista, Android Police, InvestorPlace, ZDNet and pocketnow.com
Tweets: @treestman and @inafried
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's Star Manager Peter Deng Becomes Instagram Director Of Product To “Do Fewer Things Better” — Peter Deng built Facebook Chat, Groups and Messenger as its product management director for the last six years. Now he's going to execute the vision of Instagram's founders as its new Director Of Product.| Andy Greenberg / Forbes: |
How A ‘Deviant’ Philosopher Built Palantir, A CIA-Funded Data-Mining Juggernaut — Since rumors began to spread that a startup called Palantir helped to kill Osama bin Laden, Alex Karp hasn't had much time to himself. — On one sun-baked July morning in Silicon Valley Palantir's lean 45 … | Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Student Hub Chegg Files for IPO, Aiming to Raise $150 Million; Expands Board — Chegg, the startup that began as an analog online book rental service and has itself transformed into a multifaceted digital hub for students, has filed publicly for an initial public offering to raise about $150 million.
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ZDNet, GigaOM, PE Hub Blog, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and silicontap.com
Tweets: @mickhagen and @danprimack
See also Mediagazer| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Xbox One launch delayed to 2014 in eight European countries — Microsoft originally revealed Xbox One would launch in 21 markets in November, but the company says it's delaying the availability in some European countries. Eight countries have been hit with a delay to 2014: Belgium, Denmark …
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Xbox Wire, Ars Technica, WinBeta, TechnoBuffalo, TechSpot, GeekWire, Kotaku, MCV: Home Stream, VideoGamer.com, Engadget, Giant Bomb, BGR, CNET, The Next Web and TechHive
| Don Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
Cisco to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Blames Weak Economic Recovery — Cisco Systems Inc. is once again tightening its belt, this time before bad news hits the bottom line. — The Silicon Valley network-equipment giant on Wednesday said it would cut 4,000 jobs, or 5% of its workforce …
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Cisco, AllThingsD, Tech Trader Daily, Mercury News, AllThingsD, Business Insider, Reuters, PC World, Reuters, Digits, ZDNet and Bloomberg. Tweets: @wsj
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's Silk Web Browser Gets A Whole New Look — Amazon's Silk web browser, which comes built into Kindle Fire devices, has received its first major upgrade since September 2012, the company announced today. Though there have been steady under-the-hood improvements over time …
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