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Amazon Announces The Kindle HDX 7- And 8.9-Inch Tablets With High-Res Screens, 2GHz Processors — Amazon has upped the Fire tablet ante with two new HDX models in 7- and 8.9-inch sizes with brand-new, high-resolution screens and running an updated Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor at 2GHz.
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LexisNexis and other large data brokers hacked by underground identity theft service SSNDOB — Data Broker Giants Hacked by ID Theft Service — An identity theft service that sells Social Security numbers, birth records, credit and background reports on millions of Americans …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Shopping Express Launches In San Francisco Peninsula, Debuts New Apps — After previously dogfooding and then beta testing its same-day Amazon Prime and eBay Now competitor Google Shopping Express, Google says that today the service is launching to all those in its initial target markets … | Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Nokia will announce six new devices at its October 22nd event — There'll be a range of new form factors as well — Nokia's Innovation Reinvented event in Abu Dhabi next month will host the launch of at least six new devices from the Finnish company, including at least two new Lumias.| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Samsung counters iPhone 5S with a golden Galaxy S4 — Two weeks after Apple's September 10th reveal of a champagne-colored iPhone, Samsung is launching its own golden phone in the shape of a new Gold Edition Galaxy S4. There are two options, Gold Pink or Gold Brown, which Samsung …
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Valve announces Steam Machines, the Steam Box hardware beta — Valve is building a game console, but not just one. The company wants to create an entirely new class of computers that brings the power of Linux and the distribution might of Steam to the living room. That's why on Monday, it announced SteamOS.
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| Lance Whitney / CNET: |
Apple wins right to use iPhone name in Brazil — Apple can now share the name in Brazil with IGB Electronica, which wanted to retain exclusive rights. — The iPhone can now legally be known as the iPhone in Brazil following a court ruling. — On Tuesday, Judge Eduardo de Brito Fernandes ruled … | Harry McCracken / TIME: |
The Myth of Steve Jobs' Constant Breakthroughs — Last Friday, Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c went on sale. The company sold nine million of them in the first weekend, breaking the five-million-phone record it set last year with the iPhone 5. I sort of thought that was clearly good news for Apple and the iPhone.| Miyoung Kim / Reuters: |
Samsung Electronics to launch smartphone with curved display in October — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will introduce a smartphone with a curved display in October, as the world's top handset maker seeks to set the pace of hardware innovation and maintain its supremacy in a fiercely competitive business.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Surface Mini: Not until spring 2014? — Summary: Microsoft may not get its first Surface Mini tablet out the door until Spring 2014 — which is looking like the same time when its Windows variants may get a refresh, sources say. — There's been a lot of speculation … | Andrea Peterson / The Switch: |
Sudan loses Internet access — and it looks like the government is behind it — Internet intelligence corporation Renesys confirmed reports Wednesday that Sudan has been cut off from the Internet. Al Arabiya reported earlier Wednesday morning that Internet access was cut and schools …
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T-Mobile CFO makes case for U.S. consolidation, Sprint deal — (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc Chief Financial Officer Braxton Carter said on Wednesday that he expected more consolidation in the U.S. wireless market and made a case for a deal between his company and bigger rival Sprint Corp.
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NSA chief pleads for public's help amid push for spying restrictions — Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, called Wednesday on the public to help defend his agency's powers as Congress mulls restrictions aimed at protecting privacy. — “We need your help.
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Automattic Acquires File-Sharing Service Cloudup To Build A Faster Media Library And Enable Co-Editing — Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, has acquired file-sharing service Cloudup, which launched in beta in June. The acquisition will help Automattic improve two features …
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Google Is Going to Pay You Back for Your Unused Google Offers — Google has started sending out emails this week notifying its customers that it will soon start refunding their unused Google Offers. — The refunds signal a shift in how the Google Offers local deals platform works, as outlined in a July blog post.
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Google tries to fuel innovation outside of Silicon Valley with new Tech Hub network — Google is looking to cultivate innovation in some of the more obscure tech markets in the North America. It announced on Wednesday a program that would expand Google's community ties and outreach …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft left alone with Windows RT as Dell drops XPS 10 tablet — Microsoft appears to be the only company still selling a Windows RT-based tablet. Dell's XPS 10 is now listed as unavailable, following a price drop for the past few months. While the company won't comment … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Hyperlocal Power: Urban Compass Raises $20M At A $150M Valuation; Adds Advance Publications And Marc Benioff As Investors — Urban Compass, the young New York startup that emerged from stealth mode in May with a home rentals platform and accompanying hyperlocal social network … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Target goes head-to-head with iTunes and Amazon with launch of ‘Ticket’ video service — Target Ticket, the US retailer's video-on-demand offering, has today launched to the public. After months of beta testing, Target Ticket is now live with a catalog of over 30,000 movies and more than 50 episodes of “next-day TV.”
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YouTube's new Audio Gallery gives you 150 royalty-free tracks to use anywhere...not just YouTube — YouTube now has an Audio Gallery featuring 150 royalty-free instrumental tracks, which can be used for anything...not just YouTube videos. — The proposed gallery first came to light back in August …
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Twitter Alerts Lets You Opt-in On Push Notifications From Emergency Organizations And NGOs During Crises — Twitter is rolling out a new system called Twitter Alerts today that lets you choose to receive special alerts from emergency accounts, government organizations and NGOs.
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