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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Official Instagram Windows Phone app arriving in the ‘coming weeks’ — Windows Phone is finally getting an official Instagram client. After months of pressure from Nokia, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed today that an official client will be made available to Windows Phone users shortly.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Nokia unveils 10.1″ Lumia 2520, a $499 Windows RT 8.1 tablet coming this fall with LTE and a $150 Power Keyboard — At Nokia World in Abu Dhabi today, Nokia unveiled its first tablet: the Lumia 2520. The Windows RT 8.1 device will ship this fall for $499; initial roll out will be in the US …
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
Nokia Lumia 1520: Windows Phone with a 6-inch 1080p display and 20MP camera — Is this the Windows Phone you've been waiting for? If you've been holding out for a flagship with a 6-inch 1080p display, high-resolution PureView camera and the top-of-the-line processor, we'd suspect the answer is probably yes.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia Lumia 1520: a first look at a 6-inch giant Windows Phone — Nokia has just made its Lumia 1520 official. With a 6-inch display it's the biggest Windows Phone ever, and its 1080p resolution is a first for Microsoft's mobile operating system. These changes will usher in a range …
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| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Netflix Hits Its Numbers, Investors Go Nuts, Reed Hastings Tells Them to Chill Out — Netflix's Q3 numbers are what Wall Street was looking for: The company now has 31 million subscribers in the U.S., and another 9 million in the rest of the world. Investors, who either hate Netflix … | Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
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Tweets: @dannysullivan, @zseward, @benpopper, @pkafka and @efeng
See also Mediagazer| Bernd Leger / Localytics: |
iPhone 5c narrowing 5s' lead and what to expect from Apple's 10/22 iPad Launch — iPhone 5c steadily gaining, but it's still not the phone for emerging markets — It's been just about one month since the initial release of the iPhone 5s and 5c and, following two initial extensive research reports … | Ben Thompson / stratechery: |
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| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
HTC Said to Plan Android Smartwatch With Camera for Next Year — HTC Corp. (2498) is developing a smartwatch that uses Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android software and can take pictures, according to a person familiar with the matter. — The watch's price, full functions and sales strategy still must …
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| Jeff Atwood / Coding Horror: |
Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life? — I've become a huge fan of touch computing. I believe that most things we think of as “computers” will be de-facto tablets, either in our pocket, in our hands, possibly even mounted on our wrists or forearms.
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Tweets: @anandshimpi, @cryptarcadian and @monkbent
| Scott Buscemi / 9to5Mac: |
Owl City's Adam Young reveals himself as creator of iOS 7′s sounds (Update:removed) — According to his discography page, Owl City founder and singer Adam Young is the creator of iOS 7′s sounds. While the visual design changes are most evident in the new operating system …
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AppleInsider, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, MacNN, iPhone Hacks and TUAW. Thanks:@chinanderm
| Henry Blodget / Business Insider: |
In Case You Don't Realize How Fast Apple's iPad Business Has Gone Down The Tubes ... On October 22nd, Apple is finally launching new iPads. — This launch can't come soon enough. — It wasn't long ago that Apple fans were slapping each other on the back and crowing about how, one day, Apple would be known as “the iPad company.”| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
BlackBerry says 5 million users downloaded BBM for Android and iOS in 8 hours — BlackBerry finally rolled out its BBM messenger for iOS and Android earlier today, using a unique reservation system presumably designed to prevent its servers crashing out again, and the company claims …
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CNET, 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, Technology Personalized, App Advice, Android Beat, TUAW, Android Community, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, Phones Review, The Register, Redmond Pie, iPhone Hacks and MobileSyrup.com. Tweets: @bbm
| Ken Yeung / The Next Web: |
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Tweets: @journeydan and @thenextweb
| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
Facebook lets beheading clips return to social network — Facebook announced in May that it would ban videos showing graphic violence while it carried out a review — Facebook is allowing videos showing people being decapitated to be posted and shared on its site once again.
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Thanks:@leokelion| Reuters: |
Yahoo tried to slow Microsoft search rollout: filing — (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer tried to slow the rollout of its search deal with Microsoft Corp and questioned its partner's commitment, court filings show, in the latest sign that their strategic relationship is fraying.
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| Marissa Mayer / Yahoo: |
Everyone's Favorite Gadget Geek, David Pogue, to Join Yahoo — I am thrilled to announce that award-winning columnist, best-selling author, and TV host David Pogue will be joining Yahoo. David will lead a major expansion of consumer tech coverage on Yahoo and will publish columns …
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Tweets: @pogue, @mattbuchanan, @joemfbrown, @hblodget, @om, @mattbuchanan, @davepell, @rstephens, @pkafka, @tim_stevens, @mbyhoff, @waltmossberg, @howardlindzon, @miriamgottfried, @brianstelter and @pakman
See also Mediagazer| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
Wikipedia editors, locked in battle with PR firm, delete 250 accounts — Wikipedia editors have disabled hundreds of paid Wikipedia editing accounts in recent weeks as part of a campaign against so-called “sockpuppetry.” The efforts were described in a statement published this morning … | USA Today: |
HHS brings in Verizon to help HealthCare.gov — WASHINGTON — The international telecommunications company Verizon has been tasked with helping the government fix the federal health exchange, USA TODAY has learned. — An informed source in the telecommunications industry … | TIME: |
Google Unveils Tools to Access Web From Repressive Countries — The tech titan is introducing products to track Internet attacks and aid free expression — Google Ideas, the New York City-based “think/do tank” run by the Internet search giant, is launching several new technologies designed …
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The Official Google Blog, 9to5Google, Mashable, Reuters, CNET, The Daily Beast, Daily Dot and SlashGear
Tweets: @google, @azaliaganji, @google, @mattcutts and @getlantern
Thanks:@samgustin. See also Mediagazer| Andy Greenberg / Forbes: |
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