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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Fixing the Nexus 5: with a new version of Android, Google tackles the camera — Android 4.4.1 is coming to help you take better pictures — Only a few years ago, Dave Burke remembers, cellphone users were just happy to have a camera at all. But expectations have changed.
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| Brad Smith / The Official Microsoft Blog: |
Microsoft to expand encryption, increase software transparency to protect customer data — Protecting customer data from government snooping — The following post is from Brad Smith, General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft.
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| Bloomberg: |
Alan Mulally, considered a candidate for Microsoft CEO, commits to Ford through end of 2014 — Ford's Mulally Not Leaving Company, Board Director Says — Ford Motor Co. (F) Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, considered one of the leading candidates to take the top job at Microsoft Corp. …
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| Bloomberg: |
China Bans Financial Companies From Bitcoin Transactions — China's central bank barred financial institutions from handling Bitcoin transactions, moving to regulate the virtual currency after an 89-fold jump in its value sparked a surge of investor interest in the country.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google now lets you download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar data — Google today rolled out a long-requested feature: being able to download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar data. The new feature means you can now back up your emails and calendars, or just export … | Reed Albergotti / Digits: |
Big Data, Big Bucks: Palantir Valued at $9 Billion — Palantir Technologies, the “big data” miner that the counts the CIA and the FBI among its clients, is poised to announce a new round of funding that will value the company at roughly $9 billion, according a person familiar with the matter.| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
House of Representatives passes widely supported bill to fight patent trolls — A bipartisan bill that cracks down on potentially frivolous suits from “patent trolls” has passed the House of Representatives. Rep. Bob Goodlatte's (R-VA) Innovation Act passed committee in November and reached … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Names Marjorie Scardino, Ex-CEO Of Pearson, As The First Female Member Of Its Board — Twitter has announced the appointment of its first female board member, Marjorie Scardino, the former CEO of media company Pearson. The appointment is effective immediately.
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See also Mediagazer| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Foursquare 7.0 Brings Scannable Design And Expands Proactive Recommendations To All Users — Way back in the ancient prehistory of 2009, Foursquare made its first foray into push notifications, at a time when using push at all was still rare. Two years later, it made an attempt to capitalize …
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| Bing Blog: |
Bing Maps Preview Arrives on Windows 8.1 — A first step in introducing a new way to explore the world, the Bing Maps Preview app hits the Windows Store today. Built from the ground up for clarity, detail and scale, the app provides a seamless and dynamic way to experience mapping.| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Instagram invites press to ‘share a moment’ at NYC event — CNET today received a mysterious invite — sent via FedEx, not e-mail — from Instagram for an event it's hosting next week. — The package, wrapped with brown paper and a white ribbon, contained a wooden block …
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| Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
New York Times brings print edition to tablets and computers with Today's Paper web app — The daily print edition of The New York Times now has a home of its own on digital devices. A new web app called Today's Paper, released today, offers solely the articles and sections that go to print every …
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| Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD: |
Online Retail Giant's Grocery Delivery Service AmazonFresh May Launch in San Francisco Next Week — Another online grocery delivery service seems set to launch in San Francisco, and it's a big one: AmazonFresh. — All signs are pointing to Amazon publicly launching the same- and next …
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| Aly Song / Reuters: |
China Mobile still talking to Apple on iPhones — (Reuters) - China Mobile Ltd, the country's largest mobile operator, said it is still negotiating with Apple Inc to offer iPhones on its network, commenting on a media report saying that a long-awaited agreement had been reached.
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Thanks:@mrinaldesai| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
AT&T launches ‘Mobile Share Value Plans’ with notable monthly savings for BYOD customers, 18-month Next option — AT&T has launched a new initiative called Mobile Share Value Plans that is designed to save customers money on their monthly AT&T mobile phone service bills.
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| Cotton Delo / AdAge: |
Facebook Admits Organic Reach Is Falling Short, Urges Marketers to Buy Ads — Brands Urged to Think of Fan Acquisition As Way to Enhance Performance — Facebook is being more blunt about the fact that marketers are going to have to pay for reach. — If they haven't already … | Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Twitter opens up ‘tailored audiences’ so brands can target their Promoted Tweets using browser cookies — After “experimenting” with the feature in July, Twitter is launching a new advertising tool for brands and advertising partners called tailored audiences, which means firms can guarantee … | Reuters: |
JPMorgan warns 465,000 card users on data loss after cyber attack — (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is warning some 465,000 holders of prepaid cash cards issued by the bank that their personal information may have been accessed by hackers who attacked its network in July.
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| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Homejoy Raises $38M to Bring $20/Hour Home Cleaning to the Masses — Today's technology industry is obsessed with applying convenience and efficiency to life's daily drags and annoyances. So what else can be booked on a website to arrive at your door a day later?
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Credit card fraud comes of age with advances in point-of-sale botnets — Inside the command and control channel of a point-of-sale botnet powered by StarDust. — IntelCrawler — Underscoring the growing sophistication of Internet crime, researchers have documented one of the first known botnets …
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| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
Google's copyright win against Oracle is in danger on appeal — A federal judge ruled that API packages are like bookshelves in a library. Will that view hold? — The most dramatic outcome of the Oracle v. Google trial in spring 2012 wasn't anything the jury said; it was US District …
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