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Apple to begin using iBeacons at 254 US stores enabling in-store notifications in updated app — Apple guides shoppers inside stores with iBeacon — NEW YORK (AP) — GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you're inside …
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| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Facebook says ranking change is not targeting BuzzFeed and Upworthy in interview with News Feed boss — Like This if You Like Pandas! Facebook Says Publishers Shouldn't Fret About News Feed Changes. — In 2011, Google changed the way it ranked websites, in an effort to punish spammers and …
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Supreme Court to review patents on software — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will review if business methods implemented through computer software should be eligible for monopolies under patent law. — The decision to review software eligibility comes as U.S. courts continue … | Brad Molen / Engadget: |
LG G Flex review: a promising phone, but not one you should buy right now — It's not too often we get to review a product with a completely new form factor, but we relish the opportunity when we do. This time, we're taking a closer look at the LG G Flex, one of two curved smartphones …
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| Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune: |
WSJ: Apple e-book judge is ‘a disgrace to the judiciary’ — News Corp's Wall Street Journal calls for Judge Denise Cote to be taken off the case. — FORTUNE — Most of arguments the Wall Street Journal made Friday in a strident editorial calling for the ouster of the judge …
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| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
To Comply With FDA, 23andMe Won't Give New Customers Genetic Analysis — The personal genetics startup 23andMe announced this evening that it will stop giving new customers access to health reports tied to their genes, after being warned by the FDA over compliance issues.| Stephen Lawson / Computerworld: |
Moore's Law isn't making chips cheaper anymore — Regular cost declines with each new generation of silicon are coming to an end — At a wine bar in San Francisco on Wednesday, Broadcom Chairman and CTO Henry Samueli delivered some sobering news: Moore's Law isn't making chips cheaper anymore.| Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom: |
Verizon quietly unleashes its LTE monster, tripling 4G capacity in major cities — We've already logged a few sightings of Verizon's powerful new LTE network in New York and other cities, but in the last few months Verizon has been rapidly working behind the scenes on upgrading its LTE infrastructure across the country.
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Why Microsoft needs three—or more—operating systems — At the moment, Microsoft has a bunch of consumer-facing Windows-derived brands: Windows 8.1 for x86 and x64 PCs, Windows RT for ARM PCs, and Windows Phone for smartphones. According to research firm Canalys, that's at least one too many …
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Apple demands $15 million in legal fees from Samsung, spent over $60M on California case — In the U.S. patent reform context, “loser pays"-type fee-shifting is a hot topic (see this Bloomberg article on “Three Issues to Watch as the Senate Targets Patent Trolls”, which contains a quote …
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Spotify Will Launch Limited Free Mobile Access At Dec 11th Event, Source Confirms — Spotify plans to make mobile access to its music service free, The Wall Street Journal reports. Now a source confirms with TechCrunch that the free mobile tier will launch December 11th at a press event in New York.
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See also Mediagazer| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
YC's new replacement for convertible notes avoids hassles around interest and maturity dates — Y Combinator Introduces Safe, Its Alternative To Convertible Notes — Years ago, Y Combinator helped popularize the convertible note as a way for startups that go through its accelerator to easily raise seed money.
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| Nathaniel Popper / DealBook: |
In the Murky World of Bitcoin, Fraud Is Quicker Than the Law — The call went out on Twitter: “For insane profits come and join the pump.” — It was an invitation to a penny stock-style pump-and-dump scheme — only this one involved Bitcoin, the soaring, slightly scary virtual currency … | Kashmir Hill / Forbes: |
U.S. Spy Rocket Has Octopus-Themed ‘Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach’ Logo. Seriously. — The Office of National Intelligence was very excited about sending a rocket into space Thursday with a bunch of new satellites and live tweeted its launch. This would usually be a cute display of social media …
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| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
David Cameron offers UK Exceptional Talent visa route to tech leaders, as Tech City gets 300Mbps 4G — British Prime Minister David Cameron will allow Tech City, a government-backed body that promotes technology companies across London, to begin working with the Home Office …
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| John Koetsier / VentureBeat: |
BitTorrent Sync doubles users in a single month, growing ‘2 times as fast as Dropbox’ — On Nov. 5, BitTorrent Sync, the free “private cloud” solution to syncing files between your desktop, laptop, and mobile devices, hit one million users. Today, the company announced that it has hit two million users.
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The Official BitTorrent Blog, The Next Web, BetaNews, InfoWorld and Digital Trends. Tweets: @calebgarling
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google's Voice Search On Android And iOS Can Now Answer Questions In German, French And Japanese — Google has long had a thing for voice search, but until now, the only language it fully supported was English. Even though voice search itself is available for a few dozen languages … Sponsor Posts
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