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Wheeler unveils new proposed rules for network neutrality, will try to stop “improper blocking” — The FCC announced its response to an explosive court decision that ended “net neutrality” last month: it will not appeal the decision, but scramble to impose new rules.
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FCC.gov, New York Times, ZDNet, PC World, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, DSLreports, Business Insider, BGR, Re/code, Gizmodo, The Switch, Engadget, iMore, Deadline.com and NationalJournal.com
Tweets: @brendansasso, @samgustin and @eggerton
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FCC won't appeal Verizon ruling, will regulate 'Net on “case-by-case basis” — The Federal Communications Commission will not appeal a court ruling that overturned the FCC's anti-blocking and anti-discrimination rules, Chairman Tom Wheeler announced today. Instead of trying to reinstate rules … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Capital Invests $40M In Learning Analytics Firm Renaissance Learning At $1B Valuation — Renaissance Learning, one of the leading cloud-based K-12 assessment and learning analytics companies, today announced that it has raised a $40 million investment from Google Capital.
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The Official Google Blog, Re/code, Digits, DealBook, VentureBeat, Fortune, Reuters, Softpedia News, CNET, PE Hub Blog and The Next Web
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Google Capital Lands $300 Million and Leaps Into Web Education — Google Inc. (GOOG)'s new investment arm has $300 million in fresh capital to put to work this year and is starting the dealmaking with its first foray into Web education. — Google Capital, established by the search company …
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Gigaom, ZDNet, BetaNews, TechCrunch, 9to5Google and Xconomy
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Google Fiber chooses nine metro areas for possible expansion — Google Fiber is ready to expand, as Google has identified nine sites scattered around the country as possible sites of deployment, the company said. — “We've invited 34 cities in nine metro areas across the US to work with us …
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Google Fiber Blog, The Verge, TechCrunch, Mercury News, DSLreports, ScreenwerkScreenwerk, ZDNet, The Switch, Los Angeles Times, Gizmodo, The Next Web, BGR, Kansas City Star, Business Insider and Droid Life
Tweets: @errorjustin and @amir
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn Opens Its Publishing Platform To All Members — To date, LinkedIn has allowed a small, editorially selected group of “Influencers” like Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Barack Obama to publish their thoughts and advice to its network as long-form blog posts.
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LinkedIn Official Blog, Re/code, Nieman Journalism Lab, Marketing Land, CNET, USA Today, Softpedia News, The Next Web, Digits and Business Insider. Tweets: @jeffweiner. See also Mediagazer
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Apple's smartphone market share in China grows to 7%, now back in top 5 smartphone vendors — Apple Gains Some Ground in China Smartphone Market — Apple seems to be gaining some ground in the world's largest smartphone market. — In China, Apple's market share rose slightly …
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The Next Web, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, TUAW, Tech in Asia, App Advice and ZDNet
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Microsoft SkyDrive becomes OneDrive, gets camera backup for Android, real-time co-authoring, and easier video sharing — Microsoft today officially relaunched SkyDrive as OneDrive, giving its existing users access to their files on the new service by simply logging in at onedrive.com.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple bringing iTunes Festival to the US for the first time at SXSW, for five nights in March — Apple has announced that it is bringing the iTunes Festival to the United States for the first time, after being a UK-only event since it began in 2007. The festival will be held at SXSW …
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Business Wire, Associated Press, Engadget, Macworld, Forbes, VentureBeat, The Loop, CNET, AppleInsider, iMore, Softpedia News, MacRumors, everythingiCafe, Gigaom, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, TechnoBuffalo, iPad, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge and Cult of Mac. Tweets: @benjaminzamayo
| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
BlackBerry's CEO is ‘outraged’ by T-Mobile's attempts to convert its customers to the iPhone — BlackBerry's new CEO John Chen is taking issue with what appears to be a fairly innocent T-Mobile promotion. Last week, T-Mobile sent out an email to some customers currently using …
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Inside BlackBerry, CrackBerry.com, eWeek, Daring Fireball, CNNMoney.com, GeekWire, BBC, PC Magazine, PhoneArena, Los Angeles Times, GeekWire, SlashGear, iPad, DSLreports, Gearburn, CNET, 9to5Mac, BerryReview, MacNN, Reuters, PC World, The Next Web, CrackBerry.com, Digital Trends, DisplayBlog and iDownloadBlog.com
| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
Loop Wallet review: mobile payments are finally everywhere you want to be — Loop tricks any cash register into thinking your phone is your credit card — NFC was supposed to be the future. — My next phone was going to include the technology, which would let me pay at any cash register … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung goes back to trashing Apple with latest commercials — After some innovative advertising campaigns, Samsung's latest commercials once again find the company setting its sights on Apple. In a new ad for the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung uses NBA star LeBron James to highlight …
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9to5Google, BGR, Business Insider, AppleInsider, BGR, MacRumors, iMore, TechnoBuffalo, Android Police and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Terrence O'Brien / Engadget: |
Ubuntu phones arriving in 2014 from Meizu and BQ Readers — Canonical is finally poised to enter the mobile market. After years of teases, promises and demos, the company has locked up the first two manufacturers of Ubuntu phones. Meizu and BQ Readers will be releasing handsets …
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The Next Web, Ars Technica, ZDNet, Inquirer, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Verge, VentureBeat and Softpedia News
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Starts Making The New Google Maps The Default For Everybody — After just under a year in preview, Google today announced that it is now rolling out the new Google Maps to all of its users as the default option. — Since Google announced the new version of Maps at its I/O developer conference …
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The Verge, ZDNet, The Next Web, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, The Official Google Blog, Slate, SlashGear and Gizmodo
| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Nokia Treasure Tag is a $30 Lumia accessory to help keep valuables safe - goes on sale in April — Nokia is introducing a new way to keep valuables safe on the go using your smartphone. Nokia Treasure Tag is a smart peripheral that syncs with Lumia devices to help keep track of keys … | Josh Ong / The Next Web: |
Glove for Android launches in SF and NY to track your mobile usage and recommend the best carrier — If you're unhappy with your current mobile service, the new Glove app for Android wants to find you something better. Launching today in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City …
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Re/code, CNET, Gigaom, TechCrunch and USA Today
| Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal: |
Inside Target, CEO Gregg Steinhafel Struggles to Contain Giant Cybertheft — How Target Is Working to Manage Crisis After Theft of Credit and Debit Card Numbers From Millions of Customers — When hackers broke into the database of department store Target, it affected an estimated 100 million customers.| Dan Farber / CNET: |
Artemis aims to eliminate congestion, dead zones and unreliable connections in cellular networks using pCell technology — Is pCell the Holy Grail of wireless networking? — Serial entrepreneur Steve Perlman claims that his new patented technology can create the wireless network of our dreams.
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New York Times, Wired, Gigaom, Businessweek, VentureBeat, PC Magazine, LAPTOP Magazine, The Verge and IEEE Spectrum Recent …. Tweets: @bijan
| David Meyer / Gigaom: |
Yandex offers apps-and-services bundle to help others build non-Google Android devices — The Android Open Source Project, or AOSP, allows anyone to build a device using the basic Android operating system, without Google's permission. However, that also means forgoing all of the Google services …
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ZDNet, The Next Web, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE and Bloomberg
| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
After Raising $10M From USV, SideCar Pivots To Offer A Ride-sharing Marketplace — Peer-to-peer ride-sharing startup SideCar is releasing a brand new version of its app for both passengers and drivers, which will provide more flexibility for drivers and more choice for passengers.| Kevin C. Tofel / Gigaom: |
Leaked HTC One 2014 picture shows dual rear cameras — HTC is planning to introduce its newest HTC One on March 25 and if the reliable @evleaks is correct, this is what the phone will look like: … Rumors of two rear cameras appear valid based on the leaked press shot of the new HTC One …
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9to5Google, VentureBeat, BGR, Inquirer, Phandroid, Business Insider, TechCrunch, The Droid Guy, T3 News, WebProNews, Android Beat, TechnoBuffalo, HTC Source, The Verge, IntoMobile, Softpedia News, GadgeTell, Engadget, Mashable and UnleashThePhones. Tweets: @evleaks
| David Meyer / Gigaom: |
Silent Circle gets its first telco distributor, as KPN prepares to offer encrypted communications — The Dutch telecoms giant KPN has partnered up with Silent Circle, the U.S. security firm that boasts privacy veterans Phil Zimmermann (pictured above) and Jon Callas among its founders … | Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
Cloud-Based Payroll App ZenPayroll Raises $20M From General Catalyst And Kleiner At A $100M-Plus Valuation — ZenPayroll, the startup that offers an easy to use, cloud-based payroll application; is announcing a new round of Series A funding totaling $20 million.
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Fortune, Y Combinator Posthaven, Forbes, VentureBeat, Re/code, Gigaom, Business Insider, PandoDaily and PE Hub Blog
| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
In Mobile Location Tie-Up, Skyhook Wireless Sold to TruePosition — Cellular location company TruePosition, a subsidiary of Liberty Media, acquired Skyhook Wireless for an undisclosed price. — TruePosition's services include E911 emergency location technologies for carriers …
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