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The Flight of the Birdman: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out — How did a chain-smoking geek from Hanoi design the viral hit Flappy Bird - and why did he walk away? — By — Last April, Dong Nguyen, a quiet 28-year-old who lived with his parents in Hanoi, Vietnam …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 8: Apple polishes Maps data, adds public transit directions service — Apple is readying an upgraded version of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Maps application for the next major release of iOS in an effort to battle Google for mobile maps supremacy, according to sources briefed on the plans.
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Disney Ponders the Biggest Big Media YouTube Bet Yet: Buying Maker Studios — Disney has been talking to Maker Studios about an acquisition that would value the YouTube network at $500 million or more, according to people familiar with the negotiations. — A deal isn't guaranteed.| James Robinson / PandoDaily: |
Google buys the ghost of Green Throttle Games, as TV arms race gathers speed — Four months after Santa Clara-based Green Throttle Games slowly shuffled off this mortal coil, PandoDaily has confirmed that its parts and labor have been quietly scooped up by Google as a possible asset …
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| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Collaboration Software Maker Jive Explores Sale — Jive, the enterprise-focused software company that makes social communication and collaboration tools, has explored a sale during the last several months, sources familiar with the matter tell Re/code. — These sources say the company …
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Amazon hopes to boost MP3 sales with limited music streaming service for Prime members — Amazon Working on Music-Streaming Service — To Spur Song Purchases, Limits Would Be Placed on Listening — Amazon.com Inc. is hoping to offer an on-demand music-streaming service to customers …
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Beats Music raise $60M-$100M to fund new music and features in challenge to Spotify — Jimmy Iovine's Beats Music Is Said to Raise Up to $100 Million — Beats Music LLC, the subscription streaming service from rapper Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine, raised a second round of funding …
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple Continues Pursuit Of IT And Education With Improvements To Its ‘Secret’ Loyalty Pricing — If you're unfamiliar with Apple's Loyalty Program, we'll forgive you. It's not all that well publicized and for pretty good reason. It only kicks in if you're the kind of person who spends … | John McDermott / Digiday: |
Twitter testing click-to-call button which allows mobile users to call advertisers directly — Twitter tries to prove its ads drive sales — As part of its continued effort to evolve and broaden its advertising capabilities, Twitter is now touting itself as a platform for effective direct response advertising.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
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| Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post: |
Feinstein: CIA searched Intelligence Committee computers — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday sharply accused the CIA of violating federal law and undermining the constitutional principle of congressional oversight as she detailed publicly for the first time how the …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom: |
Mother sues Google over kids' apps after 5-year-old son buys $65 worth of virtual currency — A New York woman whose child spent $65.95 on digital “Crystals” has filed a lawsuit on behalf of other parents across the U.S., claiming the Google Play store is full of games and apps that lure children into spending money.
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Leaked ad says two rear cameras on the new HTC One will allow post-shot focusing, 3D effects — EXCLUSIVE: here's why the HTC One 2014 has two cameras — HTC experiments with cameras to set its One phones apart and The All New One will have two cameras but we didn't know why until now.| Janko Roettgers / Gigaom: |
Amazon's TV streaming box to ship with Netflix and Hulu Plus apps — Amazon's Roku competitor, which could be unveiled any day now, won't just peddle the company's own video streaming service: The device will also have apps for direct competitors including Netflix and Hulu Plus on board, according to multiple sources.
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Speed-Reader Startup Spritz Closing $3.5M Seed — Spritz, a Boston-based startup that's been developing a speed-reading technology in stealth since 2011, is in the process of closing a $3.54 million seed funding round. Investors include Denis O'Brien, investing through his telco company Digicel.| Matthew Miller / ZDNet: |
Jawbone releases UP 3.0 app for Android with support for new UP24 band — Summary: Just a couple months after the iOS release, Jawbone is now rolling out their UP 3.0 app for Android devices so you can now use the UP24 band with your favorite Android device. — Matthew Miller
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| Andrew Harris / Bloomberg: |
Mt. Gox U.S. Affiliate's Assets Frozen by U.S. Judge — Mt. Gox Inc., the American affiliate of the bankrupt Bitcoin exchange that lost track of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of virtual currency, had its U.S. assets frozen by a federal judge in Chicago.
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| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Secret-Sharing App Whisper Raising Another $30 Million at $200 Million Valuation — Whisper, the popular anonymous sharing app, is reeling in more money from venture capitalists, only six months after its last funding round. — The round is worth just shy of $30 million …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Updates Chrome Web Store With Support For Paid Extensions And Themes, Free Trials For Packaged Apps — Google made a couple of updates to its Chrome Web Store today and with these, developers can now use the store to offer free trials for packaged apps (which are able to run offline).| Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Metamorphic Ventures raises ~$70M second fund, aims to bridge New York and Silicon Valley — Aiming to Bridge Silicon Valley and New York, Metamorphic Ventures Closes Second Fund — Silicon Valley may be the world's center of technology, but New York City drives a lot of other industries that need tech.
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| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
Instagram shoots for global expansion with big Android update — Instagram has always set a high bar for speed. While other photo apps add feature after feature, Instagram's updates generally come in the form of “Bug fixes and performance improvements.” Instagram's latest update for Android …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Launches Add-On Store For Google Docs — Google today announced the launch of its add-on store for Google Docs' spreadsheet and word processor apps. The store, which resembles the Chrome Web Store in its design, currently features about 50 add-ons, with more coming in the near future.Sponsor Posts
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