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| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Apple introduces 8 GB iPhone 5c to help boost disappointing sales (update: now on European Apple stores) — Update: Apple has now added the 8 GB 5c to its European online stores. In the UK, the device is priced at £429 unlocked — a difference of £40 between it and the 16 GB model.
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Re/code, Examiner, AppleInsider, Macworld, Gigaom, iMore, CNET, ReadWrite, The Next Web, Computerworld, LAPTOP Magazine, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Bloomberg, Softpedia News, The Verge, blog.chron.com, Telegraph, Cult of Mac, BetaNews, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, Ubergizmo, Guardian, Phones Review, AppleInsider, SlashGear, Mashable, Gearburn, App Advice, TechCrunch, MobileSyrup.com, TUAW and Android Central. Thanks:@zachorybenton
| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon to Ship Video-Streaming Device in April — Amazon.com Inc. will begin shipping its long-awaited video-streaming device in early April, through its website as well as retailers including Best Buy Co. and Staples Inc., said people familiar with the company's plans.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Viacom and Google settle 7-year-old YouTube copyright lawsuit, sources say no money changed hands — It's Over! Viacom and Google Settle YouTube Lawsuit — Viacom, which been suing Google over alleged copyright violations at its YouTube unit since 2007, has settled out of court, the two companies announced today.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Office for iPad will be unveiled this month — Satya Nadella is planning to host his first press event as Microsoft CEO next week. The software maker has been inviting members of the media to a special cloud- and mobile-focused event in San Francisco on March 27th.
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| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Apple re-introduces fourth-generation iPad in 16 GB model starting at $399, discontinues iPad 2 — Today it was rumored that Apple had plans to bring the previous-generation iPad back into production to replace the aging iPad 2. As expected, the fourth-gen iPad is now available once again …
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| Selena Larson / ReadWrite: |
Foursquare CEO: How We'll Tell You Where To Eat And What To Order — Dennis Crowley's vision for Foursquare extends way beyond the check-in. — The cofounder and CEO of Foursquare envisions a future where our mobile devices learn our behavior and provide suggestions for events …
Tweets: @anthonymobile
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox Acquires Zulip, A Stealthy Workplace Chat Solution Still In Private Beta — Dropbox has quietly acquired Zulip, the makers of a workplace chat solution for desktop and mobile, which had yet to publicly launch. Though still in private beta at the time of the acquisition …
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| Bloomberg: |
Cloudera Said to Raise at Least $200 Million in Funding — Cloudera Inc. is raising at least $200 million in a new round of financing from investors including Intel Corp., according to people with knowledge of the situation. — The fundraising values the maker of open source database software …
| Nellie Bowles / Re/code: |
Apple doesn't accept Steve Jobs-themed apps — Quoth Steve Jobs, but Never in the App Store — Since he died in October of 2011, people have looked for a myriad of ways to remember Apple legend Steve Jobs. — That has included a recent mosaic by San Francisco-based artist Jason Mecier …
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New York Times, 9to5Mac, Macworld, Cult of Mac, Business Insider, SiliconBeat and CNET
| Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review: |
Facebook's AI research group reports major improvement in face recognition software DeepFace — Facebook Creates Software That Matches Faces Almost as Well as You Do — Facebook's new AI research group reports a major improvement in face-processing software.
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Facebook, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, The Verge, Business Insider and Valleywag. Thanks:@_trendspotter
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Testers Gain Access To A New Timeline Called “Fave People” For Tracking Favorite Twitter Accounts — Twitter is experimenting with a new feature called “Fave People,” which allows you to keep track of your favorite Twitter users and accounts in a separate timeline.
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Marketing Land, The Verge, SlashGear, Gizmodo and Mashable
| Jan Koum / WhatsApp Blog: |
WhatsApp founder: Facebook “partnership” won't change values, not collecting new data on users — Setting the record straight — Since announcing our upcoming partnership with Facebook, we've been truly humbled by how much attention our story has received.
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Phandroid, Naked Security, TechSpot, BBC, Geeky Gadgets, Guardian, Softpedia News, iPhone Hacks, BGR, App Advice, Wall Street Journal, AndroidGuys, The Switch, VatorNews, N4BB, The Verge, Business Insider, WebProNews, SlashGear, CrackBerry.com, Android Central and TheHill
Tweets: @alex, @kaepora and @counternotions
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Seattle limits number of ride-sharing drivers on the road to 150 per company at any given time — Seattle City Council approves cap on Lyft, UberX, Sidecar drivers — Councilmember Mike O'Brien speaks at Monday's Seattle City Council meeting. — After nearly one year of deliberation …
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TechCrunch, Engadget, The Register, KPLU News for Seattle …, Gigaom and SlashGear
Tweets: @greggottesman, @kchau, @nickf, @avitaniainsea, @naveen_jain_ceo and @levie
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Companies hit by Adobe ColdFusion exploit discuss resulting credit card data thefts — The Long Tail of ColdFusion Fail — Earlier this month, I published a story about a criminal hacking gang using Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities to build a botnet of hacked e-commerce sites that were milked for customer credit card data.| Tom Conrad / Pandora Blog: |
Pandora CTO Tom Conrad stepping aside, transitioning to advisory role — On a personal note... Back in the early days of Pandora, I was frequently the person who would post to our blog with news about the latest product enhancements and company milestones.
| Eric Johnson / Re/code: |
With Global Ambitions, Chinese Gaming Company FunPlus Raises $74 Million — You've heard of Zynga and FarmVille, but have you heard of FunPlus and Family Farm? Enough people have that the Chinese social-mobile gaming startup will announce today that it has raised a huge round: $74 million …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Google Play Movies expands availability to 37 new markets — Google today has announced a pair of expansions for its Play Movies and TV app. First off, the app itself has been updated with support for 40 new languages. The update has also added the ability to download movies in either HD or SD …
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Softpedia News, The Next Web, Electronista and Engadget
| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
YouTube is reportedly building a version for kids under 10 years old, asks creators for child-oriented content — As the biggest video sharing site by a landslide, YouTube attracts people from all walks of life, for better or for worse. Yet the Google-owned company is reportedly developing …
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The Information, ReelSEO Video Marketing and Geeky Gadgets
Tweets: @amir, @theinformation, @jessicalessin, @amir and @ericnewcomer
See also Mediagazer| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Move and National Association of Realtors Sue Zillow After It Poached Former President Of Realtor.com — Move, the company behind real estate sites like Realtor.com and moving.com, and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today filed a lawsuit against Zillow and its recently hired chief … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast and Time Warner Cable lost 1.1 million video customers in 2013 — Comcast, Time Warner Cable (TWC), and all other top cable companies lost pay-TV subscribers in 2013, but the companies were able to boost their total broadband Internet subscribers, according to research by Leichtman Research Group.| Sean Buckley / Engadget: |
Mt. Gox gets its login page back, but only lets users check their Bitcoin balance — Wondering where your Bitcoins are? Looks like Mt. Gox is giving you an official way to check. The fallen Bitcoin exchange has updated its homepage with a sparse login screen, inviting users to sign …
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Reuters, Malwarebytes Unpacked, The Next Web, Softpedia News and TechCrunch
| Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google: |
Google plans to kill Google Voice in coming months, integrate features into Hangouts — We've heard that Google Voice is getting dragged to the trash can and most of its functionality will be incorporated into G+ Hangouts apps on both Android and iOS. This has already happened to an extent …
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| David Meyer / Gigaom: |
Yandex buys Tel Aviv's KitLocate for low-power location service technology — The Russian web giant Yandex has bought an Israeli geolocation firm called KitLocate for its energy-saving location technology. — While services like mapping and navigation require a mobile device to constantly check …
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Search Engine Land and TechCrunch
| CB Insights: |
Out Early: 67% of Tech Exits in 2013 Went to Early-Stage Startups — Unicorns garner the headlines but 67% of investor-backed tech exit transactions last year came after the company raised just a seed or Series A round of financing. — The headlines may obsess over the WhatsApps and Twitters of the world … Sponsor Posts
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