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Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.'s Bulk Data Collection — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a legislative proposal for a far-reaching overhaul of the National Security Agency's once-secret bulk phone records program in a way that — if approved by Congress …
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Apple Testing Related Search Suggestions On The App Store — As first noted by developer Olga Osadcha, Apple is testing a related search suggestion feature on the App Store, which started rolling out earlier today for iPhone users on iOS 7. — The new menu, a scrollable bar with suggestions …
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| Terrence O'Brien / Engadget: |
HTC announces the new One with depth-sensing camera and larger screen — The “all new” HTC One has been one of the worst kept secrets of 2014, but today it's a secret no more. The Taiwanese manufacturer has taken the wraps off its latest flagship the M8, and fans of last years model (count us among them) won't be disappointed.
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Spotify Pitches College Kids: Half Off Subscriptions While You're in School — Streaming music services are getting more popular. How much more popular would they be if they were cheaper? — Spotify will start finding out today. The subscription music company is cutting the price …
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Sony won't use Android Wear, will stick with Smartwatch — The head of Sony Mobile's US arm also tells CNET that sales of its Xperia Z1s has exceeded expectations at T-Mobile. — Sony's SmartWatch 2. — Sarah Tew/CNET — ATLANTA—Sony will continue to strike its own path when it comes to its wearable products.| Matt Rosoff / CITEworld: |
Box files IPO: Big losses mask bigger ambitions — Cloud storage and collaboration platform provider Box published its long-awaited IPO filing [1] this afternoon, and the main revelation is how much cash it's burning. — Box's cash burn has long been part of Silicon Valley gossip … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
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| Derrick Harris / Gigaom: |
Hortonworks raises $100M to scale its Hadoop business — Hadoop vendor Hortonworks has raised $100 million in a new round of venture capital led by BlackRock and Passport Capital. The company's existing investors — Dragoneer, Tenaya Capital, Benchmark, Index Ventures and Yahoo — also participated in the latest round.
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Attackers get cash out of ATMs by sending SMS messages — Criminals are using SMS messages to get cash out of ATMs, according to Symantec. — The crooks begin by loading ATM malware into the cash machine. In the Monday post, Symantec used Ploutus, a piece of malware observed circulating Mexico …
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E-book price fixing settlements land in Amazon customers' inboxes — There may be still more money to come from other e-book retailers. — As of Tuesday morning, Amazon has begun issuing account credits to Kindle book buyers as a result of legal settlements with book publishers including Harper Collins … | Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
YC-Backed Gbatteries Launches BatteryBox, A 50Whr Backup Battery For MacBooks & Other Gadgets — Over the years, users of portable consumer electronics have just come to accept that battery life gets worse over time. But it doesn't have to: Gbatteries, which is in the current batch …
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New research may show quantum models fit the data from D-Wave computer, not classical — Quantum Computing Research May Back Controversial Company — In the fight to prove it really has developed a quantum computer, D-Wave Systems may have won a big round.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Adobe Expands Its Marketing Cloud With Predictive Tools, iBeacon Support, And More — As Adobe kicks off its Digital Marketing Summit in Salt Lake City, the company is announcing a number of new features and products in the Adobe Marketing Cloud, its suite of products for digital marketers.
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Survey shows people who quit Twitter want more filtering and sorting of relevant content — Why people quit Twitter — In short, it comes down to not knowing who to follow and not having enough followers. — On Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, people are increasingly concerned … | Bruce Houghton / hypebot: |
Nokia MixRadio becomes first global music streaming service to launch in China — Nokia MixRadio Becomes 1st Global Music Streamer Launches In China — Nokia MixRadio will become the first Global music streaming service to launch in China when it launches in the world's market this week.
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Mobile apps eclipse file-sharing services, digital lockers as most widely used source for pirated music — Music Piracy Goes Mobile — The music industry faces a new front in its long-running battle against piracy: The smartphone. — Mobile applications have eclipsed file-sharing services … | Aloysius Low / CNET: |
Hugo Barra on Xiaomi culture, commitment to Android, and plans to enter the Indian market — Xiaomi's Hugo Barra: True world phones in 2 years, Android all the way — The Xiaomi global vice president, and former Google VP, sits down for a chat with CNET in Beijing to talk … | Ronald Grover / Reuters: |
Exclusive: Disney to buy YouTube network Maker Studios for $500 million — (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co has agreed to buy Maker Studios for $500 million, becoming a major online video distributor through the purchase of one of YouTube's largest networks, according to a person familiar with the deal.| Sean Michael Kerner / eWeek: |
Secure Domain Foundation Debuts to Fight Internet Domain-Based Threats — With more than 265 million domain names registered globally, and that number growing every quarter, domain registrars must ensure that new registrations are not used for fraudulent and malicious intent.
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Coursera Brings In Longtime Yale President Rick Levin as CEO — Coursera, the massive-open-online-course provider with the most funding and the most students in the space, is shaking up its leadership. — The company has named Rick Levin, formerly president of Yale University for two decades, as CEO.Sponsor Posts
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