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| Rene Ritchie / iMore: |
Windows Phone 8.1 natively supports Apple Passbook data, an unannounced feature Apple may want to stop — Apple's Passbook passes are being used by Windows Phone 8.1 and Microsoft Wallet — When Apple introduced Passbook in iOS 6 they billed it as a way to store all your tickets, coupons …
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Windows Phone 8.1 review: a magnificent smartphone platform — It's a 0.1 update that feels like a 2.0 update. — For the growing number of Windows Phone users, Windows Phone 8 was a frustrating release. The major difference between Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8 was invisible to end users …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Google buys Titan Aerospace, the maker of high-altitude drones Facebook was considering — Google Buys Drone Maker Courted by Facebook — Internet Giant to Acquire Titan Aerospace — Google Inc. said Monday it agreed to buy Titan Aerospace, a startup maker of high-altitude drones …
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| Mitchell Baker / The Mozilla Blog: |
Greylock's Chris Beard joins Mozilla's Board of Directors, becomes interim CEO — Mozilla Moving Forward — Mozilla finds itself in the midst of an unexpected leadership transition. Along with my fellow board members Reid Hoffman and Katharina Borchert, I am pleased to announce …
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VentureBeat, San Francisco Chronicle, CNET, bizjournals, ReadWrite, eWeek, Digital Trends, The Register, Computerworld, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Re/code, VatorNews, VentureBeat, TechSpot, PC Magazine, CNNMoney.com, WebProNews, Electronista, Mashable, TheHill, Daily Dot and New York Times. Tweets: @cbeard
| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Google considering giving a boost in its search-engine results to websites that use encryption — Google May Push Sites to Use Encryption — A powerful voice at Google wants websites to be more secure. — In a move that experts say could make it harder to spy on Web users …
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Search Engine Land, The Verge, SlashGear, PC World, BetaNews, Geeky Gadgets, Mercury News, Gigaom, VentureBreak, ZDNet, 9to5Google and TheHill. Tweets: @dannysullivan. Thanks:@bryfitz
| Kaylene Hong / The Next Web: |
Facebook is reportedly prepping an e-money service, and is close to getting approval in Ireland — Facebook wants to be more than a social network — it is planning to facilitate financial services in the form of electronic money and remittances, the Financial Times reports (as spotted first by Benedict Evans).
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| Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter: |
David Fincher pulls out of talks to direct Sony Pictures' Steve Jobs film — David Fincher Out of Steve Jobs Movie in $10 Million Fee Fight (Exclusive) — The director was negotiating with Sony to reteam with “The Social Network” writer Aaron Sorkin and producer Scott Rudin.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Did Microsoft just kill its anti-Google ‘Scroogled’ campaign? — Summary: A Microsoft Corporate Vice President claims Microsoft is ‘done’ with its ‘Scroogled’ campaign. But is the company really Scroogled out? — Has Microsoft quietly done away with its anti-Google “Scroogled” campaign?| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Google Glass Kit Kat update arrives ahead of tomorrow's big sale, but removes video calling — Still need a push to drop $1,500 on Google's Glass headset when they go on sale to all US residents tomorrow? After skipping a couple of months, the team behind it is pushing a big software update …
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Google Glass, The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, The Next Web, CNET and SlashGear
| Kwame Opam / The Verge: |
Heartbleed bug responsible for theft of 900 Canadian tax ID numbers — Canada's taxpayers may be the first victims of the Heartbleed bug that put the web on high alert last week. According to the Canada Revenue Agency, 900 social insurance numbers (SINs) were stolen by hackers exploiting the security vulnerability.| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Amazon Says No to Accepting Bitcoin, Maybe to Building an Amex or Visa Competitor — Like bitcoin? Like Amazon? Want to use bitcoin to buy stuff from Amazon? — I have some bad news for you. Not going to happen anytime soon. — “Obviously it gets a lot of press and we have considered it …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Netflix streaming speeds on Comcast jump 65 percent after controversial deal — Netflix customers on Comcast are already seeing the benefits of a controversial pact between the streaming service and cable provider. Comcast jumped five spots in Netflix's ranking of ISP performance for the month of March.
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Quartz, Netflix US & Canada Blog, BetaNews, BGR, Gigaom, DailyTech, PandoDaily, Engadget and DSLreports. See also Mediagazer
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18% of online Americans have had important personal information stolen, up from 11% last year — More online Americans say they've experienced a personal data breach — As news of large-scale data breaches and vulnerabilities grows, new findings from the Pew Research Center suggest … | Alex Byers / Politico: |
Napster co-founder Sean Parker to run Brigade, a startup that aims to boost civic engagement — Napster co-founder Sean Parker to lead civic startup — Big tech industry players want to help get out the vote and are pouring millions into a new start-up to boost American civic engagement.
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Thanks:@byersalex| Alyson Shontell / Business Insider: |
Inside Clinkle, Lucas Duplan's struggling payments app now three years in the making — A SILICON VALLEY DISASTER: A 21-Year-Old Stanford Kid Got $30 Million, Then Everything Blew Up — The week after Thanksgiving, 40 Clinkle employees gathered in the kitchen of their San Francisco office.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft makes Office Online available in Chrome Web Store — Summary: Microsoft is making the Web versions of its Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote apps available to users through the Chrome Web Store. — Microsoft's Office Online — the Webified and free versions of Word, Excel … | Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Samsung says Galaxy S5 launch weekend sales were better than S4 — How Were Opening Weekend Sales For The New Galaxy S5 Phone? Samsung Won't Say Anything Specific — Samsung bragged about opening weekend demand for its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, but didn't provide specific numbers.
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GSMArena.com, CNET, TechnoBuffalo, Android Authority, Phandroid, TechSpot, BGR and AndroidSaS
| Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch: |
Y Combinator Adds Four New Partners, Including Stripe CEO Patrick Collison — Y Combinator is announcing today the addition of four new partners to its roster, as part of its larger push for more growth under new president Sam Altman. — Altman announced in a blog post this afternoon … | Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Square Hires Amazon AWS Exec Alyssa Henry as Engineering Lead — Square is one step closer to fully filling out its executive team, hiring long-time Amazon veteran Alyssa Henry as its new engineering lead. — At Square, Henry will “head up engineering operations for Square's infrastructure … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo Expands Partnership With Vevo, Bringing Music Videos To Yahoo Screen In U.S., Canada And Germany — Yahoo and music video streaming service Vevo are expanding their partnership, the companies are announcing today, through a deal that will bring Vevo's videos, live concert events … Sponsor Posts
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