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| Dom Esposito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's MacBook Air lineup updated with new Haswell processors, now starts at $899 — In line with our recent reporting, Apple has updated its Macbook Air lineup. The refresh features Intel's Haswell processor and is now $100 less than the previous model.
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| Strategy Analytics: |
Samsung & Apple Slip as Global Smartphone Shipments Reach 285 Million Units in Q1 2014 — According to the latest research from our Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) research service, global smartphone shipments grew +33% annually to reach 285 million units in the first quarter of 2014.
| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
With Microsoft Deal Done, Nokia Names Rajeev Suri CEO, $6.9 Billion in Buybacks, Dividends and Debt Cuts — Nokia late Monday said it was naming former networking unit head Rajeev Suri as its new chief executive. — With the sale of its flagship device business to Microsoft …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
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| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Acer's bundles ‘build-your-own-cloud’ with new tablets, phones, wearables — Summary: Acer CEO called its new product lineup a “critical moment” in its turnaround effort, after years of market share decline. Cloud, smartphones, tablets and laptops. And a wearable for good measure. — Zack Whittaker
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Engadget, CNET, Engadget, BetaNews, Gigaom, LAPTOP Magazine and 9to5Google
| Natt Garun / The Next Web: |
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| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
Square Now Lets Merchants Collect Payments Offline And In Advance For Order Pickup — Square has long talked about adding more features to its point of sale system to make it more attractive for large and small merchants to use, and for their customers as well.
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| Stacey Higginbotham / Gigaom: |
Sources say Amazon eyeing ARM architecture to design its own server chips — Amazon joins other web giants trying to design its own chips — As demand for its cloud computing services continues to grow, sources say Amazon is trying to design its own server chips.| Robert McMillan / Wired: |
Most websites patched Heartbleed, but tens of thousands of connected devices remain vulnerable — It's Crazy What Can Be Hacked Thanks to Heartbleed — Western Digital makes a tiny box where you can store all your photos and other digital stuff. It's called My Cloud, and you've probably seen the TV ads hawking the thing.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Tidemark rolls out ‘Playbooks’ dashboards, raises $32 million — Summary: The new funding will be used to expand sales and marketing for Tidemark, an enterprise performance management company. Tidemark also partnered with New Relic. — Tidemark on Tuesday said it is rolling out a new interface …
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| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
White House details interagency decision-making process on zero-day vulnerability disclosures — White House Details Thinking on Cybersecurity Flaws — WASHINGTON — In a rare insight into the government's thinking on the use of cyberweapons, the White House on Monday published a series …
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| Fortune: |
Disney tried to buy Buzzfeed but talks broke down over price; Buzzfeed sought more than $1B — Disney tried to buy BuzzFeed — The merger conversations happened several months ago, but fell apart over price. — FORTUNE - The Walt Disney Co. was in talks to acquire online content …
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See also Mediagazer| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
FreedomPop to Sell First Apple Devices, Offering iPhone 5 With Its Free and Low-Cost Plans — Upstart mobile carrier FreedomPop is announcing this week its first support for the iPhone, offering a variety of free and low-cost plans in conjunction with Apple phones that work on Sprint's network.
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BGR, 9to5Mac, CNET News, The Next Web, TechSpot, Electronista, Lifehacker, Gigaom, Softpedia News, Geeky Gadgets, ZDNet, iMore, Gizmodo, App Advice, PhoneNews.com, MacNN, Computerworld, Engadget and AppleInsider
| Steven Musil / CNET News: |
Samsung posts $8.2B profit; second straight quarterly drop — South Korean electronics giant posts an operating profit of $8.2 billion for the first quarter, a 3.3 percent decline from the year-ago period. — Samsung's Galaxy S4. — Samsung — Samsung reported its second consecutive quarter … | David Carr / New York Times: |
Cable providers cling to bundled TV channels as viewing habits evolve — New Challenges Chip Away at Cable's Pillar of Profit — For decades, cable television has been an almost magical source of profits, in large part because of the bundle, the packaging of channels that compels subscribers … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Firefox 29 Launches With Major Redesign, Firefox Account Integration — Mozilla is launching its most important release of Firefox in a very long time today. After almost two years of working on its Australis redesign, the company is now finally ready to bring it to its stable release channel.| James Niccolai / PC World: |
Google shows its first homegrown server board based on IBM's upcoming Power8 processor — Google shows homegrown server with IBM Power chip — IBM's efforts to expand the use of its Power chips in hyperscale data centers just got a big shot in the arm from Google.
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| Gerry Conway / Comicbook.com: |
Comic book writer: Amazon sabotaged Comixology's near-perfect venue for discovering new comics — The ComiXology Outrage — Known forever to fandom as “the man who killed Gwen Stacy,” Conway is also the co-creator of The Punisher, Firestorm, Power Girl, Man-Thing, Werewolf-by-Night … | Bloomberg: |
Vevo Owners Said Close to Hiring Goldman to Explore Sale — Vevo LLC's four owners are close to hiring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to explore sale options for the music video-hosting service, according to three people familiar with the matter. — The sale of a majority stake is being considered among … | Bloomberg: |
Motorola Mobility, Samsung Escape EU Fines in Apple Clash — Motorola Mobility and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) avoided fines as European Union antitrust regulators said “patent wars” with Apple Inc. (AAPL) shouldn't allow consumers to get caught in the crossfire.
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| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Samsung's Galaxy K Zoom smartphone packs a 20 megapixel camera and 10x zoom lens — Samsung made the leap into high-end camera smartphones when it launched the Galaxy S4 Zoom last year, and now it is adding to that range after it announced the Galaxy K Zoom, a smartphone that sports …
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| Kwame Opam / The Verge: |
After Comcast, Netflix signs traffic deal with Verizon — Netflix just confirmed that it will pay Verizon for direct access through the carrier's network, allowing for improved streaming video for customers. According to a statement, “We have reached an interconnect arrangement with Verizon …
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CNET News, Washington Post, Softpedia News, DailyFinance.com, SiliconBeat, The Technology Chronicles, Electronista, Gizmodo and Re/code. Tweets: @waltbtig. See also Mediagazer
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Android Silver Program Reportedly Designed To Give Google More Control Over Its Mobile Destiny — Google does indeed have a so-called “Silver” program in the works, as reported originally in early April by Android Police, says The Information. But the intent isn't just to improve customer …
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The Information, Business Insider, The Verge and MobileSyrup.com
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Yahoo to Stream a Daily Concert From Live Nation — Ad-Supported Web Channel Is Part of Plan to Compete With YouTube — Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Yahoo Inc. are unveiling plans to let couch potatoes watch live concerts every day, without a ticket.
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| Valerie Richardson / Android Beat: |
LG announces shipment of 12.3 million smartphones in Q1 2014, confirms arrival of the LG G3 — LG has just announced that it shipped 12.3 million smartphones including 5 million LTE capable handsets in Q1 2014, which is quite decent for a company competing primarily with Samsung in the mobile industry.| Derrick Harris / Gigaom: |
Consolidation looms in business intelligence, as TIBCO buys Jaspersoft for $185M — Enterprise software vendor TIBCO has acquired Jaspersoft, an open source business intelligence company, for approximately $185 million. It's not an earth-shaking deal, but it could be a sign of things to come …
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Beyond Search, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, bizjournals, Seeking Alpha and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @qthrul
| Mark Hachman / PC World: |
AMD's Beema, Mullins chips use software, sensor smarts to cut power, not performance — Do you really need to run your mobile apps at the fastest possible speed? AMD's new “Beema” and “Mullins” chips don't think so and have cut power by up to 20 percent from its previous generation while improving performance.Sponsor Posts
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