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FCC chair updates proposed broadband rules after criticism, seeks comment on reclassification — Agency Won't Let Firms Segregate Web Traffic Into Fast, Slow Lanes — The head of the Federal Communications Commission is revising proposed rules for regulating broadband Internet …
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| David Carr / New York Times: |
Talk of an internet fast lane could fuel a SOPA-like backlash from Silicon Valley — Warnings Along F.C.C.'s Fast Lane — The next time the loudmouth in the next cubicle interrupts you with yet another recap of his weekend, just start talking about “net neutrality.”
| Russell Holly / Geek.com: |
Google testing complete redesign, new features for web Gmail similar to leaked test on Android — Google is testing new web-based Gmail features — Google's products are constantly tested behind the scenes for potential new features, and since Gmail is just about as high as you can get on that list …
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| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
The history of Beats Electronics: from inception to Apple — Before Apple makes its Beats acquisition truly official, join us for a trip down context lane. — Sure, every tech pundit with Internet access has weighed in on why the $3.2 billion deal is good or bad for Apple … Thanks:@harrisonweber
| Janko Roettgers / Gigaom: |
Apple buying Beats could radically transform the digital music business — There are still many unknowns about Apple's reported acquisition of headphone maker Beats Audio, but one thing is already certain: The deal, if it goes through as reported, is going to be a game changer for digital music.
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| Kyle VanHemert / Wired: |
Threes: how iterative design and a slow, steady grind produced a masterpiece mobile game — Design Is Why 2048 Sucks, and Threes Is a Masterpiece — It's hard to overstate just how good Threes really is. Touch Arcade's review deemed it a “perfect mobile game.”| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
By trading just 0.013% of its equity, Quora gets access to YC's network, while YC gets more late-stage experience and credibility — Q: Why Did Quora Join Y Combinator? A: It Was Almost Free — Quora has plenty to learn from Y Combinator, but it's not giving up the traditional 7% equity share to join the accelerator.| Brooke Crothers / CNET: |
Microsoft will also announce a new Intel-based Surface on May 20 — Microsoft and Intel moving ahead with Surface tablet — Chip giant won't be left out in the cold at the upcoming Microsoft Surface event. — Microsoft Surface Pro — While a smaller version of the Surface tablet …
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick talks competition, regulation, and self-driving cars — Lunch with the FT: Travis Kalanick — Is the chief executive of controversial driver-hailing app Uber a ‘trust-buster’ or an arch capitalist — An Uber car normally arrives in five minutes but I've already … | Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung Plans to Launch Tizen Smartphone in Russia, India — Company Aiming to Compete More Directly With Google and Apple — Samsung Electronics Co. is preparing to launch a new smartphone in Russia and India based on its homegrown operating system Tizen, people familiar with the matter say … | Kyle Russell / Business Insider: |
Google Glass' first public sales display is a booth at a prestigious Florida golf tournament — Google Secretly Tried Selling Glass To Wealthy Golfers — Three weeks after putting Google Glass on sale for one day only, the search giant is trying out another tactic for getting …
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Engadget, Marketing Land, PC Magazine, Daily Dot, Glass Almanac, Google Glass and SlashGear
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Thanks:@kylebrussell| Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed: |
Interview with Adam Stiles, the developer who created the first tabbed web browser in 1998 — Meet The Man Who Invented The Browser Tab — Adam Stiles recalls “the first tab” and how he came to create the atomic unit of internet navigation. — In the summer of 1997 …
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