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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
FCC votes for Internet “fast lanes,” but could change its mind later — The Federal Communications Commission today voted in favor of a preliminary proposal to allow Internet “fast lanes,” while asking the public for comment on whether the commission should change the proposal before enacting final rules later this year.
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Tweets: @jcenters, @gregbensinger, @tonyromm, @reckless, @amy_schatz, @cshirky, @amy_schatz, @digiphile, @amy_schatz, @binarybits, @gigibsohnfcc, @jbrodkin, @binarybits, @amy_schatz, @techmss, @julpepitone, @joan_e, @gnagesh and @tonyromm
See also Mediagazer| Stacey Higginbotham / Gigaom: |
Here's that FCC net neutrality compromise everyone demanded. And here's the problem. — On Thursday, the FCC commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a framework for net neutrality rules that continue to favor the creation of an internet fast lane while exploring a line of inquiry into the idea …
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Tweets: @micahsingleton, @christinelu, @binarybits, @gregbensinger and @cgpgrey
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
The FCC doesn't have to authorize Internet fast lanes—they're already legal — What the FCC chair really means when he says he isn't legalizing paid fast lanes. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler repeatedly said today that his network neutrality proposal doesn't authorize Internet fast lanes.
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Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking — The Internet is America's most important platform for economic growth, innovation, competition, free expression, and broadband investment and deployment. As a “general purpose technology,” the Internet has been …
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Verizon, Computerworld, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo and SlashGear
Tweets: @fmanjoo, @samgustin, @samgustin and @fcc
| Lauren Orsini / ReadWrite: |
Pinterest Raises A $200 Million Warchest To Do Battle With Google — Pinterest has raised $200 million from investors in a deal that values the company at $5 billion, a source close to the company told ReadWrite. (Update: The company is now confirming its financing.)
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Thanks:@stephellenchan| Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Most tech giants now score well in EFF's first post-Snowden “Who Has Your Back?” report — Who Has Your Back? — Protecting Your Data from Government Requests — We entrust our most sensitive, private, and important information to technology companies like Google, Facebook, and Verizon.
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Tweets: @adamjbarton, @kurtopsahl, @trevortimm, @maira, @vanguardvivian, @normative and @briankrebs
| Patrick Hoge / San Francisco Business Times: |
Zendesk stock soars 49 percent on first trading day — Zendesk stock leaped 49 percent ong Thursday as the San Francisco-based cloud-based customer service software provider debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ZEN), to close at $13.43 per share, up $4.43, after pricing at $9 the previous night.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Developers Now Able to Provide Promo Codes for In-App Purchases — Apple appears to be allowing developers to create promo codes for in-app purchases, a useful feature that makes it far easier to test and promote freemium games and apps with content that can only be purchased within an app once it has been downloaded.
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148Apps, The Register, iMore, MacStories, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, Touch Arcade and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @fraserspeirs
| Ibrahim Elbouchikhi / Android Developers Blog: |
Google Play now accepting PayPal, opens carrier billing and gift cards sales to more countries — Helping You Go Global with More Seamless Google Play Payments — By Ibrahim Elbouchikhi, Google Play Product Manager — Sales of apps and games on Google Play are up by more than 300 percent over the past year.
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Engadget, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Phandroid, Droid Life, Android Police, The Verge, VentureBeat, The Droid Guy, TechCrunch, ReadWrite, AndroidGuys, Pocketnow and ZDNet
| Serena Saitto / Bloomberg: |
Uber Said to Be in Funding Talks for More Than $10B Value — Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking to join the $10 billion-plus club. — The San Francisco-based startup, which makes a mobile application for car-service booking, is in talks to raise new financing in a round that may value …
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CNET News, The Awl and VentureBeat
Tweets: @danprimack, @evelynrusli, @samfbiddle, @sarahfrier, @alexia and @caseynewton
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Releases OS X 10.9.3 With Enhanced Support for 4K Displays, Syncing Improvements — Apple today released OS X 10.9.3, after two months of developer testing. The last 10.9.3 developer beta, build 13D61, was released just over a week ago. — The update, which is recommended for all Mavericks users …
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Official Apple Support, AppleInsider, BetaNews, GeekWire, AnandTech, TUAW, 9to5Mac, Geek.com, Naked Security, Shoutpedia, Computerworld, iMore, iMore and Gigaom
| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Foursquare's Swarm And The Rise Of The Invisible App — Swarm is a new app from Foursquare out today that chisels off the check-in and proximity features of the main app and places them in a sparse, focus-driven new home. The app is nicely done, though it will be of most use to those in dense urban areas with lots of friends.
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VentureBreak, Redmond Pie, Computerworld, Shoutpedia and Gizmodo. Tweets: @eye4style. Thanks:@alexia
| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
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| Myles Tanzer / BuzzFeed: |
Internal NYT report on digital publishing: weak support systems, neglect of social promotion, editors “unfamiliar with the web”, more — Exclusive: New York Times Internal Report Painted Dire Digital Picture — “Our journalism advantage is shrinking,” a committee led by the publisher's son warned.
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Tweets: @ahess247, @miriamelder, @rafat, @joshokane, @mlcalderone, @pmarca, @dvnjr, @dannysullivan, @dannysullivan and @sarahkendzior
See also Mediagazer| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Google Glass' Lead Electrical Engineer Adrian Wong Defects To Oculus — Adrian Wong still lists himself as a “professional daydreamer” on LinkedIn, but he's just left Google[x] where he was a lead electrical engineer on Glass to start “Building the Metaverse” at Oculus VR.| Jane Wakefield / BBC: |
Politician and pedophile among individuals requesting link removals from Google after EU right-to-be-forgotten ruling — Politician and paedophile ask Google to ‘be forgotten’ — The right-to-be-forgotten ruling set a precedent for the removal of search results in Europe
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VentureBeat, Guardian, Business Insider, Washington Post, CNET News and Wired.co.uk
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Podcasts for iOS Updated With Siri Integration, CarPlay Support and Improved Browsing — Apple today updated its Podcasts app for iOS to version 2.1, adding several improvements to the app, which currently has just a two star rating in the App Store. The update includes a new “Unplayed” …
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TechCrunch, MacStories, The Register, iMore, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac and MacNN
| Karissa Bell / Mashable: |
Adobe Creative Cloud Has Been Down for Almost 24 Hours — Adobe's Creative Cloud is in the midst of a massive outage that has lasted for more than 18 hours and has affected users throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. — Subscribers to Creative Cloud — which includes Photoshop …
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iMore, AppleInsider, The Next Web, ABC News, MacNN, Techie News, PC Tech Magazine, PC World and The Mac Observer
| Kevin C. Tofel / Gigaom: |
Windows Phone web usage tops BlackBerry in North America but looks stagnant — When is good news the same as bad news? When a company treads water watching its competitors sink below the surface. That's exactly the scenario I see from the latest smartphone web usage in North America.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
AT&T announces rollout of voice-over-LTE ahead of likely iPhone 6/iOS 8 integration this fall — United States-based carrier AT&T today officially announced its rollout of voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) calls. The VoLTE rollout comes in tandem with AT&T HD Voice launch, which provides better sounding phone calls.| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
FCC approves rules for 2015 spectrum auction, limiting portion available to AT&T and Verizon — FCC Passes 2015 Spectrum Auction Framework On Party-Line 3-2 Vote — Following its historic vote to proceed with new, and contentious net neutrality regulatory proposals …
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Reuters, TechnoBuffalo, Wall Street Journal, Broadcasting & Cable, Gigaom, TmoNews, Variety, Wall Street Journal, iMore, NationalJournal.com and Bloomberg. Tweets: @johnlegere
| Jessica Dolcourt / CNET: |
Text-to-911 service goes live with limited availability, routing issues — Text-to-911 is here, but it isn't everything you might think — In a world where people text more often than call, typing your emergency to 911 is the logical next step. But there are kinks to work out before you'll be able to use it nationwide.Sponsor Posts
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