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| Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom: |
Amazon is testing “Kindle Unlimited,” an ebook subscription service for $9.99/month — Amazon is testing an ebook and audiobook subscription service called “Kindle Unlimited” that offers “unlimited access to over 600,000 titles and thousands of audiobooks on any device for just $9.99 a month.”| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
In IBM and Apple's wake, what will team Android do? — Summary: The biggest challenge for team Android is that Google and Samsung, two partners with enterprise ambitions, will have to herd cats to reach corporations to counter Apple and IBM. — Google, Samsung and team Android may have to form …
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Apple and IBM partner to develop iOS enterprise apps and cloud services, tailor AppleCare for enterprise; IBM will sell iPhones and iPads to business clients — Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership to Transform Enterprise Mobility — Apple® and IBM (NYSE: IBM) …
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Wall Street Journal, Computerworld, PC Magazine, The Verge, The Daily Caller, Geek Beat, Fortune, Forbes, Fox News, AppleInsider, Macworld, Re/code, The Mac Observer, The Verge, Network World, Geeky Gadgets, MacDailyNews, Gigaom Research, Network World, Fortune, Tech Times, Slate, Forbes, Gizmodo, the rajam report, The Seattle Times, App Advice, MacStories, TUAW and Ubergizmo
Tweets: @tim_cook, @mattlynley, @sarahfrier, @panzer, @jsnell, @daiwaka, @tomwarren, @caseynewton and @levie
| Asymco: |
A historical look at how Apple's independence and IBM's business model agility led to a strategic partnership — IBM and Apple: Catharsis — IBM did not invent personal computing but their “PC” became synonymous with the category. Having entered the market in 1981, the IBM PC quickly became the top selling brand.
Tweets: @stevesi, @lunaticsx and @inafried
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| New York Times: |
Time Warner rejected $80B takeover bid by Murdoch's 21st Century Fox last month, no longer in discussions — Rupert Murdoch Said to Have Made Offer for Time Warner — Twenty-First Century Fox, the media empire run by Rupert Murdoch, made an $80 billion takeover bid in recent weeks … | Reuters: |
Apple agrees conditionally to a $450M settlement in e-book price-fixing case; $400M will go to consumers — Apple agrees to conditional $450 million e-books antitrust accord — (Reuters) - Apple Inc has agreed to pay $450 million to resolve U.S. state and consumer claims … | Mark Harris / Guardian: |
FBI warns driverless cars could be used as ‘lethal weapons’ — Internal report sees benefits for road safety, but warns that autonomy will create greater potential for criminal ‘multitasking’ — The FBI believes that the driverless car is a “game changing” vehicle could revolutionise high …
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VentureBeat, Engadget, CNET, SiliconBeat, The Verge, Yahoo Tech, The Daily Caller, Connectedly, ZDNet, Gizmodo, bizjournals, DailyTech, Network World, ITProPortal and WebProNews. Tweets: @kashhill
| Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch: |
Samsung In Talks To Scoop Up SmartThings For Around $200 Million — Google has Nest, Apple has HomeKit and Samsung has...SmartThings, we're hearing. The deal was completed for around $200 million dollars, though it might have been less according to one source. — (Update: The deal is not done yet, says another.)| Benjamin Wallace / New York Magazine: |
Kara Swisher Is Silicon Valley's Most Feared and Well-Liked Journalist. How Does That Work? — The combination of access and toughness has made her a preeminent arbiter of status. — The technology journalist Kara Swisher likes to call herself Sherlock Homo, but on a spring evening in Austin … | Ben Woods / The Next Web: |
BlackBerry Assistant officially introduced as part of BlackBerry 10.3, Siri et al likely not worried — Canadian handset maker BlackBerry has officially introduced its virtual assistant for the BlackBerry 10.3 OS, and it's called simply ‘BlackBerry Assistant’.
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Google+ removes all name restrictions, apologizes for “unnecessarily difficult experiences” — When we launched Google+ over three years ago, we had a lot of restrictions on what name you could use on your profile. This helped create a community made up of real people …
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Tweets: @vladsavov and @juliaangwin
See also Mediagazer| eMarketer: |
Microsoft to Surpass Yahoo in Global Digital Ad Market Share This Year — Google, Facebook continue on as the market's leaders — Yahoo's push to maintain its position as a top global ad seller will take another hit in 2014, according to new projections from eMarketer.
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| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
Airbnb unveils its new identity, launches redesigned mobile app and website — Airbnb unveiled a complete brand and product redesign today at an exclusive event for top hosts and guests. — Airbnb calls its new logo a “multi-state moving identity,” and a “3D modular symbol” that's …
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Thanks:@harrisonweber| Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk: |
Google Search Integrates Bitcoin Price Calculator — Internet search giant Google has updated its search engine to automatically display bitcoin prices when users enter certain queries. — The news comes roughly one month after Google Finance partnered with Coinbase to launch …
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9to5Google, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, CNET, Search Engine Land, Inquirer, Electronista, Softpedia News, Mashable and Engadget
| Aimee Riordan / The Official Microsoft Blog: |
Microsoft announces 175-megawatt wind farm deal, broadens renewable energy commitment — Microsoft will purchase 175 megawatts of wind energy from the Pilot Hill Wind Project in Illinois, about 60 miles south of Chicago, as part of a 20-year agreement announced Tuesday.
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| Ramsey Cox / The Hill: |
Senate passes bill to allow ‘unlocking’ cell phones — The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow consumers to “unlock” their cell phone in order to switch providers once their contract is up. — Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice …
| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
FiftyThree's Pencil iPad stylus arrives in the UK — Are you a Briton who's been itching to try out Pencil, FiftyThree's Bluetooth-connected iPad stylus? Until now, the only way to get hold of the device would be to order it from the US and bracing yourself for the inevitable barrage of paperwork and annoyance from customs.
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The Next Web, The Verge, Guardian, Geeky Gadgets, Gigaom, iMore, App Advice and TechCrunch
| Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal: |
Sprint and T-Mobile planning joint venture to spend $10B at 2015 spectrum auction — Sprint, T-Mobile Look to Raise $10 Billion for Spectrum Auction — Planned Joint Venture Would Bid on Airwaves Held by TV Broadcasters — Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. are working on a plan …
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Bloomberg, PC Magazine, Tech Times, dailywireless.org, Ubergizmo and DSLreports
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung takes on Beats with US launch of “Level” family of high-end headphones and speakers — Samsung moves into Beats territory with US launch of $350 headphones — Apple and Samsung are already bitter enemies in the smartphone world, and headphones may be their next battleground.
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Samsung Mobile US Press, 9to5Google, Gigaom, Phones Review, Droid Life, Pocketnow, SamMobile, Android Central and Phandroid. Tweets: @dujkan
| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
One in five ex-Nokia workers in Finland could be axed as Microsoft prepares layoffs — Summary: Speculation mounts in Finland about heavy cuts for Microsoft's Nokia employees. — The job cuts Microsoft is expected to announce this week could fall hard on Nokia's home country …
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Reuters, TechCrunch, WinBeta and Windows Phone Central
| Stephanie Mlot / PC Magazine: |
Facebook, Nielsen Partner to Track Your Mobile TV Viewing — In the digital age, the old Nielsen box atop the TV isn't as useful as it once was. Enter Facebook. — SHARES — When the fall TV season kicks off and Facebook users around the country are catching up on their favorite programs during …
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Los Angeles Times, Digital Trends, TIME, Wall Street Journal and AllFacebook. Tweets: @joshconstine. See also Mediagazer
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast loves the FCC's net neutrality rules, wants limits on “fast lanes” — There are a lot of good things for Comcast in the Federal Communications Commission's network neutrality proposal, and Comcast is smart enough to recognize it. — Today, Comcast Executive VP David Cohen announced that …
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