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Bill Campbell reflects on his relationship with Steve Jobs, coaching tech's leaders, and Apple under Tim Cook — After 17 years, Bill Campbell steps down from Apple's board — Bill Campbell recalls Steve Jobs' invitation to join Apple's board of directors as the kind of request that takes your breath away.
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Longtime Apple board member Bill Campbell retires after 17 years; BlackRock director Sue Wagner to replace him — Sue Wagner Joins Apple's Board of Directors — Apple® today announced that Susan L. Wagner, founding partner and director of BlackRock, has been elected to Apple's board of directors.
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EU criticizes Apple for not offering “concrete and immediate solutions” to address in-app payment issues, says Google already taking steps — Apple scolded by Europe over in-app purchase protections — Some parents have been shocked by charges for additional features in free-to-download games
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Google won't call games with in-app purchases free anymore (updated) — The European Commission has said that while Google addressed its concerns around games with in-app purchasing, Apple has yet to offer a strategy. Following hordes of complaints by outraged parents …
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| Stuart Dredge / Guardian: |
Microsoft plans to spin-off Nokia MixRadio as a standalone music streaming service, iOS and Android versions now a possibility — Nokia MixRadio spins out of Microsoft as standalone streaming music service — Personal radio app will still be preloaded on Windows Phones, but now has scope to launch on iOS and Android too| Om Malik: |
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Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat e-books for $10 a month — After teasing us with a possible launch, Amazon has confirmed Kindle Unlimited, its all-you-can-read e-book subscription service. For $9.99 per month, the new service offers 600,000 books and “thousands” of audiobooks across a range of devices.| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Forbes sells majority stake to Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments, company reportedly valued at $475M — Forbes Sells to Hong Kong Investment Group — Forbes Media, which has been on the market for about a year, has found a buyer: Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments … | Nellie Bowles / Re/code: |
Airbnb Founder on Vagina Logo: “Go Ahead, Laugh All You Want” — Airbnb launched a new corporate logo yesterday, and everyone — including their dinner guests last night — had an opinion about it. — At the Verdi Club in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood, many of the guests …
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| Jemima Kiss / Guardian: |
Snowden: Dropbox is hostile to privacy, unlike ‘zero knowledge’ Spideroak — Whistleblower urges consumers to adopt more secure file storage systems which are less susceptible to government surveillance — Edward Snowden has warned against the cloud storage service Dropbox which he says is …
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| Mark Hearn / 9to5Google: |
Rumored NVIDIA Shield tablet pictured in leaked press renders — Back in May, a device made by NVIDIA that looked like a game controller hit the FCC and sparked rumors of a follow up to the company's Shield system. Shortly after this filing surfaced, word broke that the chip maker …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Chrome 37 beta supports Microsoft's DirectWrite API, which improves the appearance of fonts — Fonts In Chrome For Windows Will Look Better Soon — Google released the latest beta version of its Chrome browser today, and if you're a Windows user on a machine that runs at least Vista, fonts will now look better on your screen.
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| Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
TubeMogul lowers IPO shares to $7, raises $43.8M ahead of first trade Friday, will list on Nasdaq as TUBE — TubeMogul IPO raises $43.8M after hitting bottom of lowered target range — It's been a rough second half start Silicon Valley area companies going public, with TubeMogul the latest … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Amazon's first Fire Phone ad is all about Amazon Prime — After announcing it a month ago, Amazon is finally about to release its first smartphone, the Fire Phone. It's now beginning to air its first commercial for the phone too, and it's one of strange choices, to say the least.
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| Michael Arrington / Uncrunched: |
They Might Be Tearing Down The Creamery To Build Condos — If you're involved in the startup world in San Francisco you've likely been to the Creamery on Townsend and 4th street. It's iconic, even if only recently so. — In 2012 I wrote about the Creamery in a post talking about the shift …
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| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Joins Y Combinator as Partner — Alexis Ohanian has joined Y Combinator as a partner. — I ran into the high-profile Internet entrepreneur at an event in San Francisco yesterday, where he was sporting a very hipster beard and seemed even more excited … | Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land: |
At Last, Google Analytics App Comes To The iPhone — Google has released its official Google Analytics app for iPhone, now available for download in the app store. — The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, though is optimized for the iPhone 5. It requires iOS 6.0 or later.| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Care.com Scoops Up Kid-Centric Subscription Service Citrus Lane for More Than $30 Million — Childcare marketplace service Care.com said Thursday that it had acquired Citrus Lane, an e-commerce subscription service that provides products to families with kids.
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Twitter Acquires CardSpring To Power In-Tweet Commerce And Offers — Twitter just announced it's acquired CardSpring to enable “in-the-moment commerce experiences.” CardSpring is an application platform that lets developers build card-linked offers electronic coupons, loyalty cards … | Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Oculus preparing motion controllers to complement its forthcoming goggles — Oculus to get hands on with new virtual reality gear — Facebook's virtual reality company is readying motion control prototypes for its headsets to offer a more immersive experience for consumers. — Sarah Tew| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook starts testing Buy button on News Feed ads and Page posts, will not charge participating US businesses for now — Facebook Tests Buy Button To Let You Purchase Stuff Without Leaving Facebook — Facebook is trying out letting you pay for ecommerce purchases from other businesses without leaving its site or app.
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Facebook, Mashable, Guardian, bizjournals, The Register, PC World, ReadWrite, Business Insider, USA Today, TechSpot, Geeky Gadgets, Softpedia News, Forbes, The SEM Post, The Equity Kicker, SocialTimes, Engadget, Pulse 2.0, Digital Trends, AdExchanger, AllFacebook, TechnoBuffalo, Wall Street Journal, BIA/Kelsey, The Technology Chronicles, Consumerist, Forbes, Inside Facebook, Globe and Mail, Ubergizmo, WebProNews, CNET, Marketing Land, The Verge, Tech Times, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Bloomberg, ABC News and VentureBeat. Tweets: @sarahfrier. Thanks:@anthonyha
| Bloomberg: |
Line Said to Pursue U.S. IPO With Confidential Filing to SEC — Line Corp., operator of Japan's most popular mobile messaging service, filed confidentially for an initial offering in the U.S., people with knowledge of the matter said, taking a step closer to a dual-listing in New York and Tokyo.| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Google's Q2 Revenue Of $15.96B Beats, But Its Non-GAAP EPS Of $6.08 Disappoints — Today after the bell Google reported its second quarter financial results, including net revenue (ex-TAC) of $12.67 billion, and $6.08 in non-GAAP earnings per share. Google gross revenue for the period came in at $15.96 billion| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
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