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Krebs says report on the theft of 1.2B email accounts is “for real”, having seen the data — Q&A on the Reported Theft of 1.2B Email Accounts — My phone and email have been flooded with questions and interview requests from various media outlets since security consultancy …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Google Acquires Emu, An IM Client With Siri-Like Intelligence — Google has acquired Emu, a new mobile messaging application that just exited beta earlier this year. Emu was at heart an IM client, but it differentiated itself from the crowded market with smart features that incorporated … | Bloomberg: |
China said to ban government purchases of iPads, MacBooks over security concerns — China Said to Exclude Apple From Procurement List — China's government excluded Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPads and MacBook laptops from the list of products that can be bought with public money because of security concerns … | Nick Bilton / New York Times: |
uBeam wireless charging technology, which uses ultrasound to charge portable electronics, expected to be on shelves within 2 years — Wireless Charging, at a Distance, Moves Forward for uBeam — LOS ANGELES — When Meredith Perry, 25, started studying astrobiology at the University of Pennsylvania … | David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Android “L” Release Will Very Likely Include Multiple User Support For Phones — Earlier today, someone decided to post to the Android issue tracker complaining about the lack of multiuser support for smartphones. Within a few hours, a developer at Google responded and closed the issue … | Katherine Clarke / NY Daily News: |
Microsoft in talks for flashy Fifth Ave. store: sources — Tech giant would go head to head with Apple on prime Manhattan retail strip — Tech giant Microsoft is in negotiations to open its first ever New York City retail store on Fifth Ave., sources told the Daily News.
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| Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom: |
The Hesse era at Sprint was a 7-year struggle with Nextel and bad network decisions — History isn't going judge Dan Hesse's tenure kindly, but many of the problems Hesse faced weren't of his own making. And instead of fixing Sprint's cultural flaws when he took over, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son only reinforced them.| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Foursquare Now Tracks Users Even When the App Is Closed — Hiding in Foursquare's revamped mobile app is a feature some users might find creepy: It tracks your every movement, even when the app is closed. — Starting today, users who download or update the Foursquare app will automatically … | Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
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| Mark Hachman / PC World: |
OneDrive continues Microsoft migration to Amazon mobile devices — As Amazon continues to blaze its own trail in Android devices, Microsoft's services are moving right along with it. — On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that its OneDrive cloud-storage app is now available in the Amazon Appstore … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Windows ‘Threshold’ expected to add virtual desktops, drop charms — Summary: Microsoft is going to do more than reintroduce a Start menu as part of its plan to make Windows 9, a k a ‘Threshold,’ more appealing to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users.
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| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Twitter just dropped a huge hint that it will introduce shopping services — The evidence that Twitter is planning a move into e-commerce is stacking up, after a handful of users noticed a new (and seemingly dormant) setting for “payment and shipping” inside the company's Android app.
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| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
Microsoft tips off authorities about child abuse images saved to OneDrive — Microsoft tip leads to child porn arrest in Pennsylvania — Microsoft's terms and conditions say it has the right to scan images in users' accounts — A tip-off from Microsoft has led to the arrest of a man … | Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Pinterest Rolls Out Messaging So Pinners Can Have Conversations Around Shared Pins — Pinterest today is unveiling a new way users can communicate, collaborate and share with one another. With the launch of a new messaging feature, users will be able to keep discussions going on Pinterest around …
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Oh, How Pinteresting!, The Verge, CNET, USA Today, Mashable, Engadget, ReadWrite and Gigaom. Tweets: @caseynewton
| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Google's YouTube Buys Mobile Video Startup Directr — In its latest effort to boost advertising by small businesses, Google said its YouTube unit had acquired Directr, a mobile-video app used by small businesses to create marketing videos. — No purchase price was disclosed.
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Directr for Business Blog, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, SlashGear, AndroidHeadlines.com and MarketWatch. Tweets: @alistairmbarr
| Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom: |
Yelp lied about review policies to inflate stock price, lawsuit claims — An investors' class action lawsuit against Yelp could help reveal whether rumors about the company's ad practices, which have never been proven, are true. — Yelp, a site that lets consumers post reviews of local businesses …
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Gmail now surfaces Unsubscribe links to the top of emails — Google today released a neat feature for those who like to reduce the number of emails they receive. In short, Gmail will now surface the Unsubscribe link in certain emails to the top, beside the sender's email address.
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Gmail - Google+, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Marketing Land, ABC News, VentureBeat, Cult of Android, Engadget, SlashGear, BGR, Business Insider, Mashable and Gizmodo. Tweets: @cisco_mobile
| Mark Ward / BBC: |
Fox-IT and FireEye provide keys for Cryptolocker ransomware victims to unlock their files — Ransomware victims given free fix — Before now Cryptolocker victims had to pay a hefty fee to get the keys to unlock their data — All 500,000 victims of Cryptolocker can now recover files encrypted … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon expands same-day delivery service to Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, NY, Philadelphia and Washington DC metro areas, now outpaces competitors — With Newly Announced Expansions, Amazon's Same-Day Delivery Service Now Outpaces Competitors — Amazon's “Same-Day Delivery” …
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Tweets: @cisco_mobile and @gregbettinelli
| Michael McWhertor / Polygon: |
Twitch implements YouTube-like system for blocking copyrighted audio — Twitch users now need to be more vigilant about the music they play while making gameplay videos. Starting today, Twitch is now scanning videos for unauthorized third-party audio — in-game and ambient music — and automatically muting that content.| Jonathan Vanian / Gigaom: |
The $400 million container company: Docker closes in on funding round of over $40 million — The cloud darling's upcoming round of financing comes at a time when the startup has been busy selling off its dotCloud business and has acquired a London-based development shop.
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