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Microsoft to deliver Windows ‘Threshold’ tech preview around late September — Summary: Microsoft is aiming to make available a technology preview of Windows Threshold around late September or early October. — Microsoft is aiming to deliver a “technology preview” of its Windows “Threshold” …
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Samsung acquires smart-home controller startup SmartThings for $200M — Internet of Bling: Samsung Buys SmartThings for $200 Million — Samsung has bought SmartThings, the startup that makes smart-home controllers. While the companies did not disclose the price, sources …
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Smartphone shipments surpass 300M in Q2, Android and iOS dominate with 96% global marketshare — Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Edge Past 300 Million Units in the Second Quarter; Android and iOS Devices Account for 96% of the Global Market, According to IDC
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Lawsuit claims Steve Jobs, senior Apple directors hurt company with anti-poaching row — Piling onto Apple's anti-poaching courtroom saga, a new lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of shareholders for financial losses related to alleged misconduct by senior directors, including late cofounder Steve Jobs and current CEO Tim Cook.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Biggest cable TV providers sold more broadband than video subscriptions last quarter — The Cable Guys Have Become the Internet Guys — The cable TV business hit an important milestone last month: It turned into the Internet business. — Last quarter, for the first time ever … | Christopher White / Neowin: |
Microsoft builds a Snapchat competitor called WindUp — It's no secret that Snapchat, the app that lets you send time-limited messages, has run into a few issues this year: From exposing nearly five million accounts, to the FTC ruling that the company was deceiving users, the app may still be popular but many people no longer trust it.
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| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
Vringo Loses Appeals Court Ruling in Google Patent Case — Google Inc. (GOOG) won its bid to overturn a $30.5 million patent-infringement verdict, a reversal that sent shares of Vringo Inc. (VRNG) down 11 percent before trading was halted. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit …
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Delivery Hero Joins The $1B Valuation Club As It Gobbles Rival Pizza.de — On the heels of Rocket Internet's food delivery service FoodPanda taking another $60 million in funding, its German rival Delivery Hero is also stepping up its game in a consolidation play.| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researchers use a smartphone's gyroscope as a crude microphone to eavesdrop on conversations — The Gyroscopes in Your Phone Could Let Apps Eavesdrop on Conversations — In the age of surveillance paranoia, most smartphone users know better than to give a random app or website permission to use their device's microphone.| Lauren Goode / Re/code: |
50 Cent partners with Intel on heart-rate monitoring earphones, will be available Q4 2014 — Gimme a Beat: Intel, 50 Cent Pair Up on Heart-Rate Headphones — Chipmaker Intel and SMS Audio, the consumer electronics company founded by 50 Cent, are partnering to launch a pair of heart-rate-measuring headphones.| John Kell / Fortune: |
Supervalu warns that payment card data from 200+ of its grocery stores may have been stolen — Supervalu warns card data may have been stolen — Supervalu on Friday warned its computer network was hacked and the intrusion could potentially have led to the theft of payment card data used at more than 200 grocery stores.| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
InterDigital Loses ITC Patent Case Against Microsoft, ZTE — InterDigital Inc. (IDCC) lost its patent case against Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) and ZTE Corp. at the U.S. International Trade Commission, dealing the phone-chip researcher another blow in its efforts to create a new royalty stream.
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