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Verizon Says It Has No Plans for Another App Store — Verizon threw cold water Wednesday on a report that it was in talks to set up another app store. — The Information reported that Verizon was talking with would-be partners about a marketplace designed to rival the Google Play storefront.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Verizon to launch its own app store to compete with Google Play, claims report — Verizon is going to launch its own app store in an effort to compete with the Google Play Store on Android devices, claims a report from The Information. The new store will be available globally and is the result …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Samsung's first Nook tablet arrives at Barnes & Noble today for $179 — Samsung is becoming Barnes & Noble's first partner to create a Nook-branded tablet today with the unveiling and release of the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. The name is a mouthful, but it basically means that the tablet …
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| Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter to Remove Images of the Deceased Upon Families' Request — Twitter said on Tuesday it will remove images of deceased individuals at the request of family members, a move that comes a week after Robin Williams's daughter said she is quitting the platform after being sent disturbing photo-shopped images of her father's death.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 8 turns up evidence of another possible iPhone 6 resolution: a larger 828 x 1472 — Early this year, we heard from a source that Apple had been testing multiple resolutions for the iPhone 6's larger display, including a resolution of 960 x 1704. As we outlined, the benefit of that resolution …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Uber Opens Its API With 11 Launch Partners, Including OpenTable, TripAdvisor, and United Airlines — We told you it was coming, and here it is: Last week, my colleague Josh Constine reported that Uber was preparing to release an API that would enable its on-demand ride-hailing service to be integrated into a number of third party apps.
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Hackers used Heartbleed vulnerability to exploit 4.5M patient records at Community Health Systems — CHS Hacked via Heartbleed Vulnerability — As many of you may have already been aware, a breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) affecting an estimated 4.5 million patients was recently revealed.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Service Marketplace Thumbtack Raises $100M Round Led By Google Capital — Thumbtack, a company that connects customers with local service providers, just announced that it has raised $100 million in new funding. — The round was led by Google Capital (the search giant's later-stage investment fund) … | Mat Honan / Wired: |
Vine now lets users import existing videos from the camera roll, adds editing features — Vine Grows Up, Lets You Edit and Upload Existing Video — The six-second, looping-video-sharing service Vine announced several new tools today designed to make it easier to shoot and edit videos from your phone.
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| Marguerite Reardon / CNET: |
AT&T to deliver 1Gbps broadband to Silicon Valley — AT&T announced Wednesday that Cupertino will be the first community in Silicon Valley that will get its U-verse with GigaPower 1Gbps broadband service. — AT&T — AT&T has announced the first city in Silicon Valley that will get its 1Gbps fiber service.| AppleInsider: |
Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac launches with OS X 10.10 Yosemite support, speed boosts, more — Parallels on Wednesday announced the release of Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac with built-in support for Apple's upcoming OS X 10.10 Yosemite, faster Windows app performance, better battery life and immediate availability for existing users.| Laurie Burkitt / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon.com Coming to Shanghai's Free-Trade Zone — Move Would Allow Retailer to Sell More Merchandise From Abroad Within China — BEIJING— Amazon.com Inc. said it plans to set up operations in Shanghai's new free-trade zone, a major move that will allow it to sell more merchandise …
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Google's driverless cars designed to exceed speed limit by up to 10mph for better safety — Look, no hands! Test driving a Google car — (Reuters) - The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn't lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable.
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