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Apple confirms ‘very targeted attack’ on celebrities, denies iCloud breach — Apple has responded to this week's hackings of celebrity accounts, which resulted in postings of private photographs. Here's Apple's statement in full: … Filed under: AAPL Company B| Mark Scott / New York Times: |
Court bans UberPop ride-sharing service in Germany, Uber Black unaffected; Uber will continue operations and appeal — Uber Service Banned Across Germany by Frankfurt Court — LONDON - The ride-hailing service Uber is about to have a head-on collision with Germany's taxis and legal system.
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| Scott Gilbertson / Ars Technica: |
Behind the new HTML Picture element, which speeds up page loads by letting browsers choose the best image for different screens — How a new HTML element will make the Web faster — Soon, you won't need to be the Flash for quicker Web browsing. — Flickr user: Katie Krueger
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home Depot — Multiple banks say they are seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground. Home Depot says that it is working with banks …
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Ouya in preliminary sales talks with Xiaomi, Tencent and other Chinese companies, has engaged with Google and Amazon — Android Game Console Maker Ouya in Sale Talks With Chinese Internet Giants, Others — Ouya, the maker of an low-cost Android-based gaming console of the same name … | Janko Roettgers / Gigaom: |
Sonos speakers can now directly connect to home Wi-Fi, no longer require proprietary network — To simplify whole-home audio, Sonos starts to embrace your Wi-Fi router — Internet-connected speakers from Sonos now work directly with your Wi-Fi router, eliminating the need to also use …
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| Andrew Wallenstein / Variety: |
Reddit unveils its first mobile app for Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews on iOS, Android version coming later this week — Reddit to Launch Mobile App for AMAs (Exclusive) — Reddit has made its long-awaited entry into the mobile app category with one devoted to its most popular attraction, the Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews.
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| Apple: |
Apple lists top 10 reasons apps are rejected, with missing information and bugs the two most common causes — Common App Rejections — Before you develop your app, it's important to become familiar with the technical, content, and design criteria that we use to review all apps.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Google's Android Wear to support Bluetooth headsets, GPS, and third party watch faces — Google says Android Wear about to get even smarter (Q&A) — The search giant hasn't said much about its OS for wearable devices since a demo in June. CNET sat down with two of the project's head engineers to find out what's new.| Bertel King, Jr / Android Police: |
Fan Funding for YouTube creators now available in US, Japan, Mexico, Australia; Google to take 5% + $0.21 cut in the US — YouTube Now Offers Fan Funding In Four Countries - Here's A Look At How It Works — YouTube thrives off the videos produced by independent content creators all over the world …
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| Tess Stynes / Wall Street Journal: |
Compuware to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.5 Billion — Compuware Deal Includes Ability to Complete Covisint Spinoff — Software developer Compuware Corp. agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo LLC for about $2.5 billion. — Thoma Bravo agreed to pay $10.92 a share in cash …
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PC World, ZDNet, New York Times and Gigaom
| Silke Koltrowitz / Reuters: |
Swatch plans smartwatch with always-on touch screen and fitness tracking, coming next summer — Swatch prefers go-it-alone route for smartwatch plans — (Reuters) - Swatch Group is happy to go it alone with a launch next year of watches with “smart” features to compete with so-called wearable gadgets …
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