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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
New, larger iPhones to offer one-handed mode for easier typing; iWatch circuitboard is “tiny” — Apple Nears Introduction of Smartwatch and Bigger iPhones — SAN FRANCISCO — When Apple wants to make a big splash, it returns to its history. — Thirty years ago at the Flint Center … | Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces live stream for Sept. 9 iPhone/iWatch event — Apple has just announced that it will be live streaming its upcoming event later this month on September 9th. Its website also includes a countdown clock pictured above and a link for Apple users to add the event to their calendar.
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AppleInsider, CNET, MacRumors, Computerworld, Laptop Mag, ZDNet, Macworld, TechCrunch, BGR, The Next Web, The Verge, iMore, Pocketnow and Pocket-lint. Tweets: @9to5mac
| Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's smartwatch will come in two sizes, both with curved OLED screens and NFC — Apple's Watch to Usher In Short-Range Wireless — Coming Smartwatch, iPhone Will Have Technology to Provide Tap-to-Pay Features — Apple Inc. plans to include short-range wireless technology in its coming smartwatch …
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AppleInsider, Gigaom, BGR, The Verge, Engadget, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac and MacRumors
| Noah Everett / Twitpic Blog: |
Twitpic to shut down September 25, citing trademark dispute with Twitter — Twitpic is shutting down — Twitpic will be shutting down September 25th. You will be able to export all your photos and videos. We'll let everyone know when this feature is live in the next few days.
| Nancy Scola / Washington Post: |
White House names Google's Megan Smith US CTO, Twitter's Alexander Macgillivray Deputy US CTO — White House names Google's Megan Smith the next Chief Technology Officer of the United States — The White House announced Thursday that it has named its next Chief Technology Officer.
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White House.gov Blog, CNET, Re/code, Gigaom, The Next Web, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, ReadWrite, The Verge, TechCrunch, The Daily Dot, The Hill, Engadget, 9to5Google, Mashable, Valleywag, Fortune, BetaBoston and VentureBeat
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| Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter's CFO hints that the company's product priorities include group chat, improving search, and surfacing older tweets — Twitter's Product Checklist: Better Search and Group Chats? — A souped-up search engine. An improved algorithm. Group chatting.
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Gigaom, digiphile, Engadget, The Daily Dot, Business Insider, The Verge, Marketing Land, Mashable, Phandroid, Forbes, Seeking Alpha, USA Today and Stowe Boyd
| Ian Kar / Bank Innovation: |
Apple Said to Negotiate Deep Payments Discounts from Big Banks — Apple reportedly has reached deals to lower its card transaction fees with five of the largest financial institutions in the nation as part of the Silicon Valley giant's to-be-launched payments venture.
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, Business Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, App Advice, Cult of Mac, BetaBoston, iLounge and InvestorPlace. Tweets: @chris_ciaccia
| Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal: |
Hootsuite raises $35M led by Fidelity Investments at an $800M valuation — Canada's Hootsuite Secures $35 Million Investment from Fidelity-Led Group — Investment Raises Media Company's Value to Nearly $800 Million — TORONTO—Canada's Hootsuite Media Inc. has secured $35 million …
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Facebook asking users to perform “Privacy Checkup”, which reminds them about app permissions and who they're sharing with — As Promised, Facebook's Privacy Checkup Has Arrived — Facebook doesn't want you over-sharing — seriously! — and it's ready to prove it.
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Facebook, Gizmodo, BGR, Engadget, Inside Facebook, SiliconBeat, Gigaom, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal and USA Today
| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
Microsoft launches $433 Lumia 830 mid-range phone with 10MP PureView camera, will ship with Lumia Denim — Microsoft's Lumia 830 offers PureView imaging at a lower cost — Microsoft Devices, formerly known as Nokia's phone division, is no slouch when it comes to its device lineup.
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Conversations, Microsoft Corporation, Conversations, Conversations, Ars Technica, ReadWrite, Computerworld, Gotta Be Mobile, Associated Press, GeekWire, The Verge, Electronista, blog.laptopmag.com, The Register, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Globe and Mail, PandoDaily, Bloomberg, WinBeta, Neowin, IntoMobile, TechSpot, MobileSyrup.com, Gigaom, Pocketnow, Guardian, AnandTech, SlashGear, Re/code and Inquirer. Tweets: @dannysullivan
| Luke Edwards / Pocket-lint: |
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Conversations, BetaNews, The Verge, MobileSyrup.com, Neowin, Gigaom, SlashGear, WMPoweruser and Engadget
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Most of the US has no broadband competition at 25Mbps, FCC chair says — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler speaking to the cable industry in April 2014. — NCTA — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler today stated what is obvious to US Internet users: for broadband speeds fast enough …
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Techdirt, SiliconBeat, Washington Post, The Hill, Computerworld, Reuters, Bloomberg, Consumerist and Variety
| Robert Purchese / Eurogamer.net: |
Oculus founders interviewed, say they want the consumer Rift to sell in $200-$400 price range — Oculus answers the big Rift questions — Does it still care about games? — A year ago I told Palmer Luckey's story, about how he'd invented what would become Oculus Rift in his parent's garage.
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The Verge, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, ExtremeTech, Engadget and Ubergizmo
| Ben Woods / The Next Web: |
Nest Protect updates bring new Pathlight controls and Steam Check, but no return of Wave feature — Nest, the Google-owned company behind the ‘conscious’ in-home thermostat and Nest Protect smoke alarm, has announced today that a range of new features will soon start rolling out to Nest Protect users around the world.
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Wall Street Journal, Engadget, TechHive, The Airbnb Blog, Gigaom, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, Consumerist and The Verge
| Joseph Ax / Reuters: |
Getty Images sues Microsoft over Bing Image Widget tool, citing “massive infringement” — Getty Images sues Microsoft over new online photo tool — (Reuters) - A new Microsoft Corp product that allows website publishers to embed digital photographs on their sites is a …
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Rdio redesigns apps to emphasize Pandora-like ad-supported radio stations for free users — Rdio redesigns its service to emphasize radio and recommendations — Rdio, the best music-streaming service that (statistically) you're not using, is unveiling a smart redesign Thursday morning aimed at helping you discover new music faster.
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CNET, TechHive, TechCrunch, PandoDaily, Gigaom, BuzzFeed, Wall Street Journal, Cult of Mac, hypebot, Music Ally, Engadget, The Next Web and Wired. Tweets: @joshconstine. See also Mediagazer
| Cecilia Kang / Washington Post: |
Google agrees to pay $19 million in FTC in-app kids lawsuit — Federal officials on Thursday announced Google has agreed to settle charges and repay $19 million to consumers whose children were allegedly deceived into making mobile purchases through the Android app store.| Derrick Harris / Gigaom: |
Cassandra-based database management company DataStax raises $106M Series E at $830M valuation — NoSQL is growing up, and DataStax just raised $106M to prove it — DataStax, like a couple other of its NoSQL peers, has come a long way since it launched a few years ago.| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Facebook's updated Slingshot lifts reciprocation burden, allows sending of “unlocked” photos and videos — Facebook's Slingshot: Send Unlocked Photos and Videos — Facebook today updated its Slingshot app for Android and iOS, changing the only feature that makes the app unique.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Location Is Everything, As Mobile Ad Startup xAd Raises $50M Led By IVP — xAd, a mobile ad startup that specialises in serving media specific to a user's location, is today announcing $50 million in funding — significant not only for the size of the round, but also for the context around the money coming into its coffers.
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AdExchanger, VentureBeat, Tnooz and PE Hub Blog
| Ashlee Vance / Businessweek: |
Intellectual Ventures: Patent Troll Funds Startups, New Products — The dietary habits of Finland's populace went through a drastic change in 2011. Thanks to the low-carb craze and a rising preference for all-natural products, Finns started eating butter with impunity.
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| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix returns with a thinner design and longer battery life — Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix Windows convertible was always a promising device. Here was a tablet that could fit into its keyboard dock with the screen facing forward or backward.
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PC World, Laptop Mag.com, Electronista, Microsoft News, Softpedia News, Gizmodo, SlashGear and Inquirer
| Matt Mullenweg / WordPress News: |
WordPress 4.0 released with easier embeds, a plugin browser, and an auto-expanding editor — WordPress 4.0 “Benny” — Version 4.0 of WordPress, named “Benny” in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard.
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The Next Web, Computerworld, VentureBeat and WP Engine
| Wall Street Journal: |
USPS to make early morning AmazonFresh drop-offs in San Francisco trial — U.S. Mail Delivers Amazon Groceries in San Francisco — USPS Is Aggressively Chasing Bigger Piece of E-Commerce Pie — Now the letter carrier will deliver groceries. — Amazon.com Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service … | Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal: |
Appeals Court Will Reconsider Ruling on Cellphone Tracking — A federal appeals court will reconsider an earlier ruling in which a three-judge panel held that police need a warrant to obtain records from cellphone companies that show where a suspect has been.Sponsor Posts
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