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The Yahoo Directory — Once The Internet's Most Important Search Engine — Is To Close — For some, it may seem like there has always been Google, and it's always been the main way people have found things on the web. But before Google, there was the Yahoo Directory and its hand-compiled list of websites, organized into topics.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
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SK Telecom Agrees to Acquire Shopkick — Deal Would Give SK Telecom New Foray Into U.S. — South Korean wireless firm SK Telecom Co. has agreed to acquire shopping-loyalty app Shopkick Inc., according to two people familiar with the deal. — The acquisition would give SK Telecom …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apps with HealthKit integration start appearing in App Store following iOS 8.0.2 fixes — After a series of botched updates, which meant HealthKit apps could not launch alongside iOS 8's release, Apple has finally started allowing apps that integrate with the Health app into the App Store.| Lisa Eadicicco / Business Insider: |
Google now requires Android device makers like Samsung to pre-install and prominently display up to 20 Google apps — Confidential Documents Reveal How Google Is Trying To Limit Samsung's Control Of Android — When it comes to Android devices, it's common for various phone makers to put … | Vivian Ho / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Uber driver charged in San Francisco after allegedly hitting passenger in the head with a hammer — Uber driver accused of hammer attack on San Francisco rider — An Uber driver is accused of seriously injuring a passenger by bashing him on the head with a hammer in San Francisco's Bernal …
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Secret launches Ping, an app that sends content notifications, says no ties to Secret app — Startup Behind Anonymous App Secret Unveils Another New App: ‘Ping’ — The startup behind anonymous posting app Secret has unveiled another new app, Ping. — Secret's latest creation appeared … | Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 8's MAC address randomization feature, intended to prevent location tracking, requires cellular data, location services off — More details on how iOS 8's MAC address randomization feature works (and when it doesn't) — A few days ago Apple published a new privacy page on its website …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy Alpha review: great design comes with a premium price, poor software and disappointing display — Samsung Galaxy Alpha review — Imagine what Samsung could do, if it tried. — Earlier this year, we concluded our Galaxy S5 review on a note of optimism about the awesome potential …
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Amazon Fresh grocery delivery business launching in New York City as early as October — Amazon Fresh Grocery Delivery Launching in New York City — Amazon is preparing to start its Fresh grocery delivery business in New York City as early as next month, according to two people … | Carmel DeAmicis / Gigaom: |
Ello investor, co-founder: Funding or not, we hate ads and we want to “shift values” — How will the popular new social network maintain its ad-free philosophy if it's pressured to bring in venture level returns? — The fairy-tale phase didn't last very long for new social media network darling Ello.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
HotelTonight launches 7-day advance booking, adds weather forecast, theme browsing features — Moving Beyond Same-Day Bookings, HotelTonight Launches Its 7-Day Reservation System — HotelTonight is moving beyond the same-day hotel bookings that it's known for.
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| Karl Bode / DSLreports: |
Citing its unpopularity, Comcast discontinues Streampix as a stand-alone offering, adding it as part of Xfinity TV — Comcast: Nobody Really Liked Our Netflix Wannabe Streampix — In February of 2012 Comcast unveiled Streampix, their effort at trying to prevent cord cutting by offering a Netflix-esque service of their own.
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