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Local police in US giving families free ComputerCop keylogging software in “Internet Safety” initiative — ComputerCOP: The Dubious ‘Internet Safety Software’ That Hundreds of Police Agencies Have Distributed to Families — ComputerCOP in Maricopa County, Arizona
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| Ian Kar / Bank Innovation: |
Sources: Apple Pay to be included in iOS 8.1, scheduled to be released October 20 — Apple Pay to Be Included in iOS 8.1, Sources Confirm — Based on multiple sources close to Apple, Bank Innovation has learned that iOS 8.1 will include Apple Pay, and the current expected timetable for the public release is schedule for October 20.| Robert Sullivan / Vogue: |
A Rare Look at Design Genius Jony Ive: The Man Behind the Apple Watch — How Apple's under-the-radar design genius, Jonathan Ive, has found the way to our hearts. — I first catch sight of Jony Ive across the Apple campus, in a plain Dodger-blue T-shirt and white painter's pants, in conversation, nodding.
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| Bloomberg: |
Apple to add gold color option to new 9.7" iPads this month, launch 12.9" model next year — Apple Said to Add Gold Option to IPad to Goose Sales — Apple Inc. (AAPL) will add a gold color option for its full-size iPads in an effort to boost a category that's posted declining shipments this year …
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| Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom: |
At the 11th hour, Verizon decides to cancel its controversial throttling plans — Verizon's “network optimization” policy would have restricted speeds for its heaviest unlimited data users when the LTE network was congested. But Big Red is now nixing the controversial plan.
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| Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: |
Yelp, TripAdvisor, others, launch “Focus on the User” campaign against Google search results — Focus On User Group Uses Google Algorithm To Attack Map Pack — Yesterday a new anti-Google consortium called “Focus on the User” launched a website that cleverly uses Google's own words … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook to refine process of authenticating names; CPO apologizes to LGBT community — Facebook clarifies real name policy amid LGBT protests — Drag queens will be able to post under their stage names, the company says — Facebook said today it would build new authentication tools …
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| Paul Graham: |
Startups are very counterintuitive, and you can't always trust your instincts — Before the Startup — (This essay is derived from a guest lecture in Sam Altman's startup class at Stanford. It's intended for college students, but much of it is applicable to potential founders at other ages.)
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| Bloomberg: |
Box Said to Delay IPO Until 2015 Amid Market Volatility — Box Inc., the cloud-storage provider that filed for an initial public offering in March, will postpone its market debut, which probably won't happen until 2015 because of volatile market conditions, people familiar with the matter said.
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| Jacob Siegal / BGR: |
Verizon and Sprint follow AT&T's lead with new double data offers — Over the weekend, AT&T announced a data plan promotion which would allow customers to sign up for double the data at the same price as their current plans. Not to be outdone, both Verizon and Sprint announced their own promotions … | Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
Finding Alibaba: How Jerry Yang Made The Most Lucrative Bet In Silicon Valley History — Jerry Yang is giving a quick tour of the conference room at his private investment firm in Palo Alto, Calif. It's dotted with gifts and photos from his 20 years in Silicon Valley.| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
EMC names former Apple executive Zane Rowe CFO — EMC nabs Apple vet as new chief financial officer — Summary: Also listed as an executive vice president reporting directly to EMC CEO Joe Tucci, Rowe has a long history in both the tech and finance sectors. — EMC has found itself a new chief financial officer.
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| Alastair Sharp / Reuters: |
U.S. judge rules in favor of Apple in LTE patent case against WiLan — WiLan says loses LTE patent case against Apple — (Reuters) - Canadian patent licensing company WiLan Inc (WIN.TO) on Wednesday said a U.S. judge had ruled in favor of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) in a litigation case against it.
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| Mark Hearn / 9to5Google: |
Dropbox for Android users can now export files to SD cards — After several requests, Dropbox for Android users can now export files to their device's SD card. This new feature will help keep important items like documents and photos accessible whenever offline or switching from one device to another.
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| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
ZenMate Scores $3.2M Series A For Its VPN-Style Private Browsing Service — As consumers become more tech savvy and privacy conscious, it's not surprising to see VCs begin to pay more attention to startups who are focusing on privacy in all its various permutations.
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Firespotter Labs Becomes Switch, Providing A Cloud-Based Phone System For Google Apps — Unified communications has long been touted as the future, but being able to provide access to all of one's calls and messages on multiple devices is an idea that has just barely come to fruition.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Lost-Item Tracker Tile Raises $13 Million To Fund International Expansion, Android Release — Tile, the lost-item tracker that raised millions in crowdfunding wants to give objects a voice by connecting them to the web. To capitalize on the growing demand for Tile's small … | Jeffrey Burt / eWeek: |
Like Amazon, Rackspace patched and rebooted servers to fix Xen hypervisor flaw this weekend — Rackspace Joined Amazon in Patching, Rebooting Cloud Servers — Rackspace, like cloud competitor Amazon Web Services, was forced to reboot some of its servers after patching them to fix … Sponsor Posts
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