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JPMorgan says data breach affected 76M households, 7M small businesses — Hackers' Attack on JPMorgan Chase Affects Millions — A cyberattack this summer on JPMorgan Chase compromised the accounts of 76 million households and seven million small businesses, a tally that dwarfs previous estimates … | Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Apple Asks the Music Labels for a Price Cut on Streaming Subscriptions — There are lots of music subscription services that let people listen to all the songs they want for $10 a month. — Apple thinks that price is too high. — Sources say Apple is talking to the big music labels … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Security researchers publicly release code to Github for “practically unpatchable” exploit BadUSB — The Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs Is Now on the Loose — It's been just two months since researcher Karsten Nohl demonstrated an attack he called BadUSB to a standing-room … | Yoni Heisler / TUAW: |
An in-depth look at Apple Pay, and why it could be the safest way to make a credit card payment — Apple Pay: An in-depth look at what's behind the secure payment system — With Apple Pay slated to go live later this month, one can soon expect to see an avalanche of fear mongering from pundits who …
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Early build of Android L with TouchWiz previewed on the Samsung Galaxy S5 — Exclusive Preview: Android L on Samsung Galaxy S5 — At Google I/O 2014, Google announced the next iteration of its Android operating system - Android L. As the operating system itself was still in early stages …
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| Bloomberg: |
France's Iliad Said to Plan Bid for Bigger T-Mobile Stake — Iliad SA (ILD) is planning to bid for a bigger stake in Deutsche Telekom AG's U.S. unit than it sought in July, as the French telecom carrier approaches a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal, people familiar with the matter said.
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| Logan Whiteside / CNNMoney.com: |
Schmidt: Google's systems “far more secure and encrypted than anyone else, including Apple” — Google: Tim Cook is wrong about us — Apple got it wrong — Google is the safest place on the Web, the search giant's chairman says. — “We have always been the leader in security and encryption …
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| Todd Krabach / Facebook Developers: |
Facebook officially launches its mobile Like Button for native iOS and Android apps — Mobile Like Button now Available to Everyone — On average, the Like and Share Buttons are viewed across almost 10 million websites daily. At f8 this year, we let developers preview the Like Button on iOS mobile devices.| Owen Thomas / ReadWrite: |
Apple's Health app is useless, dependent on other apps to gather data — Apple's Health App Is An Embarrassment — ReadWriteBody is an ongoing series where ReadWrite covers networked fitness and the quantified self. — You know those super-awkward “before” shots with a fat guy holding … | Michal Lev-Ram / Fortune: |
Apple expands benefits for both part-time and full-time employees, including educational assistance, longer maternity leave — Apple unveils new perks to attract talent — Apple employees are getting a few new perks today (and no, it's not free iPhone 6s).
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| Sébastien Page / iDownloadBlog.com: |
Apple launches tool to check Activation Lock status; lets you see if an iPhone/iPad is stolen — Apple releases tool to check the Activation Lock status of iOS devices — Apple recently released a tool that lets anyone check the Activation Lock status of iOS devices.
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
New Apple patent hints at next-generation iOS Remote app that reproduces Apple TV GUI — Apple's next-gen iOS Remote app solution could boast full Apple TV GUIs, interactive content — An Apple patent application published Thursday describes a next-generation iOS Remote app system capable …
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MacRumors, InvestorPlace, PadGadget, iPhone, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider and TechCrunch
| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Intel responds to pressure from anti-feminist campaign #GamerGate, pulling ads from Gamasutra — Intel buckles to anti-feminist campaign by pulling ads from gaming site — #GamerGate supporters try to silence calls for video game equality — Intel has pulled an advertising campaign … | Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat: |
Evernote announces a new web client, unveils enterprise productivity platform ‘Work Chat’ — SAN FRANCISCO — The connected note taking app company Evernote today announced that it has completely redesigned its web client for simplicity and creativity. — Previously, the web client …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Design Firm Adaptive Path Acquired By Capital One — Adaptive Path, a San Francisco-based design and user experience consultancy, has been acquired by financial firm Capital One. — That's not the most obvious acquirer, but in his announcement, Adaptive Path co-founder …
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| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Roku players will soon support Android, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 screen mirroring — Own a Roku 3 or Roku Streaming Stick? You'll soon be able to mirror the screen from your Android, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices. — The feature is rolling out in beta today for select Android … | Ian Hardy / BetaKit: |
Scribble Technologies raises $12 million, plans to ‘open new international offices and make strategic acquisitions’ — Coming off its recent acquisition of CoveritLive, Scribble Technologies has received a $12 million Series C investment led by WIN (Waterloo Innovation Network) Fund.
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| Janko Roettgers / Gigaom: |
Deezer launches US partnership with Bose, at $5/month with lower quality audio than Sonos deal — Deezer launches in the U.S., again, this time partnering with Bose — Deezer is launching another paid tier of its streaming service in the U.S., this time through an exclusive partnership with Deezer.
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Engadget, Gizmodo, CNET, TechSpot, Billboard, The Verge, AllAccess.com and VentureBeat
| Josh Ong / The Next Web: |
Waze announces Connected Citizens program to share data with local governments worldwide — Google's Waze announces government data exchange program with 10 initial partners — Waze today announced “Connected Citizens,” a new government partnership program that will see both parties exchange data …
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Bing: No Plans To Give Ranking Boost For HTTPS — At Search Marketing Expo, Bing's Vincent Wehren, the Lead Program Manager for Bing Webmaster Tools, said they have no plans on ever giving a ranking boost to websites that switch to HTTPS. — In August, Google began giving sites that use HTTPS … | Josh Ong / The Next Web: |
Twitter for Mac gets long-overdue update adding multi-photo viewing and DM photos — Twitter for Mac has received a rare update that adds months-old features, such as support for viewing and posting multiple photos in a single tweet and attaching pictures to a direct message, to the app.
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MacRumors, 9to5Mac, MacNN, Macworld, Cult of Mac, Ubergizmo and TechCrunch
| James Temple / Re/code: |
Fertility app maker Glow raises $17M Series B led by Formation 8 — Glow Raises $17 Million, Offers More Evidence That the App Helps Women Conceive — Glow, which develops apps designed to help women manage their reproductive health, has raised $17 million in a Series B round … | William Maclean / Reuters: |
Dubai detectives to get Google Glass with facial recognition tech developed by local police — Dubai detectives to get Google Glass to fight crime — (Reuters) - Dubai police plan to issue detectives with Google Glass hands-free eyewear to help them fight crime using facial recognition technology …
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9to5Google and Mashable
| ZDNet: |
Samsung to start producing Apple's 14nm A9 processors by year end — Samsung expects sales boost from Apple chip deal — Summary: Samsung's chip boss said supplying its 14-nanometre FinFet chips to Apple will boost its financials greatly, reports ZDNet Korea's Cho Mu-hyun.Sponsor Posts
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