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Redbox Instant streaming video service operated by Redbox and Verizon is shutting down on October 7 — Redbox Instant is shutting down October 7 — A year and a half after its official launch, Redbox Instant is calling it quits. The shut-down shows how hard it is to compete with Netflix for streaming video subscriptions.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Unsealed documents in patent suit show Samsung paid Microsoft $1B in royalties last year, as Microsoft now seeks $6.9M in unpaid interest — Microsoft Says Samsung Owes It $6.9 Million in Contract Dispute — Microsoft's lawsuit against Samsung was unsealed on Friday …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat Wanted MessageMe Before Yahoo Bought It For Up To $30-$40M — Earlier today we reported that messaging app MessageMe was getting acquired by Yahoo — which MessageMe has now confirmed on its site, along with the inevitable news that the app is shutting down, effective November 7.
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PC Magazine, Re/code, MessageMe, Tech Trader Daily, WebProNews, BGR, TechSpot and TechCrunch. Tweets: @jbruin. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Windows 10: More on the ‘under the covers’ security, Store features — Summary: Microsoft's Windows 10 will include more than just user interface tweaks. Here are some of the expected security, manageability and Store changes coming to the next version of Windows client.| Christopher White / Neowin: |
Gates talks Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Nadella and how Office needs to be dramatically better — There's no denying the fact that Bill Gates is a very smart man, and that he has a passion not only for technology but also for helping the poor through his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
After legal threat, Google says it removed ‘tens of thousands’ of iCloud hack pics — Summary: Google says it has taken down many of the pictures of stolen from celebrity iCloud accounts and posted on its online properties. — Liam Tung — Google has hit out at accusations it was slow …
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| Nellie Bowles / Re/code: |
Three Downtown Project entrepreneurs committed suicide. Was happiness as a goal a factor? — The Downtown Project Suicides: Can the Pursuit of Happiness Kill You? — “It wasn't just about building a business. It was about building a lifestyle that was about delivering happiness to everyone, including ourselves.”
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| John Paczkowski / Re/code: |
Apple to hold event for iPads, iMacs and Yosemite on October 16 — Code/red: Apple to Hold iPad Event on October 16 — // HAPPENING TODAY — JPMorgan Chase continues to vigilantly monitor its, cough, “situation.” — The Evernote Conference. — Tom and Jerry's new racism warning on Amazon Prime.
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iDownloadBlog.com, MacNN, SFist, Tech Times, Wall Street Journal, NEWS.com.au, The Register, Ubergizmo, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, Forbes, CNET, InvestorPlace, Gotta Be Mobile, Mercury News, DailyTech, Pocketnow, CNNMoney.com, PC Magazine, Digital Trends, PadGadget, VentureBreak, Electronista, Ars Technica, Motherboard, Phones Review, Neowin, eWeek, ReadWrite, Telegraph, ZDNet, GeekWire, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, The Verge, TechHive, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, The Mac Observer, iMore, WebProNews, Engadget, TUAW, Fortune, iPhone in Canada Blog, Mashable, Pocket-lint, App Advice, Yahoo Tech, Seeking Alpha, Business Insider, The Next Web and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman and @markgurman
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Solarbox to turn unused phone booths in London into charging stations for cell phones — Telephone box becomes mobile charger — Disused phone boxes in London are being put to a novel use - as solar-powered charging stations for mobile phones. — The first of six boxes was unveiled on Tottenham Court Road this week.| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
Apple will go to trial against iPod buyers claiming DRM was used to “lock in” customers — Apple will face $350M trial over iPod DRM — Apple's DRM schemes have been long disliked by activists. But are they illegal? — Apple will soon have to face a trial over accusations …
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Microsoft veteran Jensen Harris leaves after 16 years to launch text analysis startup Textio — Longtime Microsoft Veteran Jensen Harris Leaves for Text Analysis Startup — Jensen Harris, the director of Microsoft Mobile Labs and a 16-year company veteran, is leaving the software giant to pursue a new startup.| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook emails employees to reflect on third anniversary of Steve Jobs' death — This morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook emailed all employees in reflection of the upcoming third anniversary of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. “I hope you'll take a moment to appreciate the many ways Steve …
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