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| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
Check Out Gmail 5.0 For Android And Google's Plan To Handle All Your Email Accounts In One App — Google's been updating apps left and right recently to fall in line with its new material design philosophy, and the results have been impressive. There are a few apps it appears Google's saving …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Magazine: |
Marc Andreessen on the evolution of Silicon Valley and technology's impact on the economy — Marc Andreessen on Why Optimism Is Always the Safest Bet — The Netscape creator turned Silicon Valley sage on why optimism is always the safest bet. — It's not hard to coax an opinion out of Marc Andreessen.
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| Percy / GreatFire.org: |
Report: Chinese authorities conduct “man in the middle” attack on iCloud.com users to harvest their data — China collecting Apple iCloud data; attack coincides with launch of new iPhone — After previous attacks on Github, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, the Chinese authorities … | Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
IBM stock drops over 6% after it misses earnings estimates, abandons 2015 earnings forecast — IBM Abandons Long-Promised 2015 Profit Target — IBM abandoned a long-promised plan to deliver $20 a share in profits by 2015 after suffering a significant slowdown in spending by its clients …
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| Bloomberg: |
IBM paying Globalfoundries $1.5B to take unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands — IBM Paying Globalfoundries $1.5 Billion to Take Unit in Retreat From Chips — International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) agreed to pay Globalfoundries Inc. $1.5 billion to take an unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Apple pushing to cut the price of Beats Music subscriptions to $5 per month — Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower. — Apple thinks streaming music should cost less. Spotify agrees. — Spotify is effectively offering a price cut …
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| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
Spotify announces family plans: $14.99 for two users, $19.99 for three, $24.99 for four and $29.99 for five — Spotify announces family plans for up to 5 users — Spotify has announced new plans designed for families of up to five members, which was one of its most requested features.
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| Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune: |
Spreadsheet of the day: Final estimates for Apple's fiscal Q4 — Today should be a busy day on the Apple beat. — Apple Pay goes live with the release of iOS 8.1, along with the launch of iCloud Photo Library and a functioning Handoff (which, for many of us on Yosemite, still isn't working).
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Amazon Kindle Voyage review: The best e-reader is also the priciest — When Amazon introduced an updated version of its flagship Kindle Paperwhite last year, it took the easy way out — after all, tweaked internals, improved software and slightly better lighting do not a thrilling e-reader make.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library, SMS Relay & Instant Hotspot, more — Just as Apple announced at its iPad & Mac event last Thursday, iOS 8.1 is now publicly available with new features including Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library, and additional Continuity features.
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| Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
Microsoft plans to launch a fitness-focused wearable in the next few weeks with more than two-day battery life, multi-platform support — Microsoft Plans To Launch A Wearable Device Within Weeks — Microsoft is gearing up to launch a wearable device within the next few weeks, Forbes has learned.
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| Richard Padilla / MacRumors: |
Dropbox for iOS Updated with Touch ID Integration, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Support — File-sharing service Dropbox has updated its official iOS app with a number of new features, including full optimization for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus as well as integration with Touch ID for more convenient unlocking.
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Amid pressure from activist investors, Marissa Mayer to detail Yahoo's cost-cutting plan and acquisitions strategy during Tuesday's earnings call — Yahoo CEO Set to Refresh Turnaround Plan — Firm to Release Quarterly Results Tuesday, Detail Its Current Efforts
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