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YouTube's Wojcicki says they're considering paid ad-free subscriptions, reaffirms a music service is on the way — Susan Wojcicki Wants to Sell You YouTube Video Subscriptions (Video) — YouTube is in the early stages of exploring new subscription services, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki …
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| Josh Lowensohn / The Verge: |
Half of YouTube's views now come from phones and tablets — More people are watching videos on smaller screens — Where are people watching videos on YouTube? A little while ago, the majority were on desktop, but now the company says that half are tuning in from mobile devices like phones and tablets.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Android 5.0 Lollipop's security improvements: new unlock methods, full device encryption, more — Google Details Android 5.0 Lollipop's Major Security Improvements — Android's newest update is coming soon, with devices running 5.0 Lollipop beginning to ship November 3.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Verizon and Motorola announce Droid Turbo with 5.2" Quad HD display and 48-hour battery life; available October 30 starting at $199.99 on contract — Motorola's Droid Turbo comes to Verizon on Thursday — After months of speculation and a nearly endless stream of leaks …
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Microsoft announces initiative for enabling apps built on Office 365, including new SDKs for iOS, Android, and Visual Studio, plus new APIs — New Office 365 extensibility for Windows, iOS, Android and web developers — In a world where people move between multiple devices and numerous apps …
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MS Open Tech, PC Magazine, AppleInsider, BetaNews, iDownloadBlog.com, The Next Web, MS Open Tech, ITworld.com, WinBeta, InfoQ, TechCrunch, MSDN Blogs, Ars Technica, PC World and iMore. Tweets: @officedev
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft borrows Mac trackpad gestures for Windows 10 — Microsoft introduced new trackpad gestures in Windows 8, but the company is expanding them further with the upcoming release of Windows 10. In a keynote speech at TechEd Europe today, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore demonstrated …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
T-Mobile's John Legere Talks Apple SIM, iPhone 6 Demand, and Landing the iPhone — T-Mobile CEO John Legere today took the stage at Re/code's Code/Mobile event in Half Moon Bay, California, where he spoke on the new Apple SIM, demand for the iPhone 6 Plus, and the importance of selling the iPhone.
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| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
IHS: iPad Air 2 costs $275 to $358 to build, implied profit margin of 45% to 57% — Apple's Latest iPad Costs About the Same as the First but With Slightly Lower Profits — Apple's iPad Air 2 costs roughly the same to build as the iPad Air, with profit margins slightly lower than its predecessor … | Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Jack Ma and Tim Cook to talk this week on potential Alipay, Apple Pay partnership — Alibaba's Jack Ma “Very Interested” in Possible Apple Partnership — Jack Ma, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba and China's richest man, is interested in partnering Alipay with Apple's new mobile payments system, Apple Pay.
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| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Tim Cook says Apple killed the iPod classic because it couldn't get the parts — Apple CEO justifies shelving iconic device at WSJD Live — Apple quietly discontinued the iPod classic last month, just short of the iconic MP3 player's 13th birthday. Tonight, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained …
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| Se Young Lee / Reuters: |
LG says it will end the production of plasma TVs by the end of November — LG Electronics exit suggests end is near for plasma TVs — (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said it will wind down its plasma television business by end-November, as a technology long overtaken …
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FireEye: Russian government sponsored malware found on US firm's network with military secrets — Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Experts Say — Malicious Code Found at U.S. Firm Where Military Secrets Were Kept| Josh Ong / The Next Web: |
Tidal launches as a $19.99 per month hi-fi music streaming service with editorial curation and videos — Tidal launches as a hi-fi music streaming service with editorial curation and videos — Aspiro Group, the company behind the WiMP Music streaming service in Europe, has launched a new service …
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| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Tim Cook says Apple Pay activated in excess of 1M cards within first 72 hours — Tim Cook says that Apple Pay is already the leader in contactless payments — It's only been a week since Apple Pay made its debut, but apparently the launch has been successful thus far.
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Twitter Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results — SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - October 27, 2014 - Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Q3 revenue of $361 million, up 114% year-over-year Q3 net loss of $175 million and non-GAAP net income …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Taco Bell releases iOS and Android app allowing customers nationwide to order food for pickup — You can order Taco Bell from a smartphone starting today — Get ready to order FourthMeal with your smartphone. Taco Bell will today announce a new app that lets customers nationwide order food ahead …
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| Nick Wingfield / New York Times: |
Hipmunk partners with Yahoo to power flight and hotel searches on Yahoo Travel — Travel Search Site Hipmunk Cuts Yahoo Deal — Hipmunk is a tiny company compared to online travel giants like Priceline and Expedia that can far outspend it on marketing. — But Hipmunk, which has won …
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| Liana B. Baker / Reuters: |
Amazon buys comedy entertainment service Rooftop Media, content and team to join Audible — Exclusive: Amazon buys comedy service Rooftop Media to expand digital content — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is buying online comedy service Rooftop Media, a small deal that underscores … | Paul Sawers / The Next Web: |
McDonald's extends Android NFC payments in all 14,000 US outlets with Softcard tie-up — Good news for McDonald's' Android-using customers in the US - there are now more options for paying with NFC thanks to a tie-up between the fast food giant and Softcard.
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| Andy Baio / Medium: |
Analysis of 316,669 #Gamergate and #NotYourShield tweets in 72 hours: 69% retweets, 25% of activity from recently created accounts — 72 Hours of #Gamergate — Digging through 316,669 tweets from three days of Twitter's two-month-old trainwreck — Visualizing the social graph of the #GamerGate/#NotYourShield universe
Tweets: @chrismessina, @jeremydlarson, @badscience125, @garf02, @robtruman, @mattthomas, @robmillis and @davidahilljr
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Taiwan's XYZprinting launches $800 all-in-one 3D printer and scanner — XYZprinting announced it has created an all-in-one 3D printer and scanner for sale starting today at $800. — The Da Vinci 1.0 all-in-one 3D printer allows just about anyone to create a 3D-printed object …
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
EFF Ranks Service Providers For Who Stands Up To Copyright/Trademark Bullies — We've written in the past about the EFF's Who Has Your Back rankings, in which it looks at various internet companies to see who protects your privacy against governments and lawsuits.
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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Apple confirms decline in sales of iTunes digital music downloads in its annual report — Apple confirms decline in sales of iTunes digital music downloads — In a securities filings, Apple confirmed what just about everyone else suspected: Sales of iTunes music downloads are falling.Sponsor Posts
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