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Google updates Calendar for Android 4.1+ devices with auto event creation from emails, Schedule View with photos and maps — A new day for Google Calendar — Today we're introducing a brand new Google Calendar app. It's designed to be a helpful assistant, so you can spend less time managing your day, and more time enjoying it.
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Nexus 9 review: great Lollipop tablet, powerful CPU, display and speakers could be better — Google Nexus 9 review: The first taste of Lollipop is a sweet one — It's been nearly five years since Google released its very first Nexus device, and by now we all basically get what the Nexus name stands for.
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Nexus 9 And Nexus Player Now Available For Purchase From Google Play, Nexus 9 From Best Buy — You could have pre-ordered a Nexus 9 or a Nexus Player two weeks ago, and I have no doubt that many of you did. But for everyone taking the wait-and-see approach, the two devices are both now available for purchase from the Play Store.| Hollywood Reporter: |
Sources: Christian Bale withdraws from role as Steve Jobs in upcoming Aaron Sorkin film — Christian Bale Exits Steve Jobs Movie (Exclusive) — Sources say the actor came to the conclusion he was not right for the part and decided to withdraw — Christian Bale will not be Steve Jobs after all.
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Next Wave of Apple Pay Bank Launches Begins With Navy Federal, USAA, US Bank, PNC — Apple's October 20 debut for Apple Pay included support from many of the biggest banks in the United States, including Chase, Citi, Capital One, and Bank of America, but the company has said it has over 500 …
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Dabbling in the future of payment: A week of Apple Pay and Google Wallet — On Monday last week, Apple finally launched Apple Pay, the company's mobile-payment system that only works with the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and the latest iPads. (Though you can't use iPads for in-store payments.)
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Source: internal Apple message narrows Apple Watch launch date to “spring” 2015; customers will be able to try on different models in stores — Apple Retail SVP Angela Ahrendts: Apple Watch launching in “Spring,” after Chinese New Year — The Apple Watch's launch is scheduled …
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| Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily: |
Sprint Down 4%: FYQ2 Rev, EPS Miss; Net Postpaid Losses 272K; To Cut 2,000 Workers — Sprint (S) this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue and earnings per share that missed analysts' estimates, sending its shares at first sharply lower before they recouped some losses in the late session.
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HomeAway Sues San Francisco Over New ‘Airbnb Law’ for Short-Term Rentals — Travel-lodging site HomeAway Inc. has sued the city of San Francisco in an attempt to block a new law that restricts home rentals from going into effect. — HomeAway is requesting an injunction to prevent the city …
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Apple Partners With Southwest To Offer Free In-Flight Streaming Via Beats Music — Apple continues to roll out its Beats Music streaming service to new venues, despite the fact that there have been rumors of its imminent demise. Today, Beats Music announced a partnership with Southwest Airlines … | Guardian: |
Taylor Swift removes her back catalogue from Spotify, leaves it for now on Rdio, Beats Music — Taylor Swift v Spotify: back catalogue removed from streaming services — Taylor Swift withheld her new album 1989 from music streaming services, and has now removed all her albums from Spotify| Chris Duckett / ZDNet: |
Microsoft unveils RemoteIE to test web pages in IE on most OSes — Summary: Web developers wanted to test their creations in the latest preview version of Internet Explorer are now able to do without needing to install a Windows 10 preview, thanks to Azure and a client app for Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android.
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Publicis Buys Sapient for $3.7 Billion in Digital Ad Push — Publicis Groupe SA (PUB), agreed to pay $3.7 billion for Sapient (SAPE) Corp., pushing the third-largest advertising company deeper into digital offerings and the U.S. as it moves past the distraction of a failed merger with Omnicom Group Inc.
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