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| Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
Apple releases web tool to deregister phone numbers from iMessage — Apple has quietly released a new tool to make switching between iOS and other smartphones a bit easier. The new web tool lets you instantly deregister your phone number from Apple's iMessage system.
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MacRumors, CNET, Gizmodo, iMore, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Gigaom, AnandTech, PCMag Australia Feed, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, Windows Phone Central, CrackBerry.com and Android Central
Tweets: @iankar_, @markgurman and @llsethj
| Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed: |
Meet the network of parody Twitter account operators who earn thousands from paid ads — Meet The Network Of Guys Making Thousands Of Dollars Tweeting As “Common White Girls” — The Twitter illuminati that made “Alex From Target” an overnight sensation can drive millions of clicks with a simple retweet.
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BuzzFeed and PC Magazine. Tweets: @niallharbison, @selenalarson, @alexismadrigal, @jessicakroy, @ejbrooks and @mikeisaac
| Startup L. Jackson / Startups and S**t: |
Good startup ideas are not counterintuitive, but in fact obvious, if you talk to users and develop a better model of the world — The Counterintuitive Thing About Counterintuitive Things — There is a great (as in large) memes swirling around the startup world these days which posits …
Tweets: @monkbent, @monstro, @davemcclure, @cheeky_geeky, @seanbwalter, @cdixon, @davemcclure, @joewallin and @beingspencer
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Qualcomm quietly dominates mobile: every major smartphone in the US contains its hardware — This is Qualcomm's world and we're all just living in it — Guess who puts the turbo in the Droid Turbo's name — Qualcomm is the mobile industry's equivalent of a god: omnipotent and omnipresent, yet invisible to the naked eye.
Tweets: @howardlindzon
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Mac Mini 2014 review: still a good “gateway Mac”, but less versatile than previous models — Not the upgrade we were hoping for: The 2014 Mac Mini reviewed — The 2014 Mac Mini looks the same on the outside, but on the inside it regresses in some unfortunate ways.
Tweets: @andrewwrites
| Leo Mirani / Quartz: |
How tech firms use language, typography, color to make the web usable for non-English speakers — Why you probably won't understand the web of the future — This item has been corrected. — The giants of the connected world are finally waking up to one of the biggest obstacles … | Stephen Lurie / Matter: |
Wikimedia's 36 “stewards” use their global editing rights to police and manage all Wiki sites — The 36 People Who Run Wikipedia — What the weirdest, wildest, most successful participatory project in history tells us about working together.| Financial Times: |
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi in talks to raise close to $1.5B at valuation exceeding $40B — Xiaomi lines up $1.5B in fresh capital — Xiaomi, the fast-rising Chinese smartphone maker, is in talks to raise close to $1.5 billion in new capital at a valuation set to exceed $40 billion …
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Forbes, BGR, CER, Barron's Online, International Business Times and Business Insider
| Keith Gessen / Vanity Fair: |
How Did Amazon End Up as Literary Enemy No. 1? — Amazon's war with publishing giant Hachette over e-book pricing has earned it a black eye in the media, with the likes of Philip Roth, James Patterson, and Stephen Colbert demanding that the online mega-store stand down.
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The Digital Reader and The Awl. Tweets: @dannysullivan, @sethmnookin, @pernillet and @mattzeitlin. See also Mediagazer
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft tests headset that makes cities more accessible to the blind using 3D audio cues — Microsoft had to blindfold me so I could hear the future — A simple headset could help millions through the art of sound — Microsoft blindfolded me and led me around several streets … | Joshua Ho / AnandTech: |
iPad Air 2 review: A8X's extra core and clock speed bump make for class-leading performance — The Apple iPad Air 2 Review — Introduction — As we approach the holidays, Apple has launched a new iPad as expected. As one might expect from the name, the iPad Air 2 is more of an evolution … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Withings Activité Pre-Order Puts A New Price On The Undercover Activity Tracker: $450 — French health and fitness device-maker Withings has kicked off pre-orders for its Activité watch/activity tracker, with a special pre-order page it publicized today to customers who registered interest in availability.
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