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Snapchat's new Snapcash feature, rolling out on Android now and iOS soon, lets you send money to friends via Square — Snapchat to Let You Send Money to Friends, Thanks to Square — Snapchat unveiled Snapcash on Monday, a new payments feature that allows users to send and receive money …
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TRUSTe, which certifies websites for privacy protections, settles with FTC for failing to audit companies — TRUSTe Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers Through Its Privacy Seal Program — Company Failed to Conduct Annual Recertifications, Facilitated Misrepresentation as Non-Profit
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| Marco Arment / Marco.org: |
Podcasts are neither exploding nor dying - they've been steadily growing for a decade — Why podcasts are suddenly “back” — Did you hear? Podcasts were dead, and now they're back! — This story is suddenly everywhere. It's not extremely accurate, but I'll take it.
| Don Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
Intel's MICA smart bracelet with built in GPS and sapphire touchscreen will be available in December with 2 year AT&T contract for $495 — Intel Reveals Details of MICA Smart Bracelet … Intel CEO Brian Krzanich visited New York's Fashion Week festivities in September to drum up interest in MICA …
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| Mario Aguilar / Gizmodo: |
NYC announces LinkNYC a free gigabit speed wi-fi network; construction will start in 2015 — The Plan to Turn NYC's Old Payphones Into Free Gigabit Wi-Fi Hot Spots — Today, the New York City mayor's office announced the winning bid to transform the city's existing payphone infrastructure.
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| Larry Seltzer / ZDNet: |
Wirelurker site in China taken down, suspects arrested — Summary: The Mac/iOS malware was able to install on non-jailbroken iOS devices, but was quickly neutered. Three suspects are in custody. — Chinese authorities have shut down the web sites responsible for the Wirelurker malware … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Hidden In Spotify's App Code Alongside Uber, Plans To Launch Podcasts And Something ‘Magic’ — Spotify's upcoming integration with Uber — getting announced formally today — is not the only development the music streaming service has planned to grow its business.
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Airbnb launches Pineapple, a quarterly print magazine focused on travel; $12 at select stores — Airbnb Introducing Print Magazine, Pineapple — Following in the footsteps of other digital brands like CNET and WebMD, Airbnb is getting into the print magazine business.
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See also Mediagazer| Samuel Gibbs / Guardian: |
Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, Dropbox, Evernote, Aol, LinkedIn, Twitter lend support to NSA Freedom Act in open letter to US Senate — Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance — A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill …
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| Nik Cubrilovic / New Web Order: |
Large Number of Tor Hidden Sites Seized by the FBI in Operation Onymous were Clone or Scam Sites — This post is the fist in a series dealing with the takedown of Silk Road 2.0 and Operation Onymous. The data in this post was put together with @secruedmh and @imposter.
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 8.1.1 w/ bug fixes & performance improvements for iPad 2, iPhone 4s — Apple has released iOS 8.1.1, a minor update to last month's iOS 8.1 release for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The public release for iOS 8.1.1 follows a beta release to members of Apple's developer program.
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Tweets: @mikebeas and @reneritchie
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Biz Stone's new app Super prompts users to share opinions and recommendations with images either with a username or as “anonymish” — Biz Stone's Jelly Launches Super So You Can Express Your Best, Craziest, Sexiest Opinions — Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's Q&A app Jelly didn't quite blow up …
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Medium, Engadget, Android Police, Phandroid, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, Business Insider and The Next Web. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Edward Wyatt / New York Times: |
FCC will propose raising annual cap on spending for school Internet needs by $1.5B to $3.9B — F.C.C. Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools — WASHINGTON — With a goal of fiber-optic lines reaching to every school and a Wi-Fi connection in every classroom, Tom Wheeler … | Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Apple Adds UnionPay, China's Largest Bankcard Network, To App Store Payment Options — App Store customers in China can now link their UnionPay debit or credit cards to their Apple IDs for purchases, Apple announced today. — This is significant for Apple and Chinese consumers because China UnionPay …
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Tweets: @benbajarin and @asymco
| Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal: |
Alibaba co-founder and vice-chairman Joe Tsai talks Apple, M&A and the company's U.S. plans — Q&A: Alibaba Senior Executive On Apple, M&A and U.S. Plans — After going public in September in a $25 billion initial public offering, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is gearing up for the next stage of its growth.
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Business Insider, Re/code, iDownloadBlog.com, Computerworld, Associated Press, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider and iMore. Thanks:@srikardr
| Lucian Armasu / Tom's Hardware Guide: |
Sony's new 21MP IMX230 sensor will enable HDR 4K recording and 192-point phase detection autofocus in smartphones — Sony's IMX230 Sensor To Bring HDR 4k Recording, 192-Point Phase Detection AF — Sony announced its next-generation 21 MP smartphone camera sensor that delivers higher image quality … Sponsor Posts
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