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Aereo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, says “challenges have proven too difficult to overcome” — The Next Chapter — A little over three years ago, the team at Aereo set out to build a better television experience for the consumer. — We began this journey because we were frustrated …
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European parliament draft motion says breakup of Google should be considered — Google break-up plan emerges from Brussels — The European parliament is poised to call for a break-up of Google, in one of the most brazen assaults so far on the technology group's power.
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| Kelly Hodgkins / MacRumors: |
Square Announces Plans to Begin Accepting Apple Pay in 2015 — Speaking with CNN, Square founder Jack Dorsey confirmed that the payment processing service will support Apple Pay in the coming months, bringing Apple Pay to small business owners. In the interview, Dorsey reiterates his opinion … | Sean Hollister / Gizmodo: |
How Magic Leap Is Secretly Creating a New Alternate Reality — Don't you hate it when someone claims to have a magical new technology, but won't tell you how it works? When I saw that a super stealthy startup called Magic Leap had raised $542 million to make animals appear out of thin air … | Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority: |
Asus Zenwatch review: classy, elegant, great battery life, low-priced at $200, but with a clunky charger — Asus ZenWatch Review — The Bottom Line — PROS — CONS — The Asus Zenwatch brings elegance and class to the Android Wear space at a surprisingly competitive price …
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Amazon's AppStream can now stream any Windows application — Summary: Amazon expands support for its streaming service that targets games developers to any Windows application. — Liam Tung — Amazon Web Services (AWS) has updated AppStream to allow any Windows application to be accessed through a browser.| Nate Raymond / Reuters: |
Apple $450 million e-book settlement gets final court approval — The Apple logo is lit on the first day of sale for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, in Sydney September 19, 2014. — (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) agreement to pay $450 million …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
iCloud.com now supports uploading JPG images to iCloud Photo Library — iCloud.com Photos App Gains New Uploading Capabilities — Following two weeks of testing on the iCloud beta site for developers, the consumer-facing iCloud.com site has gained support for uploading images to iCloud Photo Library …
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| Patrick Klepek / Giant Bomb: |
Steam updates Early Access guidelines advising developers to provide a playable game at launch — Steam Updates Early Access Rules, Guidelines For Developers — Valve appears to recognize Early Access has burned some customers, and it needs to clarify what the platform is really for.| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Apple launching automated iAd buying with many ad tech vendors including Rubicon, AdRoll, MediaMath, The Trade Desk, GET IT Mobile, Accordant, and Adelphic — Apple Kicks Off Automated iAd Buying, With Help From Lots of Ad Tech Companies — News that Apple was going to amp up its iAd program …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Plans A Free, Ad-Supported Video Service, Says New Report — Amazon has been gaining ground on Netflix as the most popular video streaming service in the U.S., and now it is planning something that could see it overtake its rival. According to a report in the New York Post …
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| Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online: |
Music agents rely on data to identify potential hits, entrenching repetitive, derivative songs — The Shazam Effect — Record companies are tracking download and search data to predict which new songs will be hits. This has been good for business—but is it bad for music?
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New Yorker, Matt Mullenweg, Gizmodo and Re/code
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| Mark Hearn / 9to5Google: |
Eligible Chromebooks bought before December 31 will come with 1TB of Google Drive storage for two years — Google bundling 1TB of Drive storage with the purchase of select Chromebooks — Chromebook's are becoming a viable option for people with simple computing needs …
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