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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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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 … | Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
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.
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Sources: Amazon to launch hotel booking service in January 2015 — Exclusive: Amazon to Get Into Hotel Booking With Launch of Travel Site — Amazon.com is poised to launch its own travel service, featuring booking at independent hotels and resorts near major cities, Skift has learned.
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| Edwin Chan / Reuters: |
Report: European parliament draft motion says breakup of Google should be considered — European parliament preparing to call for Google break-up: FT — People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a screen projected with a Google logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014.| Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch: |
PCH International In Talks To Buy Fab For $15 Million — Multiple sources have confirmed that Fab is in talks to sell to PCH International for $15 million, and possibly as much as $50 million, in a half cash and half stock deal. — Contractual agreements are in the very early stages between …
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Thanks:@sarahbuhr| 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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| 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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| 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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AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, VentureBeat, PR Newswire and WebProNews
| 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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| Matthew Weaver / Guardian: |
UK moves to shut down Russian hackers streaming live British webcam footage — UK to take action to close down Russian website streaming images from British webcams including baby monitors and those in gyms and bedrooms — The UK is to take international action to close down a Russian website … | Paul Thurrott / SuperSite for Windows: |
Microsoft Adds Skype Chat to Office Online — Hey, you got your Skype in my web browser — If you use Outlook.com or OneDrive, you have probably noticed that you can initiate Skype chats from their web-based UIs. Well, now that capability is coming to some of Office Online …
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