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Twitter to Start Tracking Which Apps Its Users Have Downloaded — Twitter will soon be peeking in on your smartphone. Literally. — The social network says it will start collecting data on which apps its users have downloaded onto their phones. The update is opt-out …
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Appears To Pre-Announce Its Purchase Of Email Startup Acompli — Whoops. Welcome to literal fait accompli. — A short, unfinished blog listed as written by Microsoft corporate vice president Rajesh Jha hit the RSS wires earlier today. Here's what it looked like:
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Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina is actively exploring a 2016 presidential run but faces criticisms from prominent Republicans amid failed 2010 Senate race — Carly Fiorina actively explores 2016 presidential run but faces GOP critics — On a Republican presidential debate stage expected …
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Apple's new phones taking screen time from iPads; iPhone 6+ owners open 65% more articles and videos than those with smaller phones — The Screen-Size Debate: How the iPhone 6 Plus Impacts Where We Read & Watch — Every day, millions of articles, videos and web pages are saved and viewed …
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| Josh Lowensohn / The Verge: |
Obama signs E-Label Act, allowing manufacturers to put labels such as FCC symbols in software menus instead of on hardware — The US bill to phase out wonky symbols on the back of gadgets is now a law — The legislation designed to do away with printing various symbols and regulatory compliance numbers …
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| Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal: |
GoPro to sell multirotor consumer drones with high definition cameras late next year for $500-$1000 — GoPro Developing Line of Consumer Drones — Company Plans to Start Selling Multirotor Helicopters With High-Definition Cameras Late Next Year — The wearable video camera maker …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Preview of Office for Android tablets is similar to the iPad version, but integrates better with other apps and services — Preview: Office for Android tablets is like Office for iPad, but on Android — Google's Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps are a lot of things—they're fast … | Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News: |
Google Fiber Austin pricing: basic internet free, Gigabit $70/month, Gigabit+TV $130/month — Google Fiber Posts Austin Pricing — 1-Gig/Pay-TV Bundle To Start At $10 More Than In K.C. & Provo — Google Fiber has posted details on the three residential service plans it will offer …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Watch site refreshed to highlight Timekeeping, New Ways to Connect, and Health & Fitness — Apple has quietly refreshed its Apple Watch microsite with a few changes including more details about the upcoming wearable and newly added interactive images of the device.
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iMore, App Advice, TUAW, MacRumors, AppleInsider and Apple Gazette
| Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal: |
DOJ used 225-year-old law to get federal court to order manufacturer to bypass phone password — Case Suggests How Government May Get Around Phone Encryption — The Justice Department is turning to a 225-year-old law to tackle a very modern problem: password-protected cellphones.
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Tweets: @dangillmor, @scottthurm, @nikkipjah, @kevinmitnick, @dannyyadron and @csoghoian
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Singapore marketplace app Carousell raises $6M series A led by Sequoia for Asia expansion — Mobile Marketplace Carousell Raises $6M Series A Led By Sequoia Capital — Carousell, a mobile app marketplace that lets sellers upload items with a few taps on their smartphones …
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Chromecast snags Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, Comedy Central, and more — Google is adding some big names to the Chromecast roster just in time for Thanksgiving. On Tuesday, seven new apps embraced Google's $35 streaming media stick, and almost all of them are from big name media companies.Sponsor Posts
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