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FBI seizes L.A. Unified School District documents in iPad investigation; superintendent shelves original iPad contract — Ex-LAUSD chief says he knows nothing about FBI iPad investigation — Former L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy said Tuesday that he didn't know anything about an FBI investigation …
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Mozilla exec at internal event: “we're going to get Firefox on iOS” — Firefox Could Soon Come To iOS — For a year now, Mozilla has categorically stated that it wouldn't release a version of Firefox for iOS because Apple won't let it use its own web engine on its platform.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Indiegogo Is Testing Optional Insurance Fees For Crowdfunded Products — This year has been a tricky one for crowdfunding site Indiegogo, thanks to a number of campaigns using its service to raise money for dubious projects (though there have been some cool uses).
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HP's Elitebook 1020 is a 12.5-inch Intel Core M-powered business ultrabook with optional QHD display coming in February — HP's newest laptop is sexy, but you can't buy it until next year — Last week we ran our review of the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, a 13-inch laptop that weighs a scant 2.6 pounds and measures just half an inch thick.
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| Don Reisinger / CNET: |
Roku remains most popular streaming-media device, Chromecast takes second place from Apple TV as sales keep rising — Roku still tops as sales of streaming-media players rise — Ten percent of US households with a broadband connection purchased a streaming-media device in the first nine months …
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| Ben Grubb / Sydney Morning Herald: |
Apple loses appeal to trademark ‘app store’ in Australia — In a blow to Apple, Australia's Federal Court has rejected an appeal by the technology giant to trademark the term “app store”. — The Registrar of Trade Marks refused registration of Apple's “app store” trademark in March last year because it was too descriptive.
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| Roger Parloff / Fortune: |
Eddy Cue interviewed on Apple's ebook price-fixing case, says “we have to fight for the truth” — Second Bite: Can Apple clear its name in the ebooks drama? — When Apple goes before a federal appeals court on Dec. 15, trying to overturn the ebooks price-fixing judgment … | Derrick Harris / Gigaom: |
Amazon Web Services adds no-money-down reserved instances — Amazon CTO Werner Vogels speaking at AWS Re:Invent. — Amazon CTO Werner Vogels speaking at AWS Re:Invent. — Amazon Web Services didn't announce any new price cuts at its annual re:Invent conference last month …
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| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Battery tech stagnant and unlikely to advance for years; manufacturers skirt constraints by improving software, saving energy, and shrinking parts — It's 2014. Why is my battery stuck in the '90s? — The devices we all rely on continue to evolve radically. So why has the battery industry failed?| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Xiaomi invests in its first US company, Misfit Wearables, providing part of $40M Series C — Misfit Raises $40M From Xiaomi And Others As It Eyes More Growth In China — Wearable device maker and health and fitness platform provider Misfit has raised an additional $40 million …
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Sen. Al Franken Questions Lyft On Its Privacy Practices — Senator Al Franken today sent a letter to Lyft asking it to detail its privacy practices. — Sen. Franken's questions come in 10 parts, and hit on predictable points: which employees can access customer data … | Dan Levine / Reuters: |
Steve Jobs emails featured in Apple iPod U.S. antitrust trial — (Reuters) - The late Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc (AAPL.O), led the company to violate antitrust laws by restricting music purchases for iPod users to Apple's iTunes digital store, an attorney for consumers suing Apple said in court.| Craig Timberg / Washington Post: |
Source: Uber gave a job applicant access to rider data for a full day, a claim the company didn't deny in its response — Is Uber's rider database a sitting duck for hackers? — Before #Ubergate recedes entirely from the news, let's pause on one aspect of the story that hasn't gotten …
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Steam tests Twitch-like broadcasting feature to let others watch you play games — Steam takes on Twitch with new broadcasting feature — Valve is moving into video game streaming with a new broadcasting feature for Steam. Launching in beta today, the feature will let Steam users watch …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
IBM: Cyber Monday online sales up 8.5%, iOS numbers more than quadruple Android's — Cyber Monday, the day meant to encourage even more buying in the wake of the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend, remained the busiest day this year for online shopping over the five-day period.
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Custora Blog, comScore, eWeek, TechCrunch, Reuters, Walmart Corporate, Fortune, BuzzFeed, SlashGear, DISPLAYBLOG, internetretailer.com, FierceMobileIT News, Business Wire, Mashable, WebProNews and VentureBeat. Thanks:@harrisonweber
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YotaPhone 2 launching in Europe this month, coming to US early next year for around $650 — Yota Introduces Yotaphone 2, Available in Stores This Week — Yota, one of Russia's leading tech enterprises, has introduced its newest Yotaphone 2 during a special event in Moscow's Gorky Park, and will start its sales in Europe this week.Sponsor Posts
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