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AT&T still throttles “unlimited data”—even when network not congested — A while back, we reported that AT&T had stopped throttling unlimited data users except in cases when the network is congested. — We were wrong. AT&T did change its policy to stop the automatic throttling …
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| Kashmir Hill / Fusion: |
Ex-employees say staff warned Sony of lax security for years and company failed to act on risk assessment advice — Sony Pictures hack was a long time coming, say former employees — We still don't know exactly how Sony Pictures got hacked or who did the hacking.
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Chartbeat changes how it tracks mobile apps traffic to better measure dark social referrals — Chartbeat Shines A Light On Dark Social, Finds Missing Mobile Referrers — Sites with high Facebook referral traffic are seeing a bump of 40% in traffic attributed to Facebook mobile after the real … | Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times: |
Older viewers also abandoning TV in favor of phone, computer — People in the U.S. are watching more digital video as traditional TV viewing declines, and it's not just young people driving the trend, according to a new report from Nielsen. — The measurement firm said Wednesday that the amount …
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
New investors in Uber's $1.2B round include Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, Valiant Capital, and Lone Pine Capital — Uber's Investor Club Adds Two Hedge Funds, Qatar's Sovereign Wealth Fund — The elite club of Uber shareholders just added a few new members.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Poshmark Hits $100M In Annual Revenue For Its Fashion Resell Biz, Begins Luxury Goods Authentication — Fashion marketplace Poshmark, which lets women shop for items sold from others' closets, is now able to authenticate the purchases of luxury goods through a new service it's calling “Posh Concierge.”
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| Angela Moscaritolo / PC Magazine: |
Spotify Giving Away Three Months of Premium for 99 Cents — Just in time for the holidays, Spotify has a little present for you. — The music streaming giant is offering three months of its Premium service for just 99 cents. That's right —three months of unlimited music without ads for just a buck.
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| Adam Zeis / iMore: |
Sonos Controller updated with multi-account support, Playbar enhancements and more — The good folks at Sonos have just released a new and improved Sonos controller app for both Android and iOS. The new version makes some beta features official, and just in time to help spread some holiday cheer.
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Line Pay, The Messaging App's Mobile Payments Service, Will Make Its Global Debut Soon — Back in October, Line Corporation, which operates the messaging app, announced plans for a mobile payments service. Now Line, which has 170 million monthly users, says that the feature, called Line Pay, will launch soon.
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The Next Web, Digital Media Wire and VentureBeat
| Brian Womack / Bloomberg: |
Yahoo Set to Pass Twitter in U.S. Mobile Ads After Mayer Revamp — Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) is poised to surpass Twitter Inc. (TWTR) next year to become the third-biggest company in U.S. mobile advertising, bolstering a key part of Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer's turnaround effort.
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| Ruth Reader / VentureBeat: |
Twitter's Crashlytics makes its app install measurement tool Answers free — Twitter is launching Answers, a free way for advertisers to measure promoted and organic app installs on mobile. — Answers, which allows advertisers to track for free app downloads attributed to Twitter, operates inside of Twitter's Crashlytics Kit.
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| Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk: |
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