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Xiaomi launches Redmi 2 with LTE, Snapdragon 410 CPU, improved 2MP front camera; goes on sale in China Jan. 9 for about $112 — Xiaomi Announces Redmi 2 Smartphone Packing LTE, A 64-Bit Snapdragon, And More — Xiaomi doesn't have much of a presence in the US, but it's one of the most prominent smartphone makers in Asia.
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Xiaomi says its smartphone shipments up 227% to more than 61M in 2014, revenues grew 135% to almost $12B, plans expansion to more countries — Xiaomi Confirms It Sold 61M Phones In 2014, Has Plans To Expand To More Countries — Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker that raised $1.1 billion last month …
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Withings launches Activité Pop, a $150 version of its $450 fitness-tracking wristwatch — The Withings Activité Pop is a cheaper brand of beautiful fitness-tracking wristwatch — It's not Swiss Made, but it's not $450 either — The Withings Activité is a watch.| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Netflix Cracks Down on VPN and Proxy “Pirates” — Due to complicated licensing agreements Netflix is only available in a few dozen countries, all of which have a different content library. — Some people bypass these content and access restrictions by using VPNs or other circumvention tools that change their geographical location.
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Seagate debuts 7mm thin, 500GB HD for $100; 500GB wireless drive for $130; and 3-5TB Personal Cloud drives — Seagate outs a fleet of cloud, wireless and super-thin hard drives — If getting your digital life better organized is tops on your list of New Year's resolutions, Seagate has a trio of options that cover all the bases.
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Benefits of selling software outside the Mac App Store: lower fees, bundles, getting customers' contact information — The Benefits of Selling Software outside the Mac App Store — When you get swept along in the shininess of the App Store it's easy to forget that you no longer know who your customers are.
Tweets: @drbarnard and @dancounsell
| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Roku TV to support 4K content, starting with Netflix and a TV set from TCL; Insignia and Haier to offer Roku TV on select models — Roku to stream 4K Ultra HD Netflix on future models — CES is a prime occasion for all parts of the TV industry to promote the slow but inevitable march …
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At Facebook, Google, and Yahoo minorities are underrepresented in non-technical jobs such as sales and administration — Few minorities in non-tech jobs in Silicon Valley, USA TODAY finds — SAN FRANCISCO — In 2014, leading technology companies released data showing they vastly underemploy African Americans and Hispanics.
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bizjournals and The Seattle Times. Tweets: @mims, @triketora, @jswartz, @kevinroose and @jguynn
| Stacey Higginbotham / Gigaom: |
Belkin expands its WeMo line of connected devices with door, window, keychain, alarm, and motion sensors; coming second half of 2015 — Belkin expands WeMo line with four new sensors — Belkin has added a variety of sensors to its popular WeMo line of connected home products … | Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Acer announces first 15-inch Chromebook with Core i3 processor, 1080p display — To kick off CES 2015, Acer has announced its first ever 15-inch Chromebook. The 15.6-inch screen makes it the biggest Chromebook released to date, but keeping trend with other Chromebooks on the market, the device is still affordable, starting at $250.
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What to expect at CES 2015: wearables, Intel Broadwell devices, retail-ready VR headsets, more — Here's what to expect from CES 2015 — The future will be wearable, autonomous, and always connected — With 2014 now firmly in the rearview mirror, the tech industry is gearing …
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Gizmodo, NEWS.com.au, CNET, Ars Technica, Gigaom, Wired, VentureBeat, Businessweek, Quartz, Entrepreneur, CBS News, CNET, Forbes and Light Reading. Tweets: @dannysullivan
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Intel invests $24.8M in smart glasses maker Vuzix for a 30% stake in the company — Intel invests $24.8 million in smartglasses maker Vuzix — The investment gives Intel 30% ownership of the company — Many predicted that Google Glass would be a hit in 2014.
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