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Monster sues Beats; CEO Noel Lee claims he and Monster invented the technology behind Beats By Dre headphones — Tech firm Monster sues Beats and founders Dre and Iovine — Monster, which co-designed the original Beats By Dr. Dre headphones, is filing suit against Beats Electronics …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
12" MacBook Air to feature narrower, thinner body than 11" model, higher resolution display, edge-to-edge keyboard, single USB type-C port — Apple's next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air — Apple is preparing an all-new MacBook Air for 2015 with a radically …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Watch launch expected in March, retail training set for mid-February — Apple is finishing up work on the Apple Watch's software, and sources familiar with the product's development say that the device is currently on track to ship in the United States by the end of March.
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USA Today, Computerworld, TIME, SiliconANGLE, PCMag Australia Feed, Telegraph, bizjournals, Channel EYE, Inquirer, Phones Review, Tech Times, SoyaCincau, KODAWARISAN, International Business Times, WebProNews, Gizmodo UK, Redmond Pie, Ubergizmo, Gotta Be Mobile, Pocketnow, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, Electronista, everythingiCafe, PhoneDog.com, iDownloadBlog.com, Macworld, Business Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog, Seeking Alpha and The Verge. Tweets: @stroughtonsmith
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Neil Young's high-quality Pono music player goes on sale Monday for $399 — Neil Young's high-quality music player, the Pono, is finally going on sale. After completing a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, the Pono is heading into retail stores on Monday.
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
AT&T will let 50 million customers carry over unused data to the next month — AT&T's data plan just got a lot more forgiving. Today, the company announced that starting January 25th, any AT&T customers in the Mobile Share Value system will be able to carry over unusued data to the next month.
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| Ben Fischer / bizjournals: |
New York City suspends five of six Uber bases for failing to submit trip records; company will continue to operate through remaining base — NYC suspends Uber bases until they hand over trip records — A New York City administrative tribunal has suspended five Uber-owned car service bases until …
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| Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com: |
The Interview ranks as Sony's top online film after streaming revenues reach $31M — ‘The Interview’ rakes in $31 million — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Weeks after canceling and then un-canceling “The Interview,” Sony Pictures is taking a victory lap. — The controversial Seth Rogen comedy …
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| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
WhatsApp adds 100M new users in 4 months, now has 700 MAUs sending 30B messages per day — WhatsApp's Insane Growth Continues: 100 Million New Users in 4 Months — WhatsApp cofounder and CEO Jan Koum said on Monday that the messaging app has topped 700 million monthly active users.| Eric Johnson / Re/code: |
Avegant Glyph: a VR headset that looks like headphones, launching in autumn 2015 for $599 with preorders available now for $499 — Would You Wear These Virtual Reality Glasses on a Plane? (Exclusive) — One of the lingering (and somewhat compelling) arguments against the latest wave …
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| Kate Taylor / New York Times: |
Ban on Cellphones in New York City Schools to Be Lifted — New York City's Department of Education plans to announce on Wednesday that it will lift the ban on cellphones in schools, a person familiar with the decision said Tuesday. — The ban, which was put in place by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg …
| Sean Hollister / Gizmodo: |
YouTube Will Soon Support 360-Degree Video Uploads — Look out YouTube fans: soon, you'll be able to immerse yourself in videos that go all the way around. Google has just confirmed to Gizmodo that it will be adding native support for 360-degree videos to its streaming video service.
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| Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
UK National Property Register Site Exposed 28 Million Records: Researcher — Immobilise, the website of the United Kingdom's National Property Register, was plagued until recently by a privacy flaw that could have been exploited to harvest information on millions of registered users, a researcher revealed on Monday.
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
After buying MapMyFitness, Under Armour launches a fitness tracking app for iOS and Android, partners with HTC to develop products for the platform — Under Armour launches new fitness app, partners with HTC — Under Armour nabbed MapMyFitness in late 2013, and at this year's CES …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Mophie juice pack for iPhone 6/6 Plus now available for pre-order; prices start at $99.95 — Mophie Juice Pack battery cases for iPhone 6/6 Plus now available for pre-order — Mobile battery case maker Mophie announced today three new versions of its popular Juice Pack charging case designed specifically …
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mophie.com, Laughing Squid, AppleInsider, Engadget, TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice, MacRumors, Gigaom, PC Advisor, GSMArena Blog and BGR. Tweets: @mgsiegler
| Nate Swanner / SlashGear: |
Google pulls Google TV developer tools, encourages developers to port apps to Android TV — Google drops Google TV, ports some devices to Android TV — Google TV was always kind of there, but never really any good. After suffering with clumsy, expensive set top boxes and an almost total lack … | Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Intel pledges to increase diversity of its US workers by 2020, will invest $300M to support broader workforce — Intel pledges diversity by 2020, invests $300 million — SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. has set an aggressive goal of dramatically increasing the diversity of its U.S. workforce by 2020.
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| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Ultra-thin Dell Venue 8 7000 Android tablet featuring Intel's RealSense camera now available in US and Canada for $400, more countries coming soon — Dell's ultra-thin Venue 8 7000 tablet is now available — Dell has finally released the long-awaited the Dell Venue 8 7000 …
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