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AT&T will let Mobile Share Value customers rollover unused data to the next month starting January 25 — 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 …
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| Sean Portnoy / ZDNet: |
Intel Compute Stick plugs into any HDMI monitor, runs Windows, costs $149; stripped down Linux version costs $89; available March — CES 2015: Intel introduces Compute Stick with Atom quad-core CPU — Summary:The PC-on-a-stick will come pre-loaded with Windows 8.1 for $149, or Linux for just $89, when it starts shipping in March.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
FBI Director: Sony's ‘Sloppy’ North Korean Hackers Revealed Their IP Addresses — The Obama administration has been tightlipped about its controversial naming of the North Korean government as the definitive source of the hack that eviscerated Sony Pictures Entertainment late last year.| 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 …
| 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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| 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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| 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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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Tom Wheeler says FCC will vote on net neutrality on February 26th — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that his office will vote on an official proposal for net neutrality on February 26th. “We're going to circulate it to the commissioners on Feburary 5th and vote on it February 26th …
| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
August announces Connect, a $50 WiFi bridge that adds internet connectivity to its smart lock, available mid-February — August Launches A $50 WiFi Bridge Called August Connect To Open Its Smart Lock To Other Developers — Home automation startup August first came to market with a smart lock …
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| Simon Khalaf / Flurry Insights: |
Mobile app usage grew 76% in 2014, with most growth in lifestyle and shopping category at 174%; utilities and productivity growth also strong at 121% — Shopping, Productivity and Messaging Give Mobile Another Stunning Growth Year — In the six years that Flurry has been reporting …
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| Mike Snider / USA Today: |
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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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
BlackBerry announces redesigned Passport for AT&T and BBM support for Android Wear — BlackBerry inexplicably redesigns the Passport for AT&T — BlackBerry ran a small press conference here at CES 2015 to announce a that it's releasing the BlackBerry Passport and BlackBerry Classic on AT&T. Oddly …
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