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BlackBerry denies it has engaged in buyout discussions with Samsung — BlackBerry Responds to Media Report — Waterloo, ON - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) ("BlackBerry") is aware of certain press reports published today with respect to a possible offer by Samsung to purchase BlackBerry.
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| Garett Sloane / Adweek: |
Snapchat is asking brands for $750,000 a day for its new ads, higher than YouTube's $500,000/day rate for a masthead — Snapchat Is Asking Brands for $750,000 to Advertise and Won't Budge — Brands balk at paying top dollar for one day of disappearing ads
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Google has begun discussions with top automakers including General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Daimler, and Volkswagen, to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020 — Google partners with auto suppliers on self-driving car — (Reuters) - Internet company Google Inc has begun discussions … | Jon Southurst / CoinDesk: |
Bitcoin falls below $185; hash rate drops, mining not profitable, making network volatile — Bitcoin Price Continues to Fall, Breaks $200 Mark — The bitcoin price fell below the landmark $200 point at 07:24 (GMT) today, putting it back into territory not seen since late 2013.| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Google's modular Project Ara smartphone to pilot in Puerto Rico later this year with between 20 and 30 Ara modules available by launch — Google's modular Project Ara smartphone will begin pilot testing in Puerto Rico later this year — Google is holding its second Project Ara developer's conference today …
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| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Google to offer Ara Configurator app to help users build Project Ara phones, will also offer pre-built options through its “simple phone maker” — The Ara Configurator app is how you'll build your custom Project Ara smartphone — Even though Google is a long ways off …
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Adobe Lightroom mobile comes to Android, but it's only for phones — Last spring, Adobe brought a version of its Lightroom photo-editing software to the iPad making for some convenient editing on the go. Months later, a version of the app is ready for Android devices and it brings … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Facebook launching “Facebook at Work” employee collaboration tool with a handful of test companies — Facebook Unveils Facebook At Work, Lets Businesses Create Their Own Social Networks — About six months ago, we reported that Facebook was working on a new product aimed squarely …
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| Kimberly Weisul / Inc.com: |
Marriott Abandons Quest to Block Personal Wi-Fi Hot Spots — After an unsuccessful legal and PR battle, the hotel chain says it will not seek to be allowed to block personal hot spots in its conference and convention areas. — Inc.com editor-at-large @weisul — WRITE A COMMENT| David Lewis / ABC: |
Uber blocking undercover regulators' accounts to avoid fines for illegally operating in Australia — Illegal ride-sharing service UberX outsmarts transport inspectors, disrupting undercover stings — Emails obtained by the 7.30 program reveal illegal ride-sharing application UberX …
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| Stan Higgins / CoinDesk: |
Data Center Operator Sues CoinTerra for $5.4 Million in Damages — CoinTerra is being sued by a Utah data center operator for alleged breach of contract and $1.4m in unpaid services. — In court documents, C7 Data Centers alleges that former partner CoinTerra acted in bad faith … | Graham Cluley: |
Google discloses *another* Microsoft Windows vulnerability before a patch is ready — Earlier this month, Google controversially published proof-of-concept code, providing malicious hackers with a blueprint through which they could exploit Microsoft Windows 8.1 through a zero-day vulnerability.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
GoPro partners with Vislink to create wireless transmitter for live HD broadcasting — GoPro to Launch Wireless HD Transmitter for Live TV Broadcasts — GoPro wants to make it easier for TV networks to weave video from its mountable cameras into live sports and events programming.
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| Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Moovit Picks Up $50 Million to Help Transit Riders Find Faster Routes … Moovit has raised $50 million for a mobile app that lets riders plan trips and anticipate obstacles on local public transit systems in more than 500 cities around the world. — The Series C round includes corporate …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft announces new Skype iOS testing program, seeks beta testers — Microsoft Announces A Skype For iOS Testing Program — In addition to rolling out an updated version of the Skype for iPhone mobile application this morning, Microsoft also announced the launch of a new testing program …
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| Jonathan Mayer / Web Policy: |
How Verizon partner Turn is using the UIDH injected by Verizon to resurrect deleted cookies — The Turn-Verizon Zombie Cookie — Verizon Wireless injects a unique header into customer web traffic. When the practice came to light last year, it was widely panned.
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| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe offer joint payment of $415M to settle US poaching lawsuit — Bigger Settlement Said to Be Reached in Silicon Valley Antitrust Case — SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley companies have sweetened the pot to try to get rid of an embarrassing class-action antitrust suit …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Peerio announces free desktop productivity suite for end-to-end encryption of email, files, and IMs, coming to mobile soon — The Free Encryption App That Wants to Replace Gmail, Dropbox, and HipChat — Cryptographers devote their careers to the science of securing your communications.| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
Facebook adds warnings to graphic and violent videos, prevents them from automatically playing — Facebook restricts violent video clips and photos — Potentially distressing video clips are covered by a warning that stops them auto-playing — Facebook has begun placing warnings …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Squeezes Windows Phone To $81 With Entry Level Lumia 435, $93 With Lumia 532 — Microsoft has announced two new Lumia smartphones running its Windows Phone 8.1 mobile OS, both focused on beefing up the portfolio at the lower end and expanding the platform's appeal in emerging markets to try to compete with budget Androids.
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Lumia Conversations, Ars Technica, Microsoft, The Next Web, Blogging Windows, ZDNet, Geek Beat, PC World, Ubergizmo, Ubergizmo, GadgeTell, Gigaom, Digital Trends, The Verge, WinBeta, Gizmodo and The Seattle Times. Thanks:@riptari
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