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| Terry Myerson / Blogging Windows: |
The next generation of Windows: Windows 10 — Today I had the honor of sharing new information about Windows 10, the new generation of Windows. — Our team shared more Windows 10 experiences and how Windows 10 will inspire new scenarios across the broadest range of devices, from big screens to small screens to no screens at all.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Windows 10 will be free for the first year for Windows 7, 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 users — Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 upgrades from Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 7 for one year — REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft will be providing some Windows users with free upgrades …
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| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
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| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
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| Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
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| Jessi Hempel / Wired: |
Hands on with Microsoft's holographic goggles Project HoloLens — Our Exclusive Hands-On With Microsoft's Unbelievable New Holographic Goggles — It's the end of October, when the days have already grown short in Redmond, Washington, and gray sheets of rain are just beginning to let up.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft reveals Windows Holographic augmented reality user interface and HoloLens headset — Microsoft Reveals Windows Holographic, An Augmented Reality User Interface For The World — Microsoft revealed a version of Windows that blends holograms with real world video to provide users …
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Google is preparing to sell wireless plans running on Sprint and T-Mobile networks — Google's Next Telecom Move: Becoming a Wireless Carrier — Google is preparing to sell mobile phone plans directly to customers and manage their calls and mobile data over a cellular network …
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DSLreports, The Verge, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Business Insider, Engadget, BGR, Seeking Alpha, Droid Life, Mashable, Phandroid, MacDailyNews, TmoNews and iDownloadBlog.com
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| WhatsApp Blog: |
WhatsApp launches a desktop web app to serve Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone users — WhatsApp Web — Today, for the first time, millions of you will have the ability to use WhatsApp on your web browser. Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser mirrors conversations …
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| Stuart Dredge / Guardian: |
Apple acquires UK startup Semetric, which runs music analytics service Musicmetric — Apple buys the British startup behind music analytics service Musicmetric — Company helps record labels track digital sales, streams and social stats, and could become part of Beats Music relaunch
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| Serena Saitto / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber raises $1.6B in convertible debt from Goldman Sachs' clients — Uber Said to Raise $1.6 Billion in Convertible Debt to Expand — Uber Technologies Inc. raised $1.6 billion in convertible debt from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS)'s wealth management clients …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Samsung to drop Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and use its own chip in next Galaxy smartphone — Samsung Said to Drop Qualcomm Chip From Next Galaxy Smartphone — Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) will use its own microprocessors in the next version of the Galaxy S smartphone … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
FreedomPop launches unlimited WiFi with 10M hotspots across US for $5/month — FreedomPop Turns On Unlimited Wi-Fi Across The US For $5/Month — FreedomPop, the startup that is trying to steal users away from mobile carriers by offering free, basic cellular voice and data plans … | Steven Musil / CNET: |
Amazon ends its mobile-wallet beta six months after launch — Amazon to fold its mobile-wallet app beta on Wednesday — The closure comes amid rocky efforts by tech companies to expand into the financial industry. — Amazon will pull the plug on its Amazon Wallet beta on Wednesday … | Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Dropbox acquires Israel-based CloudOn, a developer of mobile productivity tools — Dropbox Dips Into Israel With CloudOn Buy — Acquisitive tech startup Dropbox just gobbled up another young app maker to bolster its European expansion. — The cloud-storage provider on Tuesday closed …
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| Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom: |
Amazon pulls its diaper brand after 6 weeks, citing design flaws — Amazon has yanked the “Amazon Elements” diaper brand it launched for Prime members just six weeks ago, saying that it is working to improve the design of the diapers “based on early customer feedback.”
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| moot / 4chan: |
Christopher Poole announces retirement from 4chan, says “senior volunteers” will run site — The Next Chapter — I founded 4chan eleven and a half years ago at the age of 15, and after more than a decade of service, I've decided it's time for me to move on. 4chan …
| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
eBay to Cut 2,400 Jobs and Explore Sale or IPO of Enterprise Unit — EBay said today that it would cut about seven percent of its workforce globally in the first quarter as it looks to reduce costs ahead of its planned spinoff of PayPal. The company also said it would explore a sale or IPO …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Windows 10's Mobile Debut Reveals Cross-Platform Features And Skype Integration — Windows 10 was hailed at Microsoft's special event today as a cross-platform OS that makes it easy to build once and ship to almost anything. Microsoft EVP of Operating Systems Terry Myserson said it was the …
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The Verge, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Engadget and The Next Web. Tweets: @piercedavid
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
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| Alan Yuhas / Guardian: |
White House breaks own State of the Union embargo for online audience — Obama administration posts full text of president's speech before its own media embargo in unprecedented decision targeting internet-savvy readers — The White House posted the entire text of President Obama's 2015 State …
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