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January 23, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple targets Watch battery life of 2.5 hours heavy use and 3.5 hours standard use; pure standby battery life likely to be 2-3 days; CPU said to be A5-caliber  —  Apple targets for Apple Watch battery life revealed, A5-caliber CPU inside  —  Although Apple has said that the Apple Watch …
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Microsoft announces Office 2016 universal apps for Windows 10 will arrive in the second half of 2015  —  Microsoft announces Office 2016, coming in the second half of 2015  —  At its Windows 10 event yesterday, Microsoft unveiled the touch-optimized version of Office.
Avik Das / Reuters:
Underwriter: Box IPO priced at $14 per share, valuing company at $1.67B  —  Box IPO values data storage provider at $1.67 billion  —  (Reuters) - Box Inc's (BOX.N) shares have been priced at $14, an underwriter said, valuing the online data storage provider at about $1.67 billion …
John McDermott / Digiday:
Sources: Snapchat's Discover feature will include content created by newly hired media team  —  Inside Snapchat's original media ambitions  —  Snapchat wants to be more than just a distribution channel for other media companies; it's planning on becoming a publisher itself.
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Tim Peterson / AdAge:
Facebook enabling advertisers to target people posting on Super Bowl topics in near real time  —  Facebook Packages Own Super Bowl Audience for Ad Dollars  —  Company Will Track Status Updates for Game-Related Keywords  —  2015 Marketing Fact Pack  —  Facebook is creating …
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Journalist and Anonymous advocate Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months in prison on charges stemming from Stratfor hack  —  Barrett Brown has been sentenced to 63 months in prison  —  After years of legal battles, Barrett Brown's legal saga has finally come to a close.
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Kim Dotcom Launches Skype Competitor MegaChat  —  Kim Dotcom, the infamous entrepreneur behind Megaupload, has released his latest product.  Currently in beta, MegaChat is a browser-based encrypted video calling and file-sharing platform that is being positioned as a Skype competitor.

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