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February 13, 2015, 1:40 AM
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Samuel Gibbs / Guardian:
Apple enables two-step authentication for iMessages and FaceTime  —  Additional login step brings extra layer of protection against hackers for Apple's messaging and video chat, but more can be can be done say experts  —  Apple is finally enabling two-step authentication to help protect users …
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Pinterest Is Working on a Plan to Introduce a ‘Buy’ Button as Soon as This Year  —  Move over, Pinning.  Here comes buying.  —  Pinterest, the digital scrapbooking service, is laying the groundwork for an e-commerce offering with a “Buy” button that could launch in as little as three to six months, according to multiple sources.
Federico Viticci / MacStories:
Apple Promoting “Great Games with No In-App Purchases” on App Store Front Page  —  Apple has started promoting games that don't have any In-App Purchases on the front page of the App Store.  Currently featured in the UK App Store and likely expanding to the U.S. store later today as part …
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Xiaomi's Mi.com marketplace to launch in US this year, will sell accessories like its headphones and fitness band, but not phones or tablets  —  China's Xiaomi to open shop in the US this year, but not for phones  —  Xiaomi is holding a press conference in San Francisco today as a way to tell …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Apple Brings Groups To TestFlight  —  Apple has introduced groups to TestFlight, the app beta testing tool it acquired with its purchase of Burstly last year.  The TestFlight Groups feature allows developers to split their beta testers into easily-managed groups, to which they can send …
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Phorm iPad mini case, which adds tactile keyboard buttons that rise out of screen as needed, available for pre-order at $99  —  Phorm iPad mini case has physical ‘key guides’ that appear and disappear when you need them  —  A unique idea that isn't quite ready for prime time
Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Obama expected to announce executive order directing government and companies to share more cybersecurity threat information  —  Exclusive: Obama set to announce executive order on cybersecurity threat data  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce an executive order directing …
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:
New Relic's first post-IPO quarter beats expectations with $29M, up 69% year-over-year  —  New Relic's First Post-IPO Quarter Beats Expectations  —  Shares of cloud software firm New Relic shot up in after-hours trading as its first earnings report as a public company handily beat the expectations of analysts.

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Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Bari Weiss' 60 Minutes decision may have been a way to both signal that she's serious about shifting CBS' sensibility to the right and “improve” a story

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump says Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic trainwreck” and “CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW”, after CBS aired a Late Show rerun in which Colbert mocked Trump

Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Disney crosses the $6B milestone at the box office for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic; no other studio has managed to reach $6B since 2015

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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple Increases Maximum App Size from 2GB to 4GB
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Researchers create $34 smartphone dongle that can detect HIV and syphilis within 15 minutes
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Windows 10 for phones preview now available to download for select Lumia devices

Earlier Picks

Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Dell is launching a new Chromebook 11 alongside a $299 Windows-based counterpart
Mark Stockley / Naked Security:
Facebook fixes vulnerability reported by security researcher that could have allowed hackers to delete photos in all albums they have permission to view
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook lets users set a legacy contact, who will be able to manage their accounts in a limited way when they pass away
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