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Google says Chromebook Pixel 2 is coming soon, pulls video of announcement made at an event — Google Say Chromebook Pixel 2 Will Go On Sale Soon — Google has confirmed that a second generation Chromebook Pixel will go on sale ‘soon’. — Speaking at the Team Work 2015 event this week … | Google: |
Google updates adult content policy for Blogger, states public sharing of sexually explicit images and video will not be allowed after March 23 — Adult content policy on Blogger — Starting March 23, 2015, you won't be able to publicly share images and video that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity on Blogger.
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Apple Acquires Popular Instrument and Effect Plug-In Maker Camel Audio — Apple appears to have acquired popular music plug-in and effect maker Camel Audio, based on information found on corporate registry site Companies House [PDF]. Camel Audio's address has been updated to 100 New Bridge Street … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases second OS X 10.10.3 pre-release w/ latest Photos app version, new Emoji, more — Earlier this month, Apple released the first OS X 10.10.3 pre-release update to testers with a beta version of the iPhoto replacement app called Photos. Today an updated build is rolling out to testers through the Mac App Store.
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Artemis is building 4G network using its pCell technology on Dish spectrum to cover most of SF — Artemis is building a 4G network in SF to prove its pCell tech works — Source: Shutterstock / Max Krasnov — Credit: Shutterstock / Max Krasnov — Source: Shutterstock / Max Krasnov| Kevin Kingsbury / Wall Street Journal: |
At $765B+, Apple's market cap is double any other publicly traded US company — Apple Is Now More Than Double the Size of Exxon—And Everyone Else — Just how ginormous is Apple Inc. now? — As the iPhone-maker's shares continue to set fresh record highs, its market cap is now above $765 billion.
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Debate between Yahoo chief ISO and NSA director over backdoors illustrates growing disconnect between Washington and Silicon Valley — Yahoo Executive Confronts NSA Director Over ‘Backdoors’ — In one of the most public confrontations of a top U.S. intelligence official by Silicon Valley in recent years …
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Marketing firm Adnear experiments with drones in LA to determine location of mobile devices — Drones overhead in L.A.'s Valley are tracking mobile devices' locations — Obsessed with mobile growth? Join us February 23-24 when we reveal the best technologies and strategies to help your company grow on mobile.
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Behind three-day-old service Magic, which aims to fulfill any request sent via SMS “like magic” — We've just reached the logical extreme of the ‘Uber for X’ economy — Mike Chen is talking quickly even though he's tired. Unimaginably tired.
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Google strikes a deal with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to pre-install Wallet on Android phones, buys some Softcard technology and IP — Google Strikes Mobile Payments Deal With Big Wireless Carriers, Buys Softcard Technology — Google has inked a distribution deal with the biggest wireless carriers …
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Edward Snowden just did a Reddit AMA. Here's what we learned — Update 2:05 p.m. PT: The AMA is over! We've updated the story accordingly. — Nearly two years after orchestrating the biggest leak in U.S. history, mass surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden sat down with journalists Laura Poitras …
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Microsoft developing real-time location sharing app People Sense for Windows Phone with Bing integration, messaging and calling — Microsoft is working on its own version of Find My Friends — Microsoft is joining Apple by offering a creepy-yet-useful feature similar to iOS's Find My Friends.
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Majority of health sites send troves of data about your medical searches to third-party companies — Looking Up Symptoms Online? These Companies Are Tracking You — It's 2015—when we feel sick, fear disease, or have questions about our health, we turn first to the internet.
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Introducing the newest member of our family, the YouTube Kids app—available on Google Play and the App Store — Like most parents, I love helping my kids learn more about something they're interested in. For example, right now, I spend a lot of time on YouTube with my 3-year-old son …
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| Christian Nutt / Gamasutra: |
Valve to show SteamVR hardware, final version of Steam Controller, and new Steam devices at GDC — Valve to show SteamVR hardware, controller, and new Steam devices at GDC — Today Valve announced that it plans to showcase previously-unannounced SteamVR hardware at GDC next week …
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