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| Bloomberg Business: |
Apple told to pay $532.9M to Smartflash LLC for patent infringement in iTunes, will appeal — Apple Told by Jury to Pay $532.9 Million in Gaming Patent Trial — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. was told to pay $532.9 million after a federal jury said the company's iTunes software …
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| Gemalto: |
Gemalto confirms hack by NSA and GCHQ, but says no massive theft of SIM encryption keys, only a breach of its office network — Gemalto presents the findings of its investigations into the alleged hacking of SIM card encryption keys by Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)
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Fortune, CNET, The Register, DSLreports, BetaNews, iMore, The Verge, Help Net Security, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Wired.co.uk, Forbes, PYMNTS.com, Gigaom, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Register, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Bloomberg Business. Tweets: @rj_gallagher
| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Firmware is vulnerable because vendors rarely sign or authenticate the software — Why Firmware Is So Vulnerable to Hacking, and What Can Be Done About It — When Kaspersky Lab revealed last week that it had uncovered a sophisticated piece of malware designed to plant malicious code inside … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Google Acquires Facebook Marketing Startup Toro — Toro, a startup that helps developers promote their apps on Facebook, just announced that it's been acquired by Google. — The company was originally known as Red Hot Labs, and it's led by Amitt Mahajan and Joel Poloney.
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| Inside BlackBerry: |
Blackberry Classic will launch on Verizon Feb. 26; $100 with $50 rebate on two-year contract — BlackBerry Classic Available This Thursday On The Verizon Wireless Network — BlackBerry Classic Available Feb. 26 on the Verizon Wireless Network — Familiar Design and QWERTY Keyboard on the Nation's Most Reliable 4G LTE Network| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft removing Google Talk integration and discontinuing support for Facebook chat in Outlook — Microsoft kills off Google and Facebook chat for Outlook.com — Microsoft is revealing today that it plans to kill off Google and Facebook chat from its Outlook.com email service “within the next couple of weeks.”
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| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Former Kleiner Perkins partner Trae Vassallo to testify she was harassed by same partner as Ellen Pao — Venture Capitalist Trae Vassallo to Testify She Was Harassed by Same Partner as Ellen Pao — One of the first witnesses in the gender discrimination case brought by former partner Ellen Pao …
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| BBC: |
Internet of things starter kit unveiled by ARM and IBM — A “starter kit” designed to spur on the invention of internet-connected gadgets has been announced as part of a tie-up between two leading tech firms. — Chip designer ARM and cloud services giant IBM say it can take just five minutes …
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| Facebook: |
Internet.org's 2014 State of Global Connectivity report: Internet adoption growth slows to 6.6%, just 32% of people have Internet access in emerging economies — The State of Global Connectivity — State of Connectivity: A Report on Global Internet Access, a new study by Internet.org examines …
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| IDC: |
Android and iOS take 96% of smartphone OS market in Q4 and calendar year 2014 — Android and iOS Squeeze the Competition, Swelling to 96.3% of the Smartphone Operating System Market for Both 4Q14 and CY14, According to IDC — Android and iOS inched closer to total domination …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Reddit now prohibits posting nude photos or videos of sex acts without prior consent from the people depicted in them — In Privacy Update, Reddit Tightens Restrictions on Nude Photos — For nearly a decade, Reddit, the huge online message board, has been known for its freewheeling stance on letting its users govern themselves.
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See also Mediagazer| Mark Hosenball / Reuters: |
US offers $3M reward for Russian hacker Evgeniy Bogachev for his role in GameOver Zeus botnet — U.S. offers highest-ever reward for Russian hacker — (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department and FBI on Tuesday announced a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction … | Caroline Humer / Reuters: |
Anthem says breach may have also affected up to 18.8M Blue Cross Blue Shield customers — Anthem says at least 8.8 million non-customers could be victims in data hack — (Reuters) - Health insurer Anthem Inc, which earlier this month reported that it was hit by a massive cyberbreach … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Google Tests Live Chat With Businesses From Search Results — Google is testing out a service that incorporates live chat with businesses right into search results, via a new link that shows whether a business is currently available, and immediately launches a chat via Google Hangouts (on either desktop or mobile) if they are.| Paul Smith / The Australian Financial Review: |
Xero lands $100M backing from Accel Partners for US expansion ahead of expected IPO — Xero lands $NZ132.9 million backing from Accel Partners ahead of US listing — Online accounting software maker Xero has scored a $NZ132.9 million ($US100 million) investment from Silicon Valley …
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| Dennis Fisher / Threatpost: |
Google turns annual Pwnium bug-hunting contest into year-round program with unlimited rewards — Google Pwnium Program Now Open All Year — Google is expanding its successful Pwnium vulnerability reward program-which has run at various security conferences for a couple of years …
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| Brandon Walkin / Facebook Code: |
Facebook releases Origami Live, a new app for testing app prototypes designed with Origami on iPhone or iPad — Introducing Origami Live — Just over a year ago, we released Origami — a free tool for designing interactive user interfaces. We've used it here at Facebook to design …
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Twitter's “While You Were Away” Feature Launches On Android — One month after launching on iOS, Twitter's “While You Were Away” feature is finally available for Android users. — “While You Were Away,” which Twitter first previewed last fall, represents a significant departure from the real …
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| Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab: |
Medium adds tags, simplifies posting, and redesigns presentation of posts as it aims for shorter, off-the-cuff content — Medium, known for going long, wants to go shorter — Medium announced some new updates to its publishing platform today. They include a tagging system …
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See also Mediagazer| Matthew Goldstein / New York Times: |
Wall St. and Law Firms Plan Cooperative Body to Bolster Online Security — The threat of ever-larger online attacks is bringing together Wall Street banks and the big law firms that do work for them in an alliance that could result in some sharing of basic information about digital security issues.
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| Nathan Olivarez-Giles / Wall Street Journal: |
Pebble Time smartwatch: color display, 20% thinner body, microphone, new “Timeline” interface, to retail for $199 with pre-sale on Kickstarter now — Pebble Unveils Color-Screen Time Smartwatch as Apple Threat Looms … Smartwatch pioneer Pebble is facing the toughest threat of its short life: the Apple Watch.
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BetaNews, Tech Times, BBC, NEWS.com.au, AnandTech, SiliconANGLE, ReadWrite, Gizmodo, USA Today, TechCrunch and Guardian
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| Lisa Eadicicco / Business Insider: |
Pebble Time sells out at lowest $159 tier on Kickstarter, passes $3M in pre-sales in under two hours
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