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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
NBC plans cable-dependent Apple TV app for second half of 2015 — Despite reports that NBC Universal is not involved in negotiations for Apple's upcoming subscription TV replacement service, NBC still hopes to arrive on the Apple TV as soon as the second half of 2015, according to a source with knowledge of NBC's digital roadmap.
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Sources: Apple aiming to launch online TV service in September with about 25 channels, anchored by ABC, CBS, Fox — Apple in Talks to Launch Online TV Service — Service would have about 25 channels, anchored by broadcasters such as ABC, CBS and Fox — Shalini Ramachandran and Daisuke Wakabayashi| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
App Submissions On Google Play Now Reviewed By Staff, Will Include Age-Based Ratings — Google Play, Google's marketplace for Android applications which now reaches a billion people in over 190 countries, has historically differentiated itself from rival Apple by allowing developers …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Nintendo Partners With DeNA To Bring Its Games And IP To Smartphones — Nintendo is finally bringing its games and characters to mobile after the company surprised the tech world with an alliance with Japanese mobile gaming firm DeNA. — The duo announced a collaboration that will see them jointly develop games for “smart devices.”
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| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
IBM unveils developer tools and cloud-based data analysis services mining Twitter data — IBM Introduces Twitter-Fueled Data Services for Business — When IBM announced its partnership with Twitter last October, the move seemed both promising and logical.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft's new modern browser, codenamed Project Spartan, will have a distinct name and brand in Windows 10, says CMO Chris Capossela — Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand — While Microsoft has dropped hints that the Internet Explorer brand is going away …
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Carbon3D's 3-D printing grows objects from a pool of resin, is 25-100 times faster than conventional layer by layer method — Startup Says New 3-D Printing Technique Could Shift Use From Prototype to Production — Already, 3-D printing has emerged as a means for rapidly making prototypes of new products.
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| Telis Demos / Wall Street Journal: |
Tweet-analysis firm Dataminr raises $130M Series D round led by Fidelity, valuing the company at about $700M — Tweet-Analysis Firm Dataminr Raises Funding — Deal values firm at about $700 million — Dataminr Inc., which analyzes tweets and other information streams to create alerts for traders …
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft Band expanding to Amazon, Target and Best Buy, launching in UK, with increased supply — Microsoft will expand the availability of its Microsoft Band wearable device, boosting inventory at its own online and physical retail stores and offering the device through third-party retailers … | Andrew Chung / Reuters: |
Jury finds Apple did not infringe on Nokia-filed patents now owned by Conversant subsidiary Core Wireless — U.S. jury clears Apple of infringing wireless tech patents — (Reuters) - A federal jury in Texas on Monday said Apple Inc did not infringe five wireless technology patents owned …
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| Janko Roettgers / Medium: |
Chromecast can be controlled by select TV remotes, made possible by HDMI-CEC protocol — Chromecast now works with your TV's remote control — One of the most frequent complaints about Chromecast has been that it doesn't come with a remote control, requiring users to fiddle with their phone …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sling TV launches on Xbox One today, and you can try it free for a month — Sling TV is debuting on its first gaming console today. Microsoft just announced that the internet TV service is now available to Xbox One owners — as is the month-long free trial we heard about back in January.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Windows Hello and Microsoft Passport: Unlock Windows 10 devices and apps with your finger, iris, or face — Microsoft today announced biometric authentication is coming to Windows 10. Windows Hello will let you unlock your Windows 10 device, whether it be a PC, tablet, or a smartphone, with your finger, iris, or face.
| Bryan Bishop / The Verge: |
The new Steve Jobs documentary is an unforgiving look at tech's most complicated man — The day that Steve Jobs died, people around the world flocked to Apple Stores in a sort of spontaneous mass pilgrimage. They left letters and signs, holding up iPhones and iPads in tribute.
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