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Apple to launch new Apple TV set top box at WWDC with A8 chip, increased storage, enabling App Store, Siri, and HomeKit integration — New Apple TV Set Top Will Debut This Summer With App Store, Siri — Apple intends to show the device off at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in June
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Amazon's working on storefront called Unlocked to offer paid apps for free; no launch date set — Amazon ‘Unlocked’ Will Give Away Paid Apps For Free — Amazon has been working hard to build up the popularity of its Android-based Appstore with consumers and developers … | Brian Barrett / Wired: |
Chrome extension Ugly Mail identifies which of your Gmail emails are being monitored using pixel tracking — A Clever Way to Tell Which of Your Emails Are Being Tracked — While you've likely never heard of companies like Yeswear, Bananatag, and Streak, they almost certainly know a good deal about you.| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Meerkat raises a $12M Series B led by Greylock at a $40M pre-money valuation — LIVE NOW| Meerkat Raises $12M From Greylock At A $40M Valuation — If you're reading TechCrunch right now (you are, by the way), chances are you have at least heard of Meerkat.
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Apple Stops Supporting Windows 7 in Boot Camp on New MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Models — Apple's newly refreshed MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro models no longer support running Windows 7 with Boot Camp, according to Apple's Boot Camp support document. Boot Camp on the new notebooks …
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Windows 10 to make the Secure Boot alt-OS lock out a reality — Windows 10 hardware must support Secure Boot and won't have to let you turn it off. — Those of you with long memories will recall a barrage of complaints in the run up to Windows 8's launch that concerned the ability to install … | David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Facebook testing app that provides info on callers and automatically blocks calls from commonly blocked numbers on Android — Facebook Appears To Be Testing A Dialer And Caller ID App For Android, And It's Called... Phone — Facebook, that company that is constantly trying to confuse …
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At Pwn2Own, researchers exploit fully patched versions of Firefox, Chrome, IE 11, and Safari, while payouts total $557K — HP Awards $240K for Firefox, IE, Chrome and Safari Exploits — On March 19, the second day of the Hewlett-Packard Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) sponsored Pwn2Own hacking challenge …
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Tinder brings on former eBay exec Chris Payne to replace co-founder Sean Rad as CEO — Tinder Swipes Right on Its New CEO: Former eBay Exec Chris Payne — Popular mobile dating app Tinder has hired high-profile tech exec Chris Payne as its new CEO, finally replacing current CEO and co-founder Sean Rad …
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UN Women Says It Has No Plans To Collaborate With Uber On Job Creation — Just 10 days after Uber announced a global program to get more women drivers, UN Women has backed away from its highly publicized partnership to create 1 million jobs for women. “We will not collaborate with Uber on job creation …
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| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
New “On-Body Detection” Smart Lock Mode In Android Seems To Be Hitting Some Devices — If a tipster's screenshots are to be believed (and I think in this case, they are to be believed), Google is testing and / or rolling out a new smart lock mode called on-body detection.
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Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Andreessen provide two day board training for women and minorities — Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Andreessen Are Sending Women to Boot Camp — A two-day drill for women and minorities in how to sit on a corporate or start-up board, credibly
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