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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 8.4 beta with revamped Music app ahead of new service at WWDC — Apple has just released the first iOS 8.4 beta, which includes Apple's upcoming revamped music app. The seed for developers is available via the Apple Developer Center website.
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Tweets: @markgurman, @reckless and @markgurman
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Hands-on with Apple's all-new Music app in iOS 8.4 beta — Hands-on: Apple's all-new Music app in iOS 8.4 — With the release of the first developer beta of iOS 8.4 this evening, Apple gave us the first look at the oft-rumored redesign of the Music app.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
| Quentin Hardy / New York Times: |
Docker Raises Another $95 million in Funding — Another day in tech, another company tops $100 million in money raised. — Docker, a fast-moving maker of software for managing applications on a global basis, said Tuesday that it has raised another $95 million.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Apple takes only 15% of new-subscriber revenue from some Apple TV partners, including Neflix, Hulu Plus, and MLB.TV, in contrast to its 30% iOS standard — How to Beat Apple's 30 Percent Subscription Fee: Sell Your Stuff on Apple TV — Did you sign up for HBO Now so you could watch “Game of Thrones” last night?
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Ubergizmo, App Advice, MacRumors, The Verge, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, iMore and iLounge. Tweets: @howardlindzon. See also Mediagazer
| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
A closer look at the rather rough and not yet ready Windows 10 for phones — The new build has a ton of apps and a ton of promise, but feels a long way from done. — Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones took a big step forward today with the public release of build 10051.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Updates Azure Media Services With Live Encoding, New Media Player And More — Microsoft is launching a number of new features for its Azure Media Services audio and video streaming platform today. — The highlight of this update is support for live encoding, which is now in preview.
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| Manish Singh / BetaNews: |
OnePlus One gets Cyanogen 12 software update, Yu Yureka to receive it soon — The OnePlus One smartphone has finally started to receive the Cyanogen software update. On a blogpost, the software maker announces that the OnePlus One handset is the first smartphone to snag the Cyanogen update.
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cyngn.com, Engadget, ZDNet, Android Authority, PhoneDog.com, bgr.in, Ubergizmo, Android Police, Tech2, NDTV Gadgets, GSMArena.com, Phones Review, Phandroid, Geeky Gadgets, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup.com, Neowin, AndroidOS.in, Tech Times, Android and Me, Fone Arena, Android and Me, TechnoBuffalo, The Next Web, AndroidHeadlines.com, Ubergizmo and 9to5Google
| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
GoButler, a Magic clone founded by ex-Rocket Internet executives, launches SMS-based ‘virtual assistant’ service in New York City — GoButler, The Magic Clone Founded By Ex-Rocket Internet Execs, Launches Virtual Assistant In NYC — GoButler, the Berlin-headquartered 'virtual … | Carmel DeAmicis / Re/code: |
Eight VC firms, including Google Ventures, KPCB, Accel, Shasta, and Redpoint have opened or are opening offices in SF's South Park — Has South Park Finally Become the New Sand Hill Road? — Come June, Redpoint Ventures will be opening a new office in the quiet little enclave of South Park in San Francisco.
Tweets: @carmeldea and @semil
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
TWC gives Charlotte, NC customers up to a six times speed boost for same price after Google announces Fiber for the city — Google Fiber plans expansion, then TWC makes speeds six times faster — Charlotte customers get big speed boost for same price after Google announcement.
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PC Magazine, Ubergizmo, BGR, SmallBusiness.com, Engadget, ZDNet, The Next Web and bizjournals
Tweets: @howardlindzon, @inafried, @mdudas, @lessien, @dwr, @andrewmolz and @trentblair19
| Bloomberg Business: |
Nokia confirms it is in advanced discussions to acquire Alcatel-Lucent — Nokia in Advanced Talks to Acquire Alcatel-Lucent Assets — Nokia Oyj is in advanced negotiations to acquire part of Alcatel-Lucent SA to strengthen its telecommunications-equipment business and better compete with Ericsson AB …
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Nokia, ZDNet, Re/code, Forbes, The Register, CNET, VentureBeat, Pocket-lint, Android Community, Tech Trader Daily, Seeking Alpha, Ausdroid and Tech Times
Tweets: @jphelminen, @jphelminen, @zijing_wu and @om
| Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Google's MVNO detailed in leaked app with per-GB data plans, rollover and shared data, and auto-switching between partner networks — Google's MVNO to offer pay-per gigabyte plans, rollover data, accompanying app, more — Google's wireless network has been rumored for several months now …
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Android Police, Fone Arena, SlashGear, Droid Life and AndroidGuys
| Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch: |
Rakuten Is Looking To Acquire PopSugar For $580 Million — We've heard PopSugar is the latest online content company that Japanese conglomerate Rakuten is about to snap up. These things could always fall apart, but should the deal go through, we're told it will happen in the next couple … | Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Zenefits Allowed Back Into Utah After Insurance Brokers Tried To Kill The Innovative Startup — Late last year, we wrote about the ridiculous situation in which the state of Utah effectively banned Zenefits, the innovative HR software service provider that tons of companies now use.
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Interpol-organized group takes down Simda, a botnet that controlled over 770K PCs worldwide — Botnet that enslaved 770,000 PCs worldwide comes crashing down — The Simda botnet that menaced 190 countries is no more. — Law enforcement groups and private security companies around … | Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon and HarperCollins reach multiyear agreement for both print and digital, allowing HarperCollins to set prices for its ebooks — Amazon, HarperCollins Reach Multiyear Publishing Deal — New agreement expected to go into effect this week — Amazon.com Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers …
| Lee Kah Leng / The Star Online: |
Google Malaysia website affected by DNS redirect attack — Some users visiting the Google Malaysia website are seeing a hacked page that says “Google Malaysia hacked by TiGER-M@TE”. — Although TiGER-M@TE claims to have hacked the search giant's local website, it seems to be another DNS redirect attack on the .my domain.| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
Functional ‘Trusted Voice’ smart lock option is rolling out to some Android users with Google Play Services update — Functional ‘Trusted Voice’ Smart Lock Option Rolling Out To Some Users — Back when Google Play Services 7.0 rolled out, we noticed partial support for something called Trusted Voice.| Eric Walsh / Reuters: |
Applications for US H1-B tech visas totaled a record 233K for fiscal 2016 for 85k open slots — U.S. has record number of applications for H-1B tech visas — (Reuters) - Applications for H-1B visas allowing U.S. businesses to hire foreign workers in science, engineering …
| Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk: |
New Bitcoin Foundation Director Bruce Fenton Pledges Fiscal Reform — Veteran bitcoin activist Bruce Fenton has been named the Bitcoin Foundation's newest executive director. — Elected by a 5-to-1 vote, Fenton succeeds interim executive director Patrick Murck and outgoing executive director Jon Matonis …
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The Bitcoin Foundation, ForexMinute, CIO.com and Bitcoin Magazine
| Brad Haynes / Reuters: |
Foxconn iPhone production in Brazil falls short on promises of high-quality jobs, lower prices — Brazil's iPhone investment falls short on promises of jobs, lower prices — (Reuters) - The Brazilian iPhone was meant to mark a new era. — When Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group agreed …
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Cult of Mac, AppleInsider and Patently Apple
| Pranav Dixit / Hindustan Times: |
Flipkart pulls out of Airtel Zero after social media backlash, says strongly believes in net neutrality — The battle for net neutrality got a boost on Tuesday with e-commerce giant Flipkart pulling out of the Airtel Zero platform, with which it had recently partnered.Sponsor Posts
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