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Apple confirms that it has acquired GPS startup Coherent Navigation — Apple Acquires Coherent Navigation, a GPS Start-Up — For many of the largest Silicon Valley technology companies, location software undergirds numerous applications and features in their products. — For Apple, it has been a game of catch-up.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple preps Apple TV SDK, “TVKit”, and Apple Watch updates like “Find my Watch” feature, irregular heart beat notifications, 3rd-party watch face complications — Apple readies first significant Apple Watch updates, ‘TVKit’ SDK for Apple TV
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U.S. appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930 million verdict vs Samsung — A U.S. appeals court on Monday reversed part of the $930 million verdict that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) won in 2012 against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), saying the iPhone maker's trade dress could not be protected.| John Paul Titlow / Fast Company: |
Inside InnerTube, Google's three year old project to overhaul YouTube's internal development platform, recommendation engine, and search — TO TAKE ON HBO AND NETFLIX, YOUTUBE HAD TO REWIRE ITSELF — The war over our eyeballs is heating up, and that's mostly a good thing for people who like to look at screens.| Brian Merchant / Motherboard: |
Interview: MakerBot CEO Jonathan Jaglom discusses recent layoffs, retail store closures, future roadmap, more — Remaking MakerBot — MakerBot Industries is the public face of 3D printing. And whenever the public face of a nascent, closely-watched consumer technology undergoes …
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| Brett LoGiurato / Fusion: |
Politicians are using Snapchat to attract young supporters ahead of the 2016 election, presenting a challenge to regulators — Snapchat is going to be huge in 2016 — and regulators have no idea how to handle it — As he gears up for a presidential run, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley held … | Tom Dotan / The Information: |
Facebook is in active talks with game developers about games for Messenger app platform — With Messenger Apps Sluggish, Facebook Eyeing Games — The first suite of apps that Facebook announced for Messenger were all for lightweight communication: sending people emojis, sound clips, gifs and the like.
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| Orr Hirschauge / Wall Street Journal: |
China's Baidu invests in content recommendation platform Taboola, sources say around $20-30M — Baidu Invests in Content-Recommendation Company Taboola — Chinese Internet giant Baidu Inc. said it is partnering with Taboola Inc. to bring Taboola's content-recommendation platform to China.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
LG's G4 Flagship Smartphone Begins To Go On Sale Worldwide — LG revealed the G4, its newest flagship device, in April, and now the 5.5-inch screen device is rolling out for sale across the world. — Already on sale in its native Korea first, of course, the G4 will land in Hong Kong, before coming to Turkey, Russia and Singapore.
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Chinese ride hailing app Yidao Yongche posts vague image on Weibo that hints at deal with Uber to be announced on May 21 — Chinese Taxi App Yidao Yongche Hints At Deal With Uber — Uber appears to be on the cusp of a deal with a rival ride-sharing app in China that could boost its presence in the country.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Google researchers create amazing timelapses from public photos — There are uncountable digital photos in the public domain and scientists have now figured out something very cool to do with them. Researchers from Google and the University of Washington have developed a fully automated … | Liat Clark / Wired.co.uk: |
Study: shutdown of Kino.to, Germany's biggest video streaming site, had little effect on piracy in 2011 — Shutting down huge pirate sites has no ‘positive effect’ — In 2011, police officers across Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands swept into the homes and data centres …
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