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Apple, Google, and leading cryptologists urge President Obama in letter to reject backdoors in smartphones and other devices — Tech giants urge Obama to resist ‘backdoors’ into encrypted communications — Tech behemoths including Apple and Google and leading cryptologists …
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
After nearly a decade of research, Apple shelved plans over a year ago for the TV set that Carl Icahn expects it to release in 2016 — Behind Apple's Move to Shelve TV Plans — Apple had dropped its TV plans, but investor Carl Icahn sees the firm entering the market next year
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See also Mediagazer| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Apple releases new $1,999 27-inch Retina iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch trackpad — Apple releases cheaper Retina iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch — Apple is starting to bring the price down on its 5K Retina iMac, releasing a new version today that sells …
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Advocacy organizations from 31 countries say Facebook's Internet.org violates net neutrality, security, privacy, and threatens freedom of expression — Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Internet.org, Net Neutrality, Privacy, and Security — We, the undersigned …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft rolls out touch-first test versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint for Android phones; devices must run KitKat 4.4.x or higher, have at least 1GB RAM — Microsoft rolls out touch-first Office apps preview for Android phones — Summary:Microsoft is rolling out test versions of its standalone … | Christian Zibreg / iDownloadBlog.com: |
First Apple Watch software update launches with performance improvements for Siri, fitness tracking, apps and more — Following its April 2015 launch, the first software update for the Apple Watch is now available for download through the companion Apple Watch app on your iPhone.| Alex Kantrowitz / AdAge: |
Inside Google's secret anti-fraud team battling the bots that siphon billions of digital ad dollars — Inside Google's Secret War Against Ad Fraud — Cable News Wars Rage as New Players Join the Battle — In a conference room nine floors above London's St. Giles High Street …
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Thanks:@kantrowitz. See also Mediagazer| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Contract between Sony and Spotify shows yearly advances paid to Sony, how streaming rates are calculated, and most-favored-nation clause for Sony — This was Sony Music's contract with Spotify — Over the last year the music industry has been in flux as artists, labels …
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Apple releases first official Lightning Dock for $39; compatible with iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and 5th-generation iPod touch — Apple Now Sells A Lightning Dock For Your iPhone — Apple has finally done what many had long hoped it would - released an official dock …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
LG Reveals Phablet And Budget Versions Of Its Flagship G4 Smartphone — LG's G4, the company newest flagship smartphone, went on sales across the first parts of the world yesterday, and today the Korean company added two variants of the device to the mix. — The G4 Stylus is a 5.7-inch version … | Antuan Goodwin / CNET: |
Automatic smart driving monitor now connects your car to over 20 apps — Today, Automatic launches its new App Gallery of third-party apps and rolls out the second-generation of its OBD-II adapter.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Twilio Launches IP Messaging, New Conference Call Services And High-Volume SMS Tools — Twilio is kicking off its Signal conference today and — unsurprisingly — the company is announcing a slew of new services for developers that use its voice, video and messaging platform.
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| Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat: |
Consumer groups update FTC complaint against Google to include allegations of adult content on YouTube Kids — Google's ‘kid-friendly’ app YouTube Kids shows some very grown-up videos — Two consumer groups have found some pretty appallingly adult content in Google's ostensibly child-friendly video app, YouTube Kids.| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
RealNetworks launches photo and video-sharing app RealTimes aimed at parents, offers storage, creates slideshows — RealNetworks enters the crowded photo backup market with a new app — One glance at the RealNetworks logo is all it takes to spark flashbacks to episodes of endless buffering.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Basis fitness tracker adds limited titanium edition, shares data with Apple Health and Google Fit — Basis now links its fitness data with Apple Health and Google Fit — Of all the fitness tracking wearables out there, Basis' Peak might be one of the most comprehensive.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
YotaPhone 2 U.S. preorders open on Indiegogo starting at $500 with an August delivery — Russian mobile broadband provider and smartphone manufacturer Yota has finally revealed the U.S. pricing and preorder details for the second version of its smartphone, the YotaPhone 2, six months after its European launch.
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| Stacey Higginbotham / Fortune: |
Meraki founders raise $25M led by Andreessen Horowitz for IoT sensor startup Samsara — Meraki founders score $25 million from Andreessen Horowitz for sensor startup — Two founders who helped big companies get a handle on their Wi-Fi networks and later sold their startup to Cisco for $1.2 billion …
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