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Google's European chief admits company mishandled its messaging in Europe, says Google remains open to settlement in anti-trust case — Google's European mea culpa — Google's European chief executive acknowledges that the company has mishandled its messaging in Europe and is offering an olive branch to the European Commission.
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Skype for Web (Beta) is now available to everyone in the US and UK — Hot on the heels of our recent post announcing improvements to Skype for Outlook , today we're pleased to share more good news for people that use Skype on their browser - Skype for Web (Beta) is now available for all new and existing users in the US and UK.
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| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
Facebook opposes trademark application by Designbook, a peer-to-peer marketplace for startups — Facebook sics trademark lawyers on “Designbook” startup — “What about a phonebook? A yearbook? A notebook, or a scrapbook?” — Kyle Clark and Aaron Pollak created “Designbook” last year.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Lycos releasing $124.99 Band and $59.99 Ring that unlock your Android phone using NFC; Band also a fitness monitor and sleep tracker — The web portal Lycos is releasing a smart band and smart ring — Lycos, the search engine and web portal that you may remember from way, way back …
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| Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal: |
Comcast Has Agreed To Acquire Ad Tech Firm Visible World — Cable giant Comcast Corp. has agreed to acquire the TV ad-targeting firm Visible World, according to a person familiar with the matter. — The deal, if completed, could put the cable giant into a stronger position …
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| Jackie Dove / The Next Web: |
Apple now dominates consumer digital video viewing, says new Adobe report — In the run-up to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, Adobe Digital Index, the company's marketing arm, has concluded that Apple is currently the dominant player in consumer digital video consumption, and that the trend is likely to continue.
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| Chelsey Dulaney / Wall Street Journal: |
SunGard Data Systems Files for $100M IPO — Private-equity owners to keep majority voting power in software developer — Software developer SunGard Data Systems Inc. has filed for an initial public offering, about a decade after a group of private-equity firms acquired it in an $11 billion deal … | Wall Street Journal: |
US suspects Chinese hackers have stolen records of about 4M current and former government employees, FBI probe underway — U.S. Suspects Hackers in China Breached About 4 Million People's Records, Officials Say — Described as one of the largest thefts of government data ever seen
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| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Dropbox for Business adds new enterprise-class features including tiered administrator accounts and support for Microsoft's Active Directory — Dropbox adds new enterprise class features as it tries to attract big businesses — The last year hasn't seen many flashy product launches or updates for Dropbox.| Aloysius Low / CNET: |
Microdia unveils 512GB microSD card, will cost around $1,000, available in July — Microdia crams 512GB into a microSD card, out in July — Meant for professional photographers with an unquenchable desire for storage space, this microSD card will cost upwards of $1,000.
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PCWorld, BGR, Fone Arena, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, GSMArena Blog, WCCFtech, Android and Me, PhoneDog.com, Phandroid, Android Central, TechnoBuffalo, PhoneArena, Pocketnow, Neowin, BetaNews, ITProPortal and SlashGear. Tweets: @staffordmasie
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Chrome beta now automatically pauses less important Flash content to boost performance and battery life — Google today detailed a very interesting initiative in partnership with Adobe: The two have been working to make Flash content more power-efficient in Chrome.
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Google Chrome Blog, TIME, Digital Trends, International Business Times, Ars Technica, Computerworld, AdWords - Google+, Engadget, Inquirer, PCWorld, BetaNews, The Verge, ITProPortal, gHacks Technology News, Neowin, TechnoBuffalo, TechCrunch, Ubergizmo, The Register, 9to5Mac, Slashdot, SlashGear and The Next Web
| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Cisco's new CEO Chuck Robbins makes changes to the executive leadership team, CTO Padmasree Warrior leaving in September — Cisco's New CEO Names His Leadership Team — Chuck Robbins, the incoming CEO of networking giant Cisco Systems, isn't wasting any time getting his management team assembled.Sponsor Posts
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