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Facebook tests shops within Pages that bring entire shopping experience from product discovery to checkout inside Facebook — Facebook Takes Big Step Forward On Commerce, Builds Shops Into Pages — A test with the potential to transform online commerce. — Mock-up of Facebook's new shop pages.
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Google to offer free internet access in select public housing areas in all Google Fiber markets, as part of ConnectHome, Obama's low-cost Internet program — Bringing Internet access to public housing residents — The web is where we go to connect with people, learn new subjects …
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases new iPod touch with gold option, 8MP camera, 64-bit A8 processor, 128GB, adds new Nano and Shuffle colors — Apple releases new, faster, iPod touch with 8MP camera and 128 GB option, new Nano/Shuffle colors — As we reported this morning, Apple has today launched a new version …
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Google Unveils “Purchases On Google,” Which Are Basically Buy Buttons In Mobile Ads — Google today announced a new feature called Purchases on Google, which will make it easier for consumers to buy products directly from mobile search ads. — The Wall Street Journal first reported … | Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Report shows Google's mobilegeddon tweak has resulted in advertisers paying 16% more for ads, but click-through traffic down 9% since last year — Google's mobilegeddon moves hitting marketers, sites — Adobe data shows that the gap between what marketers are paying Google for search advertising … | Rachel King / ZDNet: |
Intel beats Q2 estimates with revenue of $13.2B; CEO credits growth to Internet of Things, memory, and data center departments — Intel CEO credits solid Q2 results to Internet of Things, data center growth — Also coming soon: Skylake, the code name for Intel's sixth-generation Core processor aimed …
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Android M will feature visual voicemail in the native dialer, support T-Mobile US and French carrier Orange at launch — [Android M Feature Spotlight] Android M Will Have Proper Visual Voicemail Support In The Dialer — Voicemails are terrible. Anyone willing to sit through the message …
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Netflix Shares Spike 10% After The Company Reports 3.3M New Subs, Better-Than-Expected Q2 Profit — Today following the bell, Netflix announced its second-quarter financial performance, including revenue of $1.64 billion and earnings per share of $0.06. Netflix picked up .9 million …
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Neil Young, whose Pono high fidelity music player was released in January, pulls his music from all streaming services, citing poor audio quality — Neil Young is yanking his catalog from streaming services — Neil Young took to Facebook and Twitter today to announce that he's removing …
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European trademark holder sues Apple for using the term ‘iWatch’ in Apple Watch search ads — Apple Is Getting Sued Over the Name iWatch, Even Though That's Not What Its Product Is Called — A trademark holder in Europe is angry that Apple bought Google ads for the term “iWatch”| Mollie Vandor / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter's new data dashboard shows users which devices have accessed their account, login history — A new dashboard to help you monitor and manage your Twitter account — Today, we're continuing to roll out to all users the Twitter data dashboard — a new tool to help you monitor and manage your account.
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Cybercrime forum site Darkode shut down in joint international operation between FBI, Europol, others, leading to 28 arrests worldwide so far — International cybercrime marketplace taken down — Darkode.com was, until yesterday, a leading black market for stolen data.| Carmel DeAmicis / Re/code: |
California Public Utilities Commission fines Uber $7.3M for failing to provide accessibility data, Uber to appeal — Uber Fined $7.3 Million for Not Reporting California Accessibility Data — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) slapped Uber with a $7.3 million fine for failing …
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