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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Razer confirms acquisition of Ouya's software, tech and dev teams in an all-cash deal as co-founder and CEO Julie Uhrman leaves the gaming console startup — Razer Confirms Acquisition Of Ouya's Software, Tech And Dev Teams In All-Cash Deal — After raising funds at a $1 billion valuation …
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razerzone.com, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, GeekWire, The Next Web, CNET, Polygon, The Verge, Ars Technica, Android Police, VentureBeat, Twinfinite, Pocket Gamer.biz, Tech Times, Develop Feed, TechRadar.com, Wired.co.uk, MCV: Home Stream, Liliputing, destructoid, Gameranx, Gamasutra and GamePolitics blogs. Thanks:@mattlynley
| Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
Unpatched phones with Android 2.2 Froyo or later can be hacked via a single unopened MMS due to vulnerability in native Stagefright media playback engine — Android Stagefright Flaws Put 950 Million Devices at Risk — Vulnerabilities discovered in the Stagefright media playback engine …
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NPR, Zimperium Mobile Security Blog, Forbes, CNNMoney, Zimperium Mobile Security Blog, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Daily Mail, Wired, PC Magazine, Fortune, Neowin, The Verge, bizjournals, The Tech Report, CNET, Christian Science Monitor, ExtremeTech, Motherboard, CSO, VentureBeat, BetaNews, Business Insider, Engadget and WRAL Tech Wire
| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
eBay Now rapid-delivery service is shutting down, as are the company's Motors, Fashion, and Valet mobile apps — eBay Now rapid-delivery service shut down — The e-commerce company continues trimming initiatives to focus on its core marketplace, saying Monday it's shuttering some delivery services and several mobile apps.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google is dropping its Google+ requirement across all products, starting with YouTube — Google has finally announced the Google+ news that everyone has been waiting for: Your Google+ profile will no longer be your identity in all Google products. This change will be trickling out …
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TechCrunch, The Next Web, Ars Technica, Business Insider, Google Operating System, USA Today, International Business Times, CNET, PC Magazine, Computerworld, InfoWorld, PCWorld, Gizmodo, The Daily Dot, Android Authority, Marketing Land, Bradley Horowitz, The Verge, Fortune, Official Google Blog, Android Police, 9to5Google, Engadget, Re/code, ExtremeTech, YouTube Blog, gHacks Technology News, Mashable, App Advice, Consumerist, The Tech Portal, Android and Me, Droid Life, Ubergizmo, AndroidGuys, Washington Post, TheDomains.com, Lifehacker and Android Central
| Gerry Shih / Reuters: |
Beijing police bust factory that produced over 41K counterfeit iPhones worth $19M — Beijing police shut down massive iPhone counterfeiting operation — Police in Beijing have busted a factory that produced more than 41,000 fake iPhones worth as much as 120 million yuan ($19 million) …
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Smoking Gun: MPAA Emails Reveal Plan To Run Anti-Google Smear Campaign Via Today Show And WSJ — If you talk to the reporters who work for various big media companies, they insist that they have true editorial independence from the business side of their companies.
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple Watch to be sold at Best Buy stores and online starting August 7 — Apple Watch to Be Sold at Best Buy — One month after Apple Inc. started selling Apple Watch at its own stores, the company said it will bring the device to Best Buy stores in August.
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Best Buy Corporate, iMore, eWeek, Associated Press, Computerworld, AppleInsider, ABC News, TechCrunch, Bloomberg Business, Reuters, Redmond Pie, Network World, Cult of Mac, Engadget, Patently Apple, TechnoBuffalo, Consumerist, BetaNews, VatorNews, BuzzFeed, PhoneDog.com, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, SiliconANGLE, MacRumors, The Verge, Gizmodo, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, VentureBeat, SlashGear, The Loop and Seeking Alpha
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| Josephine Wolff / The Atlantic: |
How the Secret Service Internet Threat Desk deals with online threats to President Obama — How the Secret Service Protects Obama on the Internet — When President Obama launched his Twitter account in May, people noticed his rapid accumulation of followers, a silly back-and-forth with President Clinton … | Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
DraftKings raises $300M at a valuation of more than $1.2B in a round led by Fox Sports, pledges to spend $250M on ads with the TV company — DraftKings Raises $300 Million, Promises to Spend Much of It With Fox Sports — Attention sports fans: Prepare to see a lot more DraftKings advertising over the next few years.
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GeekWire, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Tech Times, BetaBoston and Business Insider. Tweets: @rjinvegas. See also Mediagazer
| Lauren Johnson / Adweek: |
Pandora opens Sponsored Listening to all advertisers; users can watch 15+ seconds of video or rich media ad in exchange for 1 hour of uninterrupted music — All Brands Can Now Buy Hour-Long Sponsored Listening on Pandora — Pandora listeners are about to get a lot more free music—if they agree to watch ads.
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The Next Web, Business Wire, VentureBeat, AdExchanger, The Drum, RTTNews and TechCrunch
| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates — Windows 10 testers who've complained about mandatory updates in Microsoft's new operating system might have a solution at hand. The tool, available as an optional download, lets you hide or block any update for Windows or a hardware driver.
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
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