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Windows 10 passes 14M installs 24 hours after launch — Windows 10 - The First 24 Hours — It has been an incredible 24 hours for Windows and our fans. We're humbled and grateful to see the response to Windows 10. We have seen unprecedented demand for Windows 10 …
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Sources: Apple to debut new Apple TV with App Store, SDK, Siri support, and touch remote during September iPhone event — Apple Will Debut New Apple TV In September — The new Apple TV is headed to market along with an App Store of its own. Next step: that long-in-the-offing subscription internet-TV service.
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| Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
Anti-Virus Firm BitDefender Admits Breach, Hacker Claims Stolen Passwords Are Unencrypted — BitDefender, a much-respected anti-virus firm, has leaked a portion of its customers' usernames and passwords after facing an extortion attempt by a hacker, going by the name DetoxRansome.
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Nvidia recalls all Shield Tablets due to battery fire hazard — Nvidia promised spectacular, unprecedented gaming performance from its 8-inch Shield Tablet last year, but its pursuit of extreme performance seems to have gone a tiny bit too far. The company is now recalling …
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| James Crabtree / Financial Times: |
Uber to invest $1B in India as it looks to hit 1M daily rides in the country by March 2016 — Uber to plough $1bn into India investment drive — Uber is set to plough $1bn into a major expansion in India, placing its investment in the country on a par with China and signalling an escalation … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google partners with Silent Circle, the makers of privacy-focused Blackphone, and eight carriers on its Android for Work program — Google Adds 8 Carriers To Its Android For Work Partner Ecosystem — Google's Android for Work program makes it easier for businesses to allow their employees … | Reto Meier / Android Developers Blog: |
Google now lets Android developers offer open betas and email-based closed betas — Iterate faster on Google Play with improved beta testing — Posted by Ellie Powers, Product Manager, Google Play — Today, Google Play is making it easier for you to manage beta tests and get your users to join them.| Barb Darrow / Fortune: |
Microsoft joins with Jasper in Internet of Things alliance — The gold rush is on foe the Internet of Things as startups and tech heavyweights alike seek to cash in on a burgeoning universe of connected devices. Thus Microsoft's latest alliance with Jasper, which offers management technology for those devices.
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| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Game add-ons and other digital goods account for 77% of all Electronic Arts Q1 revenue — Electronic Arts Raises Guidance on Strong Quarter — Revenue, profit forecasts boosted amid gains in digital sales — Electronic Arts rode a wave of momentum through its fiscal first quarter … | Bloomberg Business: |
Appeals court upholds Microsoft's $14.5M jury verdict against Motorola in patent royalty case — Microsoft Beats Google as Patent Royalty Case May Aid Consumers — Microsoft Corp. won an appeals court ruling that may lower the rates many electronics makers pay to license technology considered standard in smartphones and computers.
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| Shane McGlaun / SlashGear: |
MasterCard and Samsung extend partnership in Europe for Samsung Pay — Samsung and MasterCard have been working together on Samsung Pay for about a year now. Last year MasterCard announced that it would provide tokenization services for Samsung Pay. These tokenization services allow … | Daniel Terdiman / Fast Company: |
Facebook completes full-scale prototype of its solar-powered Internet drone Aquila, develops laser that transmits data at 10 gigabits per second — Facebook Ready To Test Drones That Can Deliver Internet At 10 Gigabits A Second — Facebook has built the first full-scale version …
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