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Sources: Apple TV 4 coming in October for under $200, Apple TV 3 will support streaming service next year, but won't have App Store or direct Siri controls — Apple TV 4 coming in October for under $200, Apple TV 3 stays & gets new streaming service — Rough mockup of fourth Apple TV vs. third Apple TV by Michael Steeber
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Epix signs multi-year distribution deal with Hulu, will not renew its deal with Netflix after current agreement expires in September — Netflix Is Losing More Hollywood Movies, and Says You'll Be OK With That — Netflix says it's not renewing a distribution deal with cable network Epix …
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Anonymous administration officials say US may issue sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from cyber theft of US trade secrets — Administration developing sanctions against China over cyberespionage — The Obama administration is developing a package …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google OnHub review: looks great, is most user-friendly, but performance and functionality aren't worth the $200 price — Google OnHub review—Google's smart home Trojan horse is a $200 leap of faith — Today it's a $200 Wi-Fi router. Tomorrow? We have no idea. (Ok, maybe some idea.)
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| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
Facebook engineers talk about React.js and problems the company faced going mobile first — Facebook engineers: Going mobile-first is not as easy as it looks — Going mobile-first is not as easy as making such a declaration to the world. It requires a lot of organizational changes (and money), according to Facebook engineers.
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| Yael Grauer / Wired: |
A look at some of the real-life apps and tools used in Mr. Robot, a TV drama about hacking — A Peek Inside Mr. Robot's Toolbox — The bar wasn't exactly high for dystopian hacker suspense thrillers when USA Network's Mr. Robot launched, but the show has gone on to surprise everyone.| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Galaxy Tab S2 hands-on: 4:3 aspect ratio, better fingerprint reader are notable improvements, but $400+ Android tablets are a hard sell in sea of budget tablets — Galaxy Tab S2: A lighter tablet with the right aspect ratio, high price — Hands-on: Samsung's latest is respectable, but $400+ Android tabs are a hard sell.
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| Tony Romm / Politico: |
Steve Jobs actively disdained Washington DC, but Tim Cook's Apple has reengaged in politics, especially on issues like privacy — Apple Takes Washington — Steve Jobs famously disdained D.C. Tim Cook's quietly taking it on. — As Apple chief Tim Cook quietly slipped out of a public meeting … | Parker Higgins / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Aborted Wikipedia ban in Russia and GitHub ban in China show how HTTPS encryption can limit censorship as governments are reluctant to block the entire sites — Russia's Wikipedia Ban Buckles Under HTTPS Encryption — Dueling forces of encryption and government censorship came to a head … | Bla1ze / CrackBerry.com: |
New images of the BlackBerry Venice slider leak, showing 18MP OIS rear camera, microSD and SIM card slots on top — BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider spotted once again in new images [UPDATED] — While the rumors surrounding the BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider continue to swirl …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Why It's Hard to Sue the NSA: You Have to Prove It Spied on You — Here's a big problem with secret spying programs in the US: To dismantle them with a lawsuit, someone has to prove that their privacy rights were infringed. And that proof is almost always a secret.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Former FireEye intern pleads guilty to developing Dendroid spyware for Android; sentencing scheduled for Dec. 2 — Former security intern admits developing super-stealthy Android spyware — Dendroid cost $300, made it easy to take pictures and record audio and video.
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