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BlackBerry acquires mobile security firm Good Technology for $425M in cash — BlackBerry acquires mobile security company Good Technology for $425M, despite their thorny past — BlackBerry has acquired mobile security company Good Technology in a $425 million cash transaction.
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Mozilla rolls out first public preview of Firefox for iOS in New Zealand — Firefox for iOS Now Available for Preview — Today we are delighted to begin the roll out in New Zealand of our first public preview version of a Firefox browser for iOS. — Preview to collect feedback| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's ‘Hey Siri’ Event Roundup: Upgraded iPhone 6s, Bigger iPad Pro, Revamped Apple TV + Apple Watch updates — Apple's Wednesday, September 9th event is shaping up to be one of the largest in the company's history. The Cupertino-based company is planning to unveil several major new products on stage …
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Runtastic launches Moment, an analog fitness smartwatch that is waterproof up to 300 feet and has a six-month battery life, starts at $130 — Runtastic launches new ‘Moment’ wearable w/ companion mobile apps, 10 designs, 6-month battery — Runtastic, the maker of popular fitness apps … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Chrome 45 performance improvements include faster load times and reduced memory usage; disabling Flash ads can increase battery life by up to 15% — Google's Latest Chrome Update Emphasizes Speed And Lower Memory Usage — Chrome started out as one of the least memory hungry browsers on the market …
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| Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: |
Dave McClure's 500 Startups closes its third global fund with $85M, 15% below its original target — Dave McClure's 500 Startups Closes Fund III With $85M … Startup investor Dave McClure isn't slowing down, despite changes in the public markets and the skeptical reception …
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ComScore: US smartphone penetration reaches 77% in July 2015, Facebook Messenger displaces YouTube as second most popular app — Comscore: Smartphone Penetration Above 77 Percent In US — Facebook Messenger now the second most popular app, displacing YouTube.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Amazon buys video processing company Elemental Technologies, reportedly for $500M, will launch new AWS services — Amazon buys video processing company Elemental Technologies to bolster AWS — Public cloud provider Amazon Web Services today announced that it has acquired Elemental Technologies … | Sean Portnoy / ZDNet: |
Acer announces Predator 8 Android 5.1 gaming tablet with Intel Atom x7 processor, 8-inch 1920x1200 display, 2GB RAM, to go on sale in November starting at $300 — Acer bets on Android gaming with $300 Predator 8 tablet — Is the market ready for an 8-inch slate running Android 5.1 Lollipop designed for gamers?| Ben Bleikamp / GitHub: |
GitHub announces Protected Branches to disable force pushes to selected code repositories, will be rolled out over next few weeks — Protected branches and required status checks — It's all too easy to force push to the wrong branch, overwriting someone else's changes with your own.| Julia Edwards / Reuters: |
The Department of Justice revises cellphone tracking rules, warrant now required in most cases; data from non-targeted phones to be deleted within 30 days — Justice Department tightens rules on cellphone tracking devices — Some federal agencies' use of devices that track cellphone locations … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to announce 21.5-inch iMac with 4K display by the end of October and begin shipping in November — Apple planning to bring 4K screen to 21.5-inch iMac in October — Apple is indeed planning to release a new version of its 21.5-inch iMac with a 4K display this fall, according to reliable sources.
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