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Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Becomes Alphabet's ‘Do the Right Thing’ — “Don't be evil” is so 2004. — Alphabet Inc. posted a new code of conduct for its employees Friday, after Google completed its transformation into a holding company. There were few substantive changes in more than 20 documents filed …
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| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
Behind Evernote's decline: lack of focus hampered growth, products failed to convert free users — The inside story of how $1 billion Evernote went from Silicon Valley darling to deep trouble — In 2012, the note-taking app Evernote became one of the first “Unicorn” startups … | Jeff / iFixit: |
New gaskets and seals make iPhone 6s and 6s Plus less prone to liquid damage than predecessors — Is the New iPhone Waterproof? We Opened It Up (Again) to Find Out — On Friday, we tore down Apple's two newest iPhones and found something new lurking (quite literally) just below the surface.
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Published academic research shows Google's robotics group is making strides; source says group will become a separate division under Alphabet — A Peek Inside Google's Efforts to Create a General-Purpose Robot — The company's secretive robotics group is making strides, according to interviews and academic research.| Tim Carmody / The Verge: |
A look at multiple motivations behind Amazon's move to stop selling Apple TV, Nexus Player, and Chromecast devices — What's behind Amazon's baffling decision to ban Apple TV and Chromecast? — Amazon's decision to ban sales of Apple TV and Google's Chromecast and Nexus Player from its retail store … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
What to expect from Microsoft's October 6 Press event: Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band 2, Windows 10 and Xbox news — Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Lumia event: what to expect — Microsoft is kicking its holiday season off with a press event in New York City next week.
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Japan officials and Robot Taxi say a pilot program for unmanned taxi service will launch with a small group of riders in 2016 — RoboCab: Driverless Taxi Experiment to Start in Japan — From the country where hotels are operated by robots and androids serve as clerks at department stores comes …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Cortana won't be available on the Xbox One until next year — Microsoft is currently testing a new Windows 10-powered dashboard for the Xbox One. While the update includes a number of new features, one of the big additions is Cortana integration. Microsoft has demonstrated how Cortana works …
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US court sentences Russian hacker to four and a half years for operating a Citadel botnet of 7K computers to steal banking information — Russian hacker, nabbed in Spain, cops 4+ years for Citadel botnet — Should have stayed under the skirt of Mother Russia. Just a thought| Mike Dano / FierceWireless: |
AT&T testing wireless broadband network tech to serve rural areas at speeds of 15-25 Mbps — AT&T testing fixed wireless local loop services with speeds of 15-25 Mbps — AT&T (NYSE: T) said it is currently testing fixed wireless local loop (WLL) technology in select areas of the country …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft acquires game-technology vendor Havok, known for its physics engine, from Intel for an undisclosed sum — Microsoft acquires Havok from Intel — Microsoft has acquired game-technology vendor Havok from Intel for an undisclosed amount. — Microsoft has acquired Havok …
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| Ben R. / PhoneArena: |
Sony further clarifies why Xperia Z5 Premium mostly runs at 1080p despite 4K display — The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is the first handset in the world to include a 4K display, and as we told in our hands-on coverage, it's a real joy to behold. But despite boasting an unholy number of pixels … Sponsor Posts
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