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By going private, Dell-EMC gains long-term operating advantages against publicly traded rivals, who have to worry about stock market and quarterly results — As a private firm, Dell-EMC will have freedom HP can only dream of — Dell's $67 billion acquisition of EMC will give it access … | Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Sources: Silver Lake approached HP, Lenovo, Huawei to explore the sale of Dell PC business last week, was rebuffed by all — Silver Lake Explored Sale of Dell's PC Business Ahead of EMC Deal — Private equity firm Silver Lake, co-owners of Dell, last week approached Hewlett-Packard …
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| Subrat Patnaik / Reuters: |
Pepsi has licensed its brand to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China — PepsiCo says to launch mobile phones in China — PepsiCo Inc said it is working with a licensing partner to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China in the next few months.| Daniel Csaki / MobiPicker: |
Sources: Pepsi P1 smartphone to have 5.5-inch screen, 1.7 GHZ CPU, 16GB storage, will be released Oct. 20 for about $200 in China — Pepsi P1 Smartphone Leaked - Specs, Price, Release Date — Looks like our guesses on PepsiCo China's upcoming smartphone were right.| Nellie Andreeva / Deadline: |
Snapchat ends production of original content for Snap Channel, will rely solely on Discover content partners, 15-member team laid off or reassigned — Snapchat To Shut Down Snap Channel, Laying Off Team, Changing Content Plans — Underscoring the complicated relationship between …
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In-house chip design, integration are Apple's key platform advantages that auto makers won't be able to match, just as iPhone's smartphone competitors couldn't — On Apple's Insurmountable Platform Advantage — Since the iPhone 6s was released last month anyone who has used the device says it feels like magic.
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Deadspin suspended from Twitter briefly after receiving takedown notices for GIFs from NFL; @SBNationGIF remains suspended for posting college football GIFs — Twitter Suspends Deadspin, SBNation Accounts for Violating Copyrights — Twitter is cracking down on digital media properties …
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See also Mediagazer| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft previews Windows 10 Skype integration and Cortana inking — Microsoft is previewing its latest Windows 10 update today, and it comes with some interesting changes. While the software giant has been promising a new Messaging app with Skype integration, it's finally available to test out.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Salesforce Earmarks $100M To Invest In European Cloud Startups — Salesforce Ventures, the investment arm of the cloud services giant, has pumped half a billion dollars into over 150 cloud and enterprise startups since 2009. But with most of those investments focused on the U.S. …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Tag Heuer teases its Intel-powered Android Wear smartwatch launching 11/9 — The Android and Tag Heuer Twitter accounts are tweeting up a storm about the upcoming Tag Heuer Android Wear watch. The “Tag Heuer Connected” teaser site confirms that luxury watchmaker is diving into the smartwatch market with an Android Wear device.| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Former employees say Experian's efforts to improve security slipped after the departure of CIO John Finch — At Experian, Security Attrition Amid Acquisitions — T-Mobile disclosed last week that some 15 million customers had their Social Security numbers and other personal data stolen thanks …
Tweets: @ekoivune, @hypatiadotca, @futurecrimes, @dangillmor, @kashhill and @ncweaver
| Will Ockenden / ABC: |
Australia's data retention laws go into effect today, but two-thirds of ISPs unsure of what to retain, are given until April 2017 to become fully compliant — Majority of ISPs not ready for metadata laws that come into force today — The vast majority of Australian internet service providers …
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