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Sources: Apple working on wireless charging tech for iOS devices that works over a distance, may be released as soon as next year — Apple Said Developing Wireless-Charged Phone for as Soon as 2017 — Technology could power devices further away than charging mats
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it only sold 4.5M Lumia devices last quarter, a 57% drop year-over-year — Windows Phone is dead — Windows Phone started off life as a promising alternative to Android and iOS five years ago. Microsoft positioned its range of Windows Phone 7 handsets as the true third mobile ecosystem …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Q2: Surface revenue up 29% YoY to $1.35B; Windows Phone revenue down 49% YoY — Microsoft's Q2 2016: Surface strong and Lumia phones weak — Microsoft has published its Q2 fiscal 2016 earnings report, and the company has made $6.3 billion in net income on $25.7 billion in revenue.
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| Deon Roberts / The Charlotte Observer: |
Cardless ATMs coming to Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Chase this year, enabling customers to perform transactions with their smartphones — Bank of America will allow ATM transactions using smartphones this year — The Charlotte-based bank joins rivals who are also planning to roll out similar technology
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| New York Times: |
Facebook to shut down Parse, the toolkit for mobile developers it acquired in 2013; developers will have year-long window to migrate their data — Facebook to Shut Down Parse, Its Platform for Mobile Developers — Facebook acquired Parse, a toolkit and support system for mobile developers, in 2013.
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| Bloomberg Business: |
Apple says it has acquired LearnSprout, a startup that creates software for schools and teachers to track students' performance — Apple Acquires Education-Tech Startup LearnSprout — The iPhone maker bought startup to develop education software — LearnSprout competes with Sequoia-backed startup Clever
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| Vadim Lavrusik / Facebook: |
Facebook extends ability to share live video to all iPhone users in the US, rest of the world over coming weeks, Android users soon — Expanding Live Video to More People — In December, we started testing the ability for people to share live video on Facebook, and it has been inspiring …
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Amazon misses Q4 expectations with $35.75B in revenue, best-ever net income of $482M; stock down 11% after hours — Amazon Reports Best Quarterly Profit Ever — Shares, though, tumble as results fall below analyst expectations — Amazon.com Inc. reported the largest quarterly profit …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
LG patches vulnerability discovered in Smart Notice, a preinstalled app on the G3 affecting an estimated 10M phones — LG closes data-theft hole affecting millions of G3 smartphones — Bug allows attackers to embed malicious code in data fed to phone. — LG is closing a security hole … | Christine Hall / FOSS Force: |
SourceForge Media acquires Slashdot Media; sources say longtime Slashdot employees are being replaced by inexperienced, less costly staff — SourceForge and Slashdot Have Been Sold — Breaking News — Editor's note: This breaking news story was updated on Thursday, January 28 …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Sony Posts $1B Profit For Q3 2015 But Feels Pinch From Slowing Mobile Market — Another quarter of promise for Sony. The Japanese tech giant just released its Q3 2015 financial results, posting net income of 120.1 billion JPY ($1 billion) on total revenue 2,580.8 billion JPY ($21.5 billion) … | Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Apple issues AC adapter recall for Macs and iPads sold in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Europe, New Zealand, and South Korea between 2003 and 2015 — Apple Is Issuing A Recall For Some Of Its Wall Plug Adapters — Today in power cord plug wall-adapter news, Apple is announcing …
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