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Microsoft acquires SwiftKey, promises to continue developing its Android and iOS apps — Microsoft acquires SwiftKey in support of re-inventing productivity ambition — I'm pleased to announce that Microsoft has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SwiftKey, whose highly rated …
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Sources: Microsoft paid $250M for SwiftKey, maker of an AI-powered predictive keyboard for smartphones and tablets — Microsoft in $250m artificial intelligence keyboards deal — Microsoft is paying around $250m to acquire London-based Swiftkey, maker of a predictive keyboard powered …
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Thanks:@tim| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon plans to open “300 to 400” brick-and-mortar bookstores, according to CEO of mall operator General Growth Properties — Amazon Plans Hundreds of Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores, Mall CEO Says — The Seattle company plans as many as 400 bookstores, according to the chief executive of General Growth Properties
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Fitbit launches Alta, a fashionable bracelet-like activity tracker, for $130, shipping in March — Fitbit puts fashion first with Alta, its newest activity tracker — Fitbit's unveiling of the new, not-exactly-attractive Blaze fitness watch last month was met with mixed reactions and a sinking stock price.
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Yahoo announces 15% staff cut, will close 5 overseas offices as part of “aggressive strategic plan”, $1.27B in quarterly revenue, up 1.5% YoY, beating estimates — Yahoo to lay off 15% of its workforce as part of ‘aggressive strategic plan’ — Yahoo (YHOO) announced plans today … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast says gigabit cable Internet service launching in Atlanta, Nashville early this year, with Chicago, Detroit, and Miami in following months — Comcast 2Gbps fiber available to 18M homes; gigabit cable coming soon — Atlanta and Nashville get gigabit cable first; Chicago, Detroit, and Miami next.| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Source: iPhone 7 will be similar in design to iPhone 6, but will have a flush rear camera, and no antenna bands on back — First Details on iPhone 7 Design: Flush Rear Camera, No Antenna Bands Across the Back — Apple's iPhone 7 isn't expected to launch until the usual September timeframe …
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Anonymous messaging app After School raises $16.4M led by Accomplice one year after it was banned from the App Store — Anonymous App After School Raises $16.4 Million One Year After App Store Ban — What a difference a year can make. One year ago, anonymous messaging app After School … | TechCrunch: |
Twitter now lets logged out mobile visitors see full conversations, not just individual tweets, brings the redesigned homepage to 23 new countries — Twitter Starts Taking Its Logged-Out Users Seriously — Twitter announced two updates today that should make it easier to use for logged-out users … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Torrents Time lets anyone launch their own web version of Popcorn Time — Popcorn Time, an app for streaming video torrents, just got a new web version: Popcorn Time Online. Unlike other attempts to bring Popcorn Time into the browser, this one is powered by a tool called Torrents Time …
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Apple Acquired Firmware Security Company LegbaCore Last November — Apple acquired firmware security company LegbaCore in November 2015, according to security researcher Trammell Hudson, who revealed the acquisition in his presentation at the 32C3 conference in December.| Yimou Lee / Reuters: |
Lenovo Q3: revenue falls 8% to $12.9B, net profits rise to $300M, beating estimates — Lenovo's disappointing quarterly revenue knocks shares down 11 percent — China's Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK) reported a forecast-beating third-quarter net profit on Wednesday, but a disappointing drop …
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| Travis Kalanick / Uber Global: |
Uber announces major rebranding with icons designed to reflect regional colors and patterns, as well as a new logotype — Celebrating Cities: A New Look and Feel for Uber — Have you ever looked at someone's hairstyle and thought “oh my, you peaked in the 1990s?” Well that's a bit how I feel about Uber's look today.
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| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
InFocus debuts Kangaroo Plus, its second pocket-sized PC for $169 with 4GB RAM, 64GB storage — Kangaroo Offers a More Powerful Version of its Amazing Mini-PC — As you may recall, I'm a big fan of the InFocus Kangaroo mini-PC, which offers amazing functional value and a low price.
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