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Microsoft announces support for cross-network play, paving the way for Xbox owners to play games with anyone on PC or PlayStation — Microsoft to let Xbox One games connect with PC and other console networks — Issues “open invitation” for Cross-Network Play, starting with Rocket League.
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| Cade Metz / Wired: |
How Dropbox moved 90% of its files from Amazon's S3 to data centers designed by its own engineers over two-and-a-half years — The Epic Story of Dropbox's Exodus From the Amazon Cloud Empire — If you're one of 500 million people who use Dropbox, it's just a folder on your computer desktop …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Sony PlayStation Vue launches “Slim” TV bundles nationwide starting at $30 per month but without live broadcast channels in most markets — Sony PlayStation Vue Launches ‘Slim’ TV Bundles Nationwide Without Live Broadcast Channels — Packages priced $10 per month below ‘full’ TV service …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Skype for Web upgraded, now supports dialing mobile phones, landlines and more — Skype for Web, the browser-based version of Microsoft's popular communications software introduced last year, is getting a slew of new features that brings it more in line with its desktop and mobile counterparts … | Jake Smith / ZDNet: |
Verizon launches yearly upgrade program for Galaxy S7, S7 Edge — After launching a similar program for the iPhone last year, Verizon has announced a Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge upgrade program. — Verizon has announced a new program that will allow customers to upgrade to the latest Galaxy smartphone each year.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google announces new services for Android game devs, including a recording API for livestreaming and a new ad type to let users trial games directly from search — Google launches new services for Android game developers — Google today announced a number of new services for game developers …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Western Digital releases 314GB PiDrive for Raspberry Pi with USB 3.0 interface and BerryBoot bootloader, for $46 — Western Digital makes a $46, 314GB hard drive just for the Raspberry Pi — The Raspberry Pi 3 was released earlier this month with some significantly improved hardware …
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| John Ribeiro / PCWorld: |
Microsoft's AIX, an AI platform atop of Minecraft used for testing AI projects, to be open sourced this summer — Microsoft will open-source AI development platform based on Minecraft — AIX uses the Minecraft gaming platform for testing new research — Microsoft has decided to open-source …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google loses anti-monopoly appeal in Russia over ‘obligatory’ pre-installation of Android apps — Google has been dealt a blow in its ongoing battle with European regulators — the Internet giant has lost its anti-monopoly appeal in Russia. — The Moscow Arbitration court has upheld … | Danny Yadron / Guardian: |
Spurred on by Apple/FBI standoff, Facebook, Google, Snapchat plan to increase encryption of user data; WhatsApp plans to add encrypted voice calls within weeks — Facebook, Google and WhatsApp plan to increase encryption of user data — Spurred on by Apple's battles against the FBI …
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Wired, The Stack, Fortune, SlashGear, Fone Arena, CNET, FierceWireless, TechSpot, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, InvestorPlace, We Live Security, Digital Trends, SiliconBeat, BetaNews, Investor's Business Daily, PYMNTS.com, USA Today, New York Magazine, Engadget, International Business Times, Silicon Valley Business …, The Verge and Android Authority. Tweets: @csoghoian
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
GM, Lyft announce Express Drive, a short-term car rental program for Lyft drivers, going live in Chicago first — Lyft and GM partner on Express Drive, a rental service that paves the way for autonomous cars — Two months after General Motors announced a $500 million investment … | Pam Belluck / New York Times: |
Study finds smartphone digital assistants mostly fail when speakers say they're in distress or having a medical emergency — Hey Siri, Can I Rely on You in a Crisis? Not Always, a Study Finds — Smartphone virtual assistants, like Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana …
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