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Vic Gundotra's AliveCor is building a heart monitor band for the Apple Watch, waiting for FDA approval — Vic Gundotra, Former Google+ Boss, Is Building a Heart Monitor for the Apple Watch — AliveCor, a startup that builds heart-monitoring sensors for smartphones, is building sensors for another mobile device: The Apple Watch.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Twitter launches on Windows 10 Mobile — Twitter today launched its app on Windows 10 Mobile. The company has effectively updated its universal Windows app to support not just desktops and tablets, but phones as well. You can download the new app now from the Windows Store.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Oculus Rift to have 30 titles at its March 28 launch priced between $10 and $60; Lucky's Tale bundled with the headset — The 29 Oculus Rift games you'll be able to buy at launch — Two weeks before Oculus launches its Rift virtual reality headset, we're learning what games people …
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Instagram to begin testing an algorithm-based personalized feed for users, moving away from reverse chronological order — Instagram May Change Your Feed, Personalizing It With an Algorithm — For years, we have been trained to view web postings from our friends in a certain order.
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Sources: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler poised to circulate draft order approving Charter-TWC deal as soon as this week, with clauses ensuring growth of online video — FCC Drafting Order to Approve Charter-Time Warner Cable Deal — Order, expected as soon as this week, will set conditions focusing on promoting online video competition
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Local deals site LivingSocial lays off 280, over 50% of staff, outsources customer services — More bad news for LivingSocial, the beleaguered commerce platform that competes with the likes of Groupon in offering deals on events and services local to its users.| Claud Xiao / Palo Alto Networks Blog: |
iOS malware, seen affecting customers in China, can infect non-jailbroken devices via App Store if the customer's PC is compromised — AceDeceiver: First iOS Trojan Exploiting Apple DRM Design Flaws to Infect Any iOS Device — We've discovered a new family of iOS malware …
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Google will start ranking ‘mobile-friendly’ sites even higher in May — Google today announced it is rolling out an update to mobile search results in May that “increases the effect” of its mobile-friendly ranking signal. The goal is to “help our users find even more pages that are relevant … | Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter: |
Pennsylvania man charged with hacking iCloud, Gmail accounts of celebrities, admits to phishing, but prosecutors find no evidence that he shared images — Hacker Admits to Stealing Celebrity Nude Photos, Takes Plea Deal — Prosecutors estimate Ryan Collins, 36, accessed at least 50 iCloud accounts …
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Apple asks court to guard civil liberties in final filing ahead of March 22 hearing — Apple just filed its final response before it meets the FBI in court — Apple will face the FBI in federal court in California on March 22 to address whether it needs to help the agency break into San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone.
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Thanks:@stevetweedie| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Smart doorbell startup Ring raises $61.2M round led by KPCB, launches sleeker $250 Pro device — Internet of rings: Smart doorbell startup raises $61.2M, launches sleeker $250 Pro device — Smart doorbell startup Ring has raised a further $61.2 million in a series C round led … | Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal: |
Experts estimate fewer than 10% of the world's 1.4B Android phones are encrypted, compared with 95% of iPhones — Google Faces Challenges in Encrypting Android Phones — Some handset makers have resisted over concerns encryption would slow performance of less expensive models
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
LastPass announces its own two-factor authentication app for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone, supports any TOTP service, similar to Google's Authenticator — LastPass app takes the pain out of two-factor sign-ins — Many will tell you that it's wise to use two-factor authentication to lock down your internet accounts.
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