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Sources: Apple signs deal with Google, spending $400M-$600M on Google Cloud Platform, reducing its reliance on AWS — Cloud Makes For Strange Bedfellows: Apple Signs On With Google, Cuts Spending With AWS — Pages — Alphabet's Google has quietly scored a major coup in its campaign … | 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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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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Uber launches Family Profiles in Atlanta, Dallas, and Phoenix, letting users link up to 10 people, family and friends, to one account — Brought to You by Popular Demand: Family Profiles — As more people use Uber, feedback from riders and drivers has become an important source of inspiration for new app features.| Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: |
Xbox One will be able to run Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform apps later this summer, as the Xbox Store and the Windows Store get merged into one — Microsoft is mashing Windows and the Xbox together to win over its most critical market — When Microsoft launched Windows 10 in the summer of 2015 …
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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.
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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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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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Smart doorbell startup Ring raises $61.2M series C led by KPCB, reveals sleeker $250 Pro with 1080p camera, additional 5Ghz WiFi, and custom motion zones — Ring's new Video Doorbell Pro ditches the battery for more smarts in a smaller package — Ring, the folks behind …
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Tweets: @gilbertjasono and @jessmisener
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Vic Gundotra's AliveCor is building the Kardia Band, a heart monitor with medical grade ECG analysis for the Apple Watch, awaiting FDA approval — Vic Gundotra, Former Google+ Boss, Is Building a Heart Monitor for the Apple Watch — AliveCor, a startup that builds heart-monitoring sensors …
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The Verge, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, Macworld, SlashGear, Silicon Valley Business …, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Business Insider, iMore, Digital Trends and MacStories
Tweets: @lexnfx and @counternotions
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Waze now tells you when to leave, thanks to its new Planned Drives feature — Turn-by-turn navigation application Waze announced this morning a handy new feature that will make it easier for those who are planning to drive to an upcoming appointment, meeting or other important trip: Waze Planned Drives.| 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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