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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
DoJ withdraws legal action against Apple after method to access San Bernardino shooter's iPhone proved successful — Apple's San Bernardino fight is officially over as government confirms working attack — After months of work, the FBI finally has a way into the San Bernardino iPhone.
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Apple on DoJ's withdrawal of iPhone unlock case: this case should never have been brought; case raised issues that deserve a national conversation — FBI Accessed San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone Without Apple, Drops Litigation — SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department (DOJ) …
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Yahoo sets April 11 deadline to submit preliminary bids for core Web business and Asian assets — Yahoo Sets April 11 Deadline to Submit Preliminary Bids — Microsoft has discussed financing a Yahoo bid with private-equity firms — Yahoo Inc. has given potential suitors two weeks …
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ZDNet, VentureBeat, Light Reading, Search Engine Roundtable, Reuters, SiliconBeat, International Business Times, Business Insider, CNET and Fortune. Tweets: @ericjackson
| James Niccolai / PCWorld: |
Court filings show Oracle is seeking up to $9.3B in damages from Google for using Java in Android as new trial is set to begin on May 9 — Oracle seeks $9.3 billion for Google's use of Java in Android — The figure appears in a report by Oracle's damages expert, which Google strongly contests
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TechEye, SlashGear, Investor's Business Daily, ITProPortal, Business Insider and Fortune. Tweets: @dtunkelang
| Maciej Ceglowski / Pinboard Blog: |
Pinboard founder says IFTTT's platform migration imposes onerous terms on service providers, and recommends alternatives like Zapier or Botize — My Heroic and Lazy Stand Against IFTTT … © Nine Fives Software. Problems or questions? Contact <support@pinboard.in>
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
iPad Pro 9.7" review: build quality, performance, Apple Pencil great as expected, but unlike larger Pro model, it ships with 2GB RAM, which may prove limiting — 9.7-inch iPad Pro review: What makes something “Pro” anyway? — The smaller Pro straddles the line between the 12.9-inch version and the Air 2.
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Macworld, Computerworld, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, International Business Times, Patently Apple and MacDailyNews. Thanks:@ravichandrans25
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Oculus Rift review: great design, good VR games, promising future game catalog, but expensive, lack of motion controls is a big weakness — Oculus Rift review — For a long time, the hopes and dreams of many virtual reality fans could be summed up with two words: Oculus Rift.
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Tweets: @wired, @stevekovach, @caseynewton, @tim_stevens and @plante
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Tweets: @jason_rubin and @benkuchera
| Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal: |
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Tweets: @stevecase, @9_volt88 and @wsj
| Cho Mu-hyun / ZDNet: |
Samsung launches Samsung Pay in China in partnership with UnionPay — Samsung Pay launches in China, competes with Apple — After much hype, Samsung Pay has launched in China where it will compete with rival services such as Apple Pay and Huawei Pay. — Samsung officially launched Samsung Pay …
| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Facebook Messenger source code hints at an in-store purchase service, “secret conversations”, and calendar sync between users — Facebook Messenger Prepares In-Store Purchase Service — Tucked inside the code for Facebook's Messenger are clues for how the chat app plans …
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The Next Web, Engadget, Business Insider, TechSpot, PYMNTS.com, Android News, Rumours …, AppleInsider, Technology Personalized, MacNN, Silicon Republic, Phandroid, Marketing Land, TechnoBuffalo, iPhone Hacks, Tech Times, InvestorPlace, Fortune, Digital Trends and SlashGear
Tweets: @theinformation and @jessicalessin
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
As shift to algorithmic feed looms, brands and bloggers on Instagram try to get you to turn on notifications by posting reminders — Instagrammers really want you to turn on notifications to avoid death by algorithm — Instagram today is an endless sea of meaningless posts asking you to turn …
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The FADER, BuzzFeed, Tech Times, BBC, Forbes, Digital Trends, Ubergizmo, Social Media Today, Droid Life, Motherboard, CNNMoney, Pocketnow, Engadget, BetaNews, Lifehacker, Business Insider, The Verge, Re/code and The Next Web
Tweets: @instagram, @niczaira, @kristenlanae, @krisfadeley, @shanselman and @caseynewton
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple acknowledges iOS 9 crashing bugs when tapping links, fix coming ‘soon’ with a software update — Since posting our original story, we have heard from a lot of readers that are affected by iOS 9 crashes or app hangs when tapping links, spanning multiple iOS versions (not just 9.3) and devices.
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Guardian, Inquirer, iPhone Hacks, Tnooz, iPhone in Canada Blog, Newser, iMore and MacNN. Tweets: @steipete
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Sony's more powerful PlayStation 4 supporting ultra-high-definition graphics to be announced before planned October VR headset launch — Sony Plans New PlayStation for Graphics-Heavy Games — New console would be announced before virtual-reality headset
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VRFocus, International Business Times, Wired.co.uk, Ars Technica UK, Redmond Pie, Neowin, Pocket-lint, Silicon Republic, destructoid, SiliconANGLE, Geek.com, MobileSyrup.com, SlashGear, CNET, TechSpot, Tech Times, Ubergizmo, The Next Web, TechnoBuffalo, VentureBeat, Forbes, Polygon, The Verge and GamesIndustry.biz. Tweets: @fubarduck
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