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Roadmap shows Microsoft building ad blocker into next version of Edge browser — Microsoft plans to build ad blocker into its Microsoft Edge browser — Who needs extensions like AdBlock Plus? In a session for Web developers today, Microsoft revealed that the next version of Microsoft Edge will include its own ad blocker.
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Microsoft releases HoloLens emulator for developers to build and test AR apps — Microsoft launches HoloLens emulator so developers can test holographic apps, no headset required — As promised, Microsoft today started shipping its $3,000 HoloLens development kits.
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Thanks:@fredericl| Los Angeles Times: |
FBI agrees to help prosecutors unlock iPhone 6 and iPod in Arkansas homicide case — FBI agrees to help Arkansas prosecutors open iPhone after hack of San Bernardino device — Apple appears to have gained a momentary reprieve in the tech industry's sparring with the government over encryption technology.
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iPhone SE teardown reveals mix of 5s, 6, and 6s parts, including processor, memory, NFC chip, axis sensor, modem, Audio ICs, few new innovative components — Apple iPhone SE Teardown — The long-rumored, cost-friendly iPhone SE was finally announced on March 21st of this year.| iFixit: |
Consumer-ready Oculus Rift teardown: two OLED displays with a combined resolution of 2160x1200 mounted to adjustable lenses, 90 FPS refresh rate — Oculus Rift CV1 Teardown — We've had two prerelease versions on our teardown table, so we're excited to see what tweaks this Rift has in store.
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| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
CloudFlare: 94 percent of the Tor traffic we see is “per se malicious” — Legitimate users suffer as Tor becomes favored tool of spammers and fraudsters. — More than ever, websites are blocking users of the anonymizing Tor network or degrading the services they receive.
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Google tackles simple 360 content embeds with VR View, introduces Cardboard SDK for iOS — Virtual reality is great for gaming and movies, but when it comes to real-world use cases there's still quite a bit of room for VR to prove itself. — Google is hoping to kickstart this process …
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Thanks:@lucas_matney| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Sources: Nest generated about $340M in sales last year, below Google's expectations, is facing scrutiny as $500M annual operating budget set to expire this year — With $340 million in revenue, Nest is underperforming, and its future at Google is at risk — Nest generated about $340 million … | Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune: |
Uber rolling out in-app customer service support globally, in place of its email method — Checking Your Uber Rating Or Getting Your Purse Back Just Got Much Easier — After years of forcing customers to use email to complain about anything, Uber is now committing to more updated technology.
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| Darlene Storm / Computerworld: |
1418 remotely exploitable flaws found in CareFusion's automated medical supply system, warns ICS-CERT; patch not coming as devices are on “end-of-life software” — 1,418 remotely exploitable flaws found in automated medical supply system — Security researchers found 1,418 … | Michael del Castillo / CoinDesk: |
Microsoft teams with ConsenSys to build Ethereum-based distributed apps in Visual Studio — Microsoft Adds Ethereum to Windows Platform For Over 3 Million Developers — Millions of Microsoft developers are now able to build decentralized applications using the Ethereum blockchain thanks … | Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Amazon Updates Its Policies To Ban USB Type-C Cables That Are Not Fully Spec Compliant — Googler Benson Leung has a new ally in his fight against bad Type-C cables on Amazon, and it's none other than Amazon itself. Leung reports that Amazon has added a new line to its prohibited listing guidelines …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Skype to let you book trips, shop, more by chatting with third-party chatbots, with conversations brokered by Cortana — Skype is getting Cortana and crazy bot messaging — You'll soon be able to use Skype to books trips, shop, and plan your schedule, just by chatting with Cortana.
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Microsoft, WinBeta, Fone Arena, Windows Central, Neowin, Quartz, Garage & Updates, AppleInsider and Laptop Mag. Tweets: @chrismessina
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