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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.| 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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| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Roadmap shown in Build presentation reveals Microsoft is 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 …
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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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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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| 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 …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
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.| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
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| 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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CNNMoney, The Verge, ZDNet, Digital Trends, DISPLAYBLOG, Benson Leung, MacRumors, The Next Web, TechnoBuffalo, Ars Technica, Ubergizmo, Boing Boing, Android Authority, Mashable, BetaNews, Lifehacker, Guardian, BBC, SlashGear, Fortune, Business Insider, 9to5Google, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Pocketnow, Gizmodo, Android Central and Engadget
| Ryan Mac / Forbes: |
Drone OS startup Airware raises $30M round led by Next World Capital, adds Cisco's John Chambers to board — Drone Startup Airware Raises $30 Million, Adds Cisco's John Chambers To Board — Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration projected in a report that 7 million drones will be sold annually in the U.S. within four years.| 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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ZDNet, Microsoft, WinBeta, Fone Arena, Windows Central, Neowin, Quartz, Garage & Updates, AppleInsider and Laptop Mag. Tweets: @chrismessina
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