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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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| Chipworks: |
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.| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
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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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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| 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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| 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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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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| 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 … | 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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| 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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| 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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Microsoft, WinBeta, Fone Arena, Windows Central, Neowin, Quartz, 9to5Google, Garage & Updates, AppleInsider and Laptop Mag. Tweets: @chrismessina
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