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Apple's MacBook gets faster dual-core Skylake processors, longer battery life, 8GB memory, faster graphics, and Rose Gold finish, starting at $1,299 — Apple Updates MacBook with Latest Processors, Longer Battery Life & New Rose Gold Finish — CUPERTINO, California April 19 …
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Sources: Apple hires former Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Chris Porritt for “special projects”, a likely candidate to lead Apple's electric car initiative — Exclusive: Apple hires former Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Chris Porritt for ‘special [car] project’| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Supposed pictures of 2016 Moto G show a fingerprint reader, and an extra sensor above the camera — The 2016 Moto G gets photographed, complete with fingerprint reader — See what is probably the first Motorola phone made under Lenovo's direction. — A supposed picture of the new Moto G … | Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
A look at the people working behind the human-assisted AI personal assistants and bots like X.ai, Clara, and GoButler — The Humans Hiding Behind the Chatbots — Behind the artificial intelligence personal assistants and concierges are actual people, reading e-mails and ordering Chipotle.
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Microsoft's Azure Container Service is now generally available — Azure Container Service, Microsoft's container scheduling and orchestration service for its Azure cloud computing service, is now generally available. — The service, which allows its users to choose either Mesosphere's …
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Viber adds end-to-end encryption and hidden chats as messaging app privacy wave grows — Following WhatsApp's move to add end-to-end encryption to its platform, another big messaging company is joining the wave of apps turning on expanded privacy features. Viber — a messaging app … | Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple confirms June 13-17 for WWDC 2016; ticket applications begin at 10 a.m. PT on April 22, with recipients notified April 25 — Siri announces WWDC 2016 will be held June 13th through June 17th in San Francisco [Update] — [UPDATE: Apple has confirmed what Siri told us earlier today.
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
Study: 1 in 5 US households are using mobile-only internet, ditching wired broadband, compared to 1 in 10 in 2013 — New data: Americans are abandoning wired home Internet — For the most part, America's Internet usage trends can be summed up in a few phrases.
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Gamestop launches GameTrust, a publishing division that plans to launch 5-10 games every year — GameStop launches full publishing division and signs Ready at Dawn, Insomniac, Frozenbyte and Tequila Works — US retail giant GameStop has launched a publishing division called GameTrust.
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How scammers are making thousands of dollars via Kindle Unlimited by publishing fake e-books that are free to buy — KU Scammers on Amazon - What's Going On? — This is extremely long and probably only of interest to indie authors, but it does impact readers who shop Amazon, so I'm putting it here for anyone.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google Play Music gets podcast support on Android and the Web — As promised, Google today added podcast support to Google Play Music. The new functionality is available today in Google Play Music for Android (grab the latest version from Google Play) and on the Web.| Ben Bajarin / Tech.pinions: |
At a security-focused press briefing Friday, Apple emphasized its efforts to balance security with ease of use — Apple's Penchant for Consumer Security — At a security “deep dive” at Apple on Friday, executives went into depth on Apple security philosophy and technological approach to the matter.
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| Nicole LaPorte / Fast Company: |
Sources: Apple held secret talks with A-listers at Sundance and in LA, plans to move into original content alongside Facebook, YouTube, and Alibaba — Apple, Facebook, Google, and Alibaba Take Hollywood — Since Netflix and Amazon proved that outsiders can thrive in entertainment …
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| David Meyer / Fortune: |
Labeling giant Avery Dennison partners with IoT firm Evrythng to put smart tags on over 10B pieces of apparel over next three years — Exclusive: Internet of Clothing Is Coming Through Huge Label Deal — Your clothes are going online. — Avery Dennison avy , a packaging and labelling giant …
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