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Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on Android operating system and applications — The European Commission has informed Google of its preliminary view that the company has, in breach of EU antitrust rules, abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
EU antitrust complaint against Android focuses on Google's prioritizing of its own services; Google says its business model keeps costs low, flexibility high — EU lodges formal antitrust complaint against Android — The European Union has notified Google of formal antitrust charges …
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| Pras Sarkar / Gmail Blog: |
Google updates Inbox with feature that gathers emails related to specific events, Save to Inbox feature for links, newsletter previews — Inbox by Gmail: a better way to keep track of events, newsletters and links — Life can get really busy. Inboxes too.
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| Mario Anima / Google Docs Blog: |
Google Keep gets label support for organizing notes, now lets you easily save web pages and images from Android, iOS, and desktop Chrome — Stay on task with today's updates in Google Keep — How many times have you found yourself with a great idea, but no easy way to jot it down for later?| Samit Sarkar / Polygon: |
Microsoft stops manufacturing new Xbox 360 consoles, will continue to sell remaining inventory and support existing consoles — Microsoft ending Xbox 360 production — IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE, THOUGH
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How Apple's unitary organizational structure creates great products but subpar services — Apple's Organizational Crossroads — Apple is unique, and I mean that objectively. — Forget about products for a moment, about which reasonable people can disagree.
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| Alex Heath / Tech Insider: |
Snapchat comes under fire for ‘digital blackface’ filter that turns you into Bob Marley — Snapchat is facing backlash over a new filter that turns anyone into Jamaican singer Bob Marley. The filter appears to be timed to coincide with April 20, a special day for cannabis enthusiasts.
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Thanks:@alexeheath| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out group voice calls in Messenger on iOS and Android globally — Facebook Messenger launches Group Calling to become your phone — Jump on the party line or hear the voices of your whole family with Facebook Messenger's latest feature. Rolling out globally over the next 24 hours …
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| Bill Gurley / Above the Crowd: |
How “dirty” term sheets protecting valuations will imperil founders, employees, and investors alike — On the Road to Recap: — Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous...For All Involved — In February of last year, Fortune magazine writers Erin Griffith …
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Tech coalitions pen open letter to Burr and Feinstein over bill banning encryption — A group of tech coalitions has written an open letter to Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), concerning their bill requiring all encryption to be breakable on command …
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| Samit Sarkar / Polygon: |
PlayStation Network getting two-factor authentication, Sony confirms — IT'S ABOUT TIME!
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Quora testing ads on a small number of pages after being ad free for seven years, now has 100M monthly unique visitors — Quora begins testing ads on ‘small number’ of question pages — Quora has started looking at what ads would look like on the question-and-answer service.Sponsor Posts
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