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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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| 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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Bloomberg and AVC. Tweets: @bgurley, @ericnewcomer, @fredwilson, @johnolilly, @davemcclure, @kentgoldman, @hunterwalk, @msuster, @ericnewcomer, @rabois, @davemcclure, @shak, @panzer, @bryce, @joshmedia, @jeremys, @kevinroose, @peterfenton, @hunterwalk, @fromedome, @gins, @scottmaustin, @joefernandez, @zalzally, @satyap and @mattrosoff
| Jamie Condliffe / Gizmodo: |
Opera Now Has a Totally Free and Unlimited Built-In VPN — Dodging firewalls and masking your IP address usually requires firing up separate—often paid-for—software or plug-ins while you're browsing. Now, though, Opera has its own free VPN baked right into the desktop browser.
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
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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VentureBeat, Tech Insider, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, iPhone in Canada Blog and Insanely Great Mac
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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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Tweets: @alplicable, @jozenc, @thenextweb, @ingridnilsen, @alexhern, @bitchmedia, @brittonlowe, @alexeheath, @moneyries, @austerityrecs, @thegibbles, @tonimacncheese, @asooma, @mims and @djbentley
Thanks:@alexeheath| George Slefo / Ad Age: |
Google expands AMP to News; site navigation, sidebar menus, and self-updating pages coming soon — AMP Articles Get Prime Real Estate in Google News — New AMP Features Like Site Navigation, Sidebar Menus and Self-Updating Pages to Come — Publishers Tout Content Management Systems As ‘Secret Sauce’| Samit Sarkar / Polygon: |
PlayStation Network getting two-factor authentication, Sony confirms — IT'S ABOUT TIME!
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| Vindu Goel / New York Times: |
Down to Lunch, which lets you schedule activities with your contacts, tops iPhone charts; developers “have turned away dozens of potential investors” — Down to Lunch Founders Pursue Less-Traveled Path to App Success — SAN FRANCISCO — Nikil Viswanathan and Joseph Lau have built the hottest new social app in America.
Tweets: @nytimesbits, @puiwingtam, @bxchen and @m_delamerced
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Chrome for Android and iOS passes 1 billion monthly active users — Google today announced that its browser has passed 1 billion monthly active users on mobile. In other words, Google has managed to add another 200 million Chrome for Android and iOS users in just five months.
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The Next Web, TechCrunch, Wired, PCWorld, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Police, MobileSyrup.com, AndroidHeadlines.com and Android Central. Tweets: @slightlylate
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