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Microsoft says Windows 10 is now on 300M active devices, free upgrade to end July 29th, full version of Windows 10 Home to cost $119 — Windows 10 Now on 300 Million Active Devices - Free Upgrade Offer to End Soon … We're pleased to see Windows 10 become one of the largest online services in less than a year.
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| James Pinkstone / Vellum: |
Composer claims Apple deleted 122GB of music from his laptop and replaced some songs with more widely available versions after he subscribed to Apple Music — Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously. — “The software is functioning as intended,” said Amber.
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GM, Lyft to begin testing fleet of self-driving electric taxis on public roads within a year — GM, Lyft to Test Self-Driving Electric Taxis — Move aimed at fighting off Silicon Valley giants amid a reshaping auto industry — General Motors Co. and Lyft Inc. will begin testing a fleet …
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| Eddy Wu / Netflix Media Center: |
Netflix adds cellular data usage setting on iOS and Android that lets users restrict bitrates to help avoid exceeding data caps — Netflix Introduces New Cellular Data Controls Globally — As we have launched Netflix around the world, we have seen big differences in how much people …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Research video shows off sensing tech that reacts to fingers before they touch the screen — Microsoft's hover gestures for Windows phones are magnificent — Microsoft had been planning to introduce a unique 3D Touch feature with a flagship Windows phone back in 2014.
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| Aaron Ricadela / Bloomberg: |
SAP partners with Apple, will create iOS apps and SDK for its HANA Cloud Platform — Apple and SAP to Develop iPhone, iPad Apps for Businesses — Development kit will let SAP users write native iOS apps — SAP to build its own software for health care and industry
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| Lauren Gensler / Forbes: |
Yelp Q1 revenue up 34% YoY to $158.6M, beating estimates; shares up 9% after hours — Yelp's Solid Quarterly Results Push Stock Higher — Yelp's getting a good review for its latest quarter. — The local business ratings and reviews site beat Wall Street estimates on both the top …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft no longer allows administrators to block Windows Store access in Windows 10 Pro — Microsoft has retroactively removed the ability of companies to turn off access to the Windows Store in its Windows 10 Pro version. — Microsoft is no longer allowing administrators to block Windows 10 Pro users' access to the Windows Store.
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LAPD successfully hacked into the locked iPhone 5s belonging to the slain wife of “Shield” actor Michael Jace — LAPD hacked into iPhone of slain wife of ‘Shield’ actor, documents show — Actor Michael Jace is flanked by his attorneys Peter L. Carr IV, left …
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Mary Lou Jepsen, Facebook executive director of engineering and head of display tech at Oculus, resigns to work on curing diseases using MRI, wearables — Facebook loses Mary Lou Jepsen, key player in VR push — Departure comes amid explosion in interest in taking headset-wearing users to computer-generated environments| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
eBay acquires AI and machine-learning company Expertmaker to help organize its listings — eBay boosts its big-data brain with Expertmaker buy — Expertmaker's AI and machine-learning software could help eBay organize its 900 million listings.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook tests temporary reactions with a flower for Mother's Day — It's the Thursday before Mother's Day, which makes it the last day you can comfortably order flowers for your mom without freaking out that they won't arrive in time. But if you forget, or are simply too cheap to spring … | Christine Wang / CNBC: |
Square beats revenue estimates with $379M as gross payment volume rises 45% YoY to $10.3B; firm posts larger than expected loss but raises 2016 guidance — Square posts quarterly loss, but raises guidance — Square is posted another loss after the bell Thursday in its second quarterly report since going public.Sponsor Posts
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