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Sources: Snapchat has 150M daily active users, higher than Twitter's estimated 140M — The four-year-old messaging app is said to have 150 million people using it each day. — Snapchat Inc. has 150 million people using the service each day, said people familiar with the matter.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple preparing new external 5K display as current model goes out of stock — The current $999 (!) Thunderbolt Display is showing its age to put it mildly, now significantly overshadowed by Retina MacBooks and iMacs in terms of screen resolution and quality.
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Pebble's $99 Core music-streaming keychain fitness tracker will integrate Amazon's Alexa — The keychain computer will have Amazon's assistant. But Pebble first tested human concierges doing “anything that's legal” for users — Last week the smart watch company Pebble announced …
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IDC: 2016 worldwide smartphone sales expected to grow 3.1%, down from 10.5% in 2015; Android will grow to 84% of shipments with an average selling price of $218 — According to a forecast update from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker …
| Phil Oakley / Android Police: |
Google starts suggesting unused apps for Android users to uninstall in Google Play Store to save space — Apps are getting big - that's one thing no one will deny. With some games reaching more than a gigabyte of space - LEGO Star Wars on my Nexus 6P is 1.17GB - it's becoming an issue … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
IBM and Cisco ink IoT deal integrating Watson AI into Cisco edge routers — IBM has been giving a push both to its Watson artificial intelligence and Internet of Things businesses as part of its bigger strategy to grow new streams of revenue to offset declines in older ones.
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Twitter and the NBA sign deal with Samsung for first 360-degree video Twitter Amplify ad campaign, to air during NBA Finals pre- and post-game — As the NBA Finals tipping off Thursday night, get ready to see superstars Stephen Curry and LeBron James from every angle on Twitter …
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Apple releases new build of iOS 9.3.2 for 9.7-inch iPad Pro after initial update bricked some tablets — Apple today released a new version of iOS 9.3.2 that's specific to the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, presumably resolving an issue that caused some iPad Pro devices to become bricked after installing the original iOS 9.3.2 update.
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| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich planned, then cancelled, a Thursday night fund-raiser for Donald Trump; Trump to hold rally in San Jose instead — PALO ALTO, Calif. — Donald J. Trump would not be Silicon Valley's first choice as president. Or its second. Or maybe even its third.
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Microsoft announces general availability of SQL Server 2016, with deep integration of the R programming language — Microsoft today is announcing the general availability (GA) of its SQL Server database software. For more than a year now, Microsoft has been rolling out public previews …
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| Sean McLain / Wall Street Journal: |
As it loses market share in India, Micromax plans to sell smartphones in China next year and potentially go public in two years — Company is losing market share in India to Samsung, Chinese smartphone-makers — HONG KONG—Indian smartphone-maker Micromax Informatics Ltd. said Thursday …
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Uber raises $3.5B from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, will add managing director of the fund to its board — SAN FRANCISCO — In its quest to build a global empire, Uber has turned to the Middle East for its biggest infusion of cash from a single investor.
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| Kathleen Chaykowski / Forbes: |
Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report: in 5 years 50%+ of searches will be through images or speech; both global internet adoption and economic growth slowing — At 213 slides, Mary Meeker's anticipated annual “Internet Trends” report was a gold mine of data on everything from debt-to-GDP ratios …
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