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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Android Nougat is out of beta, now available for select Nexus devices, Pixel C tablet, more; Google says the roll-out to all supported phones may take weeks — Google surprised everyone when it launched a public beta of the Android Nougat back in March. Annual updates are nothing new for Android …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Android Nougat review: split screen support with app resizing will be great for large screen devices, and the design of new notification panel is very efficient — Big smartphones are everywhere, and Nougat's new features make them more useful. — After a lengthy Developer Preview program starting … | Fast Company: |
Apple acquired personal health data startup Gliimpse, which lets users collect, personalize, and share a picture of their health data, earlier this year — In the last three years, Gliimpse has built a secure platform where consumers can manage and share their own medical records and info.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft acquires AI scheduling service Genee, will shut it down on September 1, says it will integrate the tech into Office 365 — Microsoft today announced the acquisition of Genee, an artificial-intelligence-powered scheduling service. The company is planning to integrate …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Netgear launches Orbi, a multi-unit WiFi router to cover whole home, which will go on sale this month at $400 for a two-pack and $250 for a single unit add-on — For as long as there have been Wi-Fi routers, setting up Wi-Fi has been pretty much the same. You buy a router at the store, plug it into your modem, and that's it.
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Sony to debut a new PlayStation 4 standard model alongside a high-end version on September 7 — Japanese tech company to introduce a standard and high-end version of the console next month — TOKYO— Sony Corp. plans to introduce a new PlayStation 4 standard model alongside …
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| David Ingram / Reuters: |
New Massachusetts law will impose 20¢ fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber until 2026, 5¢ of which will pay for taxi subsidies until 2021 — Massachusetts is preparing to levy a 5-cent fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft and spend the money …
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| Conor Dougherty / New York Times: |
How San Francisco's tech business is spilling over into other metro areas across the US, based on job growth — PHOENIX — Three years ago, Kate Rogers was caught in the Bay Area struggle. She paid the astronomical rents. She did the crushing commute. She lived the frustration … | Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
Ad tech startup Media.net, which powers contextual ads offered by Yahoo, sells to group of Chinese investors for $900M — The startup, which powers contextual ads offered by Yahoo! and Microsoft's Bing, plans a move akin to a reverse merger that would make it a public company in China.
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Source: Samsung to launch refurbished smartphone program as early as next year in an effort to boost revenue, fight off mid-tier competitors — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to launch a program to sell refurbished used versions of its premium smartphones as early as next year …
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AppleInsider, The Verge, Engadget, InvestorPlace, Phandroid, Pocket-lint, ZDNet, Tech Times, Android Central, Ubergizmo, 9to5Google, Inquirer, Patently Apple, iDownloadBlog.com, Softpedia News, Tom's Guide, PhonesReviews UK, PhoneDog.com, Fortune, Digital Trends, MacRumors, TalkAndroid.com, TechSpot, Android Beat, The Next Web, TechCrunch, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, International Business Times, BetaNews, Pocketnow, Guiding Tech, Computerworld, PhoneArena, Consumerist, CNET and Mashable
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Email and file encryption service Virtru, built by ex-NSA engineer, raises $29M Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners — Talk about being at the right place and at the right time. Following revelations of government spying, data breaches, malicious hacking, identity theft and other online threats …
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| Dennis K. Berman / Wall Street Journal: |
Kobe Bryant and Jeff Stibel launch $100M venture capital fund based in Los Angeles, to invest in tech, media, and data companies — The retired NBA star and his partner today will unveil their vehicle for investing in technology, media and data companies — Meet Kobe Bryant, venture capitalist.
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