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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google Pixel review: fast and powerful, long battery life, great camera though it lacks optical image stabilization, but dull design, and software needs polish — Android by Google — Every Android phone has always been a little compromised, and everybody knows it.
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| Walt Mossberg / The Verge: |
Google Pixel review: best premium Android phone, worth buying just for the impressive Assistant, but not water resistant — The new Pixel is a classy home for the new Assistant — At long last, almost 8 years to the day the first Android phone went on sale, Google is launching a smartphone …
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| Ina Fried / Recode: |
Sources: Apple plans to launch new Macs at an October 27 event in Cupertino — Yep, that means some Sierra-powered computers are arriving right before the holidays. — Apple is planning to introduce new Macs at an Oct. 27 event, sources confirmed to Recode.
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| Instagram Blog: |
Instagram will now show a personalized selection of Stories in the Explore tab from across its global userbase — Starting today, you'll begin to see Instagram Stories on Explore. — We announced Instagram Stories in August as a new feature for sharing everyday moments.| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo reports Q3 revenue of $1.31B, in line with expectations, as Verizon acquisition looms — Yahoo made slightly more money than Wall Street expected — and no one cares at this point. — The company reported its third-quarter earnings, basically falling a hair above what everyone … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
Samsung is setting up Note7 exchange booths at high traffic terminals in select airports around the world — Samsung is setting up Galaxy Note 7 exchange booths in airports around the world, hoping to stop customers taking the dangerous device onto flights at the last minute.
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| Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times: |
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| Ben Brody / Bloomberg: |
Wikileaks: leaked email from March shows Podesta's initial list of 39 suggestions for Clinton's running mate included Tim Cook, Bill Gates, and Melinda Gates — Podesta listed women, blacks, Hispanics, WikiLeaks says — Bill and Melinda Gates, Mary Barra, Tim Cook on early list
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook debuts live video scheduling, scheduled broadcast sharing, pre-broadcast lobbies to verified Pages, with plans to expand to all Pages in coming weeks — Facebook is helping broadcasters plan and promote their Live streams ahead of time, and assemble their audiences in a waiting room … | Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Researcher says some Trump company email servers use unpatched, end-of-life software, including Windows Server 2003, and only use single factor authentication — In what might be one of the more delicious cases of irony to ever grace a presidential election, a researcher has found that a number …
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Source: Amazon weighs offering internet service in Europe in order to bundle broadband access with Prime Video — Amazon.com is considering offering internet service directly to consumers in Europe, said a person briefed on the discussion. That would allow Amazon to bundle internet access …
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GeekWire, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, Ars Technica, Android Police, SlashGear, Engadget and Business Insider. Tweets: @amirmizroch. See also Mediagazer
| Rachael King / Wall Street Journal: |
Leaked emails of board member Colin Powell show Salesforce listed 14 acquisition targets at May board meeting, including Adobe, Demandware, and Box — Salesforce eyed 14 companies as possible acquisition targets in May, according to leaked Colin Powell email| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Walmart debuts Vudu Movies on Us service, which streams free ad-supported movies and TV on demand in 1080p HD, doesn't include new releases or current TV series — Vudu, which has been selling and renting HD movies and TV shows online for nearly a decade, is now offering free … Sponsor Posts
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