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| John Mannes / TechCrunch: |
GoPro reports Q3 2016 revenue of $240.6M vs $314M expected and a loss of $0.60 per share vs $0.36 expected; stock drops 20% in after hours trading — Expectations were already incredibly low for GoPro this go around and yet somehow the company managed to eclipse even the worst fears of analysts.
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Tweets: @jowens510, @dcurtis, @dougtee and @gamoid
| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft is testing differential updates for Windows 10 as part of its Unified Update Platform, potentially reducing download size by up to 35% — Change will bring smaller downloads and quicker checking for updates. — Major Windows 10 updates, including this summer's Anniversary Update … | Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google Home review: attractive design and good sound quality, but works with only one Google account at a time, and its assistant is not proactive — Help me, Google — For over a decade, Google search has been indispensable. It's the first place we go whenever we need to find information on virtually anything.
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9to5Google, Business Insider, Android Police, VentureBeat, Marketing Land, Wired, Computerworld, Engadget, CNET, USA Today, TechnoBuffalo, TIME, Mashable, TechHive, GeekWire, SlashGear, MacRumors, Android Authority, Thurrott.com, Tom's Guide, TalkAndroid.com, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, CNNMoney, New York Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, CNET, SlashGear, Geek.com, TalkAndroid.com and Pingie.com
Tweets: @fmanjoo, @wired, @anildash and @arrington
| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
Google Home's assistant outshines Amazon Echo's Alexa assistant as it can answer a variety of complex questions — Google has a winner with Google Home, for those who want a hands-free assistant that can answer a broad range of questions that come up during day-to-day activities in the house.
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The Verge, New York Times, 9to5Google, New York Times, Electronic House, TechConnect, Marketing Land, Gizmodo, Liliputing, ABC News, TechCrunch and Search Engine Land
Tweets: @joshelman and @brianroemmele
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube rolls out new comments system allowing creators to pin a comment to the top of the feed, and give hearts to acknowledge their favorite comments — YouTube today is rolling out an upgrade to its comments system, with the goal of putting creators more in control of which comments …
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YouTube Creator Blog, The Verge, The Next Web, Digital Trends, Android Police, Engadget, SlashGear, SocialTimes, Mashable, CNET, VentureBeat, Droid Life, Tubefilter, The Tech Portal and MobileSyrup.com
Tweets: @caseynewton, @jenstar, @zeroyalviking and @kwebbelkop
| Linda Sui / Strategy Analytics: |
Report: Android captures record 88% share of global smartphone shipments in Q3 2016; iOS dips to 12% share worldwide — According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments reached 375 million units in the third quarter of 2016.
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Computerworld, The Register, The Next Web, CNNMoney, Android Authority, Quartz, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, TechSpot, TalkAndroid.com, AndroidGuys, BetaNews, WinBeta, Cult of Mac, Tech Times, Business Insider, SlashGear, AppleInsider, CNBC, Pingie.com, Digital Trends, CNET and MacRumors. Tweets: @benbajarin
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Huawei debuts Fit, a $130 basic fitness tracker with a continuous heart-rate monitor and a six-day battery life; initial use suggests it is overpriced — It's almost gift-giving season, and companies are scrambling to release products that will fill your loved ones' stockings later this year.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
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Engadget, The Register, BetaNews, 9to5Google, Inquirer, Android Authority, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Tom's Guide, AnandTech, The Next Web and TechCrunch
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Slack's ad in The New York Times made the company look afraid of Microsoft Teams, undermining its message and echoing past sentiments from companies like Rdio — Paper tiger — Slack has always been easy to like. The fast-growing team communication startup had a classic underdog story …
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eWeek, AOL, TechEye, MediaNama, MSPoweruser, Office Blogs, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, The Verge, VentureBeat and New York Times
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google says Android developers will soon be able to set limited-time subscription prices for apps — All in hopes you won't cancel when the normal rate kicks in — At its Playtime event for Android developers today, Google announced that apps on the Play Store will soon gain a new option …
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Android Developers Blog, Digital Trends, CNET, VentureBeat and 9to5Google. Tweets: @androiddev
| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
Google responds to EU allegations that Google skewed shopping search results to favor its own services, saying the revised case “doesn't fit the reality” — Search giant responds to EU statements of objections — Says EU fails to see Amazon and EBay are key competitors
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The Keyword, Digital Trends, Computerworld, New York Times, The Tech Portal, TechCrunch, Agence France-Presse, Wall Street Journal, Telegraph, USA Today, Fortune and BBC
Tweets: @business and @googlebrussels
| TechCrunch: |
Intel acquires Voke VR, which makes VR camera hardware and software for delivering VR sports content to a range of devices — Nov 3, 2016, 9:00 amNov 3, 2016, 11:51 am — Intel has made another acquisition to build out its virtual reality strategy and business: the chip giant …
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Intel Newsroom, eWeek, VentureBeat, International Business Times, PCWorld, Silicon Valley Business … and Recode. Thanks:@lucas_matney
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Department of Justice sues DirecTV and its owner, AT&T, claiming collusion with competitors during carriage talks for Los Angeles Dodgers games — Dodgers games blacked out after pay-TV companies colluded, DOJ lawsuit says. — The Department of Justice today sued DirecTV and its owner … | Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed: |
Analysis of 15 pay stubs shows Instacart workers now make about 30% less under new pay structure; CEO says pay cuts are essential for continued growth — Instacart workers are earning a lot less money after changes to the company's pay structure — changes CEO Apoorva Mehta told BuzzFeed News …
Tweets: @mhbergen, @ceodonovan, @fwd, @mikeisaac and @fart
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