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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon developing premium Echo-like device with a 7-inch touchscreen set at an angle and high-grade speakers, to be announced as soon as Q1 2017 — Company may release higher-end device early next year — New speaker targets kitchens; to cost more than Echo gadgets
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Tweets: @brianfagioli and @chrismessina
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook launches Messenger-based platform for HTML5 games, played in message threads; 17 games available at launch, including Pac-Man, Space Invaders — Bored while you wait for friends to text back? Now you can challenge friends for high scores on Facebook Messenger's new Instant Games …
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Facebook, Facebook Developers, USA Today, CNET, BetaNews, International Business Times, VentureBeat, PCWorld, Recode, The Next Web, The Verge, Engadget, Mashable, and Polygon
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Thanks:@joshconstine| Alan Travis / The Guardian: |
UK's Investigatory Powers bill becomes law, mandates everyone's browsing histories be stored and available to police, as well as several government agencies — Home secretary hails ‘world-leading’ laws, which include forcing web and phone companies to collect browsing histories
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See also Mediagazer| Steve Ranger / ZDNet: |
Report: Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in US history with $3.39B in sales, up 10.2% YoY; mobile revenue was 35% of sales, up 48% YoY at $1.19B — Online frenzy for Lego, iPads and Playstations saw $3.39bn spent: mobile spending grew fast and shoppers using iOS devices outspent Android users.
| Susan Noakes / CBC News: |
Canada begins testing self-driving cars in Ontario with partners BlackBerry QNX, University of Waterloo, and Erwin Hymer Group — Erwin Hymer Group, University of Waterloo, BlackBerry part of 1st pilot — Ontario has achieved an important first by putting automated cars on the road for the first time …
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Samsung will allocate 50% of free cash flow to shareholders, add at least one outside director, and review its corporate structure — Company considering adding at least one new outside director — Stock buybacks, increased dividends will make up cash return| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Just as Snapchat does, Instagram will now inform users when a screenshot of their private Instagram Direct message is taken — People are deeply worried that Instagram is tattling on them whenever they take a screenshot. See this inflammatory tweet as an example:| New York Times: |
German officials demand further action from Facebook against hate speech posts, after it took 48 hours and a social media outcry to remove an anti-semitic post — BERLIN — Yorai Feinberg was going about his daily routine this month when his social media feeds and cellphone began lighting up.| Mark Scott / New York Times: |
Uber defends its business model as a digital platform, not a transportation service, in landmark case in EU's highest court — LUXEMBOURG — Uber asserted on Tuesday that it was helping to bolster Europe's digital economy as part of its defense in a long-awaited hearing to decide …
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Tweets: @cwarzel, @cwarzel, @emilybell, @alexroy144, @willoremus, @taylor_soper, and @markscott82
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming TV service launches Nov. 30 starting at $35/mo. for 60+ channels, up to $70/month for 120+ channels — [UPDATE: Channel lineup below the fold.] — AT&T has officially unveiled details about its upcoming streaming TV service called DirecTV Now.
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CNET, 9to5Google, Fortune, Tech Trader Daily, Gizmodo, TechHive, Tubefilter, Denver Post, The Official Roku Blog, Ubergizmo, SocialTimes, 9to5Toys, Liliputing, AT&T, TalkAndroid.com, International Business Times, Recode, Tech Times, Ars Technica, The Mac Observer, Home Media Magazine, Android Police, Digital Trends, Yahoo Tech, Dan Rayburn, CNET, VentureBeat, TIME, MacRumors, Gizmodo, GeekWire, Android Central, SlashGear, Droid Life, BGR, Dallas Morning News, Multichannel News, TheStreet.com, Fierce Cable, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @pkafka, @dannysullivan, @pkafka, @bcarr, and @jbrodkin
See also Mediagazer| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
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The Verge, International Business Times, TechCrunch, The Next Web, and Liliputing
Tweets: @jessicavomiero, @backlon, and @reckless
See also Mediagazer| Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed: |
The White House partners with Stanford University and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to host an event on Wednesday to discuss how tech can help address poverty — President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg in 2011 — Tomorrow, the White House will partner with Stanford University …
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Silicon Valley Business … and BuzzFeed. Tweets: @ron_miller, @fwd, @ixkylie, @mjg59, @nitashatiku, @nitashatiku, and @pinboard
| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro review: first Google Tango phone shows promise with small yet compelling AR app library but is mediocre for day-to-day tasks — I just spent 15 minutes wandering around the office, trying to shoot ghouls in the face with lightning. Before that, I dropped a virtual rococo sofa … Sponsor Posts
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Zoho:
Introducing Zoho TouchPoint: Every handshake deserves a next step — Here's a scene you've probably experienced. You spend a day at an event, talk to dozens of people, and come home with a stack of business cards.
Introducing Zoho TouchPoint: Every handshake deserves a next step — Here's a scene you've probably experienced. You spend a day at an event, talk to dozens of people, and come home with a stack of business cards.
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