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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Report: Google bringing its Android One program for budget smartphones with timely software updates to the US; the first such device is expected before mid-year — Google's Android One platform was originally designed to provide low-cost Android devices to developing markets without the stuff …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google app for Android updated with offline search, will queue offline searches and run them when a connection becomes available — One area of focus that Google has been particularly working on for its apps and services has been better offline functionality.
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
FTC accuses Qualcomm of forcing Apple to use its chips exclusively in return for lower licensing fees, and thus unfairly cutting out competitors — Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile phone chips, forced Apple Inc. to exclusively use its baseband processors in return to lowering …
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Qualcomm responds to FTC charge, says will contest complaint and that it has not withheld or threatened to withhold chip supply — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint today against Qualcomm in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California.
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FTC sues Qualcomm over anticompetitive tactics in monopolizing baseband processor market, says firm elevated patent royalties for vendors using competing chips — Company's sales and licensing practices hamper Qualcomm's competitors and threaten innovation in mobile communications, according to FTC
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Digital Trends, DSLreports, The Verge, TechSpot, ZDNet, ExtremeTech, Axios, The Overspill, Petri, Silicon Valley Business …, BGR, iLounge, CNET, Android Authority, VentureBeat, socalTECH.com, eWeek, Tech Trader Daily, BBC, Bloomberg, Tech Times, USA Today, TheStreet.com, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Register, MacRumors, Dealerscope, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, Android Police, International Business Times, Daring Fireball, TechCrunch, Engadget, Investor's Business Daily, and Seeking Alpha
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| Mehedi Hassan / MSPoweruser: |
Internal Windows 10 Mobile build shows Microsoft is planning an e-book store for Windows 10 devices, likely to debut with Creators Update in April — Microsoft is working on a new a store for e-books in Windows 10. The software giant actually started building in features related …
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Laptop Mag, Tech Times, Ubergizmo, BetaNews, Windows Central, The Tech Portal, Softpedia News, PCWorld, The Verge, The Digital Reader, Ars Technica, ZDNet, On MSFT, and Neowin. Tweets: @gcaughey
| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Google+ announces it is bringing back Events feature, will now hide “low quality” comments, and is sunsetting its old web UI on January 24 — Google overhauled Google+ from top to bottom in late 2015 to shift the focus to communities. The company has been tweaking …
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Google, Business Insider, Tech Times, Softpedia News, and TechCrunch
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roku revamps its mobile remote app, adding “What's On” content discovery, more — Fresh on the heels of introducing new TV models at CES, and touting its 13 percent share of the smart TV market, Roku today is rolling out a revamped mobile application aimed at making it easier …
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The Official Roku Blog, Tech Times, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, TechSpot, Digital Trends, 9to5Google, Android Police, and Engadget. Thanks:@ravichandrans25
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
DocuSign names former Responsys chief Daniel Springer as new CEO, ending a lengthy search — After at least one false start and a 15 month search, one of tech's most valuable private companies has finally found its new chief executive. — DocuSign announced on Wednesday … | Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
France creates a four-year French Tech Visa for entrepreneurs, engineers, and investors, to attract foreign tech talent — Just in time before the 2017 presidential election in France, the current French government wanted to announce one last thing to foster French startups.
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| Josh McConnell / Financial Post: |
YouTube rolls out group chat platform for its iOS and Android apps that allows discussion around videos as they play, arriving first in Canada — Canadians share more videos online than any other nation so it's fitting that YouTube is unveiling its latest social feature in this country.
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| Sean Michael Kerner / eWeek: |
Security vendor OPAQ Networks launches security-as-a-service platform, raised $21M Series A — A new security vendor is officially starting up today, with the official launch of OPAQ Networks (pronounced opaque). As part of the official launch, OPAQ Networks also announced … Sponsor Posts
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