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Apple to buy a part of Dialog Semiconductor, a chipmaker based out of Europe, for $300M in cash, and will commit $300M in further purchases from the business — Apple has quietly been putting considerable effort into building faster and more efficient chips that can help differentiate …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Global PC shipments in Q3 were flat, up 0.1% YoY according to Gartner, as IDC estimates 0.9% decline; Gartner says Microsoft broke into top 5 PC vendors in US — The PC market is seeing some very interesting moves this year. In Q2 2018, global shipments were up for the first time in six years …
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Genius partners with Apple Music to show lyrics and annotations for thousands of selected songs and makes Apple Music the official music player for Genius — Music encyclopedia and lyrics database Genius has announced a partnership with Apple Music, pairing the website's lyrics with songs.| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Google's Pixel 3 XL, which includes a very tall notch and a “chin” bezel, lacks the groundbreaking tech Apple used to justify the iPhone X's notch — A large notch requires a strong argument, and Google didn't make one — Google's Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL arrived yesterday without too much fanfare.
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake Computing raises $450M led by Sequoia Capital at a $3.5B valuation, bringing its total raised to $923M — In January, after raising $263 million, Snowflake Computing CEO Bob Muglia indicated that the next time his fast-growing cloud data warehousing company tapped …
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Alipay and Tencent say hackers used stolen Apple IDs to access some customer accounts and steal unknown sums of money; Alipay says Apple hasn't fixed the issue — - China's top digital wallet didn't say how much was stolen — Ant Financial and Tencent are working with Apple on the case
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| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Razer Phone 2 hands-on: Snapdragon 845, 20MP and 8MP dual rear cameras, and Qi Wireless Charging; available for pre-order now from $799 — When Razer announced its Razer Phone as a ‘gaming smartphone’, a sizeable number scoffed at the idea - how can it be a gaming smartphone if everyone has the same flagship hardware?| CNBC: |
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Microsoft joins the Open Invention Network and cross-licenses over 60,000 patents for other members — After years of waging patent war on Google's Linux-based Android mobile operating system, Microsoft agreed Wednesday to join the Open Invention Network and cross-license its more than 60,000 patents to participating members.
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| Dawn C. Chmielewski / Deadline: |
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman say their mobile video startup is called Quibi and will have a two-tiered subscription model targeting 25-35 year olds — Media mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and veteran tech executive Meg Whitman used the prominent platform of Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit … | Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Following Google+ data bug, Google will restrict developer access to Gmail starting Jan. 9 for apps that aren't email or productivity, worrying some developers — Some apps will be cut off from all Gmail data, others restricted from selling collected data or from using it to target advertising, Google said Monday
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| Rob Price / Business Insider: |
Legal chatbot service DoNotPay now helps users lock down privacy settings of social media accounts and sue companies that expose users' data through hacks — - Automated legal tool DoNotPay is trying to help people lock down their online privacy settings and sue companies that get hacked.
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| Jamie Rigg / Engadget: |
Samsung unveils the mid-range Galaxy A9 with four rear cameras, 6.3-inch display, Snapdragon 660, 128GB storage, and 3,800mAh battery, for €599 in November — Google's Pixel 3 reveal came and went earlier this week, bringing us ever closer to the end of new flagship season.| New York Times: |
Walmart is creating a joint venture with New York-based “interactive storytelling” startup Eko; sources say the investment with Eko is worth $250M — Walmart is going Hollywood. — The world's largest retailer, in a constant battle with its rival Amazon … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Pocket improves article listening function with text-to-speech service Amazon Polly with a more human-like voice, on iOS and Android — Pocket is rolling out a handful of updates today, as the Mozilla-owned app reminds users that it's more than a simple read-it-later service.| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sources: Apple plans to make content it owns free to device owners as part of its forthcoming TV service, launching early next year — - Apple is planning to mix free original content with subscription “channels” to existing digital video services on its “TV” application.
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| Alyssa Hertig / CoinDesk: |
Blockstream debuts Liquid, a “federated sidechain” for bitcoin that lets partners, which include two dozen exchanges, quickly transact bitcoin — Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain “Liquid” is now live. — Launched by San Francisco startup Blockstream …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Magic Leap expands shipping for its One Creator Edition headset, which costs $2,295, to most of the US with deliveries arriving within 60 days — As Magic Leap holds the first developer conference for its Magic Leap One mixed reality headset, that headset has started shipping across …
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