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The Chromebook Pixel, for what's next — Chromebooks were designed to make computing speedy, simple and secure. For many of you, they have become the perfect, additional (and yes, affordable) computer: ideal for catching up on emails, sharing documents and chatting via Hangouts.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Launches $1,299 Chromebook Pixel With 2560×1700 3:2 12.85″ Touchscreen, Core i5 CPU, 1TB Of Google Drive Storage & Optional LTE — After a few weeks of rumors, Google just announced the latest device in its Chromebook lineup: the Chromebook Pixel.| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
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| Josh Aberant / Twitter Blog: |
Introducing DMARC for Twitter.com emails — We send out lots of emails every day to our users letting them know what's happening on Twitter. But there's no shortage of bad actors sending emails that appear to come from a Twitter.com address in order to trick you into giving away key details …
| Mat Honan / Wired: |
Zendesk Security Breach Affects Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest — Customer service software provider Zendesk announced a security breach that allowed attackers into its system, where they could access data from three customers this week. Wired learned those three clients were Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr.
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Zendesk.com, The Next Web, AllThingsD, TechCrunch, CNET, The Verge and Electronista. Tweets: @support
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Native Instagram App Is Not Coming to BlackBerry 10 — BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins says the company has a clear shot at turning BlackBerry 10 into the “No. 3 mobile ecosystem in the world,” but to do that, the company needs a critical mass of native apps, particularly big-name ones.
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| Ev Williams / Medium: |
When to Sell Your Company — On October 30, 2008, I wrote an email to Twitter's board of directors, which started: … This email was in reply to a thread in which we were briefly discussing an overture we'd received from a much larger company. Of course, in 2008 Twitter was much, much smaller than it is today.
| Fred Wilson / A VC: |
Venture Capital Returns — This post is for everyone who thinks venture capital is an easy business. I'd like to dispel that notion. — Here are short term and long term returns for the venture capital business over the past ten years compared to the public equity markets in the US.
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| James Niccolai / Computerworld: |
HP's Whitman says ‘no plans to break up the company’ — HP's CEO has again dismissed rumors that HP may be broken up into smaller businesses — Hewlett-Packard's CEO has dismissed persistent rumors that the company might break itself up in a move that could create more value for shareholders.
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Apple patent filing points directly to ‘iWatch’ concept with flexible touchscreen display — A patent application discovered by AppleInsider on Thursday reveals Apple is indeed investigating a wearable accessory device that not only boasts a flexible touchscreen display …
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| Élyse Betters / 9to5Mac: |
Qualcomm's latest chip could end iPhone LTE band fragmentation by putting 40 bands into one chipset — Apple's LTE chip supplier Qualcomm announced on Thursday that it hopes to tackle cellular radio frequency band fragmentation with the first “single, global 4G LTE design” for mobile devices.
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Qualcomm, Engadget, MacNN, Gotta Be Mobile, Wired, Tech Trader Daily, Macgasm and Android Authority
| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Google Maps SDK for iOS 1.1 gains support for ground overlays, keys now open to all developers — The Google Maps SDK for iOS has received a nice little update today, adding support for ground overlays for maps, gesture controls and geodesic polylines, whatever those are.
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| John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
Greenlight's Einhorn Explains His Apple Proposal — Greenlight Capital founder David Einhorn said his proposed capital allocation strategy for Apple is a “a win-win for everyone,” and in a Thursday afternoon presentation to investors entitled “iPrefs, Unlocking Value,” the longtime Apple bull explained why.
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| Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: |
Apple-Samsung Judge Says Companies Must Narrow Lawsuit — Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) must narrow their patent-infringement lawsuit case scheduled for trial in 2014, a judge ruled. — U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh in San Jose, California, today told lawyers …
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Electronista and CNET
| Brad Smith / TechNet Blogs: |
The Patent System: Fix What's Broken, Don't Break What's Working — Earlier today, I participated in an event on Capitol Hill about the U.S. patent system and software patents sponsored by BSAâ"‚The Software Alliance and the National Association of Manufacturers.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google debuts four-tiered 24/7 support for its cloud platform services, prices start at $0 to $400 per month — Google on Thursday announced it is introducing a four tiered 24/7 support offering for all its cloud storage services. That means the support encompasses App Engine, Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery.| Associated Press: |
Nevada governor signs online gambling bill law after measure fast-tracked through Legislature — CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation Thursday legalizing online gambling in Nevada, capping a dizzying day at the Legislature as lawmakers passed the bill through the Assembly and Senate as an emergency measure.
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| Mathew Ingram / paidContent: |
The massive advertising shift that Twitter is trying to capitalize on with its API — Much has been written about the disruption taking place in the media industry as a result of the web and the atomization of content, but less has been said about how the advertising business … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Nikon signs patent deal with Microsoft for Android-based cameras — Summary: Microsoft has convinced another device maker using Android as an embedded OS to pay it patent royalties. — Microsoft has signed patent-protection deals with a number of PC and tablet makers in the past couple of years.
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Microsoft, The Next Web, Engadget, WinBeta, STBlogs Alpha and Neowin
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers with Lock Screen security flaw fix — Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The first beta was known as iOS 6.1.1 beta 1, but it has been renamed to iOS 6.1.3 due to the recent public releases of iOS bug fix updates.
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