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| MG Siegler / TechCrunch: |
What If The Google Reader Readers Just Don't Come Back? — If judged by my Twitter stream last week, the shutdown of Google Reader is the biggest story ever in the history of news. Of course, the reality is that Google is likely shutting down the product for a good reason: relatively few people used it, with less using it over time.| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Another Reason Google Reader Died: Increased Concern About Privacy and Compliance — Google has warned that it will shut down its Google Reader news aggregator July 1. Many people (myself very much included) are mourning a beloved and useful product, but the company cited declining usage.
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| Nick Bilton / NYT Bits: |
Disruptions: F.A.A. May Loosen Curbs on Fliers' Use of Electronics — If you're sitting on a plane at the gate and reading this column on an electronic gadget, you're about to hear eight dreaded words: “Please power down your electronic devices for takeoff.”
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| Horace Dediu / asymco: |
So long, break-even — iTunes store will be 10 years old next month. From its inception Apple has stated that it aims to run the store “at break-even”. The business has grown so rapidly however that its profit-free nature has come under severe pressure.| Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
Dell details rival takeover bids from Blackstone and Carl Icahn — Michael Dell faces a battle to control the company he founded — As reported on Saturday, Michael Dell's attempt to take Dell private has been challenged by a pair of rival bids. In a press release this morning …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows Blue leaks online, includes smaller Live Tiles, new side-by-side Snap Views, and IE 11 — An early build of Windows Blue, the next version of Windows, has leaked online on the same day that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer celebrates his 57th birthday. Build 9364, a partner version …
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
To Sell Its New Z10 Phone, BlackBerry Bets Big On Real-Time Takeovers — When you're betting the house, you don't skimp on the marketing. That's the approach BlackBerry has taken with its BlackBerry 10 operating system and its line of smartphones anchored on the Z10, which hit stores in the U.S. Friday.
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| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
Nokia comments on VP8 patent infringement assertions filed with IETF, criticizes Google — After discovering and blogging about Nokia's declaration of intellectual property rights (IPRs) allegedly infringed by Google's VP8 video codec I asked Nokia for comment.
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| Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint: |
Facebook Messenger on iPhone gets voice-calling and messages in UK — Pocket-lint has been given a heads-up that UK iPhone owners will get voice calling and voice message functionality on their Facebook Messenger apps at some point today (25 March). — The features have been in test …
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| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
Nasty Gal, an Online Start-Up, Is a Fast-Growing Retailer — LOS ANGELES — If ever there were a Cinderella of tech, Sophia Amoruso might be it. — In 2006, Ms. Amoruso was a 22-year-old community college dropout, living in her step-aunt's cottage, working at an art school checking student IDs for $13 an hour.| Lizette Chapman / Venture Capital Dispatch: |
As Google Brings Competition, Evernote Strikes Deal With Deutsche Telekom — Evernote wants to be everywhere. … The maker of a popular productivity app has partnered with Deutsche Telekom in a deal to offer its premium service free for one year to the German telecommunications company's 59 million customers.
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TechCrunch, Evernote Blog, Engadget, GigaOM and The Next Web
| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
T-Mobile's new contract-free pricing plans are live — As expected, T-Mobile has pulled the wraps off a new plan structure that eliminates two-year contracts altogether, part of its upcoming “Uncarrier” initiative to streamline pricing. A base price of $50 per month buys you 500MB of high-speed data …
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