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| Milo Medin / Google Fiber Blog: |
Google Fiber's Next Stop: Austin, Texas — We know that your time is valuable and so we've always focused on speed — from search to Gmail, Chrome to Android. Two years ago, we announced that we'd be bringing Google Fiber to Kansas City to show what's possible with super fast Internet access …
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| Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM: |
Take that, Google: AT&T ups the ante with plans for its own Austin gigabit network — Updated throughout at 2:12 p.m. PT with comments from AT&T. — AT&T plans to build a gigabit network in Austin, Texas according to a company release Tuesday. On any day this would be big news … | Simon Dawlat / AppGratis: |
AppGratis pulled from the App Store. Here's the full story. — I'm Simon Dawlat, CEO at AppGratis. — I founded AppGratis back in 2008, and have been running it ever since. — Today, for the first time, my company is dealing with an incredibly difficult moment.| Michael Siliski / Official Android Blog: |
A fresh new look for Google Play — Whether you're in the mood to listen to Justin Timberlake's new album, read Harlan Coben's latest bestseller or discover a new game to play, you want the experience of finding and making your purchase to be quick and easy.
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| Jessica Roy / Betabeat: |
TripAdvisor Acquires Jetsetter for Undisclosed Amount — Gilt says goodbye to its travel site. Jetsetter, the luxury travel site that Gilt Groupe put up for sale for around $50 million back in October, has been acquired by TripAdvisor, according to a press release published to PRNewswire.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows Phone 8 will support 1080p displays by the end of the year — Microsoft is planning to update Windows Phone 8 to support 1080p resolutions. Sources familiar with Microsoft's Windows Phone plans have revealed to The Verge that the company will issue an update later this year …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Nearly 60K Low-Quality Apps Booted From Google Play Store In February, Points To Increased Spam-Fighting — Google has stepped up its efforts to remove spammy or otherwise non-compliant applications from its mobile application marketplace, Google Play, in recent weeks.| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Secrets of FBI Smartphone Surveillance Tool Revealed in Court Fight — A legal fight over the government's use of a secret surveillance tool has provided new insight into how the controversial tool works and the extent to which Verizon Wireless aided federal agents in using it to track a suspect.
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| Chris Velazco / TechCrunch: |
Samsung's $399, 16GB Galaxy Note 8.0 Will Launch In The U.S. On April 11 — After showing off the international version of its pint-sized Galaxy Note 8.0 back at Mobile World Congress, Samsung is gearing up to launch its newest Note tablet in the U.S. in just a few days.
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| Damaster / LiveSide.net: |
Exclusive: Microsoft account to get two-factor authentication soon — Last month we exclusively reported one of the new security features coming to Microsoft account - enhanced account aliases, aimed to replace the account renaming feature currently in place.| Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: |
Microsoft escalates advertising assault on Google — Microsoft lobs another marketing missive at Google, punctuating shift in competitive landscape — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is skewering Google again with scathing ads that say as much about the dramatic shift …
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| David Goldman / CNNMoney.com: |
Shodan: The scariest search engine on the Internet — “When people don't see stuff on Google, they think no one can find it. That's not true.” — That's according to John Matherly, creator of Shodan, the scariest search engine on the Internet. — Unlike Google ( GOOG, Fortune 500) … | Bloomberg: |
Microsoft Surface Warranty Criticized in China After Apple Woes — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s after-sales service of its Surface tablet has attracted criticism from China's state-owned radio, following similar reports in the past month targeting Apple Inc. (AAPL)
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| FairSearch.org: |
FairSearch Announces Complaint in EU on Google's Anti-Competitive Mobile Strategy — The coalition issued the following in a release: — FairSearch to EU: Google's Android A ‘Trojan Horse’ to Dominate Mobile Markets — Files Complaint to European Commission On Google's Anti-Competitive Mobile Strategy
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| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
The Pirate Bay Moves to .GL Domain in Anticipation of Domain Seizure — The Pirate Bay switched to a new domain overnight, from the Swedish based .se to Greenland's .gl extension. The move to thepiratebay.gl will be permanent. — A Pirate Bay insider told TorrentFreak that the change …
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| Jeff John Roberts / paidContent: |
AOL's new publisher tool to compete with Google, Armstrong says it's back in “ad tech game” — AOL announced Marketplace, an effort to consolidate the stack of tools publishers use to serve ads. AOL is competing with Google in the ad tech field as it tries to diversify its revenues| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Key Lulzsec hackers plead guilty in London courtroom — Topiary, Kayla, tflow, and Ryan Cleary cop to their roles in Anonymous hacks. — Aurich Lawson — LONDON—On the day his trial was due to start, Anonymous member Ryan “kayla” Ackroyd, 26, of Doncaster, UK, entered a guilty plea on one count of …
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| Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal: |
LG to Expand Retail Stores — SEOUL—LG Electronics Inc. is expanding the number of its retail stores in emerging markets as it seeks to increase smartphone market share and gain a stronger global presence in consumer electronics. — Executive Vice President Kim Ki-wan said the company plans …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Nook Debuts Nook Press, A New Self-Publishing Platform To Compete With Kindle Direct Publishing — Barnes & Noble subsidiary Nook today announced the launch of Nook Press, a self-publishing platform to help the e-reader and e-book seller attract more self-publishing authors.| Ian Hardy / MobileSyrup.com: |
BlackBerry Q10 will be available in Canada on April 30th — BlackBerry is on the cusp of releasing their second BlackBerry 10 device. The Q10 has the iconic design of years past, but updated with the new BlackBerry 10 OS. Many loyal BlackBerry users have been waiting for this physical QWERTY/Touch …
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| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
CourseSmart E-Textbooks Track Students' Progress for Teachers — SAN ANTONIO — Several Texas A&M professors know something that generations of teachers could only hope to guess: whether students are reading their textbooks. — They know when students are skipping pages … | Josh Ong / The Next Web: |
Walmart's Vudu Resets All Customer Passwords After Office Break-In — Walmart-owned video service Vudu is undergoing a service-wide password reset after having data stolen during a break-in at its offices late last month. — The company emailed customers on Tuesday to inform them of the break …
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| Matt Brian / The Verge: |
AT&T teams up with Boingo to offer free Wi-Fi in major international airports — AT&T has signed a deal with wireless internet provider Boingo to offer customers access to hotspots all over the world. As part of the agreement, AT&T customers who have signed up to the operator's 300MB … | Mark Hearn / Engadget: |
ASUS' 7-inch MeMo Pad now on sale for $150 — Cheap tablets are currently on the rise, but not just low-end hardware from manufacturers that you've probably never heard of — true consumer electronics heavyweights are getting in on the action. Today, ASUS unleashed its $150 MeMo Pad to the frugal masses.
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