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| Brandon LeBlanc / The Windows Blog: |
The Windows 8.1 Preview is here! — A couple of weeks ago, Antoine Leblond talked about continuing the Windows 8 vision with Windows 8.1. It continues to push ahead with our bet that the PC industry is going through a shift that is driven by mobility. We previously announced that Windows 8.1 …
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Introducing IE11: The Best Way to Experience the Web on Modern Touch Devices — As part of today's Windows 8.1 Preview, Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) Preview is now also available. Fast, fluid and perfect for touch, IE11 continues our vision of providing the best Web experience across … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Launches Windows 8.1 Preview With Start Button, Deep SkyDrive Integration, Smarter Search Tool & More — Microsoft today officially launched Windows 8.1 Preview, the first public beta of its flagship operating system's next version, at its Build developer conference in San Francisco today.
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| Scott Buscemi / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 7 includes the ability to control your iPhone or iPad using head movements [video] — Discovered by an anonymous tipster, iOS 7′s “Accessibility” section now includes a feature that allows you to control your iPhone or iPad with left or right head movements.
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| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
This is Motorola Mobility's new logo — Motorola Mobility is making changes to its well-known brand this week, switching to a new, all-lower-case typeface that's both thinner and softer than the classic bold and italic “MOTOROLA” that has been used for decades.
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Apple Spells Out iTunes Radio Terms for Record Labels — Ahead of its launch of an online radio service, Apple circulated terms to independent record labels last week, many of them more generous to the music companies than what rival Pandora Media currently pays.
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| Scott Lowe / IGN: |
Sony Sacrificed the PlayStation 4 Camera to Beat Microsoft on Price — How the camera was cut last minute and left with an uncertain future. — When Sony announced that PlayStation 4 would be priced at $399 to an uproar of applause from the audience at its E3 press conference, it secured a critical edge over the Xbox One.
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| Shira Ovide / Digits: |
Microsoft Also Challenges Government Surveillance Gag Order — Microsoft cited the First Amendment in its legal filing to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and challenged what the company says are U.S. government restrictions on how much it can reveal publicly about secret orders …
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| Netcraft: |
SSL: Intercepted today, decrypted tomorrow — Millions of websites and billions of people rely on SSL to protect the transmission of sensitive information such as passwords, credit card details, and personal information with the expectation that encryption guarantees privacy.
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| Tim Westergren / Pandora Blog: |
Pandora and Royalties — (Warning: This is long, but I'd really like to fully articulate Pandora's perspective on royalties, which is simply impossible to do in just a few sentences.) — Over 13 years ago when I started this company, we set out with a singular mission …
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| Chris Velazco / TechCrunch: |
Google Play Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 And HTC One Now Available, Will Start Shipping By July 9 — Despite plenty of rumors that attested to the contrary, Google didn't show off any new Nexus phones at its I/O developer conference. Instead it trotted out a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 …
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| John Koetsier / VentureBeat: |
Recon Jet is Google Glass for athletes and professionals, now available for preorder at $499 — Google Glass is for walking around and getting directions to a cafe with perfect espresso. Recon Jet is for kicking your performance into the ultimate high gear and — yes — even saving lives.
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| Violet Blue / ZDNet: |
Firm: Facebook ‘bug’ worse than reported; non-users also affected — Summary: According to the firm who found the bug, Facebook's email to six million users affected by its shadow profiles leak left out some numbers - and non-user contacts were also leaked. — Violet Blue
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Skype & Yahoo Hit With Prism Data Protection Complaints In Europe — The European data protection activists behind the Europe v Facebook (evf) campaign group, that has long been a thorn in Facebook's side in Europe, have filed new complaints under regional data …
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| Jonny Evans / Computerworld: |
The guy who sold an unreleased Apple iPhone 4 to Gizmodo wouldn't do it again — and says he didn't get paid — Kudos to TheNextWeb for picking up on a story on Reddit today, in which Brian Hogan, the man who found and sold the 2010 Apple [AAPL] iPhone prototype tells us everything …
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| Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
Dish withdraws bid for Clearwire following Sprint's latest offer — The Sprint, Dish, Clearwire, and SoftBank acquisition saga may be close to over. Dish has withdrawn its offer to purchase Clearwire, according to a press release pushed across the wire this afternoon.
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