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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 … | 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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Windows 8.1 in-depth hands-on: features, apps, impressions and screenshots — The last time we wrote about Windows 8.1, we had lots to talk about, but very little to share in the way of hands-on impressions. You see, though Microsoft unveiled loads of new features, apps and UI tweaks …
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What does Windows 8.1 offer to desktop die-hards? — Many parts of the Windows 8 user interface have been given some love in Windows 8.1. Some of these changes focus on the Metro side of the fence. But that doesn't mean that Microsoft forgot about desktop users—Windows 8.1 includes …
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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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Gizmodo, CNET, Macgasm, PhoneArena, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, AppleTell, MacRumors and Pocket-lint. Thanks:@nsdeltoro
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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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iPhone in Canada Blog, CNET, iMore, Billboard, Electronista, everythingiCafe, MacRumors, Macgasm, PhoneArena and AppleInsider. Tweets: @tconrad
| 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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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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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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Ars Technica, WebProNews, destructoid, CNET, Computer And Video Games All, BGR, VG247, Neowin, Forbes and Penny Arcade Report
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Microsoft: Kinect for Xbox One will not work on PCs — This Kinect is designed to only work on an Xbox One. You'll need a different one to plug in to your PC. — When Microsoft announced a special next-generation Kinect for Windows pre-release developer program earlier today …
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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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CNET, IntoMobile, Ubergizmo, VentureBeat, TechnoBuffalo, 9to5Google, Android Authority, SlashGear, Pocket-lint, Android Beat, AndroidHeadlines.com, PhoneArena and Droid Life. Tweets: @zpower
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn Gets A Little More Watchful, Now Tells You Who's Viewed Your Updates, And Where You've Been Looking — LinkedIn, the social network used by people for job hunting and making other business connections, is adding two more enhancements to its homepage that highlight one of its creepier …
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Official LinkedIn Blog, PC Magazine, SocialTimes, ZDNet and WebProNews
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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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PS4 and Xbox One high volumes no problem for AMD — AMD's Saeid Moshkelani on his company's next-gen “clean sweep” and high-end PCs driving innovation — AMD owns the next-generation of consoles. In the past, game consoles were more custom and piecemeal: a little IBM here, some AMD there, a tiny bit of Nvidia.
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Softpedia News, VG247 and Computer And Video Games All
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Digg Reader Now Available On Digg's iOS App — Digg Reader, Digg's alternative for the RSS aggregation addicts who will be bereft when Google Reader finally shuts down on July 1, is now available on the Digg iOS app. An Android app is expected to make its debut in the next three to four weeks.
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The Next Web, iMore, App Advice and iPhone in Canada Blog
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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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CNET, 9to5Google, The Verge, BGR, Ars Technica and IntoMobile
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Nokia JobLens: Experience augmented reality job hunting on your Lumia — Summary: Nokia just released a new Windows Phone application that uses their LiveSight augmented reality technology to help you find the perfect job. Salary data, neighborhood info, contact relations, and more are used to help your job search.
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windowsphone.com, Engadget, Neowin, MobileSyrup.com, The Next Web and BetaNews
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South Korea's SK Planet to Invest Up to $1 billion in U.S. — SK Planet, the Internet services arm of wireless giant SK Telecom , is trying to establish a new home in the U.S. — Jinwoo So, chief executive of SK Planet, said in a recent interview that the maker of popular e-commerce …
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