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Attention Shopper: Stores Are Tracking Your Cell — Like dozens of other brick-and-mortar retailers, Nordstrom wanted to learn more about its customers — how many came through the doors, how many were repeat visitors — the kind of information that e-commerce sites like Amazon have in spades.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Surface Watch? Microsoft allegedly testing a ‘translucent aluminum’ smartwatch — Microsoft's prototype smartwatch testing has moved over to its Surface team. Sources familiar with Microsoft's Surface plans have revealed to The Verge that the company is now prototyping devices directly under … | Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
Researchers hack Verizon device, turn it into mobile spy station — (Reuters) - Two security experts said they have figured out how to spy on Verizon Wireless mobile phone customers by hacking into devices the U.S. carrier sells to boost wireless signals indoors.
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Kabam Hits $700 Million Valuation With Employee Stock Sale — Closely held videogame maker Kabam says it is now worth $700 million, based on a recent private transaction that allowed employees to sell $38.5 million of common stock. — None of the money will go to the San Francisco-based company itself …
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VMware Sells Zimbra Amid Shift in Strategy — When VMware bought Zimbra in 2010, the deal was considered integral to the company's strategy. Three years later, it's a different story. — VMware is selling Zimbra, a provider of corporate e-mail and collaboration software, to Telligent …
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Leaked letter shows ISPs and government at war — I've written before on the dialogue of the deaf between politicians and the internet industry over child internet safety - and now the relationship seems to be getting even worse. A letter sent to the UK's four leading ISPs from the government has made them very cross indeed.
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Apple Reportedly Signs Deal with Samsung for 14-nm A9 Chips Starting in 2015 — The Korea Economic Daily reports that Apple and Samsung today officially signed an agreement that will see the two companies working together on future A-series chips for Apple's iOS devices …
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| Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch: |
Tim Stevens Out At Engadget, Marc Perton To Take Over Temporarily — Once hailed as the nicest guy in tech, Engadget's Tim Stevens is out as Editor In Chief, with gdgt's Marc Perton taking over as Engadget head temporarily while a new EIC is found, we're hearing this morning.| Tom Whitehead / Telegraph: |
Travellers' mobile phone data seized by police at border — Thousands of innocent holidaymakers and travellers are having their phones seized and personal data downloaded and stored by the police, The Telegraph can disclose. — A police officer can stop any passenger at random … | Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
HP Adds Software Visionary Ray Ozzie, Former Liberty Media CEO Robert Bennett, And Walgreens Chairman To Board — After losing several board members in April, HP announced today that it is adding three new members to its board: Robert R. “Dob” Bennett, former president and chief executive officer …
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Google: |
Rumored Galaxy Note III now has rumored competition from the HTC One Max — With Samsung's rumored 5.7-inch Galaxy Note III seemingly confirmed, it now appears the notepad-sized device may have competition from a similar-sized HTC One Max. — German site MobileGeeks (via The Verge) …
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| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Google's China head Dr John Liu steps down after six controversy-filled years in the role — Google is changing the head of its business in China after it confirmed that current country boss Dr John Liu will step down in search of a new challenge after six years in the role.
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