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Exclusive: Apple Pitches Ad-Skipping for New TV Service — Apple has a new trick up its sleeve as it tries to launch a long-awaited television service: technology that allows viewers to skip commercials and that pays media companies for the skipped views. — For more than a year …
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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 …
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Gowalla Co-Founder Josh Williams to Depart Facebook — Josh Williams, co-founder of the location-based check-in startup Gowalla (which was “acqu-hired” by Facebook in 2012), plans to soon leave the social giant, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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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.| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Yahoo recycles old user IDs with help from Facebook — It's been just over a month since Yahoo announced their plan to reclaim abandoned usernames, and met with an immediate outcry over privacy concerns. What if you used your Yahoo email as a password reset? Was Yahoo making life easy for identity thieves?
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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.| Washington Post: |
For NSA chief, terrorist threat drives passion to ‘collect it all,’ observers say — In late 2005, as Iraqi roadside bombings were nearing an all-time peak, the National Security Agency's newly appointed chief began pitching a radical plan for halting the attacks that were killing or wounding a dozen Americans a day.
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You Really Might Be Boring Your Facebook Friends — Is Facebook embarrassed to tell you how many people look at your cat or kid pictures? — Yes, says BuzzFeed writer Charlie Warzel. No way, says a Facebook engineer — we just don't think regular people care about this stuff.
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Tim Stevens Out At Engadget, Marc Perton To Take Over — Once hailed as the nicest guy in tech, Engadget's Tim Stevens is no longer Editor In Chief, with gdgt's Marc Perton taking over as Engadget head while a new EIC is found to round out the management structure.| William Alden / DealBook: |
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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Intel's Thunderbolt remains high-end rarity as Acer drops out — Windows computer maker Acer decides USB 3.0 is a better deal than Intel's high-speed communications technology. And despite notable newer fans including Dell, HP, and Asus, Thunderbolt remains scarce.
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Spotify Defends Against New Music Backlash, Says It Will Pay Out $1B To Rightsholders By End Of 2013 — Spotify, the music service with 24 million active users, says that it is on track to pay out $1 billion to artists that stream music on its platform by the end of 2013 …
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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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