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September 4, 2013, 4:10 PM
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Samsung's Galaxy Gear is a smartwatch like no other — On sale for $299 in the United States from early October — The Galaxy Gear, Samsung's latest foray into the smartwatch category, is now official and it's quite unlike anything you've seen before. Yes, it's a smartphone accessory …
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| Zach Honig / Engadget: |
Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch with 1.63-inch AMOLED touchscreen, built-in camera, 70 apps — This week's Galaxy Gear prototype leak didn't leave much to the imagination. Samsung's new wearable was expected to debut with a built-in camera, speakers and a relatively clunky design …
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Tweets: @davemorin, @levie, @inafried, @tim, @androidpolice, @panzer, @nichcarlson, @reckless and @starfire2258
| Samsung Mobile Press: |
Samsung Introduces GALAXY Gear, a Wearable Device to Enhance the Freedom of Mobile Communications — Samsung GALAXY experience is now extended through GALAXY Gear — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today introduced the GALAXY Gear, a perfect companion device that further integrates the Samsung GALAXY experience into everyday life.
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| Joseph Volpe / Engadget: |
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 makes official debut with 5.7-inch 1080p screen and faux-leather back, available September 25th — Samsung's annual IFA presser is typically its Galaxy Note coming-out party and this year is no different. JK Shin, the Korean company's President and CEO …
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Design the Story of your Life with Samsung GALAXY Note 3 — Enhanced S Pen features and larger screen optimized for multitasking — provide a delightful mobile experience that brings passions to life — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today introduced GALAXY Note 3, the latest update to the Note product line.| Om Malik / GigaOM: |
New version of Apple TV likely on its way for a September 10 launch — Apple is planning a big event on September 10, 2013, and there has been a lot of speculation on what could be on the menu. While the exact lineup of products is subject of debate, almost everyone agrees that newer models …
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| Keith Stuart / Guardian: |
Xbox One to launch in major markets on 22 November — Microsoft positions the arrival of its next-gen console between the US and European launch dates for Sony's PS4 — This is it: the battle for the next generation console market is on. Microsoft has finally revealed the launch date …
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
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| Ben Woods / The Next Web: |
Sony Xperia Z1: 5-inch 1080p display, 21-megapixel snapper and Android 4.3 — Sony has officially introduced the Xperia Z1, a 5-inch smartphone that will arrive running Android 4.3 and is made out of a solid one-piece aluminium frame. It can also survive being dropped in the sink.
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
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| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
It Turns Out Qualcomm Is Making a Smartwatch, Too — As expected, Samsung is showing off its Galaxy Gear smartwatch at an event in Berlin. In a surprising twist, though, it isn't the only company announcing a wrist computer today. — Qualcomm is showing off a wearable known as Toq.
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| Paul Thurrott / SuperSite for Windows: |
Surface Pro 2 Details Emerge — Surface Pro 2 will include an improved kickstand and internal changes — A Neowin post this morning details a few of the features in the next generation Surface Pro, which Microsoft will indeed call Surface Pro 2. Here, I'd like to expand just a bit on the information Neowin provided.
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| Daniel P. Howley / LAPTOP Magazine: |
Sony VAIO Tap 11: Hands on with the World's Thinnest Windows Tablet — Sony already has one of the thinnest Android tablets around in the water-resistant Xperia Tablet Z, and now the company has introduced the world's thinnest Windows tablet PC. Measuring a mere .39 inches thick …
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| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
Apple's DRM on iTunes was not an illegal monopoly, court confirms — Apple, which has been hammered by a New York judge over its ebook pricing practices, got some good news this week when a California appeals court ruled that a music rights management system known as FairPlay did not break antitrust laws.| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
HDMI 2.0 officially announced: 18Gbps bandwidth, 60fps 4K, 32 channel audio — Only just after it leaked out, the folks at HDMI Licensing are announcing HDMI 2.0 officially. Arriving just in time for the wide rollout of a new generation of Ultra HDTVs, it adds a few key capabilities to the connection standard.
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HDMI, The Verge, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Network World, TechHive, PC World, Ars Technica, Inquirer, The Register, Electronista, ExtremeTech, The Tech Report, Gotta Be Mobile, SlashGear and Quick Online Tips. Tweets: @insanelygaming
| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Kim Dotcom Resigns as Mega Director to Focus on Music Venture — On January 20, a year after Megaupload was raided in 2012, Kim Dotcom launched his new file-storage service Mega. — In a matter of days the site's membership went from zero to more than a million and in the weeks that followed …
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New Zealand Herald, Guardian, Betabeat, The Next Web, ZDNet, KitGuru, SiliconANGLE, SlashGear, GigaOM and I4U News. See also Mediagazer
| Joe Miller / BBC: |
Jonathon Fletcher: forgotten father of the search engine — Until researchers tracked him down a few years ago, Jonathon Fletcher was not aware he had built the first modern search engine — As Google celebrates its 15th birthday, the web giant has become a byword for information retrieval.
Tweets: @amonck and @whatthebit
| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Google confirms it's working on an update to fix Google Authenticator for iOS data losses — Google Authenticator, an app that generates two-factor authentication codes for services that offer the additional security layer, is coming under fire from users who claim that the latest update …
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TechCrunch, Engadget, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, AppleTell, 9to5Mac, Guardian and Softpedia News
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Label Sues Spotify Because Some Of Its Users Create Playlists Of Authorized Music In The Same Order It Did — Another day, another wacky copyright lawsuit. Ministry of Sound, the well-known nightclub/record label in London that puts together various compilations of dance music is suing Spotify …
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
VMware preps Fusion 6, Workstation 10 for Windows 8.1, Apple OS X Mavericks — Summary: VMware's desktop virtualization software is aiming to roll with Windows 8.1 and Apple's OS X Mavericks. Workstation follows suit. — VMware on Wednesday launched the latest version …
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9to5Mac, Engadget, BetaNews, MacRumors, Softpedia News, Ars Technica, Macworld, AppleInsider and TUAW
| Greg Finn / Marketing Land: |
Topsy Makes Every Tweet Since The Beginning Of Time Searchable — Last month Topsy, a social search and analytics company, bolstered their service to allow for users to search all Tweets since July 2010. Today, Topsy has announced that they have indexed every Tweet since the beginning of Twitter.| Matt McGee / Marketing Land: |
Google Glass App Store Coming In 2014 — Google Glass users and developers will have to wait until next year for Google to launch a dedicated app store for the device. — A Google spokesperson confirmed that plan for us today, after it was reported over the weekend in a lengthy first-person Glass user essay in the New York Times.
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