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Terms of Service update — We are updating the Google Terms of Service. The new Terms will go live on November 11, 2013 and you can read them here. — Because many of you are allergic to legalese, here's a plain English summary for your convenience. — We've made three changes:
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Google updates ToS allowing inclusion of users' names, photos and comments in web ads — Google Sets Plan to Sell Users' Endorsements — SAN FRANCISCO — Google, following in Facebook's footsteps, wants to sell users' endorsements to marketers to help them hawk their wares.| Kashmir Hill / Forbes: |
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Apps on iPhone 5s Crashing at Twice the Rate as on Other iPhone 5 Models — Whenever there is a new operating system, it's not surprising to see apps crash at a somewhat higher rate, given all the changes. — But one of the interesting things in Apple's latest iPhone transition …
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iPhone 5S users report ‘Blue Screen Of Death’ reboots — Apple's latest iPhone 5S has an unexpected feature: the Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD). While it's typically an error found on older Windows PCs, a number of iPhone 5S users are reporting random reboots on their handsets following a BSOD.| Mercury News: |
Apple's new headquarters: Exclusive images of Cupertino plan — The Mercury News was given an exclusive look at a model of Apple Computer's circular new corporate headquarters, proposed to be built on a 175-acre plot of land bounded by North Wolfe Road and East Homestead Road.
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Sony to focus on Europe and Japan smartphone markets, leaves US and China for the future — Without grand plans for China, U.S., Sony set to lag in smartphones — (Reuters) - Kazuo Hirai's plan to restore Sony Corp to lasting profitability rests in large part on its smartphones leapfrogging rivals … | Brad Molen / Engadget: |
AT&T to streamline traditional voice plans in favor of Mobile Share on October 25th — AT&T is planning to axe its traditional monthly calling and data plans for new customers — both individual and family — in favor of the network's latest shared data options, Engadget has learned … | Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
Broadcasters petition Supreme Court in Aereo fight — Television broadcasters Friday petitioned the US Supreme Court to get involved in their fight against Aereo, the online service that streams their over-the-air programming to its paying members. Aereo, which is backed by IAC Chairman Barry Diller …
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Major Internet organizations announce break with US, as ICANN president aligns with Brazil — The core Internet institutions abandon the US Government — In Montevideo, Uruguay this week, the Directors of all the major Internet organizations - ICANN, the Internet Engineering Task Force …
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Verizon Nokia Lumia 2520 set to launch 3rd week of November, priced at $499 — This morning we've received some confirmation from a trusted source about the Verizon Nokia Lumia 2520, the 10.1-inch Windows RT 8.1 tablet with the codename ‘Sirius’. The tablet will be Nokia's first Windows RT 8.1 tablet … | Ryan Gallagher / Guardian: |
Skype under investigation in Luxembourg over link to NSA — Ten years ago, the calling service had a reputation as a tool for evading surveillance but now it is under scrutiny for covertly passing data to government agencies — Skype is being investigated by Luxembourg's data protection commissioner …
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Sheryl Sandberg: The real story — The motorcade that snaked through 1 Hacker Way earlier this year surprised even jaded Facebook employees, who are used to on-campus celebrity sightings and visits from politicians and world leaders. So a few days later, at the question-and-answer session … | Tim Peterson / AdAge: |
Amazon Is Courting YouTube Networks for Short-Video Push — E-commerce Giant Widely Considered YouTube's Biggest Threat — Not content to contend only with Netflix and Hulu for long-form video content like movies and TV shows, Amazon is exploring a push into the short-form territory dominated by YouTube.| Brian Crecente / Polygon: |
New York Comic Con using attendee Twitter accounts to send promo tweets — Some registered press, professionals and fans attending New York Comic Con this year seemed unusually enthusiastic about the show on Twitter. That's because the New York City-based convention was tweeting positive messages on their behalf.
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Best Buy offering between $200 and $350 for Microsoft Surface trade-ins — As it has previously done for iPads, Best Buy is now running a trade-in promotion for Microsoft's Surface tablet. The retailer is guaranteeing that customers will receive a gift card worth at least $200 when they trade … | Jacob Kleinman / TechnoBuffalo: |
Leaked Nexus 5 Photos Show Mobile Payments on Android 4.4 KitKat — With the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat expected to launch as soon as Oct. 15, we can't go a day at this point without seeing a fresh batch of leaked photos. Today, Italian site TuttoAndroid managed to gets its hands …
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Lavabit's appeal: We're actually not required to wiretap our own users — The message greeting visitors to lavabit.com. — Ladar Levison shuttered his 10-year-old secure e-mail business in August, citing cryptic threats from the government. Last week, the documents in his case were unsealed … | Kevin C. Tofel / GigaOM: |
Chrome rises from 1.5% to 3% of iOS use since June 2012 launch — After stagnating for months, usage of Google's Chrome browser for iOS in North America is on the rise. According to data from its ad network, Chitika says Chrome for iOS has climbed to 3 percent of iOS web traffic on the network as of the end of September.| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Instagram no longer lets users disable video autoplay, a small but important step towards ads — Instagram announced earlier this month that it will begin serving in-feed advertising before the end of the year, and the Facebook-owned photo and video app has made a subtle, but important …
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Ff Venture Capital Touts Fundraising Under New SEC Rules as Most VCs Hold Back — A small New York firm, ff Venture Capital, will finish raising its third fund using new rules permitting it to advertise the offering, looking to become a leader of what it says will be a revolution in venture capital fundraising.
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