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Microsoft confirms it is working on a Remote Desktop app for Windows Phone — Microsoft yesterday quietly launched Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android and iOS, for the first time bringing the Windows desktop to phones and tablets. One of the most surprising parts of the announcement …
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Google Hangouts for iOS can call US & Canada for free, receive Google Voice calls — The Google Hangouts app for iOS is getting a major update this evening that gives it all new calling features on Apple's mobile hardware. Users can call phone numbers directly from the app itself …
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DoubleClick Bid Manager Joins FBX, Facebook's Real-Time Bidding Exchange — Partnership has been key to Google's success as a rising tide lifts all boats. So we're excited to announce a new way to help our clients succeed by working with Facebook to participate in FBX, their real-time bidding exchange.
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| Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic Online: |
What Does It Mean for the U.S. to ‘Lose Control of the Internet?’ — The NSA revelations have thrown open an Internet governance dispute that seemed resolved. What's next? — Is the U.S. losing control of the Internet? — That's how some are interpreting a statement released in October … | Reuters: |
Exclusive: NSA delayed anti-leak software at base where Snowden worked -officials — (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency failed to install the most up-to-date anti-leak software at a site in Hawaii before contractor Edward Snowden went to work there and downloaded tens of thousands …
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Supreme Court decision may force patent trolls to pay victors' legal fees in losing cases — Extracting a Toll From a Patent ‘Troll’ — It looks as if “patent trolls” are going to lose a big one. — The Supreme Court announced this month that it would hear two appeals of decisions … | Tim Sampson / Daily Dot: |
Where does your Wikipedia donation go? Outgoing chief warns of corruption — When Wikipedia decided to roll out an aggressive fundraising effort a few years ago, the free encyclopedia came with a remarkably effective battle plan. For the entirety of the campaign, cofounder Jimmy Wales stared visitors … | John Koetsier / VentureBeat: |
iPhone 5C production cut by 35%, iPhone 5S production boosted 75% — Nov. 12 - 13, 2013 — Apple has the prototypical good-news, bad-news scenario on its hands, with soaring sales of its flagship iPhone 5S contrasting sharply with souring sales of its “for the colorful” iPhone 5C.| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Megaupload Raid ‘Destroyed’ (Way) More Than 10,000,000 Legal Files — When the U.S. Government took down Megaupload it branded the company as a pirate site with seemingly few legitimate uses. Up until now, however, there has been no research to back up this claim.
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Chill to Lay Off 40% of Staff, Move Away From Video Sales (Exclusive) — Chill will lay off 40 percent of its staff as part of a shift away from the entertainment business, according to CEO Brian Norgard. — The site, which for the past year has been selling movies, TV shows and specials … | Wall Street Journal: |
More trouble for HealthCare.gov, as insurers say they're receiving faulty data — Health Website Woes Widen as Insurers Get Wrong Data — New Errors Indicate Technological Problems Extend Issues Already Identified — Insurers say the federal health-care marketplace is generating flawed data … | John Koetsier / VentureBeat: |
iOS 7 adoption ‘much slower’ than iOS 6, ad network says — Nov. 12 - 13, 2013 — Apple's new mobile operating system iOS 7 has been one of the most successful launches in history, reaching a shocking 18 percent adoption rate in just 24 hours and rising to surpass iOS 6 within just a few days.
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