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Everyone's Favorite Gadget Geek, David Pogue, to Join Yahoo — I am thrilled to announce that award-winning columnist, best-selling author, and TV host David Pogue will be joining Yahoo. David will lead a major expansion of consumer tech coverage on Yahoo and will publish columns …
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Tweets: @brianstelter, @pogue, @mattbuchanan, @joemfbrown, @pakman, @hblodget, @om, @mattbuchanan, @rstephens, @pkafka, @tim_stevens, @mbyhoff, @waltmossberg and @miriamgottfried
See also Mediagazer| Bernd Leger / Localytics: |
iPhone 5c narrowing 5s' lead and what to expect from Apple's 10/22 iPad Launch — iPhone 5c steadily gaining, but it's still not the phone for emerging markets — It's been just about one month since the initial release of the iPhone 5s and 5c and, following two initial extensive research reports … | Ben Thompson / stratechery: |
| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Netflix's Q3 Beats Analyst Estimates With 1.3M New Domestic Subscribers, $0.52 Earnings Per Share — Social Video Broadcasting Startup Spreecast Comes Out Of Beta With A New Design — Netflix's third-quarter earnings report just came out, with the company beating analyst expectations on higher-than-expected subscriber numbers.
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Tweets: @zseward, @benpopper and @pkafka
See also Mediagazer| Jeff Atwood / Coding Horror: |
Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life? — I've become a huge fan of touch computing. I believe that most things we think of as “computers” will be de-facto tablets, either in our pocket, in our hands, possibly even mounted on our wrists or forearms.| Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech: |
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| USA Today: |
HHS brings in Verizon to help HealthCare.gov — WASHINGTON — The international telecommunications company Verizon has been tasked with helping the government fix the federal health exchange, USA TODAY has learned. — An informed source in the telecommunications industry … | Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
Wikipedia editors, locked in battle with PR firm, delete 250 accounts — Wikipedia editors have disabled hundreds of paid Wikipedia editing accounts in recent weeks as part of a campaign against so-called “sockpuppetry.” The efforts were described in a statement published this morning …
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| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
Facebook lets beheading clips return to social network — Facebook announced in May that it would ban videos showing graphic violence while it carried out a review — Facebook is allowing videos showing people being decapitated to be posted and shared on its site once again.
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CNET, The Verge, Gizmodo, Graham Cluley, SlashGear, Business Insider and WebProNews. Tweets: @louisemensch. Thanks:@leokelion
| TIME: |
Google Unveils Tools to Access Web From Repressive Countries — The tech titan is introducing products to track Internet attacks and aid free expression — Google Ideas, the New York City-based “think/do tank” run by the Internet search giant, is launching several new technologies designed …
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Thanks:@samgustin. See also Mediagazer| Andy Greenberg / Forbes: |
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| Brian McClendon / Google LatLong: |
Introducing Google Maps Engine Pro: Helping businesses create, visualize and share their data on a map — (Cross-posted on the Google Enterpise Blog) — Maps are a part of our daily lives—from finding the best local Italian restaurant to planning a trip abroad. Maps are also a valuable tool in the workplace.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's Referrals To Media Sites Up 170% YOY, New “Stories To Share” Tells Pages What To Post — Facebook wants to get more news content in its feed by proving to media sites it's their premier social ally. Today it announced referral traffic to media sites is up an average of 170% this year.| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Verizon glitch allowed access to texting data from any number — A rudimentary URL hack may have exposed texting data for tens of millions of Verizon customers, according to a new report from security researcher Prvsec. The vulnerability was reportedly fixed in September … | Reuters: |
Yahoo tried to slow Microsoft search rollout: filing — (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer tried to slow the rollout of its search deal with Microsoft Corp and questioned its partner's commitment, court filings show, in the latest sign that their strategic relationship is fraying.| John D. Stoll / Wall Street Journal: |
Elop will unveil six Nokia products Tuesday, and possibly offer Microsoft hope in devices — Nokia Corp. executive Stephen Elop is to unveil six products on Tuesday. He has a chance to position the devices as a ray of hope for Microsoft, which acquired Nokia's handset division a month ago.
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Windows Phone Central, The Verge, IntoMobile, GigaOM, The Next Web, TechnoBuffalo, Electronista, FierceWireless, CNET, BGR, TechEye, WMPoweruser, PhoneArena, memeburn and Softpedia News
Tweets: @christophlawton and @wsjnordics
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft: Windows RT 8.1 fix still in the works — Summary: Microsoft officials say a fix to Window RT 8.1 is still in the works two days after the company pulled the OS update from the Windows Store. Updating issues are affecting Surface RT owners only, Microsoft says.
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AllThingsD, The Verge, ABC News, Gotta Be Mobile, Associated Press, GeekWire, PC World and Mashable
| Ken Yeung / The Next Web: |
Finally: BBM rolling out in Google Play, iOS App Store and in select Samsung App Stores TODAY — BlackBerry announced the release of its BlackBerry Messenger iOS and Android app — long awaited, no less. The company says that users should see it appear in Google Play, the Apple App Store, and in select Samsung App Stores.
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Inside BlackBerry, howto.cnet.com, CITEworld, LAPTOP Magazine, IntoMobile, TUAW, 9to5Google, Android Beat, Droid Life, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Softpedia News, Examiner, AndroidGuys, memeburn, Phones Review, Gotta Be Mobile, Pocket-lint, The Verge and GadgetGuide4U
Tweets: @journeydan and @thenextweb
| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Applying Data Analytics to Education, Panorama Wins Mark Zuckerberg's First Public Angel Investment — There are so many things that could be done to make schools better — improving teaching methods, curbing dropout rates, cutting down on bullying. — “But there's no way to understand what's going on …
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