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Google Says Its Mystery Barges May Be Used As Interactive Space Where People Can Learn About Its Technology — Google has issued a statement (finally?) about its months'-long mystery barge project. The barges, which are anchored in both Portland, Maine and San Francisco …
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| Stefan Constantinescu / Android Beat: |
Samsung's Analyst Day: Custom ARM core, 560 PPI displays in 2014, and 4K phones in 2015 — Samsung just finished hosting their second ever analyst event in South Korea. Admittedly I didn't listen to all seven of the presentations given due to time constraints, but I did download …
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The Verge, AppleInsider, Sammy Hub, Engadget, Sammy Hub, TechnoBuffalo, Digital Trends, BGR, Gotta Be Mobile, Gigaom, Geek.com, iClarified, Droid Life, MobileBurn.com, The Register, AndroidGuys, MobileSyrup.com, The Tech Report, Android Central, Tech in Asia, pocketnow.com and PhoneArena. Thanks:@gautamp777
| Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
Samsung admits its software needs improving, commits half of R&D workforce — Samsung is just like the Red Sox — Samsung today admitted it needs to work on software, an area it's “not as good” at as hardware. Samsung Vice Chairman & CEO Kwon Oh-hyun compares the company's software efforts … | DISH Network: |
Blockbuster to End Domestic Retail, DVD By Mail Services — ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced that its subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., will end its retail and by mail DVD distribution operations by early-January 2014.
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| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
Facebook redesigns the Like button for the first time — When you're redesigning the Like button, which appears on over 7.5 million websites, the details count. Every pixel you change, color you swap, and drop-shadow you alter will get seen 22 billion times per day, Facebook says.
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| Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog: |
HealthCare.gov's head tech guy is out — A Medicare official who oversaw HealthCare.gov's botched launch will leave the federal government for the private sector, according to an e-mail sent late Tuesday to Medicare employees. — Tony Trenkle is the chief information officer at the Center … | Andy Greenberg / Forbes: |
‘Silk Road 2.0’ Launches, Promising A Resurrected Black Market For The Dark Web — The Silk Road is dead. But the dark web dream lives on. — On Wednesday morning, Silk Road 2. came online, promising a new and slightly improved version of the anonymous black market for drugs … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
The Nexus 5 isn't pure Android, it's pure Google — In this, the fifth year of Android's existence, we also have seen the release of the fifth Nexus phone — appropriately enough called the Nexus 5. Meanwhile, it's been two years since we saw the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich …
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Computerworld, ZDNet, Phandroid, Gotta Be Mobile, PhoneArena, Droid Life and Android and Me. Thanks:@aashutoshvatsa
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Square Exploring 2014 IPO With Banks — Technology entrepreneur Jack Dorsey is trying to pull off two high-profile initial public offerings in the span of one year. — Square Inc., the payments startup with a square credit-card reader that plugs into Apple and Android-based mobile devices …
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| Ben Woods / The Next Web: |
Google tech duo thank Snowden for revealing snooping, issue the NSA ‘a giant f*** you’ — The revelations that the NSA has seemingly managed to infiltrate and spy upon individuals are bad enough for most of us, but some members of the Google tech team that work specifically on how to keep hackers …
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| Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD: |
Pinterest Hires San Francisco Chronicle President Joanne Bradford to Lead Advertiser and Media Partnerships (Updated) — If Pinterest's recent advertising test with “promoted pins” wasn't a clear enough sign that it's ready to generate some revenue, its latest hire surely is.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Nipping At Spotify, Deezer Passes 5M Paying Subs, Adds ‘Hear This’ And ‘Explore’ For Music Discovery, Unveils New Mac App — Spotify may be the world's biggest music streaming company, but rival Deezer is inching closer to its terrain: today the company revealed that it now has 5 million paying users globally …
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The Next Web, Guardian, Engadget, Softpedia News, hypebot and Rude Baguette
| James Temple / The Technology Chronicles: |
Firefox cookie blocking effort delayed again, as Mozilla commitment wavers — Follow @jtemple Mozilla's plans to automatically block certain cookies in its Firefox browser earned praise from privacy advocates and disdain from the ad industry when it was announced earlier this year.| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo Refreshes Its Finance Service With Updated iOS Apps And A New Website — Today Yahoo refreshed the iOS application and website of its Finance service. The updates are worthy, and will help Yahoo remain relevant in the financial space, and perhaps support the continued growth of its mobile userbase.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Over 5% Of Instagram Ad Views Have Led To Likes, Signaling Big Potential — Instagram ads are off to a strong start. CEO Kevin Systrom said about the early ads that “Over 5% of the impression led to Likes on these ads that we've run. That's pretty tremendous considering most of the ads we see on the internet we ignore.”| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
Inventory tracking site Apple-Tracker.com gets DMCA takedown notice from Apple, shuts down — Apple Takedown Notice Makes iPhone 5s and iPad Air Less Easy to Find — Unprecedented pre-launch hype and massive day one queues are things that Apple thrive on and are achieved at pretty much every major product launch.
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Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features — Apple has posted a new page on its site, detailing features of iWork that it says it will be restoring over the next six months. This is likely in response to the outcry by power users of its products …
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Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, iMore, Ars Technica, Computerworld and Gigaom. Tweets: @justin
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French Court Tells Google to Filter Max Mosley Images From Search Engine — Case Closely Watched as Test of Controlling Privacy on Web … PARIS—A French court Wednesday ordered Google Inc. to remove private images of a prominent British man from its search engine, in a ruling …
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| Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple adds suppliers to boost smartphone, tablet production to keep up with consumer demand — Apple is adding new contract manufacturing partners in Asia to boost production of its smartphones and tablets, people familiar with the supply chain said, as the technology company tries to ensure adequate supply to meet consumer demand.
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App Advice, Pocket-lint, TechnoBuffalo, AllThingsD, MacRumors, AppleInsider, BGR, iLounge, Gigaom, Softpedia News, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, Ubergizmo, ValueWalk, iDownloadBlog.com, IntoMobile and Electronista. Tweets: @monkbent
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia's 6-inch Lumia 1520 coming to AT&T on November 15th for $199 — Nokia's Lumia 1520 looks set for a release on AT&T next week. The Microsoft Store is now accepting pre-orders with a release date of November 15th for $199 on contract. Following similar deals for the Lumia 900, 920 … | Ben Fox Rubin / Wall Street Journal: |
Wix.com Debuts IPO With Hopes of Other Israeli Firms Following — Website developer Wix.com Ltd. (WIX) began trading Wednesday, marking the largest U.S.-listed Israeli deal in years and potentially setting the stage for more Israeli tech firms to pursue initial public offerings.
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