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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia's “Normandy” phone uses a forked variant of Android, a la Kindle Fire — This is Nokia's Android phone — Codename Normandy is ‘full steam ahead’ — Nokia has been building its own Android phone according to multiple sources familiar with the company's plans.
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| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
Why Nokia Is Building an Android Phone and Why Microsoft Might Not Kill It — So, is Nokia really working on an Android-based phone, and would Microsoft really go ahead with such a device? — The answer to the first one is definitely yes. And, surprisingly, the answer to the second question may be yes, as well.
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| The Switch: |
NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking — The National Security Agency is secretly piggybacking on the tools that enable Internet advertisers to track consumers, using “cookies” and location data to pinpoint targets for government hacking and to bolster surveillance.
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Techdirt, Gigaom, ZDNet, Freedom to Tinker, Gizmodo, CNET, Washington Post, SocialTimes, emptywheel, Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, Yahoo! News and Boing Boing
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See also Mediagazer| Marguerite Reardon / CNET: |
AT&T chief: We can't keep doing big subsidies on phones — AT&T's top executive says the era of big subsidies for devices is coming to an end, as wireless operators can no longer afford to fund a constant smartphone upgrade cycle. — Speaking at an investor conference in New York City on Tuesday …
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AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, MacRumors, SlashGear, Cult of Mac, PhoneArena and Android Central. Tweets: @johnlegere
| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Glassdoor: Twitter dethrones Facebook as the best tech company to work for, ending three-year streak — Career website Glassdoor today released its sixth annual Employees' Choice Awards, a list of the 50 best places to work for in the coming year. Twitter was elected the number one tech company …
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| Mary Jo Foley / Fortune: |
Steve Ballmer and Microsoft's top executives reflect on his legacy — For Steve Ballmer, a lasting touch on Microsoft — As the world prepares for Microsoft to announce a new chief executive, we ask the company's top executives—including the man himself—to take a look at the legacy Steve Ballmer leaves on the technology company.| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Apps Updated With New Swipeable Design And Photo Support In Direct Messages — Today, Twitter has announced an update to its apps that bring a renewed focus on direct messaging. The app now features a direct link to DMs in the tab bar and allows you to send photos inside direct messages.
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| John Herrman / BuzzFeed: |
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See also Mediagazer| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
“Revenge porn” operator arrested, charged with ID theft — Websites that post nude pictures of adults without their permission, commonly known as “revenge porn” sites, have recently drawn public scorn and a few lawsuits. — Now, the owner of one revenge porn website is facing prison.
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| Dan Ackerman / CNET: |
Dell joins the Chromebook club with the Dell Chromebook 11 — This 11-inch laptop, running Chrome OS, is targeted at schools. — Dell is officially announcing its first Chromebook on December 11. The system, to be called the Dell Chromebook 11 (HP also has a system called the Chromebook 11) …
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TechCrunch and Engadget
| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Google's first data centers in Asia go online to help serve the growing Internet population — Google has announced that its two new data centers in Asia — based in Taiwan and Singapore — are now online. — Following yesterday's news that the company has scrapped plans for a third data center …
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| Yun-Hee Kim / China Real Time Report: |
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| Stephen Schenck / Pocketnow: |
Android Action Bar overflow changes could mark beginning of the end for hardware menu button — When Android started making the move away from hardware buttons, and giving manufacturers the option to present users with fully on-screen virtual buttons, it sounded like we were moving towards …
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Android Police, Android Beat and Gotta Be Mobile
| Jared Newman / PC World: |
Battle of the Windows RT displays: Lumia 2520 shines but the Surface 2 stutters — Microsoft's Surface 2 and Nokia's Lumia 2520 (pictured at top) may have similar displays on paper, but a test of both tablets found Nokia to be the clear winner on screen quality.
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DisplayMate, CNET, BetaNews, TechCrunch, ZDNet, The Next Web, BGR and Gizmodo. Thanks:@bradchacos
| Glyn Moody / Techdirt: |
Norway To Digitize All Norwegian Books, Allowing Domestic IP Addresses To Read All Of Them, Irrespective Of Copyright Status — Here's a pretty amazing story from Norway: … Now, in any normal country — where “normal” means one in which copyright has reached the heights of monopolistic insanity …
| Variety: |
Epic Fail: The Rise and Fall of Demand Media — The future of the so-called “content farm” looks bleak as its search-centric biz crumbles — Take note, Twitter: Not every tech company has a happy ending after a ballyhooed IPO. — Just look at Demand Media, the Santa Monica … | Michele Sinner / Reuters: |
EU court upholds Microsoft, Skype deal, rejects Cisco challenge — (Reuters) - Europe's second highest court upheld a decision on Wednesday by European Union regulators clearing Microsoft's $8.5 billion takeover of Skype in 2011, rejecting a challenge by the world's top network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc.| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
Foxconn Said to Target Wearables With New Startup Fund — Foxconn Technology Group, maker of Apple Inc. iPhones and iPads, is launching an investment fund to finance startups developing new kinds of wearable computers, according to two people familiar with the project.| Mike Isaac / AllThingsD: |
Facebook Wants to Be a Newspaper. Facebook Users Have Their Own Ideas. — Most people think of Facebook in a similar way: It's a place to share photos of your kids. It's a way to keep up with friends and family members. It's a place to share a funny, viral story or LOLcat picture you've stumbled upon on the Web.
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Business Insider, Mashable and WebProNews
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See also Mediagazer| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
New York Asks Cellphone Carriers to Explain Why They Rejected Antitheft Switch — SAN FRANCISCO — New York State's top prosecutor is investigating why American cellphone carriers have yet to embrace antitheft software on Samsung smartphones, raising questions about possible coordination among the biggest carriers.| John Biggs / TechCrunch: |
Wireless beacon startup Estimote raises $3.1M, hires Steve Cheney as SVP, Business Operations — iBeacon Pioneers Estimote Raise $3.1M Seed Round — Jakub Krzych, founder of Estimote, has announced a $3.1 million seed round raise from Innovation Endeavors, Betaworks, Bessemer Venture Partners …
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AllThingsD, Y Combinator Posthaven, steve cheney, MobilePaymentsToday.com News, PandoDaily and Stowe Boyd
Tweets: @radekg and @hunterwalk
| Leslie Horn / Gizmodo: |
Harlem Is Getting the Biggest Free Public Wi-Fi Network In the U.S. — Here's some good news. Harlem is about to get the biggest free public Wi-Fi network in the entire country, spanning a whopping 95 blocks. Soon there won't be anywhere in the city where you can't get online.
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NYC.gov, The Verge, Engadget, MacNN, PandoDaily, Betabeat, TechPresident and Government Technology News
| Artem Russakovskii / Android Police: |
Google Play Books now allows ebook uploads from any Android device — Google Play Books Update 3.1.17 Finally Lets You Upload Books Directly From Devices, Open Books Faster And Smoother, And More [APK Download] — Google Play Books update 3.1.17 is slowly rolling out …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Vuzix develops Google Glass-like smart glasses — but with superior optics and standard eyeframes — Vuzix says it has superior optics for augmented reality glasses. The M2000AR is aimed at industrial markets. — Vuzix is unveiling an optical technology for smart glasses today …
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SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, PR Newswire, Quartz, LAPTOP Magazine, SlashGear and Ubergizmo
| Matt Rosoff / CITEworld: |
JAMF scores $30 million to keep helping Apple invade the enterprise — When JAMF Software started in 2002, Apple was still a bit player in the enterprise: The art department might've had a few Macs running Illustrator or Photoshop, but most companies were full of PCs running Windows.
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Venture Capital Dispatch, JAMF Software, Volume One Magazine, VentureBeat, PE Hub Blog and bizjournals. Thanks:@mattrosoff
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