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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
This is Healthbook, Apple's major first step into health & fitness tracking — Seven years out from the original iPhone's introduction, and four years past the iPad's launch, Apple has found its next market ripe for reinvention: the mobile healthcare and fitness-tracking industry.
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Tweets: @tapbot_paul, @markgurman and @jonfortt
Thanks:@srikardr| Matt Brian / Engadget: |
Apple reportedly launching a cheaper 8GB iPhone 5c on March 18th (updated) — Apple doesn't talk about how many iPhone 5c devices it sells, but the rumors are that it's not doing as well as its two siblings. According to leaked documents from O2 Germany, Cupertino is looking to boost …
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9to5Mac, TechCrunch, The Register, TheStreet.com, MacRumors, PC Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Tech Trader Daily, iMore, everythingiCafe, Gigaom Research, TechSpot, 9to5Mac, iLounge, FierceMobileIT News, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, Apple Bitch, DailyTech, Gotta Be Mobile, Yahoo Tech, MobileSyrup.com, Softpedia News, App Advice, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, Geeky Gadgets, Geek.com, InvestorPlace, CNET, Gizmobic, IntoMobile, Business Insider, Electronista and BGR. Tweets: @monkbent
| Jan Koum / WhatsApp Blog: |
WhatsApp founder: Facebook “partnership” won't change values, not collecting new data on users — Setting the record straight — Since announcing our upcoming partnership with Facebook, we've been truly humbled by how much attention our story has received.
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| John Arlidge / TIME: |
Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Talks About Steve Jobs and New Products — Apple's design chief helped transform computing, phones and music. The company's secrecy and Ive's modesty mean he has never given an in-depth interview—until now. John Arlidge 5:45 AM ET 'Hello.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Office for iPad will be unveiled this month — Satya Nadella is planning to host his first press event as Microsoft CEO next week. The software maker has been inviting members of the media to a special cloud- and mobile-focused event in San Francisco on March 27th.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's Set Top Box Will Be A Dongle Like Chromecast, Could Feature OnLive-Style Streaming — Amazon is readying a game console/set top box of its own, and we've learned from multiple sources familiar with the device that the Lab126-produced gadget will have a form factor similar to the Chromecast …
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Microsoft launches free OneNote for Mac, freemium OneNote for Windows, and OneNote cloud API for apps — Microsoft today revealed three major announcements regarding its OneNote offering: a free version of OneNote for Mac, a freemium version of OneNote for Windows, and a new cloud API …
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| Austin Carr / Fast Company: |
Airbnb hopes to offer services for “the entire trip”, including transport, cleaning, and more — Inside Airbnb's Grand Hotel Plans — HOW BRIAN CHESKY, THE MILLENNIAL IMPRESARIO BEHIND RED-HOT AIRBNB, TEAMED UP WITH CHIP CONLEY, THE HOTEL INDUSTRY'S LAST BLACK-SHEEP INNOVATOR …
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TechCrunch and Business Insider. Tweets: @thenickfrost, @rafat, @austincarr and @dmac1. Thanks:@_trendspotter
| Chris O'Brien / Los Angeles Times: |
Dorian S. Nakamoto hires lawyer to ‘clear his name’ of bitcoin claim — Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto insists he is not the creator of bitcoin. (Jonathan Alcorn / Bloomberg / March 13, 2014) — Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto of Temple City, the man recently named by Newsweek as the mysterious creator of bitcoin …
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
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| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Microsoft intros an LTE version of the Surface 2, arrives tomorrow for $679 — As hard as it is to believe, Microsoft has until now never put out a 3G/4G Surface tablet. But we knew one would come eventually: the company said it was working on an LTE-enabled Surface 2 and indeed, the thing recently surfaced (har) in FCC documents.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Paper Does Its First Content Collaboration With Exclusives From TED — In hopes of luring in fresh audiences, Facebook Paper announced its first experiment in working with an outside group to populate the Ideas section of its stylized content reader standalone app.
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| Washington Post: |
Government computers running Windows XP will be vulnerable to hackers after April 8 — The deadline for installing secure operating systems on federal government computers will pass next month with the job incomplete, leaving hundreds of thousands of machines running outdated software and unusually vulnerable to hackers.| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
danah boyd on her new book, human nature in the age of Snapchat, and the Facebook “anomaly” — Researcher danah boyd talks about teens, identity, and the future of digital communication — Researcher danah boyd talks about teens, identity, and the future of digital communication| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google Play Games gets gifts, multiplayer invites, cross-platform Android and iOS multiplayer support — At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) today, Google announced a slew of improvements for Google Play Games, its cross-platform game service and SDK for Android, iOS, and the Web.| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
Samsung's new Gear watches are now open to third-party support — Among the many frustrations we had with Samsung's first smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, was the limited number of apps available for it. While the company offered premium access to select partners, it never came … | Chris Wanstrath / GitHub: |
GitHub begins full investigation, puts founder on leave after Julie Horvath's departure — Update on Julie Horvath's Departure — This weekend, GitHub employee Julie Horvath spoke publicly about negative experiences she had at GitHub that contributed to her resignation.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
YouTube Enlists ‘Trusted Flaggers’ to Police Videos — Google has given roughly 200 people and organizations, including a British police unit, the ability to “flag” up to 20 YouTube videos at once to be reviewed for violating the site's guidelines. — The Financial Times last week reported …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
PlayHaven/Kontagent reboot as Upsight, offering a single platform for game analytics and monetization — Three months after their merger, mobile marketing firm PlayHaven and analytics company Kontagent are rebranding their company as Upsight, which will be dedicated to helping app developers track …
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