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Twitter rolls out photo tagging, ability to share up to four photos in a tweet — Photos just got more social — We're rolling out two new mobile features that make photos on Twitter more social. One is photo tagging, which lets you tag the people in your photo; the other is the ability to include up to four photos in a Tweet.
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Thanks:@orbuch. See also Mediagazer| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
With acquisitions like Oculus and Nest, big tech companies race to find the next platform after mobile — The Search For The Next Platform — I found this part of Mark Zuckerberg's post on the Oculus acquisition most revealing: … Facebook was a bit slow to get aboard the mobile train.
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
Ahead of Samsung patent case, Apple engineer recalls the marathon to create the iPhone — Jobs gave the engineer an ultimatum: Lay out a vision for the iPhone fast or lose the job — In February 2005, Apple Inc. 's then chief executive, Steve Jobs, gave senior software engineer Greg Christie an ultimatum.
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| Vijaya Gadde / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter files petitions for lawsuits in Turkish courts to challenge ban — Challenging the access ban in Turkey — It's now been six days since the Turkish government blocked access to Twitter. Throughout this time, we've been engaged in discussion with Turkish authorities to hear their concerns …
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| William Alden / New York Times: |
Candy Crush maker King Digital ends first day of trading more than 15% below IPO price — Candy Crush Maker King Falls in Trading Debut — King Digital Entertainment, the game maker behind the addictive Candy Crush Saga, had a muted debut on Wednesday as it began life as a public company.
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| Megan Rose Dickey / Business Insider: |
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HTC One (M8) Teardown — Spring has sprung and HTC has hatched a new One. Join us as we take a closer look at this season's newest sprout, the HTC One (M8). After all, it's our job to weed out the irreparable, and the best way to do that is through destruction—er, precise analysis.
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| Barb Darrow / Gigaom: |
Amazon launches WorkSpaces, new government certifications and (finally) price cuts! — The AWS Summit is just kicking off and there's already some news, though nothing too groundbreaking yet. — Amazon Web Services got another federal authorization to add to its quiver — a new U.S. Department of Defense approval.
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| Derek Kessler / iMore: |
Apple hires BlackBerry's top software VP, BlackBerry wins court battle over departure — Sebastien Marineau-Mes, BlackBerry's SVP of Software, is leaving the ailing smartphone manufacturer for brighter and warmer pastures: Apple. Or at least that's what he's trying to do, if it weren't for those pesky contracts.
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google: |
Google I/O site goes live, new random registration system open from April 8-10 — Update: Registration is open April 8-10. Google's first draft of its blog post mistakenly said April 7-9. — After briefly announcing some details earlier this month, a website for the upcoming Google …
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| Alex Sherman / Bloomberg: |
Dish's Ergen Said to Approach DirecTV CEO White About Merger — Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen recently contacted DirecTV Chief Executive Officer Mike White to discuss a merger of the two satellite television companies, according to several people with knowledge of the matter.
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TubeMogul Files For $75M IPO, With $57M In Revenue And A $7M Net Loss For 2013 — Video ad platform TubeMogul has filed its S-1, declaring its plans to go public with an offering of up to $75 million. And it's doing so with what appears to be pretty healthy gross margins, though with an overall net loss.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to unveil Enterprise Mobility Suite alongside Office for iPad — Summary: Microsoft is readying a new Enterprise Mobility Suite bundle to help enterprise users better manage Windows, Android and iOS devices, sources say. — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to unveil …
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| Sean Buckley / Engadget: |
NVIDIA announces the Jetson TK1 dev-kit, calls it the world's first mobile supercomputer — Wish you had your own personal supercomputer? Soon, you'll be able to buy one — well, sort of. At its GPU Technology conference today, NVIDIA announced the Jetson TK1, a $192 Tegra K1-based development kit built …
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| JP Mangalindan / Fortune: |
Klout acquired for $200 million by Lithium Technologies — It's official: the once-controversial social scoring startup has been scooped up. — FORTUNE — Social score startup Klout has been acquired by Lithium Technologies, a provider of social customer experience solutions for the enterprise … | Joey Parker / MTV Act: |
Apple plans to add more diversity to Emoji character set — What Does Apple Think About The Lack Of Diversity In Emojis? We Have Their Response. — When you browse through the emojis on your phone, there are very few non-Caucasian ones to choose from. I mean, they have a water buffalo but no representation of people of color?| Charlie Savage / New York Times: |
Obama endorses unreleased Justice Department plan to stop bulk collection of Americans' phone records — Obama Says N.S.A. Curbs Would Address Worries — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday publicly endorsed a plan that Justice Department and intelligence officials have developed …
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