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Apple Reports Second Quarter Results — Strong iPhone Sales Drive Record March Quarter Revenue and 15 Percent EPS Growth — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended March 29, 2014. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $45.6 billion …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple reports $45.6 billion revenue for Q2 2014: 43.7m iPhones, 16.3m iPads, 4.1m Macs, 2.7m iPods — Apple just announced its second quarter results for 2014 with revenue for the quarter coming in at $45.6 billion. That's compared to the guidance it previously provided of $42 …
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Apple Announces 7 For 1 Stock Split, Boosts Its Dividend 8%, Adds $30B To Its Buyback Program — As part of its earnings cycle today, Apple announced that it will increase its dividend 8 percent, add $30 billion to its share buyback program current to a total of $90 billion, and split its stock 7 for 1 in June.| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
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| Gautham Nagesh / Wall Street Journal: |
FCC to propose net neutrality rules on Thursday that would let broadband providers give some traffic preferential treatment — FCC to Propose New ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules — Proposal Would Allow Broadband Providers to Charge Content Companies for Consumer Access
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See also Mediagazer| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Net neutrality dead for good? FCC may endorse pay-for-play deals — ISPs could charge for improved access as long as they don't block Web services FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler confirmed today that proposed rules to replace the net neutrality regulations struck down by a court decision are on track for an FCC vote on May 15.
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
FCC chairman says reports of net neutrality's death are ‘flat out wrong’ — Tomorrow, the Federal Communications Commission will propose new net neutrality rules that will reportedly destroy the concept of net neutrality as we know it, making it okay for internet service providers to establish a so-called … | Amy Schatz / Re/code: |
FCC to Release Draft Net Neutrality Rules in May — Federal regulators are expected to release draft net neutrality rules in mid-May as part of an ongoing effort to craft rules for Internet traffic that might actually hold up in court. — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler …
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Facebook Reports First Quarter 2014 Results - Revenue was $2.50 billion, up 72% vs Q1 2013 - Revenue from advertising was $2.27 billion, up 82% vs Q1 2013 - CFO David Ebersman stepping down later this year; will be succeeded by David Wehner — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) …
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Tweets: @benedictevans, @hamburger, @danprimack, @deidrezune, @willoremus, @joshconstine and @benpopper
| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Mark Pincus Steps Down From All Operational Roles at Zynga: “Ultimately a Ship Is Better With One Captain” — Mark Pincus is stepping down from all operational duties at Zynga, the social gaming company that he founded in 2007. As part of the change, he will shift to non-executive chairman …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 7.1 code indicates Apple working on Siri for Apple TV — Code found within the iOS 7.1 SDK suggests that Siri is headed to the Apple TV in future. Pierre Blazquez first found the reference on Friday. 9to5Mac has since confirmed that the code does exist in both iOS 7.1 and iOS 7.1.1′s files.
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| Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Etsy buys Grand St. — The handmade marketplace has acquired Grand St., a marketplace for indie electronics. — FORTUNE — Etsy, the operator of a handmade marketplaces, has acquired Grand St. — Grand St., which sells indie electronics online, had raised $1.3 million in seed funding …
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| Nitasha Tiku / Valleywag: |
CEO of digital ad platform RadiumOne avoids felony domestic abuse charges after video evidence thrown out — Tech CEO Dodges Felony Charge Despite Horrifying Abuse Video — RadiumOne CEO Gurbaksh “G” Chahal pled guilty to two misdemeanors for domestic violence and battery last week.
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See also Mediagazer| Kristin Paget: |
Apple patched critical WebKit vulnerabilities on OS X three weeks before iOS, exposing users — Apple + Patching = You're Doing It Wrong :( — Apple just released iOS 7.1.1, which contains a bunch of security fixes for a wide range of things. Of particular interest is the list of issues they fixed in WebKit, which includes:
| Sarah Silbert / Engadget: |
Amazon's Prime Pantry service lets you ship 45 pounds of groceries for a $6 fee — Amazon's dead-set killing off the grocery store, with a same-day delivery service and even a Dash gadget for restocking items around the house. Now the retailer's going one step further …
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VentureBeat, Re/code, internetretailer.com and RetailNetGroup.com
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Conversnitch lamp listens to nearby conversations and posts transcribed audio to Twitter — An Eavesdropping Lamp That Livetweets Private Conversations — As former NSA director Michael Hayden learned on an Amtrak train last year, anyone with a smartphone instantly can become a livetweeting snoop.
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RT, Salon, Ubergizmo, The Daily Caller, Slate and Digital Trends
Tweets: @futurecrimes and @pbump
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