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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple in final talks to acquire Beats for $3.2b, deal could be announced next week — According to the Financial Times, Apple is in late-stage talks with Beats to acquire the music streaming and headphone maker for a deal worth $3.2 billion. The deal could be announced as soon as next week, according to the report.
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Thanks:@swb1192. See also Mediagazer| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Beats founder Dr. Dre seemingly confirms Apple acquisition in a now-removed Facebook video, still visible on YouTube — Did Dr. Dre just confirm that Apple is buying Beats for $3.2 billion? [Updated] … Apple is rumored to be acquiring Beats Electronics in a landmark deal worth $3.2 billion.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Why Apple Is Betting Big on Beats: Hardware for Now, Streaming for Later — Apple is set to make the biggest purchase in its history: A $3 billion-plus deal for Beats, the company that sells high-end headphones and recently launched a streaming music service.
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See also Mediagazer| Om Malik: |
On Streaming: Apple, Beats & Spotify — In response to the rumors that Apple was buying Beats Audio for $3.2 billion, I sent out these three tweets. — Someone wrote that Apple will get design help from Beats Audio. LOL. Beats design is done by an outside agency, started by ex-Apple peeps.
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| Claire Atkinson / New York Post: |
Beats' CEO Jimmy Iovine in talks to join Apple as Tim Cook's “special adviser” on creative matters — Beats Electronics boss Jimmy Iovine is in talks to join Apple — Beats Electronics boss and veteran music industry executive Jimmy Iovine is in talks to join Apple as a … | Wall Street Journal: |
Beats CEO's industry clout could help strengthen iTunes Radio, generate more ad revenue — Apple in Talks to Buy Beats Electronics for $3.2 Billion — Apple Inc. is preparing to bolster its streaming-music business with a proposed $3.2 billion deal to acquire Beats Electronics LLC …
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| Harry McCracken / TIME: |
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Apple hires Ari Partinen, senior engineer who worked on Nokia's PureView camera technology — Apple just hired one of Nokia's PureView camera experts — Now that Nokia is out of the smartphone game, many of its key engineers are undoubtedly considering their options.
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| Michael Gold / Reuters: |
Apple launching 4.7" iPhone 6 in August and larger model in September, claims Taiwanese report — Apple to unveil iPhone 6 in August, earlier than expected -report — Apple Inc will unveil the next incarnation of its popular iPhone series in August, one month earlier than industry watchers …
| Mark Josephson / bitly blog: |
Bitly accounts compromised; change API key, reset password, and reconnect social accounts — Urgent Security Update Regarding Your Bitly Account — We have reason to believe that Bitly account credentials have been compromised. We have no indication at this time that any accounts have been accessed without permission.
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| Luke Westaway / CNET News: |
Netflix price hike is $1 extra per month, £1 in UK and €1 in Europe — The new, higher price only affects new subscribers, the streaming service says, with existing Netflix customers exempt from paying extra for two years. — Netflix — Netflix has issued the first details …
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| Hugh Langley / TechRadar: |
Project Morpheus was built into PS4 from the start - we just didn't know it — EXCLUSIVE It's all part of the plan … Sony caused a lot of fuss when it confirmed that there would be no way of turning off the DualShock 4's light bar (the tyranny!), but do you want to know why it was really on there?
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| Graham Spencer / MacStories: |
Mapping The International Availability of Entertainment Services — It is 2014 and we live in a rapidly globalizing world. Unfortunately, that is not always apparent from the technology press, which focuses primarily on developments in the US. That is not meant as a slight against others … | Brad Molen / Engadget: |
OnePlus One review: A $300 phone that looks, feels, and acts like a premium device — OnePlus One review: a $300 smartphone has never looked so good — Look at your phone. If you can honestly admit that you love every single thing about it, I have good news: You can stop reading this review …
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| David Gelles / New York Times: |
Omnicom-Publicis $35B mega-merger called off due to internal differences and regulatory issues — Ad Agency Giants Said to Call Off $35 Billion Merger — Omnicom Group and Publicis have called off their $35 billion merger, bringing a premature end to a deal that would have created … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast is the one who should pay for network connections, Cogent claims — Internet backbone operator Cogent has long expressed its displeasure with Comcast's demands for payment in exchange for accepting Netflix video and other traffic.Comcast has argued that the data Netflix sends … | Gavin O'Malley / MediaPost: |
Facebook Rolls Out Audience Insights, Expands Targeting Capabilities — Appealing to audience-obsessed advertisers, Facebook just expanded its ability to target users based on their demographic traits, geography, and purchase history. — Unveiled on Thursday, the new Audience Insights service … | Robert Graham / Errata Security: |
300k servers vulnerable to Heartbleed one month later — It's been a month since the Heartbleed bug was announced, so I thought I'd rescan the Internet (port 443) to see how many systems remain vulnerable. Whereas my previous scan a month ago found 600,000 vulnerable systems …
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Vivaldi.net, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, The Register, Electronista and The Verge. Tweets: @virusbtn
| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
ZTE Starts Selling $99 Firefox OS Phone in the U.S., Via eBay — While Firefox OS remains targeted at first-time smartphone buyers overseas, China's ZTE said Thursday it will start selling a model in the U.S. via eBay. — The ZTE Open C is listed for the “Buy It Now” price of $99.99.
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TechCrunch, Geeky Gadgets, BetaNews and Electronista
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Former NSA Chief Defends Stockpiling Software Flaws for Spying — The NSA has never said much about the open secret that it collects and sometimes even pays for information about hackable bugs in commonly used software. But in a rare statement following his retirement last month …
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| Adam Lashinsky / Fortune: |
Reporter offered pre-IPO shares by Arista Networks, considers it another sign of a tech bubble — Yes, we're in a tech bubble. Here's how I know it — When tech startups are willing to offer almost anyone — even a journalist — shares ahead of an I.P.O., a burst isn't terribly far behind.
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Business Insider and Valleywag. Tweets: @qthrul, @abrams, @danprimack, @jonrussell and @pkafka. See also Mediagazer
| Jonathan Berger / The Box Blog: |
Box Notes for lightweight editing leaves beta, rolls out now, available to all by early June — Box Notes is Here! — It's a big day for Box and the Box Notes team! Today we're starting to roll out Box Notes to all users, and we expect it to be live for everyone by early June.
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| Mark Hachman / PC World: |
Nvidia beats estimates as it expands into the cloud — Nvidia reported results for the April quarter that exceeded analyst expectations, as the company's customers favored its high-end graphics chips as well as new products for the data center. — Nvidia reported profits of $136.5 million …
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Motley Fool, Maximum PC, AnandTech and Electronista
| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
8tracks releases major iOS overhaul as it prepares to take on music streaming's biggest players — The music wars are at a fever pitch, with Spotify, Google, Rdio, Pandora and the other big players in a full out war to win over users to their streaming services.
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| Josh Ong / The Next Web: |
Uber launches uberFAMILY, a pilot service in NYC that uses cars with child seats — Uber has announced uberFAMILY, a subset of uberX that caters to families with kids. Launching first in New York City, the service offers car seat-equipped vehicles for a $10 surcharge.
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