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Samsung Galaxy Tab S: 8.4-inch for $399, 10.5-inch for $499, available in July, still following Apple's lead — Samsung's razor-thin Galaxy Tab S takes another run at the iPad — The 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S tablets arrive next month — For a long time, Samsung's been trying to take down the iPad.
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| Samuel Gibbs / Guardian: |
Samsung bets big on fingerprint scanning in its war with Apples iPad — New Galaxy Tab S is thinner, lighter and first to use a high-resolution OLED screen, but is it enough to beat the iPad Air? — Samsung has beaten Apple to a fingerprint-reading tablet with the launch …
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| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S First Look: It's Like a Huge Galaxy S5 — There may be 10 different Samsung tablets on sale right now—yes, 10, and that's just in the U.S.—but I couldn't really tell you what's special about any. The company is hoping to change that with the all-new Galaxy Tab S …
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| Jay Yarow / Business Insider: |
Sources: Ali Rowghani lacked product instincts, had little success with messaging and curation — What Happened Inside Twitter That Led To The COO Leaving The Company — Twitter COO Ali Rowghani is out of the company in something of a surprise. — Although Kara Swisher …
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Twitter Media Head Chloe Sladden is Leaving — Chloe Sladden, the high-profile Twitter executive in charge of the company's media unit, is leaving the company. Sladden told her team about her plans today, according to sources familiar with company. Sladden's departure is not unexpected …
| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
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| Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
Exclusive: Google Wants To Collect Your Health Data With ‘Google Fit’ — Google is planning to launch a new health service called Google Fit to collect and aggregate data from popular fitness trackers and health-related apps, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the company's plans.
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| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
New study suggests patent trolls really are killing startups — New study estimates $22 billion in VC funding was lost due to troll lawsuits. — Patent reform advocates have long argued that “patent trolls”—companies that do nothing but sue over patents—are harmful to innovation, not just a plague on big companies.| Mark Kleinman / Sky News: |
Google in talks with Virgin Galactic for stake in Sir Richard Branson's $2B space tourism venture — Google In Talks To Take Virgin Galactic Stake — Virgin Galactic flights are due to begin this year — Google is in talks with Virgin Galactic about a deal that will hand it crucial access … | Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom: |
US will auction bitcoins seized from Silk Road, bidders must deposit $200,000 — The United States government announced Thursday that it will sell the nearly 30,000 bitcoins it seized last year from Silk Road, a notorious online marketplace for drugs and hitmen, in a 12-hour auction on June 27.
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| Chris P. / PhoneArena: |
Metal Samsung Galaxy F gets snapped next to the Galaxy S5, boasts LG G3-like slim bezels — Somebody, somewhere, appears to have somehow gotten his hands on the yet-unreleased Samsung Galaxy F (previously referred to as Galaxy S5 Prime), and, so far, he's had a fun time teasing us.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Messenger Adds Tap-And-Hold Video Sharing, Another Snapchat Feature — Why tell with text when you can show with video? Facebook Messenger is diving deeper into visual communication with a new option to instantly record and send short videos, similar to Snapchat.
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| Cotton Delo / AdAge: |
Facebook to use web browsing history for ad targeting, will not honor do-not-track browser setting but offer opt-out and other privacy controls — Facebook to Use Web Browsing History For Ad Targeting — Company Also Rolls Out Beefed-up Privacy Controls, but Won't Honor Do-Not-Track Browser Setting
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Tweets: @pkafka, @superglaze, @bbosker and @chrishogg
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Prime Music which Amazon thinks will provide enough value without latest hits — Amazon Prime Music is no Spotify killer, but it doesn't need to be — It makes Prime seem like a better value, and that's everything — Amazon is getting into the streaming music game.
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TechCrunch, Slate, I4U News and Zatz Not Funny!. Tweets: @startupljackson. See also Mediagazer
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| Nick Statt / CNET News: |
Yves Behar-designed smart cup Vessyl measures caffeine, sugar, and calories in beverages, ships in early 2015 for $200 — Vessyl smart cup can tell Coke from Pepsi — This powerful, sensor-fitted cup identifies what you're drinking and tells you how it affects your health and hydration needs.| AppleInsider: |
Apple simplifies app browsing and discovery with new ‘Browse by Category’ collection — Apple on Thursday announced a new App Store feature called “Browse by Category” that allows users to navigate to different curated app collections without the need for drop-down menus.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
PayPal Launches PassPort To Lure More International Sales From Merchants — PayPal and its owner eBay have been through a few tough rounds in the ring these last few months, facing calls from Carl Ichan to split the company (finished for now), a Twitter encounter with a departing …
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