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Apple and IBM partner to develop iOS enterprise apps and cloud services, tailor AppleCare for enterprise; IBM will sell iPhones and iPads to business clients — Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership to Transform Enterprise Mobility — Apple® and IBM (NYSE: IBM) …
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Tweets: @tim_cook, @pschiller, @sarahfrier, @levie, @tomwarren, @ldignan and @caseynewton
| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Apple and IBM Team Up to Push iOS in the Enterprise — Apple and IBM today announced a broad partnership to help companies deploy wireless devices and business-specific applications to run on them. — The combination brings together two historical competitors — who decades ago struggled …
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Tweets: @jyarow, @johnpaczkowski, @fmanjoo, @parislemon and @inafried
| Google: |
Google+ removes all name restrictions, apologizes for “unnecessarily difficult experiences” — When we launched Google+ over three years ago, we had a lot of restrictions on what name you could use on your profile. This helped create a community made up of real people …
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Tweets: @juliaangwin and @jilliancyork
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Google appoints former Ford CEO Alan Mulally to its board of directors — Google Appoints Alan Mulally to its Board of Directors — MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JULY 15, 2014 — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced it has appointed Alan Mulally to its Board of Directors.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Google reveals Project Zero, a security team to find and report serious flaws in any software — Meet ‘Project Zero,’ Google's Secret Team of Bug-Hunting Hackers — Hacking wunderkind George Hotz's latest gig: An intern on Google's elite hacking team. Tribune Review, Andrew Russell/AP
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Thanks:@a_greenberg| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft likely to announce job cuts this week; may be biggest restructuring in its history — Microsoft Said to Announce Job Cuts as Soon as This Week — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years, as the software maker looks to slim … | Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Oculus Spots People Selling Rift Pre-Orders, Cancels Their Shipments — The second version of the Oculus Rift VR headset is expected to start arriving this week, but actually getting your hands on one is going to be tough. Over 45,000 units had been pre-ordered as of the first of this month …
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo Misses In Q2 With Revenue Of $1.04B, EPS Of $0.37 — Today after the bell, Yahoo reported its second-quarter financial performance, including revenue (excluding traffic acquisition costs, or TAC) of $1.04 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.37. Revenue including TAC was $1.08.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft won't let you set Google as default search on some new Lumias — Microsoft has disabled an option to set Google as the default search engine on some of its latest Lumia Windows Phones. The option is currently supported on the majority of Nokia's Lumia devices …
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GeekWire, 9to5Google, MobileBurn.com, Computerworld, Neowin, CNET, Ubergizmo, Electronista and Softpedia News
| Casey Johnston / Ars Technica: |
Call to cancel Comcast service turns into absurd interrogation; Comcast calls representative's behavior “unacceptable” — Call to cancel Comcast service descends into desperate, hysterical fireworks — A Comcast customer service representative tried to retain a customer …
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| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Sling's ‘M1’ streaming box brings built-in WiFi at a lower price — It's been nearly two years since Sling unveiled new placeshifting boxes, so it's high time the company brought its products into the year 2014. The firm just announced two refreshes, including the entry-level M1 … | John Cook / GeekWire: |
Realogy buying ZipRealty for $166 million, a valuation that could give Redfin pause — Realogy Holdings, which operates brands such as Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ERA and Sotheby's International, is adding another one to its lineup. Madison, New Jersey-based Realogy today announced …
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| Sam Biddle / Valleywag: |
Tim Draper's Six Californias initiative heads for 2016 ballot; source says shady tactics used for signatures — Tech VC Says His Plan to Break California Apart Is Moving Forward — Tim Draper, legendary venture capitalist, has a plan to cement Silicon Valley's status as the most-hated locale in America: make it its own state.
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TechCrunch, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Mercury News, Sacramento Bee, bizjournals, Network World and ValueWalk. Tweets: @paleofuture
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple debuts iTunes Pass in Japan, allows Passbook-based iTunes credit refills at Apple Stores — Apple today has launched an interesting new service for iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore users in Japan with iPhones and iPod touches. The new service, called iTunes Pass (no …
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CNET, Redmond Pie, TechSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tech Times and Cult of Mac. Thanks:@markgurman
| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Netflix already stopped mailing DVDs on Saturdays, but you probably didn't notice — The USPS may not have gone forward with its plans to kill Saturday mail delivery, but Netflix isn't waiting. A few customers have noticed it's no longer processing shipments on Saturdays, opting for a five day schedule instead.| Reto Meier / Android Developers Blog: |
Google offers Udacity course in Android development; all course materials are free — Learn to Think Like an Android Developer — By Reto Meier, Head of Scalable Developer Advocacy — Today I'm proud to announce the latest resource for learning to develop Android apps: Developing Android Apps: Android Fundamentals.
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TechCrunch, The Next Web and 9to5Google
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
FCC extends net neutrality comment deadline after ‘overwhelming’ traffic — The Federal Communications Commission has been calling on the public to provide comments on its controversial net neutrality proposal, and it said today that it would actually be extending the length of the comment period …
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Washington Post, BetaNews, Comcast, Ars Technica, CNET, PandoDaily, TIME, TechHive, Daily Dot, The Register, ZDNet, SiliconBeat, Electronista, TechCrunch and The Next Web
Tweets: @gigibsohnfcc and @mattcutts
See also Mediagazer| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Intel Beats Estimates, Raises Forecast on Improved PC Market — Chipmaker Intel said on Tuesday that an improved PC market helped it to deliver quarterly earnings that exceeded its initial estimates. The company also hiked its full-year sales outlook. — Intel reported second-quarter earnings …
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Intel, Re/code, Computerworld, VentureBeat, CNET, New York Times, The Verge, Mercury News, TechCrunch, Quartz, ZDNet, Tech Trader Daily and Liliputing
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Using Adobe Flash For Your Web Site? Google Mobile Results Will Issue Searchers A Warning. — Flash, Adobe's multimedia based website technology, is not a friend of mobile devices or search spiders and now Google has decided to step up their campaign against such sites using the technology.| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
HTC Marketing Chief Ho, Engineering Head Liu Said to Quit — HTC Corp. (2498) Chief Marketing Officer Ben Ho and President of Engineering and Operations Fred Liu have resigned from the Taiwanese smartphone maker, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Engadget, MobileBurn.com, Android Authority and DailyTech
| Matt Brian / Engadget: |
Novartis to develop Google smart contact lens to track diabetes and correct farsightedness — Google strikes smart contact lens deal to track diabetes and fix farsightedness — With Glass and Android Wear, Google has already invested a lot of time and resources into developing … Sponsor Posts
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