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Xiaomi's latest phone gets a steel frame, IR blaster and top specs for just $320 — Having sold 26.11 million phones in the first half of this year, the beast from the East that is Xiaomi is back again with a new flagship Android phone: the MI4. For the first time ever …
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| Kaylene Hong / The Next Web: |
Xiaomi announces its first wearable device, a $13 fitness band — Popular Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has joined the wearables fray as it unveiled today its very first wearable device, a fitness band for only CNY79 ($13). — The Mi Band features sensors for tracking various health metrics …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
‘One more thing’: ex-Google exec says his Chinese employer is no Apple ripoff — “We're not copying Apple's products. End of story.” — A man wearing a black top and denim jeans stands on stage promising to unveil “one more thing.” As much as that might sound like the familiar finale …
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Apple granted comprehensive ‘iTime’ smartwatch patent with in-strap circuitry, arm gesture support — In one of the clearest signs that Apple is — and has been — working on a smartwatch device, the Cupertino company was on Tuesday granted a patent for a wrist-worn wearable …
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Apple Reports Third Quarter Results — iPhone, Mac & Services Growth Drive Record June Quarter Revenue & 20% EPS Growth — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 third quarter ended June 28, 2014. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $37.4 billion …
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
iPhone sales up 12.7% from a year ago on demand from BRIC countries; iPad sales down 9.2% — Apple Reports Strong iPhone Sales — Sales of Smartphone Jump 12.7% in Latest Quarter, Ahead of Expected Refresh — Apple Inc. reported its second straight quarter of double-digit percentage growth …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Quietly Launches Its Consumer-Facing Mobile Wallet App, Amazon Wallet — Amazon's first attempt at its own mobile wallet application, designed for use at the point-of-sale, has made a quiet debut on the Amazon Appstore and on Google Play. However, the current implementation of the new … | Microsoft: |
Microsoft Cloud Growth Drives Strong Fourth-Quarter Results — REDMOND, Wash. — July 22, 2014 — Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $23.38 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Gross margin, operating income, and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") for the quarter were $15.79 billion …
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Reports $23.38B FQ4 Revenue Including $2B In Phone Top Line, Misses With EPS Of $0.55 — Today after the bell Microsoft reported its fiscal fourth quarter performance, including revenue for the period of $23.38 billion and earnings per share of $0.55.| Ben Thompson / stratechery: |
To focus on services, Microsoft should split in two and make the Windows business a separate company — It's Time to Split Up Microsoft — To understand why so many serious Microsoft observers were encouraged by Satya Nadella's week-ago memo Bold Ambition and Our Core,1 it's useful … | Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch: |
Timehop, The App That Works As A Digital Time Capsule, Raises $10M Led By Shasta Ventures — Timehop, the app that serves as a personal “today in history” memo by surfacing your social networking photos and posts from a year ago or more, has raised $10 million in new funding.| Hillary Reinsberg / BuzzFeed: |
One of the most-viewed YouTube channels worldwide is a woman unboxing toys for toddlers — YouTube's Biggest Star Is An Unknown Toy-Reviewing Toddler Whisperer — Is it possible an unknown, one-woman toy-reviewing YouTuber called “Disney Collector” is making more money than most CEOs?
Tweets: @pkafka
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Intel Launches New Core i5, i7 Haswell Processors Possibly Slated for Retina MacBook Pro Refresh — Intel yesterday launched new Haswell processors designed for high-end notebooks, which could be slated for use in an upcoming refresh of the 13 and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro models.
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Nvidia's Shield Tablet And Shield Controller Look To Offer No-Compromise Mobile Gaming — The Nvidia Shield was a first attempt by graphics chip- and card-maker Nvidia, but it gave the company a taste for building gadgets that wouldn't go away, so now they're back with the Shield Tablet …
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Tweets: @nvidia, @benbajarin and @nchan
| Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Application performance management company AppDynamics raises $120M at $1B valuation, plans eventual IPO — AppDynamics Raises $120M, Valued at $1 Billion for Corporate Software — AppDynamics Inc., whose software monitors how applications are performing in order to help companies avoid bottlenecks …
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Apple asks manufacturers to supply between 70M-80M 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhones by December 30 — Next iPhone Will Offer Bigger Screens — Apple Tells Suppliers to Gear Up for 4.7-inch and 5.5-Inch Screen Sizes — Apple Inc. is preparing for its largest initial production run of iPhones …
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| Rene Ritchie / iMore: |
Apple reaffirms it has never worked with any government agency to create a backdoor in any product or service — On July 18, Jonathan Zdziarski, a former iOS jailbreaker and current iOS forensic scientist and law enforcement consultant, gave a talk at the HOPE X conference in New York City.
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| LinkedIn: |
LinkedIn to acquire business marketing company Bizo for $175M — LinkedIn to Acquire Bizo — Bizo Provides Opportunity to Accelerate LinkedIn's Efforts to Offer a Comprehensive B2B Marketing Platform for Brands — LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world's largest professional network …
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