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HP study: 250 security flaws found in just 10 of the most popular smart home devices — The Internet of Things Is the Hackers' New Playground — Excited about the promise of the shiny new Internet of Things? Good. Because hackers are too. Or at least they should be, according to a study by computing giant Hewlett-Packard.| Bloomberg: |
Google Said to Plan Separating Photo Service From Google+ — Google Inc. (GOOG) is planning to give its photo service more autonomy from its Google+ social network as the company looks to attract more users, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Facebook hit with international class action privacy suit … An Austrian privacy activist has launched a wide-reaching class action suit against Facebook Ireland for breaching European data protection law. — Anyone outside of the US and Canada can join activist and law student Max Schrems' suit via …
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US Judge's ruling in Microsoft email case will further erode trust in US tech companies abroad — How one judge single-handedly killed trust in the US technology industry — Summary: Well that's certainly a phrase one US judge can nail on the casket of her career. — Some people volunteer at shelters.Thanks:@zackwhittaker
| Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal: |
Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers will oversee iTunes Radio — With Apple-Beats Deal Complete, Ian Rogers To Run iTunes Radio — Now that Apple has officially swallowed Beats, Ian Rogers, the head of Beats' subscription-music service, will also oversee the iPhone-maker's iTunes Radio efforts, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Source says no immediate layoffs at Beats, but a large number of positions could be eliminated in the next 3 to 12 months — Beats and Apple Dispute Reports of Layoffs — Apple and a source close to Beats are disputing the characterization in recent reports that a significant round … | Sebastian Anthony / ExtremeTech: |
43Tbps over a single fiber: World's fastest network would let you download a movie in 0.2 milliseconds — A research group at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), which was the first to break the one-terabit barrier in 2009, has today managed to squeeze 43 terabits per second … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
As of today, Americans can legally unlock their phones again — It's finally happened: as of today, unlocking your cellphone to work on other networks will be legal again in the US. The White House and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who helped pass legislation earlier this year …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft files contract dispute suit against Samsung, claiming the company stopped paying per-device patent royalties for its Android phones last year — Microsoft files Android patent-royalty suit against Samsung — Summary: Microsoft has filed a contract dispute suit against Samsung over Android patent-licensing royalties.| Ross Miller / The Verge: |
PlayStation Now is a glimpse at the future of gaming — for a price — The technology works, but the business model doesn't — “Honey, can you turn off Netflix? I'm trying to play Twisted Metal.” — In my life, I never thought I'd utter those words.
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| Elliot Bentley / Wall Street Journal: |
New Twitter experiment provides definitions for some hashtags — Twitter Testing Easier-To-Use Hashtags — Twitter appears to be testing a feature that will better organize its chaotic world of hashtags. — The new feature, seen by The Wall Street Journal in the Twitter app for iOS …
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| Peter Heinrich / Amazon Developer Services: |
Amazon Appstore Expands to 41 New Countries and Territories, Including Egypt, Indonesia, Singapore, and Turkey — Now available in 41 additional international locations, the Amazon Appstore has expanded its global presence to 236 countries and territories. Publishing your Android app …
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