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China said to ban government purchases of iPads, MacBooks over security concerns — China Said to Exclude Apple From Procurement List — China's government excluded Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPads and MacBook laptops from the list of products that can be bought with public money because of security concerns …
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| Kashmir Hill / Forbes: |
Firm That Exposed Breach Of ‘Billion Passwords’ Quickly Offered $120 Service To Find Out If You're Affected — The New York Times dropped the freakiest security story since Heartbleed Tuesday, warning people that a “Russian gang has amassed over a billion passwords.”| New York Times: |
Russian gang holds 1.2B username/password combos, stolen from 420K vulnerable websites scanned via botnet, say security researchers — Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Internet Credentials — A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection …
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Google Acquires Emu, An IM Client With Siri-Like Intelligence — Google has acquired Emu, a new mobile messaging application that just exited beta earlier this year. Emu was at heart an IM client, but it differentiated itself from the crowded market with smart features that incorporated …
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| Adam Satariano / Bloomberg: |
Apple, Samsung Agree to End Patent Suits Outside U.S. — Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) are starting to wind down their global patent battle. — The companies said in a joint statement today that they have agreed to drop all suits against each other in countries outside …
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| Gregg Keizer / Computerworld: |
Microsoft's Q2 loss on Surface estimated at $363M, total since launch two years back $1.7B — Surface damage mounts at Microsoft as red ink reaches $1.7B — The tablet business has lost money each quarter, and each fiscal year — Microsoft continued to lose money on its Surface tablets throughout …
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| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
Foursquare 8.0 review: great for personalized food recommendations, but its future depends on keeping recommendations fresh without in-app check-ins — Foursquare 8.0 review: the ultimate food-finder — The check-in is dead, but Foursquare is alive — It's almost 11.
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
With Lyft Line, Passengers Can Split Fares For Shared Rides — On-demand ride-sharing startup Lyft is launching a new product in San Francisco today that it hopes will get more people using its service. Called Lyft Line, the product is designed to lower costs for passengers …
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| Kyle Russell / TechCrunch: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon expands same-day delivery service to Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, NY, Philadelphia and Washington DC metro areas, now outpaces competitors — With Newly Announced Expansions, Amazon's Same-Day Delivery Service Now Outpaces Competitors — Amazon's “Same-Day Delivery” …
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| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
Sprint taps Brightstar CEO Claure as new CEO — Claure replaces Dan Hesse, who has served as CEO since December 2007. — Sprint on Wednesday named Marcelo Claure its new president and CEO, starting a new chapter for the embattled carrier. — Claure, who is the 43-year-old founder and CEO …
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| Evgeny Morozov / New York Times: |
Internet.org's project to connect the developing world is a gateway drug to Facebook — Facebook's Gateway Drug — SILICON VALLEY was once content to dominate the tech world. But recently, its leading companies have ventured deep into areas well outside its traditional bailiwick … | Rita El Khoury / Android Police: |
Moto 360 Pics And Review Show It Next To The LG G Watch, Confirm Wireless Charging, IP67 Water Resistance, Heart Rate Sensor, And Good Battery Life — Luca Viscardi is one lucky, lucky, three times lucky guy. He seems to have gotten his hands on a Moto 360 for an extended amount of time and has been putting it through its paces.| Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
Pandora strikes deal with artists through a group representing over 20,000 independent labels — Hear that? Pandora and artists finally reach sweet harmony — Pandora's first ever direct deal with labels marks a new age for artist relations at the Web's top streaming-music service …
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| Paul Carsten / Reuters: |
China anti-trust regulator conducts new raids on Microsoft, Accenture — (Reuters) - A Chinese anti-trust regulator conducted new raids on Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and partner in China Accenture PLC (ACN.N), the agency said on its website on Wednesday, after saying last week Microsoft is under investigation for anti-trust violations.
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Yahoo taps Netflix exec Mike Kail for CIO — Summary: Kail most recently was the VP of IT operations for Netflix, but will now lead IT and data center operations for Yahoo. — Yahoo has named a new chief information officer to lead its IT and data center operations.
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| Julian Chokkattu / TechCrunch: |
Doctor On Demand Raises $21M Series A And Adds Comcast As A Customer — Doctor on Demand, the service that lets you video connect with a U.S. physician on Android and iOS for $40, closed a $21 million Series A round led by Venrock, Shasta Ventures and angel investor Sir Richard Branson.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Sony gives up on PlayStation Mobile for Android — No longer supported on newer phones and Android versions — Sony has announced that it will no longer support the Android side of PlayStation Mobile, its initiative to support cross-platform indie game publishing for the PS Vita and Google's OS.
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VentureBeat, Xperia Blog, destructoid, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, Softpedia News, Android Central, The Next Web and Neowin. Tweets: @scottlowe
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Wikipedia reveals 56 requests for user data in first transparency report; 50 links removed under Right to be Forgotten — Wikimedia Attacks Europe's Right To Be Forgotten Ruling As Threat To Its Mission — The Wikimedia Foundation, the not-for-profit organization behind Wikipedia … | Kevin Poulsen / Wired: |
With Operation Torpedo, FBI installs “drive-by” spyware on Tor web servers to identify visitors — Visit the Wrong Website, and the FBI Could End Up in Your Computer — Security experts call it a “drive-by download”: a hacker infiltrates a high-traffic website and then subverts …
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Forbes, Softpedia News and Naked Security
| Jay Yarow / Business Insider: |
AOL misses EPS estimates, but beats expectations on Q2 revenue, up 12% to $606.8M — AOL Reports Another Strong Quarter, Makes Marissa Mayer and Yahoo Look Even Worse — AOL delivered a solid earnings report Wednesday morning. — It beat expectations on revenue and EPS, which was down 3% compared with a year ago.
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| Adam Clark Estes / Gizmodo: |
Inside DARPA's Transformative Apps program, the military's own app ecosystem making smartphones battle-ready — Inside the Military's Secretive Smartphone Program — When I recently set out for the Pentagon's R&D department, I instead found myself in front of a downtrodden shopping mall in Arlington, Virginia.
Tweets: @darpa
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Dev Ittycheria To Be New CEO Of Database Unicorn MongoDB As Schireson Steps Down — Billion-dollar database company MongoDB has announced a new CEO, outsider Dev Ittycheria, after just one year with Max Schireson at the helm. A former software CEO turned investor, Ittycheria will become president … Sponsor Posts
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