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iPhone 6 display panel redesign delayed production, impact on launch uncertain — Exclusive: Apple iPhone 6 screen snag leaves supply chain scrambling — (Reuters) - Suppliers to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) are scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhone 6 smartphone as the need …
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| Kevin Poulsen / Wired: |
Secret has closed 42 security holes reported through its bug bounty program, which began in February — Your Anonymous Posts to Secret Aren't Anonymous After All — White hat hacker Ben Caudill is halfway through his sandwich when he casually reaches over to his iPhone, swipes the screen a few times, then holds it up to me.
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Secret replaces photo library access with Flickr access, adds polls, moves to block posts with real names — Image search, Questions and Safety — When we first designed Secret, we set a few key principles. Today, we're releasing an update focused on one of them: Words are the centerpiece.
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Amazon preparing ad program similar to AdWords, will replace Google ads on site — Amazon Prepares Online Advertising Program — Retailer Developing Ad Sales Program in a Challenge to Google and Microsoft — Amazon.com Inc. is gearing up to more directly challenge Google Inc. 's dominance … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Exclusive: Todd Park stepping down as America's chief technology officer — Todd Park is planning to step down as U.S. Chief Technology Officer by year-end, Fortune has learned from sources familiar with the situation. — He is expected to take on a new White House role …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple finds some iPhone 5 units have battery problems, opens replacement program — This Friday afternoon, Apple has opened up an iPhone 5 battery replacement program after discovering that a “very small percentage” of units “may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.”
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| New York Times: |
U.S. Finds ‘Backoff’ Hacker Tool Is Widespread — More than 1,000 American businesses have been affected by the cyberattack that hit the in-store cash register systems at Target, Supervalu and most recently UPS Stores, the Department of Homeland Security said in an advisory released on Friday.
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Airbnb to Expose 124 Hosts to New York Attorney General — Airbnb plans to hand over the names and addresses of 124 hosts on its service to the New York attorney general, the company said in a blog post Friday. — The apartment-rental site agreed in May to provide Attorney General Eric Schneiderman …
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Twitter Is Working With Payments Startup Stripe on Its Commerce Initiative — Twitter's long-awaited plan to let its users make purchases right from a tweet is nearing, and payments startup Stripe will have a role in the business, multiple industry sources tell Re/code.
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| Dan Frommer / Quartz: |
Most smartphone users download zero apps per month — Mobile apps have skyrocketed in popularity and utility since Apple introduced the iPhone App Store in the summer of 2008. Apps now represent 52% of time spent with digital media in the US, according to comScore, up from 40% in early 2013.
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| Brian Womack / Bloomberg: |
Google Buys Product-Design Company Gecko for X Projects — Google Inc. (GOOGL) is acquiring Gecko Design Inc. to add product-design capabilities to its research lab. — Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Gecko, which is based in Los Gatos, California, will join Google's X lab, the startup said on its website.
| Nick Statt / CNET: |
Coin delays launch until spring 2015, will offer beta to the first 10,000 pre-order customers who opt in — Coin delays product launch until spring 2015 as questions remain — The startup behind a smart electronic device that stores credit and debit cards will offer a beta program for 10,000 customers.
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