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iPhone and “iWatch” NFC payments to use tokenization technology, prefered by banks for its security benefits — Apple to Use NFC, Tokenization in Payments, Sources Say — Apple will be utilizing near field communication (NFC) technology and tokenization technology in the new iPhone 6 … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Disney stores add NFC credit card readers and Apple stores upgrade iBeacons ahead of iPhone launch — Apple and Disney Stores upgrading iBeacons and NFC scanners ahead of iPhone 6 launch — Apple and longtime partner Disney this week are bolstering their stores with upgraded versions … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
5.5-inch iPhone 6 may run landscape apps with more productive iPad-like interface — While the 4.7-inch version of the upcoming iPhone 6 will seemingly function as a large version of the current iPhone interface, it appears that the larger model with a 5.5-inch display could run software …
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What to expect from Apple's September 9th event: new iPhones, wearables, iOS 8, more — What To Expect From Apple's iPhone Event On September 9 — Apple is hosting an event on September 9, and by all accounts it's going to be a real barn burner. The company is set to announce new iPhones … | Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
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CenturyLink Said to Seek to Acquire Rackspace Hosting — CenturyLink Inc. (CTL), the Louisiana-based landline phone service provider, is seeking to acquire Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX) to further expand into cloud-computing services, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Tool to kick Glass users off Wi-Fi becomes Cyborg Unplug, a $50-$85 anti-surveillance appliance — For Sale Soon: The World's First Google Glass Detector — Earlier this summer, Berlin-based artist and coder Julian Oliver released Glasshole.sh, a simple and free piece of software designed … | Re/code: |
Reddit raising over $50M for less than 10% of the company, at a valuation upwards of $500M — Reddit Raising a Big Round, and Some Y Combinator Players Are in the Mix — Reddit, the social news site with a big Web footprint, is raising a big funding round — with help from some of the people … | Ben Woods / The Next Web: |
Microsoft fully revamps its MSN portal, Bing mobile apps to be rebranded MSN too — Microsoft has fully overhauled its MSN portal to make it more deeply integrated with its other services. Alongside this, it will also be introducing a rebrand of its Bing mobile apps for Windows Phone, iOS and Android.
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John Carmack on Gear VR, building the Oculus Mobile SDK, difficulties of Android development — Q&A: Carmack reveals the challenges of mobile VR game development — Yesterday Samsung formally revealed its Gear VR headset, which was developed in close partnership with the folks at Oculus VR.| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
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| David Barboza / New York Times: |
A profile of Alibaba founder Jack Ma, whose personal interests increasingly overlap with the company he firmly controls — The Jack Ma Way — At Alibaba, the Founder Is Squarely in Charge — At the resplendent China World Hotel in Beijing, scores of cameras snapped as colorful confetti floated down from the ceiling.| Matt McFarland / Washington Post: |
The unstoppable TI-84 Plus: How an outdated calculator still holds a monopoly on classrooms — In the ruthlessly competitive world of technology, where companies rush the latest gadget to market and slash prices to stay competitive, the TI-84 Plus is an anomaly.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Facebook adds video features like view counts and related videos as it tops 1B daily video views — Facebook Adds YouTube-Like Video Features, as It Tops 1 Billion Daily Views (Exclusive) — Facebook, already a huge distributor of Internet video, continues to roll out new ways …
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FBI concealed how they obtained Silk Road's IP in their affidavit, while evidence suggests they ran an exploit — Analyzing the FBI's Explanation of How They Located Silk Road — The first incarnation of online drug marketplace Silk Road was shutdown in October 2013 resulting in the arrest of Ross Ulbricht.
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Techdirt, Ars Technica, SecurityWeek, The Register and TechCrunch
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Thanks:@nikcub| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's wearable will come with an App Store; Facebook and several other big developers already have access to a pre-release SDK — Apple wearable to run third-party apps, big developers already seeded SDK — Apple's upcoming wearable device, based on iOS, will run third-party applications and …
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Inquirer, Wired, Neowin, Wearable World News, Pocketnow, VentureBeat, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, TechnoBuffalo, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, Engadget, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Softpedia News, GSMArena Blog and App Advice
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