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Tim Cook's letter on privacy takes aim at Google's business model, noting Apple doesn't monetize its users' personal information — A message from Tim Cook about Apple's commitment to your privacy. — At Apple, your trust means everything to us. That's why we respect your privacy …
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| Craig Timberg / Washington Post: |
With iOS 8, Apple no longer holds encryption keys, making it unable to decrypt user data for law enforcement — Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police — Apple said Wednesday night that it would no longer turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police …
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| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook reiterates commitment to user privacy and security in letter on Apple website, launches new security page — As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook has published a letter (below) on the company's website expressing his commitment to the privacy and security of iOS and Mac users.
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| Terrence O'Brien / Engadget: |
Amazon's $200 Kindle Voyage is the Rolls-Royce of e-readers — Perhaps Amazon sold a lot of 3G Paperwhites without special offers. Or maybe Kobo's Aura HD has quietly taken the world by storm and Jeff Bezos decided he needed an answer. Whatever the impetus, Amazon has decided there is room in the world for a $199 e-reader.
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| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Amazon releases Fire OS 4: Adds Firefly to tablets, integrates cloud — Summary: Amazon's latest mobile operating system lands with a few new features, notably Dynamic Light Control, deep cloud integration, and Firefly product matching for tablets. — Zack Whittaker| Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post: |
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Tim Cook Interview: The iPhone 6, the Apple Watch, and Remaking a Company's Culture — Steve Jobs's office remains Steve Jobs's office. After his death in 2011, Tim Cook, his friend and successor as Apple (AAPL) chief executive officer, decided to leave the sparsely decorated room on the fourth floor of 1 Infinite Loop untouched.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
iOS 8 review: Apple empowers developers with Continuity, iCloud Drive, HealthKit, HomeKit, Pay — iOS 8, thoroughly reviewed — A big, developer-centric update completes the overhaul started in iOS 7. — “Huge for developers. Massive for everyone else.”
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Profile of Kevin Lynch, the VP in charge of wearable software at Apple — Meet Kevin Lynch, once a Flash point, now winding up Apple Watch — The exec, who clashed with Apple while at Adobe, now runs the team working on wearable software at Apple — a vital role as the company expands into a new business.| Joshua Ho / AnandTech: |
Second gen Moto X review: poor camera, battery life, and display; falls short of its peers — The New Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) Review — While I talked about Motorola's issues in the launch article for the new Moto X, it's well worth repeating. Motorola has been through a lot these past few years.| Jessica Kwong / San Francisco Examiner: |
Uber and Lyft drive a 65% decline in San Francisco taxi trips between March 2012 and July 2014 — Report says SF taxis suffering greatly — Just how big a hit the taxi industry has taken since app-based ride services like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar rose to popularity has been quantified …
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| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Airbnb to begin collecting a 14% transient occupancy tax in San Francisco October 1 — Airbnb Will Collect Taxes in San Francisco Starting Next Month — Airbnb will collect taxes from its hosts and and remit them to its hometown of San Francisco starting October 1, the company said today.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Music Collaboration Suite Splice Raises $4.5M From True And DJs, Launches Public Beta — GroupMe co-founder Steve Martocci has found some powerful allies for his music production storage and collaboration startup Splice, which launches its public beta and remixable music player today.
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LessThan3, FoxSmallBusinessCenter.com, Your EDM, hypebot, Mashable and Business Insider. Thanks:@wauckward
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Auth0 Raises $2.4M To Help Developers Plug Into Identity Platforms Like Facebook — Auth0, a startup offering what it calls “identity-as-a-service”, is announcing that it has raised $2.4 million in seed funding. — CEO Jon Gelsey told me that Auth0 (for those of you who have the same question I did … | Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Android Browser flaw a “privacy disaster” for half of Android users — Thanks to a bug in the Android Browser, your cookies aren't safe. — Surian Soosay — A bug quietly reported on September 1 appears to have grave implications for Android users. Android Browser, the open source … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple TV updated w/ Beats Music channel, refreshed design, Family Sharing, & iCloud Photos — In addition to shipping iOS 8 to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users today, Apple has released a software update to Apple TV (third-generation) users as well. As we previewed before …
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| Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless: |
Verizon Wireless plans to launch Wi-Fi calling in mid-2015 — Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) plans to introduce Wi-Fi calling in the middle of next year but does not see an urgent need for it, according to Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo. — Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media …
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