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Apple to add gold color option to new 9.7" iPads this month, launch 12.9" model next year — Apple Said to Add Gold Option to IPad to Goose Sales — Apple Inc. (AAPL) will add a gold color option for its full-size iPads in an effort to boost a category that's posted declining shipments this year …
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A Rare Look at Design Genius Jony Ive: The Man Behind the Apple Watch — How Apple's under-the-radar design genius, Jonathan Ive, has found the way to our hearts. — I first catch sight of Jony Ive across the Apple campus, in a plain Dodger-blue T-shirt and white painter's pants, in conversation, nodding.| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
This Is The Motorola Nexus 6: A 5.9" QHD Display, 3200mAh+ Battery, Dual Front-Facing Speakers, And More — If you've been keeping up with any tech blogs over the past couple of weeks, you know that the next Nexus phone has been a hot topic. We saw rumored specs and rumored hardware photos … | Ian Kar / Bank Innovation: |
PayPal was excluded from Apple Pay because PayPal partnered with Samsung on the Galaxy S5's fingerprint reader — The Real Reason PayPal Isn't an Apple Pay Preferred Partner — Earlier this month, before Apple Pay came out, Bank Innovation wrote that Apple and PayPal had been involved in talks for ... something.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft adds new Sway presentation application to the Office family — Summary: Microsoft's Sway presentation application, available starting today in preview form, is the newest member of the Office product family. — Microsoft is rolling out on October 1 a preview of a new Office content aggregation …
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Microsoft Says Free Windows Has Helped Woo 50 New Phone and Tablet Makers — Microsoft said it has attracted a number of new partners since offering Windows free for devices with screens smaller than nine inches. — Windows chief Terry Myerson said Tuesday that 50 new companies …
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How RAM Scrapers Work: The Sneaky Tools Behind the Latest Credit Card Hacks — Today, news broke of yet more large-scale credit-card breaches at big-box stores, this time at Albertson's and Supervalu, grocery chains in the American west. — The breaches follow in the wake of other recent breaches …
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iPhone 6 Plus: best phablet, may appeal more than the 6 if you don't mind two-handed usage — The iPhone 6 Plus Mini-Review: Apple's First Phablet — While we've also written about the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus needs its own review in order to really understand the various features … | Karin Matussek / Bloomberg: |
German regulator orders Google to limit how it combines user data from multiple services — Google Ordered to Change Handling of User Data in Germany — Google Inc. (GOOG) was ordered by a German regulator to limit how it combines user data that could be used to find out customers' personal preferences …
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Windows 10 aims to run universal apps on devices ranging from internet-of-things to servers; preview coming tomorrow, final release in late 2015 — Windows 10 is the official name for Microsoft's next version of Windows — Microsoft is officially unveiling the name for the next release of Windows today: Windows 10.
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Comcast launches cloud DVR in San Francisco, lays foundation for a set-top box-free future — Comcast customers in the Bay Area now have two DVRs available to them: One in their living room, one in the cloud. Eventually, the one in the living room will disappear.
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PC World, The Technology Chronicles, Multichannel News and CNET
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Hackers charged with stealing over $100m in US army and Xbox technology — Indictment unsealed on Tuesday reveals Department of Justice charged four people in international computer hacking ring — Four men have been charged with breaking into the computer systems of Microsoft …
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Tweets: @shiraovide, @dannyyadron and @dannyyadron
| Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog: |
Chinese iOS Trojan Targets Jailbroken iPhones Used by Hong Kong Protesters — Lacoon Mobile Security has discovered a new ‘advanced’ Chinese iOS trojan targeting jailbroken iPhone users in Hong Kong, linked to a previous Android spyware app currently being distributed among protesters via a link shared on WhatsApp.
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Lacoon Mobile Security, New York Times, PC Magazine, The Verge, ZDNet, PC World, VentureBeat, TIME, The Register and iMore. Tweets: @ashk4n. Thanks:@gary_ng. See also Mediagazer
| Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
Finding Alibaba: How Jerry Yang Made The Most Lucrative Bet In Silicon Valley History — Jerry Yang is giving a quick tour of the conference room at his private investment firm in Palo Alto, Calif. It's dotted with gifts and photos from his 20 years in Silicon Valley.
Tweets: @christianhern, @erichippeau, @jeffweiner, @forbestech, @forbes, @john_ryu and @amir
| Matt Burns / TechCrunch: |
Popcorn Time app for streaming video torrents arrives in Cydia for jailbroken iOS devices — Popcorn Time Finally Comes To iOS — Popcorn Time, the so-called Netflix for pirates, is now on iOS. It's never been easier to watch pirated movies and TV shows on the iPhone or Android device.
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Gizmodo, SlashGear, Cult of Mac, BGR, TorrentFreak, International Business Times, Ubergizmo, AfterDawn.com and iPhone in Canada Blog. Thanks:@mjburnsy
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Reddit Plans Its Own Cryptocurrency To Give Back To Its Users After $50 Million Raise — Reddit, the so-called front page of the internet, has raised $50 million in Series B on a $500 million valuation with intentions to give back 10 percent of the round's equity to the community.| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
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