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Apple to hold event for iPads, iMacs and Yosemite on October 16 — Code/red: Apple to Hold iPad Event on October 16 — // HAPPENING TODAY — JPMorgan Chase continues to vigilantly monitor its, cough, “situation.” — The Evernote Conference. — Tom and Jerry's new racism warning on Amazon Prime.
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| Jayadevan PK / The Economic Times: |
Google is developing a WhatsApp-like standalone messaging app likely to launch in 2015, targeting India and other emerging markets — Google planning to launch own mobile messaging app similar to WhatsApp — BANGALORE: After losing WhatsApp to Facebook in a multibillion dollar acquisition bid …
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Yahoo planning to reinvest some of its Alibaba cash in Snapchat at a $10B valuation — Yahoo Nears Investment in Snapchat — Internet Portal Part of Fundraising Talks That Value Messaging App at $10 Billion — Yahoo Inc. plans to reinvest some of the cash it made from an early bet …
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Facebook plotting first steps in healthcare: support communities for ailments and preventative care apps — Exclusive: Facebook plots first steps into healthcare — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc already knows who your friends are and the kind of things that grab your attention.
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Google X Is Developing Screens That Can Connect Like Legos to Form a Big Seamless Image — Google's Projects Lab Developing Screens That Can Plug Together to Form a Giant TV — Google Inc. is building self-driving cars and balloons to beam Internet service from the sky. Now it also wants to make giant TVs.
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| Jim Travers / Consumer Reports Online: |
Apple's CarPlay reviewed on Pioneer aftermarket receiver: simple menus, easy navigation, and excellent Siri voice command integration — Installing Apple CarPlay and taking it for spin — Pioneer aftermarket unit is first with iPhone interface — Apple iOS fans anxiously awaiting CarPlay can stop holding their breath.
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| Amy Schatz / Re/code: |
Marriott to pay $600K settlement for FCC complaint about jamming guest hotspots — Marriott Settles FCC Complaint About Blocking Rival Wi-Fi Networks — Marriott International agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a federal complaint that it illegally blocked rival Wi-Fi networks at a Nashville resort …
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Yahoo acqui-hires Whatsapp-like messaging app MessageMe, which had raised $11.9M — Yahoo Acquires Mobile Messaging App MessageMe — Yahoo has acquired mobile messaging application MessageMe, a Whatsapp-like service with $11.9 million in reported outside funding.| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
New data suggests FBI may be lying about how it located Silk Road's server and IP address — Silk Road Lawyers Poke Holes in FBI's Story — New court documents released this week by the U.S. government in its case against the alleged ringleader of the Silk Road online black market …
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Apple Asks the Music Labels for a Price Cut on Streaming Subscriptions — There are lots of music subscription services that let people listen to all the songs they want for $10 a month. — Apple thinks that price is too high. — Sources say Apple is talking to the big music labels …
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| Graham Cluley: |
Malware dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm has has infected 17k Macs, forming a botnet which receives communications from Reddit posts — 17,000 Macs recruited into malware botnet, with a little help from Reddit — Researchers at Russian anti-virus company Dr Web believe that they have uncovered a new botnet … | Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Xperia Z3 & Z3 Compact review: Sony's best phones yet both last more than two days on a charge — Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact review — Sony nailed it. Twice. — We call it battery life because it is vital. — Without it, e-readers wouldn't be so popular …
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| Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter: |
Leonardo DiCaprio Exits Steve Jobs Biopic as Contenders Line Up — Instead of making the untitled project after shooting ‘The Revenant,’ the actor has removed himself from the biopic altogether — Leonardo DiCaprio will not be tackling the role of Steve Jobs.| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
EU Commission clears Facebook's $19 billion bid for WhatsApp — (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators approved on Friday a $19 billion offer by Facebook, the world's most popular social network, for mobile messaging startup WhatsApp. — The landmark deal is the largest …
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Facebook has obtained $2B in legal judgments against spammers, touts its defenses against fake likes — Keeping Facebook Activity Authentic — People come to Facebook to connect with the people and businesses they care about, so we maintain a global team that focuses on building systems to keep unwanted …
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| Brendan Sasso / National Journal: |
ISPs secretly angry at Verizon for suing FCC, which opened up net neutrality rules for debate — Why the Broadband Industry Is Secretly Furious With Verizon Over Net Neutrality — The company's lawsuit against the FCC stirred a hornet's nest that may ultimately result in tougher regulations for everyone.
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HTC third quarter profit beats estimates as cost cuts offset weak sales — (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp swung to better-than-expected profit in the third quarter from a heavy loss a year earlier, as cost cuts helped it offset the impact of still-sluggish sales.
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| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
Federal court extends asset freeze for bitcoin miner Butterfly Labs, allowing “limited operations” to resume — Court extends Butterfly Labs asset freeze — Sonny Vleisides (right), is Butterfly Labs' cofounder and largest shareholder. A federal judge told him in January 2014 …
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