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U.S. Said to Find North Korea Ordered Cyberattack on Sony — WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials have concluded that the North Korean government was “centrally involved” in the recent attacks on Sony Pictures's computers, a determination reached just as Sony on Wednesday canceled …
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See also Mediagazer| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
The Evidence That North Korea Hacked Sony Is Flimsy — A poster for the movie “The Interview” is taken down by a worker after being pulled from a display case at a Carmike Cinemas movie theater, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in Atlanta. Georgia-based Carmike Cinemas has decided to cancel …
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| Business Insider: |
Sony Just Cancelled The December 25 Release Of ‘The Interview’ — Sony Pictures has decided to cancel the December 25 release of ‘The Interview’ after major theaters said they wouldn't screen the movie. “We Have Decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release of 'The Interview …
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See also Mediagazer| Dave McNary / Variety: |
Sony Has ‘No Further Release Plans’ for ‘The Interview’ — Sony Pictures Entertainment has walked out on “The Interview,” deciding against releasing the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy in any form — including VOD or DVD. — “Sony Pictures has no further release plans for the film,” a spokesman said Wednesday.
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See also Mediagazer| Brooks Barnes / New York Times: |
AMC and MoviePass partner for unlimited movie subscription plan, priced between $35 and $45 per month — From AMC and MoviePass, a Film a Day for a Monthly Fee — LOS ANGELES — Netflix brought subscription-based movie and television streaming to the millennial masses.
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Amazon Echo teardown: TI DM3725 processor, single-core ARM Cortex A8 chip, 256MB of LPDDR1 RAM, 4GB storage, 2.5" woofer, 2.0" tweeter, 7-microphone array — Amazon Echo Teardown — Teardown — Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
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Costolo's Family Trusts Sell Remaining Twitter Stock — Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo's family trusts have sold off the last shares of the company he leads. — The Richard Costolo 2001 Living Trust and Lorin Costolo 2001 Living Trust, named for his wife …
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| Hugh Langley / TechRadar: |
Netflix: offline viewing is ‘never going to happen’ — Well damn … For some time now, services like BBC iPlayer and 4oD have offered the ability to download shows for offline viewing, yet Netflix hasn't — And despite the pleas of the masses (or maybe it's just us) …
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| Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
Palo Alto Networks finds factory-installed backdoor on Android devices from China's Coolpad — Manufacturer's Backdoor Found on Popular Chinese Android Smartphone — A popular Android smartphone sold primarily in China and Taiwan but also available worldwide, contains a backdoor …
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Apple to instate country-specific app taxes in EU starting Jan. 1 — In an email sent out to iTunes Connect members on Wednesday, Apple reminded developers of an upcoming value-added tax (VAT) rate policy change that will see customers pay fees based on their country of residence rather than other EU locales with lower taxes.| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Plex Arrives On PS4 And PS3 In Europe And Asia, U.S. Launch Coming Later — The one puzzle piece I needed to complete my Ultimate Home Theater setup has finally arrived: Plex is available for PlayStation 4 and PS3 in the U.K, Europe and Asia, with an app live in the PlayStation Store.
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Judge rules videotaped Steve Jobs deposition to remain out of public eye — After successfully defending a long-running antitrust case related to the iPod and iTunes ecosystem, Apple on Wednesday won a separate fight to keep videotaped deposition from late company cofounder Steve Jobs sealed.| Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code: |
Apple's Holiday Product Red Campaign Raises $20 Million for AIDS Research — Apple raised in excess of $20 million in a holiday campaign for Product Red, which funds an organization dedicated to fighting AIDS in Africa. — The technology giant partnered with software developers who sold apps …
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Purch, owner of Tom's Hardware and Laptop Magazine, acquires AnandTech months after founder Anand Shimpi leaves for Apple — Purch Acquires AnandTech, Dominates Tech Expert and Enthusiast Market — Leading content and commerce company adds respected mobile, computing, and IT reviews site to its brand portfolio| Nicholas Carlson / New York Times: |
Book adaptation: How Marissa Mayer fought to turn around Yahoo and lost her way — What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs — Credit: Illustration by Matt Dorfman. Photographs by Getty Images. — Eric Jackson was sitting in his hotel room on Sea Island, Ga. …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
ICANN e-mail accounts, zone database breached in spearphishing attack — Unknown attackers used a spearphishing campaign to compromise sensitive systems operated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a coup that allowed them to take control of employee e-mail accounts …
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| Shane Dingman / Globe and Mail: |
BlackBerry Classic review: old-fashioned phone that won't please traditionalists or new users — Review: BlackBerry Classic is a trip back in time — The BlackBerry Classic is a curmudgeonly phone. — That's not entirely pejorative: a curmudgeon can be a beloved figure with a kind of …
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