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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Watch launch expected in March, retail training set for mid-February — Apple is finishing up work on the Apple Watch's software, and sources familiar with the product's development say that the device is currently on track to ship in the United States by the end of March.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
12" MacBook Air to feature narrower, thinner body than 11" model, higher resolution display, edge-to-edge keyboard, single USB type-C port — Apple's next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air — Apple is preparing an all-new MacBook Air for 2015 with a radically …
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| Mike Snider / USA Today: |
Monster sues Beats; CEO Noel Lee claims he and Monster invented the technology behind Beats By Dr. Dre headphones — Tech firm Monster sues Beats and founders Dre and Iovine — Monster, which co-designed the original Beats By Dr. Dre headphones, is filing suit against Beats Electronics …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Neil Young's high-quality Pono music player goes on sale Monday for $399 — Neil Young's high-quality music player, the Pono, is finally going on sale. After completing a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, the Pono is heading into retail stores on Monday.
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| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
WhatsApp adds 100M new users in 4 months, now has 700 MAUs sending 30B messages per day — WhatsApp's Insane Growth Continues: 100 Million New Users in 4 Months — WhatsApp cofounder and CEO Jan Koum said on Monday that the messaging app has topped 700 million monthly active users.| Ben Fischer / bizjournals: |
New York City suspends five of six Uber bases for failing to submit trip records; company will contine to operate through remaining base — NYC suspends Uber bases until they hand over trip records — A New York City administrative tribunal has suspended five Uber-owned car service bases until …
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| Sean Hollister / Gizmodo: |
YouTube Will Soon Support 360-Degree Video Uploads — Look out YouTube fans: soon, you'll be able to immerse yourself in videos that go all the way around. Google has just confirmed to Gizmodo that it will be adding native support for 360-degree videos to its streaming video service.
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
After buying MapMyFitness, Under Armour launches a fitness tracking app for iOS and Android, partners with HTC to develop products for the platform — Under Armour launches new fitness app, partners with HTC — Under Armour nabbed MapMyFitness in late 2013, and at this year's CES …
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| Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com: |
The Interview ranks as Sony's top online film after streaming revenues reach $31M — ‘The Interview’ rakes in $31 million — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Weeks after canceling and then un-canceling “The Interview,” Sony Pictures is taking a victory lap. — The controversial Seth Rogen comedy … | Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
UK National Property Register Site Exposed 28 Million Records: Researcher — Immobilise, the website of the United Kingdom's National Property Register, was plagued until recently by a privacy flaw that could have been exploited to harvest information on millions of registered users, a researcher revealed on Monday.
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| Kate Taylor / New York Times: |
Ban on Cellphones in New York City Schools to Be Lifted — New York City's Department of Education plans to announce on Wednesday that it will lift the ban on cellphones in schools, a person familiar with the decision said Tuesday. — The ban, which was put in place by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg …
| Eric Johnson / Re/code: |
Avegant Glyph: a VR headset that looks like headphones, launching in autumn 2015 for $599 with preorders available now for $499 — Would You Wear These Virtual Reality Glasses on a Plane? (Exclusive) — One of the lingering (and somewhat compelling) arguments against the latest wave … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Mophie juice pack for iPhone 6/6 Plus now available for pre-order; prices start at $99.95 — Mophie Juice Pack battery cases for iPhone 6/6 Plus now available for pre-order — Mobile battery case maker Mophie announced today three new versions of its popular Juice Pack charging case designed specifically …
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| Nate Swanner / SlashGear: |
Google pulls Google TV developer tools, encourages developers to port apps to Android TV — Google drops Google TV, ports some devices to Android TV — Google TV was always kind of there, but never really any good. After suffering with clumsy, expensive set top boxes and an almost total lack … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
MHL shows off new SuperMHL standard to let you share mobile videos to 8K TVs — What will be hot in consumer electronics and computing in 2015? Read VB's full coverage of International CES 2015 to find out. — The MHL Consortium is announcing a new SuperMHL standard today that will make it easier …
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Dell updates XPS 13 with 13.3" edge-to-edge display, hi-res 3200 x 1800 touchscreen option, 15 hour battery life, improved trackpad — Dell's new XPS 13 has a stunning edge-to-edge display — Dell is back with a brand new XPS 13 this year at the Consumer Electronics Show, and it looks like the best one yet.| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Intel pledges to increase diversity of its US workers by 2020, will invest $300M to support broader workforce — Intel pledges diversity by 2020, invests $300 million — SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. has set an aggressive goal of dramatically increasing the diversity of its U.S. workforce by 2020.
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Wall Street Journal, Ars Technica, Re/code, Reuters, AVC, The Verge, VG247, The Next Web and Engadget
| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Ultra-thin Dell Venue 8 7000 Android tablet featuring Intel's RealSense camera now available in US and Canada for $400, more countries coming soon — Dell's ultra-thin Venue 8 7000 tablet is now available — Dell has finally released the long-awaited the Dell Venue 8 7000 …
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Dell, Engadget, 9to5Google, Wall Street Journal, Gotta Be Mobile and Gigaom. Tweets: @matthewkeyslive
| Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post: |
Internet Archive now lets you play nearly 2400 MS-DOS video games for free in your browser — You can now play nearly 2,400 MS-DOS video games in your browser — Nearly 2,400 MS-DOS games are now available to play — for free — in almost any browser on the Internet Archive.
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Engadget, Ars Technica, tech.co, PC World, Digital Trends, Tech Times, ResearchBuzz, TechSpot and VentureBeat
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft opens its Office for Android tablet preview apps to anyone with a compatible tablet — Microsoft Office Preview apps for Android tablets are now open to anyone — Two months to the day after Microsoft launched a trio of all-new Office apps for Android tablets … | Katie Collins / Wired.co.uk: |
Intel unveils button-sized Curie module to power future wearables — Intel has today unveiled Curie, a low-powered module no bigger than a button, as part of its vision to lead in the wearables field. Company CEO Brian Krzanich announced the module, which will be built on a tiny new chip called …
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