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| The Intercept: |
How US and UK spies hacked into world's largest maker of SIM cards and stole encryption keys — How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle — AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Revealed: The experts Apple hired to build an electric car — In the last few weeks we've heard about a poaching war between Apple and Tesla, a couple hires by Apple from the auto industry, and a whole lot of speculation followed by reports that Apple has a team of hundreds working on an electric vehicle.| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Pebble teases new model, sources say thinner watch with color screen in the works — Pebble updated its website this morning to tease a new model of its popular smartwatch. The announcement is scheduled for 10 AM on Tuesday next week, but Pebble has not specified what exactly is launching.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Some Lenovo notebooks shipped with man-in-the-middle Superfish adware that breaks HTTPS connections, affects Chrome and Internet Explorer — Lenovo PCs ship with man-in-the-middle adware that breaks HTTPS connections — Superfish may make it trivial for attackers to spoof any HTTPS website.
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| Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal: |
Lenovo CTO Peter Hortensius says company is working on a tool to remove Superfish from PCs, claims security community are dealing with “theoretical concerns” — Lenovo CTO: We're Working to Wipe Superfish App Off of PCs — Lenovo is working quickly to wipe all traces of an app …
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Thanks:@nateog| Nate Anderson / Ars Technica: |
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo Mobile Development Suite combines Flurry Analytics with ad and search tools for apps — New Yahoo Mobile Development Suite Seduces App Makers With Analytics, Search, Ads — Today at Yahoo's first mobile developer conference, the tech giant unveiled its new Yahoo Mobile Development Suite …
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| Marco della Cava / USA Today: |
YouTube Kids for Android set to launch Feb. 23, features parental controls and a simplified UI — YouTube unveils new app for kids — SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube is repository of clips that range from exceedingly educational to suggestively explicit. So to make sure younger fans …
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Wall Street Journal, The Verge, The Next Web, Engadget, VentureBeat and 9to5Google
| Taylor Kourim / Gmail Blog: |
Google Inbox comes to iPad and Android tablets, supports Firefox and Safari as well as Chrome — Inbox by Gmail: now in more places — It's always hard to know when it's time to share a new product, because there's always just a _few_ more things you want to do.| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple considering dedicated Apple Watch stores as it sets up Paris booth — Apple Watch hands-on table from September Media Event — According to multiple reports out of France, Apple is constructing a dedicated display for the upcoming Apple Watch in some upscale Paris-based retail outlets.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
BuzzFeed Expands Mobile Team By Acquiring “Visual Conversation” Startup GoPop — BuzzFeed just announced that it's acquiring San Francisco startup GoPop. — The startup was originally known as Zeega, and it was part of the first class at Matter, the Knight Foundation- and KQED-backed incubator for media startups.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Digit, a free savings account that monitors spending habits to automatically save users money, exits closed beta and is now open for US accounts — Digit is the automated savings plan we've been waiting for — Until recently, my savings consisted mostly of unexpected windfalls.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Initiates Repair Program for 2011-2013 MacBook Pros With Video Issues — Apple has launched a repair program to fix MacBook Pro machines sold between February 2011 and February 2013 that have problems with distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts.
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Apple, Engadget, The Verge and Gotta Be Mobile
| Eric Beech / Reuters: |
WSJ: Hackers still able to access US State Department network three months since email breach — State Dept. has yet to clear its computer network of hackers: WSJ — (Reuters) - Three months after the U.S. State Department confirmed hackers breached its unclassified email system …
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
IFTTT Launches 3 “Do” Apps To Automate Photo Sharing, Tasks, Notes; Rebrands Main App “IF” — IFTTT made its name in the tech world with a platform for “Recipes” that people could use to automate online and mobile actions in and between different apps and services — developer mechanics, simplified.| Office Blogs: |
Microsoft OneNote gets OCR support across all platforms and handwriting recognition on iPad — Handwriting in OneNote for iPad, and OCR Everywhere — People are more overwhelmed than ever by how much they need to remember on a daily basis. In fact, according to a 2013 survey commissioned …
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9to5Mac, PC World, PC Magazine, MobileSyrup.com, Cult of Mac, SlashGear and iDownloadBlog.com
| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
Now 25 years old, what's next for Photoshop? An interview with Adobe's Stephen Nielson — Obsessed with mobile growth? Join us February 23-24 when we reveal the best technologies and strategies to help your company grow on mobile. It all takes place at our 5th annual Mobile Summit … | Euan Rocha / Reuters: |
BlackBerry 10 devices get 10.3.1 update that gives access to Amazon Appstore — BlackBerry updates software, offers access to Android apps — (Reuters) - BlackBerry rolled out a major software update on Thursday, allowing users of its entire suite of BlackBerry 10 devices such as the Z10 …
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BlackBerry Press Room, Gigaom, The Verge, SlashGear and PC Magazine
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
With Launch Of “Topics,” Imgur Adds A New Way To Explore By Interests — After moving to a fully ad-supported model earlier this month, popular photo-sharing site Imgur is today introducing a new feature designed to make it easier for visitors to explore images that relate to subjects of interest to them.
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The Imgur Blog, VentureBeat, SlashGear, The Verge and Ubergizmo
| Jared Newman / PC World: |
Sony's $160 Micro SDXC card, marketed as “Premium Sound” storage, costs 4X-5X similar cards, but can't improve sound quality — Sony's latest snake oil: Pricey ‘Premium Sound’ Micro SDXC cards — Need the perfect expandable storage solution for your $1,200 Walkman?
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