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| Shimrit Ben-Yair / YouTube Blog: |
Introducing the newest member of our family, the YouTube Kids app—available on Google Play and the App Store — Like most parents, I love helping my kids learn more about something they're interested in. For example, right now, I spend a lot of time on YouTube with my 3-year-old son …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Hands On With “YouTube Kids,” Google's Newly Launched, Child-Friendly YouTube App — Late last week, news leaked that YouTube was poised to release a new, kid-friendly version of its YouTube service for mobile devices. Today, much to the delight of families everywhere, that app has now arrived …
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Google strikes a deal with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to pre-install Wallet on Android phones, buys some Softcard technology and IP — Google Strikes Mobile Payments Deal With Big Wireless Carriers, Buys Softcard Technology — Google has inked a distribution deal with the biggest wireless carriers …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases second OS X 10.10.3 pre-release w/ latest Photos app version, new Emoji, more — Earlier this month, Apple released the first OS X 10.10.3 pre-release update to testers with a beta version of the iPhoto replacement app called Photos. Today an updated build is rolling out to testers through the Mac App Store.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Siri learns Russian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Thai and Turkish for iOS 8.3 beta 2 — In addition to Wireless CarPlay, more diverse Emojis, and improved logging in for Google services, iOS 8.3 adds a major new feature: several new languages for Siri.
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| Will Carty / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter announces that it is backing the FCC's net neutrality proposal — Why Twitter faves #NetNeutrality — The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to act on a “net neutrality” proposal that will put vital consumer and competitive protections back on the books …
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Tweets: @demandprogress, @fightfortheftr and @dliebelson
See also Mediagazer| Stephen Hall / 9to5Mac: |
New wider color-screen smartwatch appears on Pebble's website — We told you last week that Pebble is likely about to announce the next-generation of its smartwatch, featuring a thinner design, a color e-paper-like display, and a revamped OS. Now, thanks to an image hosted on Pebble's own servers …
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Tweets: @steqheu and @markgurman
| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
Edward Snowden just did a Reddit AMA. Here's what we learned — Update 2:05 p.m. PT: The AMA is over! We've updated the story accordingly. — Nearly two years after orchestrating the biggest leak in U.S. history, mass surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden sat down with journalists Laura Poitras …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
SSL-busting code that threatened Lenovo users found in a dozen more apps — “What all these applications have in common is that they make people less secure.” — The list of software known to use the same HTTPS-breaking technology recently found preinstalled on Lenovo laptops has risen dramatically … | Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider: |
Gmail's autocomplete recommending infrequently used contacts, leading to missent emails — A weird Gmail bug has tons of people sending emails to the wrong contacts — Double-check the “To” field in the next email you send, if you're a Gmail user. — Google's mail service seems … | Apple: |
Apple to invest €1.7B in new data centres in Ireland and Denmark running on 100% renewable energy — Apple to Invest €1.7 Billion in New European Data Centres — State-of-the-art facilities in Ireland and Denmark will run on 100 percent renewable energy
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| Barb Darrow / Gigaom: |
HP reorgs cloud biz as Marten Mickos cedes key responsibilities — Marten Mickos at Structure 2012. (c) 2012 Pinar Ozger — Credit: (c) 2012 Pinar Ozger pinar@pinarozger.com — Marten Mickos, the former Eucalyptus CEO who became HP's top cloud guy in September when HP bought Eucalyptus …
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| Seth Fiegerman / Mashable: |
Behind three-day-old service Magic, which aims to fulfill any request sent via SMS “like magic” — We've just reached the logical extreme of the ‘Uber for X’ economy — Mike Chen is talking quickly even though he's tired. Unimaginably tired.
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Tweets: @ycombinator, @invoke, @balajis, @mdudas, @chrismessina and @arrington
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Launches Invite Program To Bring Inbox To Google Apps For Work Customers — Last Fall, Google started its (slow) rollout of Inbox, its completely redesigned email experience for Gmail on the web and mobile. Even today, it's still an invite-only service (but invites are pretty easy to come by these days).Sponsor Posts
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