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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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| 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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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 … | 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: |
Lenovo CTO Peter Hortensius apologizes for Superfish vulnerability, promises new security policy going forward — Still smarting from HTTPS-busting Superfish debacle, Lenovo says sorry — CTO pledges new policy to prevent similar mishaps in the future. — Lenovo's top technical executive …
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| 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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| Barb Darrow / Gigaom: |
HP reorgs cloud biz as Marten Mickos cedes key responsibilities — Marten Mickos, the former Eucalyptus CEO who became HP's top cloud guy in September when HP bought Eucalyptus, is turning over key responsibilities to three other HP executives, according to an internal email message viewed by Gigaom.
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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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| 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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| 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).
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| Palash Volvoikar / AndroidHeadlines.com: |
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime coming to Verizon February 26 for $29.99 with two-year contract; 64-bit, quad core 1.2 GHz chipset, 1 GB RAM, 4.5-inch display — Verizon Announce The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime To Be Available From February 26 — While anticipation of the release … Sponsor Posts
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