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March 3, 2015, 9:45 PM

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JP Mangalindan / Mashable:

Uber acquires mapping startup deCarta — Uber, the popular ride-sharing startup, is acquiring the mapping and search startup deCarta for an unspecified amount, Mashable has learned. — The deal, which closes later this week, is for DeCarta's technology and talent.

More: Associated Press, CNET, PC World, Gigaom, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, SiliconBeat, VentureBeat, The Verge, Business Insider, SlashGear and The Next Web. Tweets: @mprioleau. Thanks:@jpmanga

Craig Timberg / Washington Post:

Researchers discover “FREAK” flaw in Google and Apple devices that cripples HTTPS protection and enables man-in-the-middle attacks — “FREAK” flaw undermines security for Apple and Google users, researchers discover — Technology companies are scrambling to fix a major security flaw …

Jim Finkle / Reuters:

Apple to release fix for “FREAK” flaw next week; Google providing patch to partners but rollout timeframe unknown — Apple plans fix next week for newly uncovered Freak security bug — An Apple Inc (AAPL.O) spokesman said on Tuesday that the company plans to release a fix next week …

More: SecurityWeek and Cult of Mac

Sean Purcell / Gmail Blog:

Google's updated Contacts blends in contacts' Google+ profile info, simplifies pruning duplicates, shows prior emails and meetings — The new Google Contacts: Bringing everyone together — From email to Hangouts to a good ol' fashioned phone call, you've got a lot of options to get in touch with someone.

Wes Fenlon / PC Gamer:

Valve announces $50 Steam Link streaming box and SteamVR for November release — Ahead of its SteamVR demos at GDC 2015 this week, Valve just announced a slew of new Steam-related goodies, including Source 2 and a new product called Steam Link. — According to a press release, “Steam Machines …

More: TechCrunch and Engadget

Philip Kollar / Polygon:

Valve announces Source 2 engine, free for developers

More: UnrealEngine and The Verge

Jason Schreier / Kotaku:

Valve's Steam Machines Will Officially Launch In November

More: Steam Database, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, VG247 and Polygon

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple Watch's retail sales pitch uses a soft-sell that focuses on bands, three key features including health and fitness, and upgrading iPhone — Apple Watch's retail sales pitch revealed: 3 key features, switch to iPhone, focus on bands — With next week's Apple Watch event fast approaching …

More: AppleInsider, iMore, WatchAware, AppleTell, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Redmond Pie, Wearable Tech Insider, MacDailyNews and iLounge. Thanks:@apollozac

Rich Brome / Phone Scoop:

YotaPhone 2 featuring a rear-facing e-ink display to make its US debut this spring via Indiegogo — YotaPhone 2 Launching in U.S. via Indiegogo — YotaPhone plans to launch its unique dual-screen YotaPhone 2 in the U.S. this spring via crowd-funding site Indiegogo, according to spokesperson Matthew Kelly.

More: BGR, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, Ink, Bits, & Pixels, SlashGear, Android Authority, Gigaom, Liliputing, Gizmodo, Phandroid and PhoneDog.com

Zac Bowden / WinBeta:

Windows 10: A closer look at Cortana integration with Spartan (with video) — Microsoft's new browser has a unique feature built in... Cortana — Microsoft announced back in January that Windows 10 would ship with two browsers, the regular IE11 for backwards compatibility, and Spartan.

More: The Verge, TechSpot, Business Insider, InfoWorld, BGR, Fortune, The Tech Report, Engadget, Gizmodo, Neowin, Web Browser, Ubergizmo, Windows Central, Mashable and Gizmodo UK

Tweets: @stephanierieger, @anildash and @lukew

Mike Isaac / New York Times:

Nextdoor raises $110M, at a valuation of $1.1B; begins planning how to extract data to monetize with recommendations, on-demand services — Nextdoor Social Network Digs Really Deep Into Neighborhoods — Internet companies have been trying desperately for years to court people like Isaac Gonzales to use their services.

More: VentureBeat

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:

Sony's new Project Morpheus prototype has 1920 x 1080 OLED display and 120Hz refresh rate, will launch first half of 2016 — Sony: PS4 gets VR with Project Morpheus in early 2016 — First major console VR headset set for release in early 2016. — SAN FRANCISCO—At a Game Developers …

More: Engadget, The Verge, Associated Press, Gigaom, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Forbes, Forbes, Variety, VR Focus, Polygon, GSMArena Blog, SlashGear, gameinformer.com, Eurogamer.net and Kotaku

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Apple beat Samsung for Q4 2014 global smartphone sales, first time since 2011; Samsung led sales for 2014 as a whole — Led By iPhone 6, Apple Passed Samsung In Q4 Smartphone Sales, 1.9B Mobiles Sold Overall In 2014 — If 2014 goes down as the year when smartphone sales globally passed the 1 billion mark …

More: Reuters, AppleInsider, CNET, Business Standard, Benzinga, TheStreet.com, Electronista, MacRumors, GeekWire, BGR, Tech Times and Fortune. Thanks:@_trendspotter

Julia Love / Mercury News:

Apple to make many security guards full-time employees — CUPERTINO — Amid debate about Silicon Valley's sweeping use of contract workers, Apple will dramatically expand its in-house security team, giving the officers the same benefits as other employees. — After a yearlong review …

More: MacRumors, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, Re/code, iDownloadBlog.com and CNNMoney. Thanks:@byjulialove

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Luxe Confirms $20M In New Funding, As It Hires A Business Chief And Expands To New Markets — Last week we reported that on-demand valet startup Luxe had raised $20 million in Series A funding from Venrock Partners and Redpoint Ventures to expand its service into new markets.

More: Luxe Valet, BetaBoston, VentureBeat, GeekWire and Gigaom

Jon Russell / TechCrunch:

Tor Users Must Now Provide A Phone Number To Open A New Twitter Account — Twitter last week announced plans to begin tracking troublesome users via their mobile phone number. Along those lines, it has begun forcing users of anonymous web browser Tor to provide a number in order to open a new account.

More: SlashGear, Tech Times and Neowin

Tweets: @anonyops and @xor

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

PCH buys Fab.com, will use it as a sales channel for the hardware products it helps startups make — Fab.com's Fire Sale Is Official — Fab.com finally has a new home. — PCH International, a company that helps startups design and manufacture hardware products, has announced …

More: Medium, Bloomberg Business, TechCrunch, PSFK, PCH - We make, VatorNews, internetretailer.com, GeekWire, Gigaom, The Verge, Mashable, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and YourStory.com

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Chrome 42 will be the last version to support Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich — Gaming execs: Join 180 select leaders from King, Glu, Rovio, Unity, Facebook, and more to plan your path to global domination in 2015. GamesBeat Summit is invite-only — apply here. Ticket prices increase on March 6 Pacific!

More: Chromium Blog, CIO.com, 9to5Google and TechCrunch

Ryan Smith / AnandTech:

Khronos unveils Vulkan: next generation of OpenGL, a cross-platform efficient graphics API — Next Generation OpenGL Becomes Vulkan: Additional Details Released — Continuing this week's GDC-2015 fueled blitz of graphics API news releases, we have Khronos, the industry consortium behind OpenGL …

More: Ars Technica, TechSpot, VentureBeat, PC World and The Register

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Sync, BitTorrent's Free File Sharing Service, Exits Beta With A $40 Pro Tier — BitTorrent is today taking one more step ahead in its bid to create a revenue-generating business out of its peer-to-peer file-sharing network. Sync, the desktop and mobile file synchronising service …

More: The Official BitTorrent Blog, The Next Web, SlashGear, VentureBeat, gHacks Technology News, Macworld, AppleInsider, MacStories, Inquirer, Gigaom and Wall Street Journal

T.C. Sottek / The Verge:

Netflix strikes deal with Australia's iiNet ISP for exemption from data caps, conflicting with the company's stance on net neutrality — Is Netflix's commitment to net neutrality a lie? — Netflix announced yesterday that it would be coming to Australia and New Zealand on March 24th …

More: Gigaom, iiNet, PandoDaily and DSLreports. See also Mediagazer

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Twitter Adds Friend-Finding And Two-Step Authentication To Its Login Service Digits — Twitter's Digits, a developer-facing service launched last fall that offers a way to integrate a simpler, password-free login option into third-party mobile applications, has been expanded today with a pair …

More: The Twitter Blog, VentureBeat, The Next Web and WebProNews

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Six months after being acquired by Square, food delivery service Caviar launches Android app, has tripled orders, more than doubled headcount — Six Months After Acquisition, Caviar Has Tripled Order Volume And More Than Doubled Headcount — Last August, payments startup Square acquired …

More: The Next Web, GeekWire, VentureBeat and Engadget

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