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iTunes Store unable to fulfill many purchases; Apple's developer site, iTunes Connect, iCloud services experiencing issues, some stores using manual CC machines — Apple's iTunes Store is having problems and iTunes Connect is down — It looks like Apple is having a bad Wednesday.
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Thanks:@gautamp777| Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC: |
Apple blames internal DNS error for widespread outages on App Store, iTunes Store, more — Apple apologizes after widespread service outage — Apple has made a statement in regards to a server outage, with CNBC's Josh Lipton. — Several Apple services, including iTunes and the App Store … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google launches new web store for Chromebooks, Nexus devices, and more — Devices are no longer part of Google Play — Google no longer thinks it makes sense to sell Nexus devices, Chromebooks, smartwatches, and other physical products through Google Play — the digital storefront …
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Google opens first Google Shop within Currys PC World in London to sell Android phones and tablets, Chromebooks, Chromecast — Google opens first ever Google Shop in London — Google to sell Android phones, Chromebook laptops, and Chromecast TV service through site at Currys PC World store in London| Don Reisinger / CNET: |
Amazon's new Exclusives store features “up-and-coming brands” including Shark Tank and Kickstarter successes — Amazon launches Exclusives to surface ‘up-and-coming brands’ — It's yet another niche for the e-commerce titan: Amazon Exclusives are available only via Amazon or the product makers' own pages.| Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Zuora Raises $115 Million to Fuel Subscription Economy … More than seven years ago, Tien Tzuo left Salesforce.com Inc., where he had risen to chief marketing officer and then chief strategy officer, to help found a startup, Zuora Inc. — Companies were starting to shift from running software inside …
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Apple Stores drive mall traffic and lift sales by 10%, enabling company to demand lower rents — Apple Gets Sweet Deals From Mall Operators — As a traffic magnet, iPhone maker is able to negotiate lower terms for rent — Apple stores are so popular that they can increase overall mall traffic and sales.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Launches Cloud Storage Nearline, A Low-Cost Storage Service For Cold Data — Google is launching a new cloud storage service today that has the potential to change how many companies, ranging from startups to enterprises, view online storage. With Google Cloud Storage Nearline … | John McDermott / Digiday: |
Snapchat seeking deals with sports leagues and networks to feature live sports, starting with NCAA Final Four, plans ad revenue split — Coming to Snapchat: live sports broadcasting — Snapchat has grand ambitions to become a dominant mobile media platform, and it has taken one step closer with live sports.| Corinne Gretler / Bloomberg Business: |
Swatch Co-Inventor: Apple Will Succeed and an Ice Age Is Coming for Swiss Watches … (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. may soon sell as many timepieces as all of Switzerland, threatening the country's four-century-old industry, the co-inventor of the Swatch predicted.
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| James Niccolai / PC World: |
Facebook announces Yosemite server chassis and Wedge network switch will be available soon as part of the company's Open Compute Project — Facebook's ‘Wedge’ network switch will soon be on sale to all — A network switch that Facebook designed for its own data centers will soon be on sale …
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Sony is closing its failed PlayStation Mobile platform — PlayStation Mobile, Sony's initiative to build a store for indie games and PlayStation classics that could be played on both the PS Vita handheld and certain Android phones, is coming to an end. No further content will be published … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google launches Interactive Events app for Android and the web — Google this week launched Interactive Events, a new second-screen tool meant to be used at the company's own events. You can download the new app now directly from Google Play and also access it on the web at interactive-events.withgoogle.com/ web.| Pankaj Mishra / The Economic Times: |
Sources: Google in talks to buy InMobi, an Indian mobile ad network valued at over $1B — Google in talks to buy mobile advertising network InMobi to counter Facebook's ad dominance — US giant's maiden India buy to help counter Facebook's ad dominance — BENGALURU: Google is in talks … | Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
Apple's new MacBook has just one USB-C port, a compromise for portability that could signal the start of an industry trend — The quiet computing revolution built into Apple's 12-inch MacBook — Phil Schiller, senior VP of worldwide marketing for Apple, speaks about Apple's new MacBook during …
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