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Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant coming to iOS and Android devices as a standalone app — Exclusive: Microsoft's digital assistant to head to Android, Apple devices — (Reuters) - Microsoft is working on an advanced version of its competitor to Apple's Siri, using research …
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
MSN moving to Windows division in big organizational shakeup at Microsoft … Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving the company's MSN group to the Windows division, creating a tighter connection between Microsoft's online portal and its flagship operating system as the company gears up for the launch of Windows 10 in the months ahead.Thanks:@johnhcook
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Google Apps bug has leaked private whois data for 280K domains since mid-2013 — Epic Google snafu leaks hidden whois data for 280,000 domains — Google Apps has leaked hidden names, phone numbers, and more since mid 2013. — Google leaked the complete hidden whois data attached … | Kyle Russell / TechCrunch: |
Algorithm marketplace Algorithmia exits private beta with over 800 algorithms available, charging developers per-use — Algorithmia Launches With More Than 800 Algorithms On Its Marketplace — Algorithmia, the startup that raised $2.4 million last August to connect academics building powerful algorithms …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Sources confirm Apple will finally allow MacBook battery packs and third-party chargers with USB-C — USB-C has become the biggest topic of conversation following Apple's introduction of the new 12-inch MacBook. After years of separate power, data, and video ports, Apple is now pushing USB-C …
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State of LTE worldwide: South Korea has best coverage, US speeds rank among slowest overall — THE FULL SPECTRUM OF LTE PERFORMANCE — We found that not all LTE networks are created equal, with big differences between countries and networks. — 4G LTE is increasingly more important …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
App Store dev guidelines now require health research data consent, Apple Pay policy disclosure — Apple adds App Store guidelines requiring devs obtain health research data consent, disclose Apple Pay policies, more — Apple has added some new entries to its App Store Review Guidelines …
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PandoDaily, Computerworld, Apfelpage, The Verge, MacNN, BuzzFeed, Consumerist and AppleInsider. Thanks:@justinkahnmusic
| Luke Dormehl / Cult of Mac: |
Tim Cook offered Steve Jobs his liver, and other revelations from new biography — I can't wait to read Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader. The upcoming biography, by veteran reporters Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli, promises to be the definitive telling of Steve Jobs' life.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Has Quietly Acquired 2lemetry To Build Out Its Internet Of Things Strategy — Amazon is taking another step into the Internet of Things. TechCrunch has learned, and confirmed, that the e-commerce and cloud services giant has acquired 2lemetry, a startup based out of Denver …
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| Josh Kopelman / First Round Review: |
Dos and don'ts for navigating the Series A Crunch in the era of easy seed rounds — What the Seed Funding Boom Means for Raising a Series A — Shortly after my first child was born, a friend gave me a copy of a book called “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee.” The book was full of contrarian wisdom.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 8.3 Public Beta, Beta Program now comprises both iOS and OS X — Apple has updated its Apple Seed website to include many references to iOS device management. It has also updated the name of its program to ‘Apple Beta Software Program’, dropping the specificity of it being for OS X only.
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| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Google is done selling the Nexus 5 — Google has stopped selling the Nexus 5, the company's 2014 flagship Android smartphone. A Google spokesperson told The Verge today that “while some inventory of Nexus 5 still exists (with our retail and carrier partners), our focus is on the Nexus 6 at this time.”
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International Business Times, ReadWrite, PC Magazine, Android Police, SlashGear, CNET, Phandroid, BetaNews, Technology Personalized, BGR, Digital Trends, htxt.africa, PhoneDog.com and Tech Times
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| Brian Donohue / Threatpost: |
WordPress plugin SEO by Yoast, downloaded over 14M times, fixes SQL injection vulnerability — SQL Injection Bug Fixed in Popular WordPress SEO Plug-In — SEO by Yoast, a popular search engine optimization plug-in for WordPress, has fixed a pair of blind SQL injection vulnerabilities …
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