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Facebook introduces Messenger Platform for building apps that integrate with Messenger and Businesses on Messenger, which lets users communicate with businesses — Introducing Messenger Platform and Businesses on Messenger — Today at F8, we launched Messenger Platform and announced Businesses on Messenger.
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Facebook is poised to become the gateway to the mobile internet by building an app ecosystem to rival that of Apple and Google — Facebook Is Eating The Internet — For years now there've been two competing versions of Facebook. It's either an app on your phone or it's your entire homescreen.
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David Marcus: Messenger Platform will help Messenger users discover apps, facilitate sharing, won't produce spam — Facebook Launches Messenger Platform For Content Tools And Chat With Businesses — Today at its F8 conference, Facebook announced its new Messenger Platform that will allow … | Cade Metz / Wired: |
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Google's frequent visits to the White House during FTC antitrust probe highlight the company's reach in Washington — Google Makes Most of Close Ties to White House — Search giant averages a White House meeting a week during Obama administration — WASHINGTON—As the federal government …
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Apple unable to persuade record labels to lower licensing costs for Beats streaming music service; will be priced similarly to rivals at around $10 — Apple and Beats Developing Streaming Music Service to Rival Spotify — In what would be the biggest change to its music strategy in years …
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See also Mediagazer| Zac Bowden / WinBeta: |
Microsoft working on successor to Surface 2 tablet running full Windows instead of Windows RT, and Intel Atom or Core M processor — EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft is building a successor to the Surface 2 (RT), here are the first details — The Surface 2 is currently Microsoft's latest iteration of its Windows RT based tablet line-up.
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PS4 update brings suspend and resume, external HD backups, improved social features, and more — PS4 System Update 2.50 Available Tomorrow, Features Detailed — Tomorrow, PlayStation 4 will get an update to system software version 2.50, codenamed “Yukimura,” which will bring an onslaught of features … | Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Smart home security device Canary, which started on Indiegogo, is now available at Best Buy, Amazon, and other major retailers for $249 — Indiegogo Darling Canary Hits Best Buy For $249 — Canary, the all-in-one smart home monitoring system that launched on Indiegogo in summer of 2013 … | Bloomberg Business: |
Apple to expand iPhone trade-in program to China as soon as March 31 in partnership with Foxconn — Apple Plans China IPhone Trade-In Program With Foxconn — (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. plans to introduce a trade-in program for iPhones in China, people familiar with the effort said, after a similar program bolstered sales in the U.S.
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FTC rules Napster co-founder John Fanning's site jerk.com misled consumers, orders deletion of all personal data from the now-defunct site — FTC Rules Against Napster Co-Founder in Jerk.com Case — In a five-to-zero vote, the Federal Trade Commission ruled Wednesday that a website operated … | TechCrunch: |
Amazon's On-Demand Services Marketplace Launches Monday — Amazon's Angie's List competitor called “Amazon Local Services” has been rebranded as “Amazon Home Services” ahead of a larger launch happening Monday, sources familiar with the plans tell TechCrunch.| Michael Zelenko / The Verge: |
Tinder hack fools men interested in female bait profile into unwittingly flirting with each other — A brilliant Tinder hack made hundreds of bros unwittingly flirt with each other — Man is a thirsty beast, and nowhere is that thirst more acutely exemplified than on Tinder …
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Red Hat beats Q4 earnings targets, announces $500 million stock buyback program — Summary:Red Hat shares were up approximately 5.2 percent shortly after the report hit the wires during after-hours trading. — Red Hat published fourth quarter and year-end financial results after the bell on Wednesday.
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