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March 31, 2015, 1:20 AM

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Régis Décamps / Gmail Blog:
Gmail for Android updated with unified inbox view, conversation view for non-Gmail accounts, smarter search  —  All your mail, together in one place  —  These days, many of us have more than one email address.  If you're a student, you may have one account for school, one for a campus group you lead, and one for your blog.
Josh Hudgins / Google Drive Blog:
Google makes photos and videos from Google+ Photos available in Drive  —  Your photos and files, together in Drive  —  We take all kinds of photos, from pics of friends and family to snapshots of a scenic view.  We also use photos for more practical purposes, like planning a wedding …
Ben Popper / The Verge:
Jay-Z relaunches Tidal with $9.99/month standard and $19.99/month high-quality tiers, with top artists as co-owners  —  Jay Z relaunches Tidal with music's biggest artists as his co-owners  —  At a press conference in New York City this afternoon, Jay Z and a huge group of musical stars took …
New York Times:
Two former federal agents charged for stealing bitcoin during Silk Road investigation  —  2 Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Face Fraud Charges  —  Two former federal agents are expected to be arrested on Monday on charges of stealing money while working undercover on an investigation into Silk Road …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft rolls out first Windows 10 preview with ‘Spartan’ browser  —  Summary:Microsoft has released to testers a new Windows 10 Desktop preview build, the first to include the coming new ‘Project Spartan’ browser.  —  Microsoft is making available to its Windows Insiders testers …
Mark Wilson / Co.Design:
Facebook moves into its new 430,000-square-foot Menlo Park building designed by Frank Gehry  —  A First Look At Facebook's New Mothership, Designed By Frank Gehry  —  2,800 people.  One room.  And a giant green roof.  —  This is the story of “MPK 20”—Facebook's new flagship building in its Menlo Park campus.
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
DHS subpoenas Reddit for personal data on users involved with defunct dark-web marketplace Evolution  —  Feds Demand Reddit Identify Users of a Dark-Web Drug Forum  —  Over the last year, Reddit's “dark net markets” discussion forum has grown into one of the central fixtures of the online drug scene.
Rachel King / ZDNet:
Google Cloud Platform launches mobile console for Android; iOS console in the works, but release date not yet revealed  —  Google Cloud Platform launches mobile console for Android  —  Summary:An iOS console for Google Cloud Platform is promised to be in the works, but an exact release date has not been revealed yet.
Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:
SEC filing shows Fitbit likely paid at least $17.8M to acquire Fitstar  —  Fitbit likely paid at least $17.8M to acquire Fitstar (updated)  —  Correction 6:15PM PST: This story has been significantly updated to clarify the intent and terms of the Fitbit SEC filing.
More: Forbes
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft to roll out mobile device management to Office 365 commercial customers over next six weeks  —  Microsoft starts rolling out mobile device management to Office 365 business customers  —  Summary:Microsoft will be rolling out its promised, free subset of mobile-device-management features …
Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal:
Huawei's 2014 net profit rises 33 percent to $4.5B, revenue rises 21% YoY  —  Huawei Technologies 2014 Net Profit Jumps 33%  —  Sharp rise seen in smartphone sales in emerging markets  —  China's Huawei Technologies Co. said Tuesday that its net profit rose 33% last year …
More: Reuters

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