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Microsoft releases Office Lens document scanning app for iPhone, opens Android preview — Office Lens comes to iPhone and Android — Just over a year ago, we introduced Office Lens for Windows Phone—and over that time the app has become one of the most popular free apps on Windows Phone …
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Cloud gaming service OnLive to shut down April 30, sells assets and patents to Sony — OnLive shuts down streaming games service, sells patents to Sony — The industry's first experiment in server-streamed gaming comes to an end. — The first company to try to make a business …
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Snapchat cuts off third-party apps, expands bug bounty program, releases transparency report, and apologizes for past mistakes — Snapchat's Non-Vanishing Message: You Can Trust Us — A rare interview with Snapchat tech executives about a transparency report, a bug bounty program, a third-party app ban...and apologies
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Sources: Shyp Is Raising $50 Million At A $250 Million Valuation — TechCrunch is hearing from several sources that on-demand shipping startup Shyp is raising around $50 million at a valuation of $250 million. — Shyp allows its users to take a photo of an item they want to ship … | Wall Street Journal: |
A16Z and FirstMark Capital raised special purpose vehicle funds to invest solely in Pinterest — In Silicon Valley, VCs Create New Inside Track — Venture-capital firms, such as Andreessen Horowitz, are taking advantage of soaring values for tech startups by creating impromptu funds that take a direct stake in a single startup.
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HTC launches One M8s for Europe with essentially same body as M8, cheaper chipset, 13MP camera — HTC Launches the One M8s — Today HTC is announcing a new smartphone that sits somewhere between their mid-range smartphones and their flagship ones. This new phone is the One M8s … | David Pierce / Wired: |
iPhone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch — The inside story of the Apple Watch: the people who made it, why it's important, and just how much the world's largest company has riding on it. — The post iPhone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch appeared first on WIRED.
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Microsoft stops producing Kinect for Windows v2 sensors, says Kinect for Xbox One is functionally identical and can be used with adapter — Microsoft to consolidate the Kinect for Windows experience around a single sensor — At Microsoft, we are committed to providing more personal computing experiences.
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Microsoft updates Sway to allow multiple people to edit documents simultaneously — Sway is now collaborative—create and edit together with others! — When we announced Sway, we knew that people would want to work on standout class projects, eye-catching business reports …
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Motorola Moto G 2015 review: 4G LTE speeds, and low price, but processor makes operation sluggish — Motorola Moto G (2015) review: Big-screened brilliance on a budget — Motorola updated its popular budget Moto G smartphone in 2014 with a larger 5-inch display, an improved camera and expandable storage.| Aditya Pasumarty / The Venmo Blog: |
As promised, Venmo launches multifactor authentication for users on iOS, Android, and the web — Updates to Venmo Security — We're pleased to announce that multifactor authentication (MFA) is now available for all Venmo users on the web or the latest iOS and Android apps.| Brad Stone / Bloomberg Business: |
Local classifieds app VarageSale raises $34M from Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners to take on Craigslist — A Virtual Garage Sale Takes on Craigslist — Startup VarageSale's service is built for mobile — Every Sunday at 4 p.m. about 300 cars gather in the parking lot of Clearview Mall in New Orleans.| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Uber hires Joe Sullivan to be its first chief security officer, luring him away from Facebook — Uber Hires a Security Chief From Facebook — Silicon Valley is home to some of the world's brightest technical minds. And from Apple to Google, every big company covets the talent of its competitors.
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European regulators scrutinise Apple over music streaming plans — Matthew Garrahan in New York and Tim Bradshaw in San Francisco — European regulators are scrutinising Apple's dealings with record labels, amid an intensifying battle over the future of free, ad-supported music streaming services such as Spotify.
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