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On Microsoft's 40th birthday, a look at how Satya Nadella is upending Microsoft's old Windows-first strategy — Opening Windows — A once-dominant software giant is determined to prove that life begins again at 40 — “WHAT are you on? The ‘f**k Windows’ strategy?”
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Bill Gates: under Nadella, “Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead” in computing — Read the letter Bill Gates sent to Microsoft employees for the company's 40th anniversary — On April 4th, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen started a little company named Microsoft.
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OnePlus's Android Lollipop-based ROM, OxygenOS, is available to download now — A little later than expected, OnePlus has finally launched its much-anticipated Android Lollipop-based operating system, OxygenOS, for its One smartphone. — The China-based mobile phone manufacturer … | Dan Frommer / Quartz: |
The number of daily tweets to Periscope streams settles near Meerkat's level after explosive launch week — The Meerkat-Periscope live-streaming race is neck-and-neck after a crazy week — The rise of two strikingly similar mobile live-video streaming apps—Meerkat and Periscope … | Kale Williams / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Operator of “revenge porn” website sentenced to nearly 18 years in prison in a first-of-its-kind prosecution — ‘Revenge porn’ site runner gets 18 years in prison — In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, the convicted operator of a “revenge porn” website was sentenced …
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Apple demonstrates how to use Apple Watch with new guided tour videos — Your Best Apple Watch Glimpse Yet In Four Official Videos — Will the Apple Watch be so radically different we won't understand how to use it at first? Perhaps so: Apple has produced a series of videos …
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UBS to Open Blockchain Research Lab in London — Swiss banking giant UBS is to open a technology lab in London to explore how blockchain technology can be used in financial services. — The lab, set to open this month and occupy a dozen desks at Canary Wharf-based fintech accelerator space Level39 … | iFixit: |
Teardown of the HTC One M9: streamlined design makes some parts more accessible, but battery is buried, and display would be very hard to repair — HTC One M9 Teardown — Teardown — Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. — Featured Guide
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Disney to invest $250M in fantasy sports site DraftKings, valuing company at $900M — Disney to Invest $250 Million in Fantasy Site DraftKings — Walt Disney Co. is investing $250 million in online fantasy sports business DraftKings Inc., valuing the company at roughly $900 million, people familiar with the matter say.
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Mark Russinovich, Microsoft's Azure CTO, said in an off hand remark at a ChefCon panel discussion that an open source Windows is “definitely possible” — Microsoft: An Open Source Windows Is ‘Definitely Possible’ — Microsoft's software empire rests on Windows …
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Dropbox Is Testing An Online Note-Taking Service With “Project Composer” — It appears that Dropbox is bringing back HackPad, the collaborative documents service the company acquired a year ago. The Y Combinator-backed startup had grown to become a popular tool for taking quick notes at conferences … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
AppleCare+ for Apple Watch: $999 for Edition, $79 for Watch, $59 for Sport — To go along with the premium $10,000 and up pricing of the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, Apple will charge up to $999 for the Apple Watch Edition's AppleCare+ Protection Plan, 9to5Mac has learned.
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GeekWire, AppleInsider, MacRumors, CNET, Tech Times, ZDNet, The Register, iMore, MacRumors, Redmond Pie, BGR, Pocketnow, Gotta Be Mobile, Macworld, TechCrunch, TrustedReviews, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Gizmodo UK, Mashable, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, Cult of Mac, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, App Advice, VentureBreak, AppleTell, The Mac Observer, Business Insider and iLounge
Tweets: @9to5mac, @markgurman and @markgurman
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