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All Apple Watch models in US sold out as shipping times slip to minimum of 4 to 6 weeks; Watch AppleCare+ pricing ranges from $49 to $1.5K — Almost all Apple Watch models sold out, AppleCare+ pricing revealed (update: sold out!) — Update: All Apple Watch models in the US are now at minimum 4 …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple Watch Out-of-Warranty Service Fees Range From $229 to $2,800 — Apple has disclosed that it will charge an out-of-warranty service fee of $229, $329 and $2,800 for the Sport, Watch and Edition models respectively for repairs not covered by Apple's limited one-year warranty or AppleCare+ extended coverage plans.
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Apple spent $38M on its “Watch Reimagined” television campaign since its March 9 event, compared to the $42M it spent over five months for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus — With primetime TV, Apple hopes to hook customers for new Watch — (Reuters) - As Apple Inc (AAPL.O) …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Quietly Acquired Shoefitr To Improve How It Sells Footwear Online — It looks like Amazon has made another acquisition under the radar, this time to boost online sales in fashion. The company has purchased Shoefitr, a startup based in Pittsburgh that has developed 3D technology …
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Amazon Receives New Delivery Drone Test Approval From U.S. FAA — Amazon.com Inc.'s drone delivery test program is back in business in the U.S. after it received a new approval from regulators. — The Federal Aviation Administration gave the online retailer a waiver allowing flights as fast as 100 miles … | Neil McAllister / The Register: |
HP backs away from public cloud business, citing competition and lack of profitability — Cloudy McCloud Cloud HP just said public cloud ‘makes no sense for us’ — Exec admits it's no Amazon, Google, or Microsoft — HP has finally conceded defeat in the public cloud wars …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
New Retina MacBook Now Available to Order on Apple's Online Store — Along with accepting pre-orders for the Apple Watch, Apple has also begun accepting orders for the new 12-inch Retina MacBook through its online store. Orders are available through the website and through the Apple Store app.
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Amazon announces new machine learning platform to help developers build, validate, optimize, and run batch predictions with their models — AWS Wants To Put Machine Learning In Reach Of Any Developer — Andy Jassy, senior vice president at Amazon Web Services, announced … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge go on sale in the US today at 12:00pm ET — Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge go on sale as Samsung predicts record shipments — Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge go on sale in the US today at 12.00pm ET, with the South Korean manufacturer predicting record sales for its new flagship devices.
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Microsoft redesigns Bing Image Search, now shows related searches, related Pinterest collections, places to buy products in images, and more — Be inspired, learn more and do more through image search — Glacier National Park Photo: Dave Sizer/Creative Commons| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
GoDaddy acquires San Francisco-based web development marketplace Elto to expand its services for web professionals — GoDaddy Acquires Marketplace Startup Elto To Expand Its Services For Web Pros — Web hosting and web services provider GoDaddy is continuing to expand its resources … | Andrea Peterson / Washington Post: |
China deploys new weapon for online censorship in form of ‘Great Cannon’ — China has moved beyond censoring Internet content seen by its own citizens to using a new cyberweapon researchers have dubbed “the Great Cannon” to silence critics around the world, according to a report released Friday.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Gartner and IDC say PC shipments in Q1 2015 declined in the US, while Mac sales grew — Apple Continues Seeing Steady Mac Sales Growth Even as U.S. PC Shipments Decline — Even amid a decline in U.S. PC shipments, Apple continues to see steady shipment growth, according to new PC shipping estimates from Gartner.
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