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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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A look at the Apple Watch shopping experience at Apple's Tokyo, Paris, and London pop-up stores; trying on the Watch Edition was not a luxurious experience — We went shopping for an Apple Watch in Tokyo, Paris, and London — The Apple Watch is available to order today …
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Apple has asked over a dozen artists for exclusive deals to promote Beats Music, which relaunches this summer at $9.99/month with family plan for $14.99 — Apple's New Beats Music Thinks Taylor Swift Will Make You Pay — Apple Inc. has asked Florence and the Machine and more than a dozen … | Andrea Peterson / Washington Post: |
Report: DDoS on GitHub and GreatFire the result of “Great Cannon”, a powerful new offensive capability for Chinese government enabling censorship worldwide — China deploys new weapon for online censorship in form of ‘Great Cannon’ — China has moved beyond censoring Internet content seen …
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Technical findings on China's Great Cannon and its similarities to the Great Firewall — China's Great Cannon — This post describes our analysis of China's “Great Cannon,” our term for an attack tool that we identify as separate from, but co-located with, the Great Firewall of China.| 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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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
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| Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review: |
IBM creates 100-person research group to work on Numenta, brain-inspired AI software from Palm Founder Jeff Hawkins — IBM Tests Mobile Computing Pioneer's Controversial Brain Algorithms — IBM is testing a contentious idea for making computers more intelligent by trying to copy mechanisms from the human brain.
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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 … | Mark Boslet / PE Hub Blog: |
Andy Rubin raises $242M for fund called Playground Ventures to accompany Playground Global hardware incubator — Rubin raises $242 mln fund to go with new Playground hardware incubator — Yesterday the news surfaced that Android co-founder Andy Rubin had raised $48 million for his new hardware incubator … | 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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Microsoft's new Windows 10 mobile test build now includes Spartan browser, and new Mail, Calendar, Phone, and Messaging apps — Microsoft's new Windows 10 mobile test build now includes Spartan — Summary:Microsoft has delivered a second preview build of Windows 10 Mobile to testers …
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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 …
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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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