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Activist investor with over $2B stake urges Qualcomm to spin off chip unit from its more profitable patent-licensing business, cut costs, accelerate buyback — Activist Puts Pressure on Qualcomm — Jana Partners urges chip maker to consider breakup, other steps to improve stock price
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TWC gives Charlotte, NC customers up to a six times speed boost for same price after Google announces Fiber for the city — Google Fiber plans expansion, then TWC makes speeds six times faster — Charlotte customers get big speed boost for same price after Google announcement.
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Asus VivoWatch has a 10-day battery life, stainless steel body, is dust and water resistant, comes with heart-rate monitor and sleep tracker — ASUS' fitness-centric VivoWatch has a 10-day battery — In our review, we became quite fond of ASUS' rather handsome ZenWatch except, perhaps … | Dave McClure / Medium: |
High private tech valuations the result of investors betting against doomed public incumbents unable to innovate — Bubble, My Ass: Some Unicorns Might Be Overvalued, But All Dinosaurs Gonna Die. — Summary: pundits argue billion-dollar startups are overvalued, but few realize …
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iOS 8.3 prevents iFunBox, iExplorer and similar desktop file transfer tools from accessing app directories — iOS 8.3 Prevents iFunBox, iExplorer and Similar Tools From Accessing Apps — Apple has changed security settings in iOS 8.3 that prevent file managers and transfer utilities such as iFunBox … | Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times: |
FCC's net neutrality rules formally published; US Telecom, a trade group whose members include AT&T and Verizon, files the first lawsuit to challenge rules — Net neutrality rules formally published; first legal challenge filed — Tough new net neutrality regulations were published … | Luis D. / PhoneArena: |
Sharp announces 5.5" 4K (2160 x 3840) IGZO display with 806 ppi, in mass production from 2016 — Sharp not even joking, announces 5.5-inch 4K IGZO display with mind-blowing 806ppi pixel density — Like it or not, 4K smartphone displays are heading towards us, and there's nobody left to stop them!| TechCrunch: |
Craigslist growth stalls as vertical marketplaces rise: time on site down 6% since 2013 — As Vertical Marketplaces Rise, Craigslist Faces Its Demise — Editor's note: Jeremy Levine is a partner at Bessemer Ventures Partners and serves on the boards of MindBody, Pinterest, Raise, Shopify, Wikia and Yelp.
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LinkedIn launches Elevate, a paid mobile and desktop app that suggests articles for employees to share on behalf of their employers — LinkedIn Raises Its Game In Social Media With Elevate, An App To Suggest And Share Stories — LinkedIn, the social platform with 350 million users … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon launches X-Ray on Fire TV to bring IMDb movie and TV data to the big screen — Amazon is bringing its “X-Ray for Movies and TV” service to the big screen for the first time, with the news that the contextual information offering is rolling out for Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick.
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Apple updates Final Cut Pro, Compressor, and Motion adding 3D titles, iTunes Store publishing, new workflow features, advanced color masking effects, more — Apple updates Final Cut Pro and companion apps to boost performance, creative output and iTunes Store integration
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After Tidal launch, Spotify adds “Tweet the Beat”, new feature showing ads to some premium users, encouraging them to tweet about artist's music — Spotify wants you to spam Twitter with its new ads — Spotify is rolling out a new feature designed to get users to spam Twitter.
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