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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 8.4 beta with revamped Music app ahead of new service at WWDC — Apple has just released the first iOS 8.4 beta, which includes Apple's upcoming revamped music app. The seed for developers is available via the Apple Developer Center website.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
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 … | Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Apple takes only 15% of new-subscriber revenue from some Apple TV partners, including Neflix, Hulu Plus, and MLB.TV, in contrast to its 30% iOS standard — How to Beat Apple's 30 Percent Subscription Fee: Sell Your Stuff on Apple TV — Did you sign up for HBO Now so you could watch “Game of Thrones” last night?| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
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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| Richard Lai / Engadget: |
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 … | Bloomberg Business: |
Nokia in advanced talks to acquire Alcatel-Lucent SA wireless assets — Nokia in Advanced Talks to Acquire Alcatel-Lucent Assets — Nokia Oyj is in advanced negotiations to acquire part of Alcatel-Lucent SA to strengthen its telecommunications-equipment business and better compete with Ericsson AB …
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| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
Functional ‘Trusted Voice’ smart lock option is rolling out to some Android users with Google Play Services update — Functional ‘Trusted Voice’ Smart Lock Option Rolling Out To Some Users — Back when Google Play Services 7.0 rolled out, we noticed partial support for something called Trusted Voice.| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
OS X 10.10.3 adds support for single-stream 4K monitors and 5K Dell displays on iMac, Mac Pro — OS X 10.10.3 brings enhanced 4K support (including 12-inch MacBook), adds 5K Dell for Mac Pro/iMac — Apple has expanded support for 4K displays in its recent OS X 10.10.3 release …
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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.| Alexis C. Madrigal / Fusion: |
World's first hologram protest held in Spain in response to laws that limit protesting in public — The world's first hologram protest held in Spain — A protest group pulled off an undeniably futuristic stunt this weekend in Spain: they sent thousands of holograms parading past the lower house of the country's parliament.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Google's MVNO detailed in leaked app with per-GB data plans, rollover and shared data, and auto-switching between partner networks — Google's MVNO to offer pay-per gigabyte plans, rollover data, accompanying app, more — Google's wireless network has been rumored for several months now …
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| Jackie Dove / The Next Web: |
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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Apple, Macworld, AppleInsider, MacNN, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, MacRumors and VentureBeat. Tweets: @thenextweb
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
DEA pushes legal limits of surveillance, setting precedents used to justify spying elsewhere — Want to See Domestic Spying's Future? Follow the Drug War — The NSA isn't the only three-letter agency that's been quietly collecting Americans' data on a mind-boggling scale.| Matthew Herper / Forbes: |
IBM announces deals with Apple, Johnson And Johnson, Medtronic to bring Watson into healthcare — IBM Announces Deals With Apple, Johnson And Johnson, And Medtronic In Bid To Transform Health Care — Experts in health care and information technology agree on the future's biggest opportunity …
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Engadget, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Mac, PCWorld, Bloomberg Business, TheStreet.com, Mashable and Fortune. Tweets: @mandl
| David Katzmaier / CNET: |
Vizio prices M series 4K TVs from $600, teases high-end, HDR-capable Reference series TVs — Some of our favorite TVs from last year were Vizio's M series, and now they're back with 4K resolution for inexpensive prices. The company also teased its Reference series sets … | Wall Street Journal: |
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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Tech Trader Daily, Smarter Analyst, Wall Street Journal, eWeek, Seeking Alpha, Light Reading, CNET, ZDNet, Business Insider, NASDAQ.com, The Register and Reuters
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| ZDNet: |
HP exec Bill Hilf backtracks on his statement that “it makes no sense” to compete in public cloud, reaffirms commitment to OpenStack-powered Helion — HP: We're not leaving the public cloud — Summary:HP reaffirms its commitment to its OpenStack-powered Helion public cloud.| Brad Haynes / Reuters: |
Foxconn iPhone production in Brazil falls short on promises of high-quality jobs, lower prices — Brazil's iPhone investment falls short on promises of jobs, lower prices — (Reuters) - The Brazilian iPhone was meant to mark a new era. — When Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group agreed …
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| 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!Sponsor Posts
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