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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 … | Scott Kupor / Andreessen Horowitz: |
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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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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 … | 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!| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
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 …
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| Dan Frommer / Quartz: |
Over 1M US Apple Watch preorders, with two-thirds for Sport line, and black bands most popular, according to shopping data firm Slice Intelligence — Apple Watch pre-orders were 1 million in the US on its first day, a shopping data firm estimates — (Ryan Emberley/Invision for Apple/AP Images)
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| 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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University of Florida partners with Yik Yak to let journalism students post geolocated news to the app, only readable on or near campus — University of Florida explores geolocation news feeds — The university has teamed up with social media app Yik Yak to bring its students the latest local news| TechCrunch: |
Twitter Is Pushing Celebrities And Publishers To Stop Using Meerkat — Twitter is doing whatever it can to help its live video streaming acquisition Periscope beat independent competitor Meerkat. Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Twitter has been contacting celebrities who use Meerkat …
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SiliconANGLE, International Business Times, App Advice, TechSpot, Digital Trends, Adweek, SlashGear, PC Magazine and tech.co
Tweets: @orli and @ourielohayon
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Xiaomi says it lost more than half of its Mi Power Bank sales to counterfeiters last year — Xiaomi Confronts Counterfeits as Fake Products Eat Into Sales — Xiaomi Corp., the Chinese smartphone vendor that overtook Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in the world's largest market, now faces another foe: counterfeiters.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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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