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April 15, 2015, 8:30 AM
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Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android — Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android
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See also Mediagazer| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Memo: Google responds to EU's imminent antitrust charges, says it expects EU to open investigation into Android on Wednesday — Here Is Google's Internal Response to the Imminent EU Charges (Memo) — On Wednesday, the European Union is expected to drop the hammer on Google …
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EU Press Room, New York Times, Computerworld, SiliconANGLE, USA Today, BGR, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, BBC, Search Engine Land, AndroidGuys, Reuters, The Next Web, Android Community, Ubergizmo, Android Central, The Verge, GeekWire, TechCrunch, eWeek, Washington Post, Forbes, 9to5Google, Fortune, The Hill and CNET. Tweets: @tomgara
| Google Europe Blog: |
Google responds to European Commission's Android investigation, saying the OS helped create more choice and innovation on mobile than ever before — Android has helped create more choice and innovation on mobile than ever before — It's hard to believe, but smartphones barely existed ten years ago.
| The Official Google Blog: |
Google responds to EU's antitrust charges on display and ranking of shopping results — The Search for Harm — In the summer of 2010, Google announced plans to acquire the flight search provider, ITA. As we said at the time, while many people buy their airline tickets online … | Jungah Lee / Bloomberg Business: |
Samsung created a standalone team of about 200 working exclusively on displays for Apple — Samsung Is Creating a Team That Will Make Screens for Apple Devices Only — Samsung Electronics Co. created a standalone team of about 200 employees working exclusively on screens for Apple Inc. products …
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AppleInsider, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iMore, SiliconANGLE, TechEye, Reuters, TechnoBuffalo, Geeky Gadgets, PhoneArena, Cult of Mac, SamMobile and Seeking Alpha
| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Nokia Agrees to Buy Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 Billion — Nokia said late Tuesday that it plans to buy rival network gear maker Alcatel-Lucent for 15.6 billion euros ($16.6 billion) in stock. — The deal has been approved by both companies' boards but still requires regulatory and other approvals.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Nokia confirms it is considering the sale of its HERE mapping business — Nokia May Sell Its HERE Mapping Business — Nokia is considering the sale of its HERE mapping business, according to a statement released today. — The Finnish mobile giant heavily reduced its business when it sold …
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Nokia, Wall Street Journal, MediaNama, TechCrunch and Geeky Gadgets
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Beijing-based Ninebot Acquires Segway, Raises $80M From Xiaomi And Sequoia — Intriguing news from the personal transportation mobility device sector: Beijing-based company Ninebot has announced that not only will it acquire rival Segway, but it has also scored $80 million in funding …
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CNET, Computerworld, New York Times, ABC News, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, Ubergizmo, Bloomberg Business, Forbes and Reuters
| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft's long list of apps for iOS highlight company's commitment to the platform — Microsoft + iPhone — Just a few years ago, there was a sharp divide between fans of Microsoft and fans of the iPhone. But in this “mobile first, cloud first” world, it's now possible …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Apple buys Israeli camera technology company LinX for about $20M — Apple Buys Israeli Camera-Technology Company LinX — Companies had been discussing acquisition price of about $20 million — Apple Inc. has acquired Israeli camera-technology company LinX Computational Imaging Ltd.
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MacRumors, 9to5Mac, TodaysiPhone.com, MacRumors, AppleInsider, SiliconANGLE, Fone Arena, ZDNet, Business Insider, The Next Web and VentureBeat. Tweets: @tim
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
App Annie: iOS App Store worldwide Q1 2015 revenue was about 70% higher than on Google Play, up from 60% in Q3 2014 due to growth in China — Revenue Gap Between iOS And Android Apps Grows, Thanks To China — Due to Android's sizable market share, Google Play apps have historically led iOS apps …
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App Annie Blog and Cult of Mac
| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Surface 3 review: great build quality, good battery life, poor CPU and storage performance; useful accessories are paid extras — Surface 3 review: Smaller, slower, cheaper... better? — Switching to an x86 processor has made the Surface so much better. — To understand the Surface 3, you must first understand the Surface Pro 3.
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The Verge, The Next Web and CNET
| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
2015 MacBook review: weight, battery life, display, and keyboard make up for weak performance — The 2015 MacBook Review — I'm still not entirely sure when it actually happened, but at some point over the last couple of years the crossover between tablets and laptops stopped being an idea and became a real thing.
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider and MacDailyNews
| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
NEA raised $3.1 billion, launching the largest tech VC fund of all time — New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has closed a new fund worth $3.1 billion — the largest venture fund of all time, according to an earlier story by Fortune's Dan Primack, who broke the news of the fund last year.
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TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Fortune, PR Newswire, bizjournals, New York Times, Forbes and Xconomy
| Bloomberg Business: |
OnePlus seeks Silicon Valley VC backing, will launch One successor OnePlus Two as well as a cheaper model this year — Help Wanted: 25-Year-Old's Phone Startup Seeks VC Funds — OnePlus, a China-based smartphone maker, is in talks to obtain Silicon Valley venture capital funding to help double its workforce as it boosts output.
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Google wants advertisers to hand over customer info like email addresses to improve search ad targeting with service similar to Facebook's Custom Audiences — Google May Offer New Way to Target Ads — Google in Talks to Let Advertisers Reach Existing Customers| Edgar Su / Reuters: |
Samsung Electronics says demand for Galaxy S6 models much higher than planned for — (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Wednesday said demand for both the flat-screen and curved-screen models of its new flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones is “much higher” than initially planned for.
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| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
IHS report: Verizon 64GB Galaxy S6 Edge costs about $290 to build, more than Apple's iPhones, and $34 more than Galaxy S5 — Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge Is More Expensive to Build Than Apple's iPhones — Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6 Edge, is the most costly yet to build and assemble … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Hello Alfred, which uses existing on-demand services to automate weekly chores, raises $10.5M Series A led by NEA and Spark Capital — Hello Alfred Raises $10.5M To Automate Your Chores — Hello Alfred, a startup that taps into existing on-demand services to automate your weekly chores, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding.| Financial Times: |
BlaBlaCar buys ride-sharing competitors - German Carpooling.com and Hungarian AutoHop, combined company will have 20M users across 18 markets — BlaBlaCar buys ride-sharing competitors to lock in European lead — BlaBlaCar is buying its strongest competitor in Europe … | Maria Armental / Wall Street Journal: |
Shopify files for US and Canadian IPOs, hopes to raise about $100M, valuing firm at more than $1B — Canadian Software Company Shopify Files for U.S.-Canada IPO — Ottawa company raised $100 million from private investors in Dec. 2013 — Canadian software company Shopify Inc. filed …
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Shopify's Ecommerce Blog, ZDNet, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg Business, 24/7 Wall St., Reuters, Financial Post, MarketWatch, Globe and Mail and Forbes. Tweets: @dhh
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Indian on-demand delivery service Grofers raises additional $35M from Tiger Capital And Sequoia Capital, bringing the total raised so far to $45.5M — On-Demand Delivery Service Grofers Picks Up Additional $35M From Tiger And Sequoia To Expand In India — Less than two months after raising …
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Tech in Asia, YourStory.com and MediaNama
| Jenna Wortham / New York Times: |
How the founder of The Shade Room created a lucrative ad-supported celebrity news publication on Instagram — Instagram's TMZ — The first time I heard about The Shade Room, I thought it was a reality show, or maybe a nightclub. It turned out to be neither, although I was close in spirit … | Bruce V. Bigelow / Xconomy: |
VC Funding Slows as Big Funds Crowd into Late-Stage Venture Deals — Following a December surge, when U.S. venture firms invested $7.2 billion in 342 deals nationwide, VC activity reset at a lower pace during the first quarter of 2015, according to data being released today by CB Insights.
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CB Insights, GeekWire, Yahoo! Finance, PandoDaily, Los Angeles Times, Xconomy, Business Insider and VatorNews
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Chinese streaming video service Letv announces its Le Superphone smartphone is headed for the US, in a profoundly unconvincing pitch — After comparing Apple to Hitler, Chinese company reveals Le Superphone — Two weeks ago, to build buzz for the Android smartphone it announced today, Chinese tech company Letv turned to Hitler.
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Engadget, Forbes, Wired, TechNode, Android Authority, SiliconANGLE, Ubergizmo, Los Angeles Times, PC Magazine, AndroidGuys and MarketWatch
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Delve, a Flipboard-like app for Office 365 business users, comes to iOS and Android — Microsoft delivers iOS, Android versions of Delve — Summary:Microsoft has rolled out native mobile app versions of Delve, its search and presentation technology, for iOS and Android …
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Office Blogs, CIO.com, InformationWeek, WindowsITPro, WinBeta and Android Police
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