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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 E.U. Charges (Memo) — On Wednesday, the European Union is expected to drop the hammer on Google …
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Sources: EU's competition commissioner to announce that formal charges will be filed against Google, alleging traffic was diverted from rivals — Europe to accuse Google of illegally abusing its dominance — Alex Barker and Christian Oliver in Brussels and Anne-Sylvaine Chassany in Paris
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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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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
On-demand pot delivery service Eaze raises $10M Series A round led by DCM Ventures, with Snoop Dogg's venture fund as an investor — ‘Uber For Weed’ Startup Eaze Raises $10 Million In Funding Led By DCM Ventures — There's an Uber for everything nowadays, so why not an Uber for weed?| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Play's New Program “Designed For Families” Will Highlight Pre-Approved, Kid-Safe Apps — Google today announced a new developer program called “Designed For Families” which will allow app publishers to opt into an additional review in order have their apps labeled as being “family-friendly.”
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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 … | Apple: |
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference Kicks Off June 8 at San Francisco's Moscone West — Developers Can Apply for Tickets Now & Millions Worldwide Can Watch Sessions Streamed Live — Apple® today announced that it will hold its 26th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) …
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| 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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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Skype For Business Begins Rolling Out Publicly Today — Microsoft's “Skype for Business,” which is designed to replace the company's older enterprise communication tool Lync, is rolling out publicly today as part of the Office 2013 April update, the company announced this morning.| 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 …
| Will Oremus / Slate: |
A look at Twitter's homepage redesign, arriving in a few days, which caters to logged out visitors by organizing top tweets by category — Twitter for the Masses — For non-tweeters, the social network can feel clubby and confusing. Can its new home page change that? — Twitter.com is a barren wasteland.| 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.| 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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| Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch: |
San Francisco Supervisor, Mayor Proposes Tighter Regulations On Short-Term Rentals, Airbnb — San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell and Mayor Ed Lee are backing a new set of tighter regulations on short-term rentals and their biggest hosting platforms like Airbnb.| Robin Sidel / Wall Street Journal: |
American Express and Jawbone plan to let cardholders use future fitness bands for purchases at select merchants — AmEx, Jawbone Team Up to Allow Payments Via Fitness Bands — Partnership latest to add payment function to devices — Fitness enthusiasts may soon be able to shop while they work out.
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| Christopher Heine / Adweek: |
Foursquare launches Pinpoint, an ad platform that uses Foursquare's location data for targeting across mobile devices and web — Foursquare Unleashes Location Data for Cross-Mobile Ad Targeting — Foursquare has taken its share of lumps from industry watchers in recent years about its slow user growth …
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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
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| 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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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft buys mobile business intelligence service Datazen to improve its Power BI offerings — Microsoft Acquires Mobile Business Intelligence Service Datazen — Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Datazen, a mobile business intelligence and data visualization service.| Nokia: |
Nokia confirms it is in advanced discussions to acquire Alcatel-Lucent — Statement regarding Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent media speculation — In relation to recent media speculation Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent confirm that they are in advanced discussions with respect to a potential full combination …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Path launches Kong, an app for creating and sharing animated selfies, on iOS and Android — Path's New App Kong Is A Selfie GIF Creation Machine — Most people know Dave Morin's Path for its eponymous social networking app, which sought to create a more intimate place for mobile users to share with their closest friends.
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