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Apple's new music service to push subscriptions but could also offer a free trial and samples — Apple's New Music Service Will Push Paid Subscriptions, With Free Samples — Apple wants people to pay for its streaming music service. But that doesn't mean it won't let people listen for free, too.
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Google enables ordering and delivery from restaurants directly from mobile search results in US, via Seamless, Grubhub, Eat24, and other providers — Whether you're craving deep dish pizza or pad thai, starting today you can order food from some of your favorite restaurants directly from Google search results.
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Filing shows mobile shopping app Wish is now valued at $3B+ after possibly raising more than $500M — Mobile Shopping App Wish Possibly Raised More Than $500 Million, Now Valued At $3 Billion — Earlier this week, startups including human resources software provider Zenefits … | Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
Hands-on with Gear VR for Samsung Galaxy S6, available for $199 at Best Buy today and other stores in the coming weeks — Looking at the future of mobile gaming with Samsung's new Gear VR — If you just got yourself a Samsung Galaxy S6 (or its curvier sibling, the S6 Edge) …
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About 14% of Zappos employees accept severance as Zappos continues its months-long transition to holacratic management structure — At Zappos, Some Employees Find Offer to Leave Too Good to Refuse — About 14% of workers accept severance as retailer adopts a new management structure| Bloomberg Business: |
Grindr said to explore sale of gay men's dating app, hires banking firm Raine Group LLC to advise — Grindr Said to Explore Sale of Gay Men's Dating App — Grindr LLC is looking for more than just a hookup: The application for gay men is seeking a buyer.
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Developers release source code on Github of new Linux rootkit that runs in the dedicated memory of GPUs, making it harder to detect — GPU-based rootkit and keylogger offer superior stealth and computing power — Proof-of-concept malware may pave the way for future in-the-wild attacks.
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Alibaba in talks to buy $1.2 billion stake in India phone maker Micromax: sources — Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N) is in talks with India's Micromax Informatics (IPO-MINF.NS) to buy an about 20 percent stake in the smartphone maker, helping the Chinese e-commerce giant expand …
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GoPro's SVP of media Zander Lurie to also serve as executive chairman of SurveyMonkey for three months after CEO David Goldberg's death — GoPro Exec Zander Lurie to Temporarily Help Lead SurveyMonkey After CEO's Death — Zander Lurie, a top exec at action video camera maker GoPro … | Angela Chen / Wall Street Journal: |
Zoosk formally withdraws IPO after a year of delays citing “unfavorable market conditions”, three months after laying off 15% of employees — Zoosk Formally Withdraws IPO — Online-dating platform cites ‘unfavorable market conditions’ — Online-dating platform Zoosk Inc …
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Google says 54% of video ads across the web were viewable in April, not including YouTube ads, which were 91% viewable — Only Half of Online Video Ads Are Viewable, Google Says — The online ad industry is facing some push-back. Marketers are increasingly insisting they should only pay …
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SimCity creator Will Wright unveils Thred, an app for creating stories with multiple images — Will Wright Unveils Thred, A Mobile Storytelling Tool For Visual Culture Vultures — The first thing you need to know about Thred is that it's a storytelling app created by Will Wright …
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Nintendo to release five smartphone games by March 2017 with the first introduced by the end of this year — Nintendo Targets Five Mobile Games by March 2017 — Japanese gaming giant will seek quality over quantity — TOKYO— Nintendo Co. plans to release five videogame titles …
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The Tor Project closes Tor Cloud, the EC2-powered service that let users donate bandwidth for anonymous browsing — Tor Cloud, the Amazon-powered service that let users donate bandwidth for anonymous browsing, closes — The Tor Project, the not-for-profit organization behind …
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In Europe, Google is considered a search monopolist, but its entry into wireless and broadband in the US could make it a champion of competition — Not to Be Stopped, Google Takes On the Wireless World — Call it the Google paradox. — Last month, the European Union's antitrust chief accused Google … | TechCrunch: |
AOL Q1 Beats With $625.1M In Sales, EPS Of $0.34 On Back Of Ad Growth — Amid a challenging market for tech stocks this quarter, AOL today reported its most recent earnings. For the quarter that ended March 31, the company posted revenues of $625.1 million and adjusted earnings per share of $0.34.Sponsor Posts
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