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Apple, Google, and leading cryptologists urge President Obama in letter to reject backdoors in smartphones and other devices — Tech giants urge Obama to resist ‘backdoors’ into encrypted communications — Tech behemoths including Apple and Google and leading cryptologists …
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
After nearly a decade of research, Apple shelved plans over a year ago for the TV set that Carl Icahn expects it to release in 2016 — Behind Apple's Move to Shelve TV Plans — Apple had dropped its TV plans, but investor Carl Icahn sees the firm entering the market next year
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See also Mediagazer| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Apple releases new $1,999 27-inch Retina iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch trackpad — Apple releases cheaper Retina iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch — Apple is starting to bring the price down on its 5K Retina iMac, releasing a new version today that sells …
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Advocacy organizations from 31 countries say Facebook's Internet.org violates net neutrality, security, privacy, and threatens freedom of expression — Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Internet.org, Net Neutrality, Privacy, and Security — We, the undersigned …
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| Alex Kantrowitz / AdAge: |
Inside Google's secret anti-fraud team battling the bots that siphon billions of digital ad dollars — Inside Google's Secret War Against Ad Fraud — Cable News Wars Rage as New Players Join the Battle — In a conference room nine floors above London's St. Giles High Street …
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Microsoft rolls out touch-first test versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint for Android phones; devices must run KitKat 4.4.x or higher, have at least 1GB RAM — Microsoft rolls out touch-first Office apps preview for Android phones — Summary:Microsoft is rolling out test versions of its standalone …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Apple releases first official Lightning Dock for $39; compatible with iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and 5th-generation iPod touch — Apple Now Sells A Lightning Dock For Your iPhone — Apple has finally done what many had long hoped it would - released an official dock …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Twilio Launches IP Messaging, New Conference Call Services And High-Volume SMS Tools — Twilio is kicking off its Signal conference today and — unsurprisingly — the company is announcing a slew of new services for developers that use its voice, video and messaging platform.
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| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Contract between Sony and Spotify shows yearly advances paid to Sony, how streaming rates are calculated, and most-favored-nation clause for Sony — This was Sony Music's contract with Spotify — Over the last year the music industry has been in flux as artists, labels …
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See also Mediagazer| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Basis fitness tracker adds limited titanium edition, shares data with Apple Health and Google Fit — Basis now links its fitness data with Apple Health and Google Fit — Of all the fitness tracking wearables out there, Basis' Peak might be one of the most comprehensive.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
LG Reveals Phablet And Budget Versions Of Its Flagship G4 Smartphone — LG's G4, the company newest flagship smartphone, went on sales across the first parts of the world yesterday, and today the Korean company added two variants of the device to the mix. — The G4 Stylus is a 5.7-inch version … | Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
RealNetworks launches photo and video-sharing app RealTimes aimed at parents, offers storage, creates slideshows — RealNetworks enters the crowded photo backup market with a new app — One glance at the RealNetworks logo is all it takes to spark flashbacks to episodes of endless buffering.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
YotaPhone2 U.S. pre-orders open on Indiegogo starting at $500 with an August delivery — Russian mobile broadband provider and smartphone manufacturer Yota has finally revealed the U.S. pricing and pre-order details for the second version of its smartphone, the YotaPhone2, six months after its European launch.
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| Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat: |
Consumer groups update FTC complaint against Google to include allegations of adult content on YouTube Kids — Google's ‘kid-friendly’ app YouTube Kids shows some very grown-up videos — Two consumer groups have found some pretty appallingly adult content in Google's ostensibly child-friendly video app, YouTube Kids.| Katie Benner / Bloomberg View: |
Jawbone's recent $300M investment from BlackRock was debt, not equity — Jawbone Gets a Loan and a Leash — Jawbone, the San Francisco maker of wearable technology, recently got a hefty $300 million investment from BlackRock, the largest and one of the most trusted asset management companies in the world.Sponsor Posts
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