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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's ‘Proactive’ to take on Google Now with deep iOS 9 search, Augmented Reality Maps, Siri API — After several years of quiet development, Apple is readying a major new iOS initiative codenamed “Proactive,” which will leverage Siri, Contacts, Calendar, Passbook, and third-party apps …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
New iOS bug crashes Messages app and reboots iPhones when a specific string of text is received via iMessage or SMS; Apple says a fix is coming — New iOS Bug Crashing iPhones Simply by Receiving a Text Message [Includes Fix] — A new bug has been discovered in the Messages app …
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| Zachary M. Seward / Quartz: |
Comcast, an investor in Re/code, encouraged publication to sell, has restarted talks with Vox Media over acquisition after they fell through because of price — Comcast, investor in Vox Media and Recode, could end up buying them both — Vox on the block.
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Broadcom is in Advanced Talks to be Bought by Avago Technologies — Deal would be latest in recent string of mergers in semiconductor industry — Broadcom Corp. is in advanced talks to be bought by Avago Technologies Ltd. , in what would be the latest in a recent string of mergers in the semiconductor industry.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple's Jeff Williams Says Native Watch SDK Will Give Direct Access To Sensors — Jeff Williams, Apple's senior vice president of operations, said that there are over 4,000 apps now available for Apple Watch, a number we've previously heard. Williams also discussed the upcoming native SDK for the Apple Watch.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Obama administration sides with Oracle in Supreme Court fight with Google over copyrighted Java APIs — Let Oracle own API's, Justice Dept tells top court in surprise filing — The right of companies to use key elements of computer code, known as application programming interfaces (API's) …
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| Mary Meeker / KPCB: |
Slides: Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report for 2015 — 2015 Internet Trends — KPCB's Mary Meeker presents the 2015 Internet Trends report, 20 years after the inaugural “The Internet Report” was first published in 1995. Since then, the number of Internet users has risen from 35 million in 1995 to more than 2.8 billion today.
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Search on iOS in Google and Chrome apps now features content from installed iOS apps that support deep links — Google Search Will Now Also Feature Content From iOS Apps — For the last two years, Google has been showing Android users relevant content from apps they have installed on their phones and tablets.| Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal: |
Mobile web traffic adds to desktop, which is not in decline as some reports might suggest — Mobile Isn't Killing the Desktop Internet — People are increasingly accessing online content on mobile devices, but that doesn't mean the desktop is in decline.| Andrew Bragdon / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter introduces audience insights dashboard providing info about user demographics, purchasing behavior, interests, occupation, net worth, and more — Introducing audience insights — Insights about people and markets help advertisers create powerful messaging that resonates.
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| Aran Khanna / Medium: |
Facebook Messenger includes exact GPS location data by default in chats, making it easy to stalk friends — Stalking Your Friends with Facebook Messenger — When I came to college Facebook Messenger became an integral part of my digital life. I quickly found that it was the easiest … | Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
US judge says Yahoo must face class action lawsuit alleging it illegally intercepted emails to improve ads — Yahoo must face email spying class action: U.S. judge — A U.S. judge ordered Yahoo Inc to face a nationwide class-action lawsuit accusing it of illegally intercepting the content …
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| Office Blogs: |
Office Lens Android, Microsoft's document scanning app, now available in the Google Play Store — Office Lens Android now available at Google Play Store — Thanks to the participation of more than 130,000 Google+ community previewers, we're pleased to release Office Lens Android today.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Moonves says CBS still in negotiations with Apple over TV service, will “probably” reach deal — Moonves Says CBS Still In Negotiations With Apple Over TV Service — Leslie Moonves, the CEO of CBS, talked about its negotiations with Apple over its rumored upcoming TV service today at Code Conference.| Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
Pebble Time review: impressive battery life, works on both Android and iOS, but limited iOS functionality and lack of features makes $200 price problematic — Pebble Time review: an underdog among smartwatches — For two years, Pebble was the smartwatch company to beat.
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