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| Amir Mizroch / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Microsoft buys Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder GmbH, the startup behind the Wunderlist to-do list app, for $100M-$200M — Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder — Purchase is part of company's new effort to enhance its line of mobile apps, source says
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| Terry Myerson / Blogging Windows: |
Windows 10 available for PCs and tablets from July 29, users qualified for free upgrade can reserve it today — Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29 — Today, I'm excited to share the availability date for Windows 10. In fact, I thought I'd let Cortana, the world's most personal digital assistant, share the news.
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| Brad Sams / Neowin: |
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Apple expected to announce $10 a month music streaming service at WWDC, will offer curated channels, in talks with Q-Tip, Drake, and Dr. Dre to host — Apple to Take On Spotify With New Streaming Services — Music subscription to cost $10 a month; augmented Internet radio will have DJs
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Report: Vulnerability in firmware of Macs from mid-2014 and earlier allows hackers to install rootkit malware, does not require physical access to exploit — New exploit leaves most Macs vulnerable to permanent backdooring — Hack allows firmware to be rewritten right after older Macs awake from sleep.
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| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Ellen Pao files a notice of appeal for her gender discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins — Ellen Pao Plans to Appeal — Ellen Pao filed a notice of appeal in San Francisco court on Monday, resurfacing the gender discrimination case she lost against former employer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in March.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Sources: Apple's subscription TV service won't be announced at WWDC15 — Apple Subscription TV Service Won't Be Announced Next Week — Apple won't be announcing its much-anticipated subscription TV service next week at its Worldwide Developer Conference, according to several people with knowledge of the situation.
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Tweets: @edmundlee and @awallenstein
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Stores drop AT&T iPhone subsidies this month as Verizon changes coming — @markgurman June 1, 20157 hours, 31 minutes ago — Apple today has informed employees of significant changes to how iPhones are sold via AT&T and Verizon Wireless, according to sources.
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| Tricia Duryee / GeekWire: |
Restaurant discovery service Zomato shuts down Urbanspoon after integrating data, removes shake-to-search feature — Zomato says goodbye to Urbanspoon, shuts down iconic shake-to-search feature — “So long, Urbanspoon!” — That was the message on Zomato's Facebook page today … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Angela Ahrendts finally readies employees for June Apple Watch retail launch in new video — Apple is finally preparing to start selling the Apple Watch in its retail stores after solely offering the Watch via its online store due to constrained supplies. In a private video message …
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MacRumors, Tech Trader Daily, AppleInsider, CIO.com, Patently Apple, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog and The Mac Observer. Thanks:@jordankahn
| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Fredrik Neij Released From Prison — Fredrik Neij, one of The Pirate Bay's co-founders, was a key operator of the torrent site during its early years. — In 2012 Fredrik received a 10-month prison sentence for his involvement with the notorious site, which he initially avoided.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Report: Nintendo considering Android based OS for next generation console codenamed NX — Why you should want a Nintendo Android console — Could Nintendo really switch to Android? — Japan's most respected business newspaper, the Nikkei Shimbun, today raised the possibility …
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| Alyson Shontell / Business Insider: |
Sources: Re/code valued at $15-20M in Vox deal, which was based on Vox's November valuation of $380M; Re/code projected to generate revenues of $12M this year — Why Re/code, an 18-month-old tech news startup, really sold to Vox — even though it was generating $12 million
Tweets: @nichcarlson, @felixsalmon, @neilcybart, @fmanjoo, @nichcarlson and @rafat. Thanks:@stevekovach. See also Mediagazer
| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Foursquare, Via Button, Now Lets You Order An Uber Directly In The App — Foursquare and Uber are teaming up, with the help of mobile deep-linking startup Button, to offer Foursquare users a button within the app to call an Uber. — The idea is that, as you look up restaurants or fun destinations …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple revamps App Store Games section, focuses more on editorially curated game recommendations, instead of algorithmically generated lists — Apple Revamps The App Store's Games Section With Increased Focus On Editorial Content — Apple quietly made a number of changes to the way it features …
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NetApp CEO and chairman Tom Georgens to depart, former Cisco VP George Kurian promoted to CEO, Mike Nevens to become chairman — NetApp CEO Tom Georgens to Depart — Move comes two weeks after data-storage company announced layoffs — NetApp Inc. said Tom Georgens is stepping …
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Intel Agrees to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion — On-again-off-again deal is latest acquisition in active semiconductor sector — Intel Corp. agreed to buy Altera Corp. for roughly $16.7 billion in cash, a long-discussed deal seen helping Intel defend a crucial business.
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