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Facebook tests shops within Pages that bring entire shopping experience from product discovery to checkout inside Facebook — Facebook Takes Big Step Forward On Commerce, Builds Shops Into Pages — A test with the potential to transform online commerce. — Mock-up of Facebook's new shop pages.
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Flipagram cuts deal with Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, and more for clips, raises $70M Series B led by Sequoia; John Doerr, Mike Moritz join board — Flipagram Raises $70M, Scores Record Label Deals Thanks To 30M+ Music Hungry Users — It's a mix of Instagram and YouTube...maybe a bit of a old school RockYou component.
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Intel beats Q2 estimates with revenue of $13.2B; CEO credits growth to Internet of Things, memory, and data center departments — Intel CEO credits solid Q2 results to Internet of Things, data center growth — Also coming soon: Skylake, the code name for Intel's sixth-generation Core processor aimed … | Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Intel shows Moore's Law is slowing with plans for a third generation of 14nm chips, delays switch to 10nm process to 2017 — Intel confirms tick-tock shattering Kaby Lake processor as Moore's Law falters — Company will make three generations of 14nm processors, delaying the switch to 10nm.| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Android M will feature visual voicemail in the native dialer, support T-Mobile US and French carrier Orange at launch — [Android M Feature Spotlight] Android M Will Have Proper Visual Voicemail Support In The Dialer — Voicemails are terrible. Anyone willing to sit through the message …
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Google to offer free internet access in select public housing areas in all Google Fiber markets, as part of ConnectHome, Obama's low-cost Internet program — Bringing Internet access to public housing residents — The web is where we go to connect with people, learn new subjects …
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FireEye suspends intern Morgan Culbertson from future work after Justice Department charges him with creating Dendroid, a remote access toolkit for Android — Darkode Shutdown: FireEye Intern Accused Of Creating $65,000 Android Malware — One of the more successful English-speaking cybercrime forums …
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Report shows Google's mobilegeddon tweak has resulted in advertisers paying 16% more for ads, but click-through traffic down 9% since last year — Google's mobilegeddon moves hitting marketers, sites — Adobe data shows that the gap between what marketers are paying Google for search advertising … | Carmel DeAmicis / Re/code: |
California Public Utilities Commission fines Uber $7.3M for failing to provide accessibility data, Uber to appeal — Uber Fined $7.3 Million for Not Reporting California Accessibility Data — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) slapped Uber with a $7.3 million fine for failing …
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Despite customer complaints of limited supplies and low-quality deals, Amazon's Prime Day US sales were up around 80% by noon — Despite Consumer Complaints, Amazon Prime Day Sales Soar — Consumer demand was there for Amazon Prime Day, but the deals did not deliver.
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| Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat: |
EBay reportedly nearing deal to sell enterprise unit for $900M — Online auction site eBay is reportedly close to selling off its enterprise services business for around $900 million. — A Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday night cites sources close to the matter as saying …
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Apple releases new iPod touch with gold option, 8MP camera, 64-bit A8 processor, 128GB, adds new Nano and Shuffle colors — Apple releases new, faster, iPod touch with 8MP camera and 128 GB option, new Nano/Shuffle colors — As we reported this morning, Apple has today launched a new version …
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