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Dating site for cheaters AshleyMadison hacked, data of 37M users potentially compromised — Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked — Large caches of data stolen from online cheating site AshleyMadison.com have been posted online by an individual or group that claims to have completely compromised …
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| Ben Bajarin / Tech.pinions: |
97% of Apple Watch users are satisfied, according to a survey of 1000+ owners; satisfaction was 92% for first generation iPhone and 91% for iPad — Apple Watch Satisfaction — A lot has been written about the Apple Watch. A lot will continue to be written about the Apple Watch.
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| New York Times: |
Three months after Apple Watch's debut, lack of apps from major players like Facebook reflects skepticism about the platform — Apple Waits as App Developers Study Who's Buying Its Watch — SAN FRANCISCO — In the months surrounding the much-ballyhooed release of the Apple Watch …
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| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Evernote hires former Google Glass executive Chris O'Neill as new CEO, Phil Libin to remain as executive chairman — Evernote Taps Former Google Glass Executive Chris O'Neill as New CEO — Signaling what it hopes will mark the start of a new phase of growth, Evernote …
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| Anthony Clark / Local News from The Gainesville Sun: |
Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg, 28, found dead at home; no evidence of foul play, injuries or drugs found — Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home — Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg, a pioneer in Gainesville's student startup movement, was found dead in his bed Sunday … | Tom Maxwell / 9to5Google: |
Google+ Photos being discontinued August 1st following standalone Photos service debut — Au revoir, Google+ Photos. In a post to Google+, ironically enough, Google has (unsurprisingly) announced that starting on August 1st, it will be sunsetting its Google+ Photos app in favor of the recently launched Google Photos.
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Google, PCWorld, Android Authority, Android Police, The Next Web, Android Central and Pocketnow. Tweets: @davezatz
| Bloomberg Business: |
YouTube signs most of its partners for paid service but no shows from major TV networks yet — Google's YouTube Signs Up Everyone But TV for New Paid Service … Google Inc.'s YouTube, which has signed up partners for a new paid video service, may find out by early next year whether … | Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Brings Search To The Web — Instagram revolutionized how we searched for pics of celebrities getting wasted on yachts on mobile, and now they're bringing that same experience to the web. — Today, Instagram is adding search to its desktop experience.
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Search Engine Watch, The Daily Dot, Marketing Land, Android Authority, Engadget, 9to5Mac, iMore, The Next Web, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog and WebProNews. Thanks:@kelskamin
| Marcus Ash / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft will start testing Cortana in Japan, Australia, Canada, India, Brazil, and Mexico this year via Windows Insider program — Cortana brings Cultural Savviness to New Markets — Our teams in Redmond have been working hard on the upcoming launch of Windows 10.| S.Somasegar / MSDN Blogs: |
Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 4.6 Available for Download — Today, I am excited to announce that Visual Studio 2015 and .Net 4.6 are available for download! — These releases are the next big step in the journey we outlined last November to bring the productivity of Visual Studio and .NET … | Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
eBay Has Bought Twice, an Online Consignment Shop for Women's Clothing — EBay is set to announce its first acquisition as a PayPal-less entity, and it's in an area it knows well: Second-hand clothing. — The e-commerce marketplace has acquired Twice, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz …
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Inc.com, CNET, TechCrunch and silicontap.com
| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases emergency patch for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, RT, Server 2008 and later; vulnerability also affects Windows 10 Preview — Microsoft releases emergency patch for all versions of Windows — The flaw, affecting Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1, can allow a hacker to take over a machine.
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technet.microsoft.com, BetaNews, Ars Technica, The Next Web, Computerworld, eWeek, Engadget, VentureBeat, The Register, WindowsITPro, Graham Cluley, Windows Central and Microsoft News
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Spotify's ‘Personalized,’ Computer-Generated Playlists Are Here, and They're Pretty Good — I was worried about the Minions. But it turned out to be okay. — Last week Spotify told me it was rolling out a new feature — a weekly “personalized” playlist, automatically generated by the music service based on my listening habits.
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