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Apple yanks Google's Nest smart thermostat from website and retail stores — You can no longer purchase Google's popular smart thermostat on Apple's online store or at its retail locations. — Apple confirmed to Mashable it has pulled the web-connected product — considered … | Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is working on 5.2" and 5.7" Lumia phones with iris scanners, 20MP PureView cameras, USB Type-C, optional Surface Pen for bigger Lumia — Microsoft's Cityman and Talkman flagship Lumia phones and what you need to know — Over the last few weeks, rumors …
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announces redesigned mobile app at Vidcon, says watch time is up 60%, mobile revenue grew 100%, partner revenue is up 50% YoY — YouTube Gets Mobile Redesign, New “Diamond” View Buttons & Courts Creators — Talk aimed at thousands of video content creators and producers gathered at the annual event.
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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 20% to $23.18 Billion — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015. — Operating cash flow increased 69% to $8.98 billion for the trailing twelve months …
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Facebook, Microsoft, and Dropbox team up to make tech more accessible to people with disabilities — Facebook, Microsoft, Dropbox, and several other tech notables are coming together to make technology more accessible to people with disabilities. — Together these companies and educational partners …
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Selfie App Frontback To Shut Down On August 15th After Two Years — It was a simple premise during the height of the selfie hype: take a photo of yourself as well as what's in front of you. It was called a “frontback.” — Now it's called “an idea that never really got super traction.”| Julia Boorstin / CNBC: |
Meerkat to launch feature on iOS that lets GoPro3 and, soon, GoPro4 owners stream from camera — Meerkat launches GoPro integration — Streaming video app Meerkat will now allow some GoPro owners to stream directly from their cameras—the first time Meerkat has extended the ability to broadcast beyond a mobile device.
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
Comcast now has more broadband customers than it does TV subscribers, 22.5M vs 22.3M — Comcast has finally become an Internet-first company — Comcast may have begun as a television provider that later tacked on an Internet business, but now those positions have finally reversed … | Lauren Weber / Wall Street Journal: |
Etsy reports 86% of its sellers are female, 30% use their creative businesses as their sole occupation — At Etsy, 86% of Sellers Are Female — Report from handmade-goods marketplace offers details on its sellers — Here are a few details about the person who made the brocade dog collar … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Kamcord Update Brings Live Game Streaming To Mobile Devices — Kamcord, the YC-backed company that enables game recording on mobile, is the latest company to jump on the mobile live-streaming bandwagon after it added the feature to its Android and iOS apps.
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Google Brings Its 360-Degree Movies App, Spotlight Stories, To iOS — Google Spotlight Stories, a mobile app featuring immersive, 360 degree animated films originally developed by Motorola ahead of its 2011 Google acquisition, has now made its way to iOS devices.| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
Palantir's SEC filing confirms it has issued $500M worth of stock, raised $450M so far in the latest financing round — Confirmed: Palantir raised a huge $450 million investment — Palantir just disclosed in an SEC form that it has raised a huge round of investment.
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| Michael Zhang / PetaPixel: |
Flickr Pro is back: $5.99/month or $49.99/year for a Pro badge, better analytics, and no ads — Flickr Bringing Back Pro: Pay to Get Badge, Analytics, and No Ads — Flickr is bringing back Pro memberships. Today the photo sharing service announced that paid subscription plans are returning for both existing and new members.
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