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| James Cook / Business Insider: |
Sources: Apple is conducting private MVNO trials in US, in talks with European operators, but service might be 5 years away — Apple is in talks to launch its own virtual network service in the US and Europe — Apple is in talks to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) …
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| James Cook / Business Insider: |
Sources: Apple is preparing to launch a voicemail service that will use Siri to transcribe your messages — Apple is preparing to launch a voicemail service that will use Siri to transcribe your messages — Apple employees are testing a voicemail service that uses Siri to answer your calls and transcribe voicemail messages.
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Washington Post, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, The Daily Dot, US News, bizjournals, App Advice, TechSpot, Gizmodo, Fusion, MacDailyNews, Ubergizmo, ValueWalk, Macworld, FierceCIO News, International Business Times, PCMag Australia Feed, Mashable, Pocket-lint, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, Telegraph, The Register, CNET, MacRumors, TechnoBuffalo, Consumerist, Engadget, iLounge, O'Grady's PowerPage, TIME, BGR and MobileSyrup.com. Tweets: @mhelft
| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Researchers Create First Firmware Worm That Attacks Macs — The common wisdom when it comes to PCs and Apple computers is that the latter are much more secure. Particularly when it comes to firmware, people have assumed that Apple systems are locked down in ways that PCs aren't.
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Ars Technica, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Washington Post, PCWorld, Ubergizmo, O'Grady's PowerPage, The Daily Dot, Forbes, Geek.com, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, Tech Insider, MacRumors, Gizmodo, TechSpot, TechWorm, InvestorPlace, TIME and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @mjg59
| Brian Womack / Bloomberg Business: |
Yahoo Said to Pay $230 Million for Shopping Site Polyvore — Yahoo! Inc. is paying about $230 million for shopping service Polyvore Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said, as the Internet portal seeks new ways to draw in users and advertisers. — The deal, announced last week …
| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter adds experimental News tab in Android and iOS apps, with tweets from pre-approved publishers — Twitter Experiments With A ‘News’ Tab — Twitter wants to make its best stuff easier to find. — Starting today, some U.S. Twitter users will see a News tab appear in their Twitter apps.
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Thanks:@kantrowitz. See also Mediagazer| Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Advance/Newhouse, owner of Conde Nast, Bright House Networks, buys big data analytics firm 1010data for $500M — In Big Data Deal, Advance/Newhouse Acquires 1010data for $500M … Advance/Newhouse has acquired 1010data Inc. for $500 million, VentureWire has learned, indicating … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Matchstick to refund Kickstarter pledges for its $25 Firefox-OS streaming stick, says DRM issues too great — Matchstick's Firefox OS-Based Chromecast Competitor Is Dead — Matchstick is pulling the plug on its Firefox OS-powered Chromecast competitor: The company, which raised … | Brad Linder / Liliputing: |
Amazon Prime benefits can only be shared with one other adult now (and four kids) — Amazon Prime is a subscription service that offers free 2-day or faster shipping on millions of items, as well the ability to stream thousands of movies and TV shows over the internet, borrow some Kindle eBooks … | Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal: |
China to impose export controls on advanced drones and supercomputers from August 15th — China Restricts Exports of Drones, Supercomputers — China is curbing its exports of advanced drones and supercomputers, in the country's latest move to tighten control over technologies linked to national security.
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VentureBeat, ZDNet, TechEye, BBC, South China Morning Post, CIO.com and Xinhuanet. Tweets: @johnhering
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft acquires FantasySalesTeam, a gamification platform to incentivize sales teams — Microsoft has acquired Incent Games, the company behind FantasySalesTeam, a gamification platform designed to help incentivize sales teams. — The computing giant says that it will soon offer … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Nokia sells HERE mapping business to Audi, BMW, and Mercedes for $3.07B — Nokia Sells HERE Mapping Business To Group Of European Car Makers For $3.07B — Nokia has announced that it has sold its HERE mapping business to a consortium of automobile makers for $3.07 billion, ending months of speculation about the future of the unit.
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| Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Cloud security provider Zscaler raises $100M at $1B+ valuation, in a Series B round led by TPG — Aiming for an IPO, Zscaler Raises $100M to Provide Security from the Cloud … Jay Chaudhry, founder of cloud security company Zscaler Inc., figures he has a good shot at an IPO in the wake … Sponsor Posts
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Zoho:
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Stop re-entering Shopify order details in Zoho CRM — This is a guest blog from Xapplets (Zeeyes AI Inc).Here's a scene that plays out in many growing Shopify stores every day: a customer places an order …
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