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Hackers distributed Flash-based malware via Yahoo's ad network for seven days ending Monday; number of affected people not disclosed — Hackers Exploit ‘Flash’ Vulnerability in Yahoo Ads — For seven days, hackers used Yahoo's ad network to send malicious bits of code to computers …
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| Kellex / Droid Life: |
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 leak reveals no removable battery or microSD slot for the flagship — Here is the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in Hand — Samsung will show us the brand new Galaxy Note 5 at a press event in New York City, next week. As we inch closer to that unveiling …
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
MLB Advanced Media to spin out streaming video unit valued at over $3B, signs deal giving NHL up to 10% equity in the new company named BAM Tech — Pro Baseball's Streaming Video Unit Gets Ready for a $3 Billion Spinoff by Adding Pro Hockey — MLB Advanced Media, the company that streams video …
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See also Mediagazer| Eric Auchard / Reuters: |
Apple denies that it has discussed or plans to launch an MVNO cellular service — Apple denies it plans to sell mobile services directly to consumers — Apple, the world's most profitable mobile phone maker, has denied a media report that it is working on a plan to market communications services directly …
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Tweets: @cnbcnow, @amir, @mgsiegler, @fmanjoo, @benedictevans and @notpatrick
| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Microsoft unveils Xbox One DVR features, enabling recording and playback of free over-the-air TV … Xbox One owners will soon be able to use their game console to record and play back live television from free, over-the-air broadcasts, Microsoft announced this morning.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft revamps Outlook on the web with new look and features, drops Outlook Web App name — Microsoft today renamed the web version of Outlook in Office 365: Outlook Web App (OWA) will now be known as “Outlook on the web.” This useless app renaming exercise, which is sadly a typical occurrence …
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| Susan Svrluga / Washington Post: |
With over 36K tweets, #ILookLikeAnEngineer is challenging stereotypes in tech — ilooklikeanengineer wants to challenge your ideas about who can be a scientist — It all started when a “self-taught engineer, extreme introvert, science-nerd, anime-lover, college dropout” wrote that she was tired of stereotypes.
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Tweets: @rgan0, @nkkl, @deanne_bell, @werner, @moosewreck, @jllord, @padmasree, @daraoke, @isisanchalee, @triketora, @mit and @kishau
| Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable: |
Taylor Swift claims Spotify is a “startup with no cash flow”, recounts the thinking behind her open letter to Apple — Taylor Swift's worst ex yet: Spotify — Like after any good break up, Taylor Swift certainly seems to have no problem dishing about her ex in public.| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Zillow beats expectations with $171M revenue in Q2 as Trulia acquisition starts to pay off … Zillow, the Seattle-based online real estate service, is already enjoying some benefits from acquiring its largest competitor, Trulia, in February — but it hasn't been easy.| Kwame Opam / The Verge: |
Anil Dash and Gina Trapani launch Makerbase, a directory of tech projects and their creators, at White House's first-ever Demo Day — Makerbase wants to connect you to the creators of the internet stuff you love — For many, the apps and programs we use everyday might feel like they were created …
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USA Today, Gizmodo, Quartz, Slate, The Next Web, Lifehacker, GeekWire, Fusion, Fast Company and VentureBeat. Tweets: @anildash
| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Instagram launches its ads API, with Hootsuite, Brand Networks, Salesforce, SocialCode, Unified, and Ampush among first partners — Salesforce, Brand Networks, Hootsuite among the first to support Instagram's Ads API — Instagram is growing in popularity, with 300 million monthly active …
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Business Insider, salesforce.com, SocialTimes, Marketing Land, Mashable, Nanigans, Ampush, Entrepreneur, ITworld.com, Kenshoo, Press Release Rocket, App Advice and The Next Web. Thanks:@jenholmes
| Kevin Tofel / ZDNet: |
Google's Project Tango dev kits now available in South Korea and Canada, coming to 10 more countries Aug. 26 — Google expands Project Tango tablet sales to more countries — Now that 3,000 Project Tango development kits have found their way to U.S. buyers, Google is ready to bring … | Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Genius Launches Android App, Redesigns Home Page And iOS App — Genius, gone from rap song explanation site to annotator of the entire Internet, has today launched a revamped version of the website, the iOS app, and for the first time ever, an Android app. — The redesign brings …
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VentureBeat, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Android Police and The Verge
Tweets: @shaliniwsj and @shaliniwsj
| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Etsy beats Q2 estimates with revenue of $61.4M, but falls 13% after hours on its Q3 guidance — Etsy Beats In Q2 But Falls 13% After Hours On Troublesome Q3 Guidance — Today following the cessation of trading, Etsy reported its second quarter financial performance, including revenue of $61.4 million …
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Federal appeals court reduces judgment against chipmaker Marvell; company owes Carnegie Mellon $278.4M, not $1.54B, in patent case — Marvell Technology wins cut in $1.54 billion Carnegie Mellon patent award — A U.S. federal appeals court upheld a jury verdict that Marvell Technology Group Ltd infringed … Sponsor Posts
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