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Hackers post 9.7GB data purportedly from Ashley Madison breach to dark web, including e-mails, profiles, and credit card transactions — Hackers Finally Post Stolen Ashley Madison Data — Hackers who stole sensitive customer information from the cheating site AshleyMadison.com appear …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Multiple sources report finding their personal info in Ashley Madison data dump despite former CTO's claims that some of the leaked data is not genuine — Was the Ashley Madison Database Leaked? — Many news sites and blogs are reporting that the data stolen last month from 37 million users … | David Pierce / Wired: |
Google partners with TP-LINK on OnHub, an easy to use $199 Wi-Fi router that makes sure your devices are connecting efficiently — Rejoice: Google Just Created a Stupidly Simple Wi-Fi Router — It's actually pretty easy to deal with your wireless router.
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| Chris Burns / SlashGear: |
Google OnHub will be the first Brillo device for the Google On smart home ecosystem, which will soon have its own app — Google OnHub will be the first Brillo device for Google On — Google OnHub was revealed today by Google as the first doorway to a full smart home ecosystem.Thanks:@t_chrisburns
| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple CarPlay review: great text messaging integration, responsive Siri, and voice DJ control, but lags behind Google Now and Maps — Apple CarPlay Review: Siri's Finally on the Right Road — Apple's in-dash system for the iPhone sure beats anything that comes with your car but it needs more gas to take on Google.
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Parallels 11 brings Microsoft's Cortana to Macs before Siri — The latest version of Parallels, the popular Windows virtualization tool for Mac OS X, almost feels like it's trolling Apple. One of Parallels 11's key features, alongside full Windows 10 support, is its ability to put Microsoft's Cortana right on your OS X desktop.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to simplify retail stores by demoting iPods to shelves, dropping iPad Smart Signs — Apple is preparing to make significant changes to its stores to simplify the experience by relocating iPod stock to accessory shelves and removing iPad-based Smart Signs, according to several Apple Retail managers briefed today on the plans.
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| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Amazon set to launch new ‘Amazon Flex’ package pickup service with Prime Now in Seattle area … GeekWire has discovered a “confidential” new Amazon facility that's getting ready to launch Prime Now one-hour delivery in the Seattle area, as well as a completely new service called “Amazon Flex.”| Amanda Connolly / The Next Web: |
United States of Emoji: SwiftKey tells you the most popular emoji where you are — SwiftKey's keyboard for iOS got an update today that will show you the emojis you use the most. Yes, it has been keeping track of how many you send. — In July, people using the iPhone beta version got …
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The 50 Startups That Launched At Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 1 — Hardware took the spotlight at today's Y Combinator Demo Day, reflecting a major shift of the accelerator beyond the cliche mobile app startup. Out of the 50 companies from the Summer 2015 batch that demoed on the record today, 20 featured hardware.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
OnePlus 2 review: solid build quality and performance make the smartphone, starting at $329 for the 16GB model, the best deal on the market — OnePlus 2 review — “Flagship killer.” That loaded term has been bandied about by virtually every smartphone maker since the iPhone took the scene by storm eight years ago.
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PhoneRadar, TrustedReviews, International Business Times, BGR and Mashable
| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Kik Takes $50 Million Investment From WeChat Parent Company Tencent, Hits $1 Billion Valuation — Kik Messenger, which has a large teen user base in the United States, has raised $50 million in new venture funding from WeChat parent company Tencent. The round values the company just north of $1 billion, according to the company.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Fossil gives a glimpse of its first Android Wear smartwatch, a round-faced piece similar to the Moto 360 that's powered by Intel hardware — This is Fossil's Android Wear smartwatch — Fossil, the watchmaker that's carved out a home at Macy's, JCPenney, and other retailers, is getting into the smartwatch game.
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Engadget, Gizmodo, CNET, TechRadar.com, TechnoBuffalo, Fone Arena, AndroidGuys, Ubergizmo, PhoneDog, VR World, Android Authority, Phandroid, 9to5Google and SlashGear
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Silent Circle's privacy-focused Blackphone 2 available for preorder, will arrive in September — Silent Circle's Blackphone 2 Landing In September — Silent Circle showed off the second generation of its pro-privacy Android-hardened smartphone, the Blackphone, back in March …
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Engadget, Android Authority, PhoneArena, Fone Arena and Digital Trends
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Private cloud startup Platform9 raises $10m in Series B round led by Menlo Ventures — Platform9 Raises $10M In Series B Funding For Its OpenStack Deployment And Management Service — Platform9, a service that aims to make it easier for businesses to launch an OpenStack private cloud … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Opera Max, Opera's data-saving proxy for Android, can now compress YouTube and Netflix videos — Opera Max Can Now Compress YouTube And Netflix Videos — Opera Max, Opera's data-saving proxy for Android, has long allowed you to save some of your previous mobile data by compressing text …
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Opera News, Android Police, Fone Arena, SlashGear, Opera browser, PhoneArena, Ubergizmo, Liliputing, CNET and The Next Web
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
FCC fines Smart City $750K for blocking Wi-Fi hotspots after January notice that the practice is prohibited — Company pays FCC $750,000 for blocking Wi-Fi hotspots at conventions — Wanted to force convention-goers to purchase $80/day Wi-Fi access. — A Wi-Fi service provider has agreed …
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| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Paul Maritz steps down as Pivotal CEO, to be succeeded by Rob Mee, co-founder of Pivotal Labs — Paul Maritz Steps Down as Pivotal CEO — Paul Maritz is stepping down as CEO at Pivotal Software Inc., a data analytics, cloud computing and software-development services company spun out of EMC Corp. and VMware Inc.
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Fortune, Re/code, Business Wire, The Register, GeekWire and New York Times
| Wish Wu / TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog: |
Another serious exploit found in Android's mediaserver component, where Stagefright bugs were found; affects versions 2.3 to 5.1.1; Google's fixed latest build — MediaServer Takes Another Hit with Latest Android Vulnerability — The “hits” keep on coming for Android's mediaserver component.
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Android Advices, CIO Today, ZDNet, SC Magazine, BetaNews, Guardian, Network World, The Register and SecurityWeek
| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
Seagate nabs storage maker Dot Hill Systems for $694 million — Founded in 1997, Dot Hill Systems comes with a myriad of storage arrays, software and data protection services aimed at clients ranging from SMBs to the enterprise. — Seagate is expanding its portfolio again through …
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Seagate, Tech Trader Daily, SiliconANGLE and The Register
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
EShares, a startup that digitizes share certificates to make it easy to know who owns a company, raises $17M Series B at a post-money valuation of $77M — EShares, Now Valued At $77 Million, Looks Far Beyond Silicon Valley — EShares, which digitizes paper stock options …
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| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
Intel teams with Google to bring depth-sensing RealSense camera to Project Tango, Google's platform for 3D motion tracking on mobile devices — IDF 2015: Intel teams with Google to bring RealSense to Project Tango — Intel suggests wearable devices could be the game changer and final death blow to passwords we've all been seeking.
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