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Apple launches replacement program for rear-facing camera in a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus devices that produce blurry photos — iSight Camera Replacement Program for iPhone 6 Plus — Apple has determined that, in a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus devices, the iSight camera …
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Samsung plans to petition to US Supreme Court the 2012 verdict that it violated Apple's patents — Apple v. Samsung: Samsung plans to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court — Samsung plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court by November to hear its appeal of a San Jose federal jury's stinging 2012 verdict … | Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
IDC: US Chromebook sales for education grew 310% year-over-year to 3.9M in 2014; iPad sales fell from 2.9M to 2.7M — Chromebooks Gaining on iPads in School Sector — As school districts across the country increasingly invest in technology for their students, the volume of personal computers in the classroom is surging.| Sui-Lee Wee / Reuters: |
Chinese police say they have arrested about 15K people for Internet crimes, a month after launching a six-month program code-named “Cleaning the Internet” — Chinese police arrest 15,000 for Internet crimes — Police in China said on Tuesday they had arrested about 15,000 people … | Nikhil Pahwa / MediaNama: |
Google joins Facebook in trying to prevent Internet and Mobile Association of India from taking anti-zero rating stand in upcoming report — Google joins Facebook in trying to prevent IAMAI from taking strong anti-Zero Rating stand — Google joined hands with Facebook to try and prevent … | Chris Duckett / ZDNet: |
Apple says only 21% of US Apple Music users have quit, less than half of what widely reported MusicWatch study claimed — Apple says only 1 in 5 people have quit Apple Music — Apple has defended the uptake of Apple Music, saying that 79 percent of those who signed up for a trial are still using the service.
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Prenda attorney hit with Illinois bar complaint over fraud and deceit related to copyright trolling cases — At long last, Prenda mastermind hit with state bar complaint — Steele, charged with numerous frauds and deceits, could be banished from the law.
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Ashley Madison hackers: we still have 300GB of employee emails, internal docs, some user chats and pictures, more, but will not dump all of it — Ashley Madison Hackers Speak Out: ‘Nobody Was Watching’ — For the past week, international media has reported on the hack of extramarital site Ashley Madison …
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Uber partners with Bharti Airtel to provide free in-car WiFi, offer discounted phone plans for drivers, accept payments through Airtel Money in India — Uber to Provide Free In-Car Wi-Fi in India — HONG KONG — In India, a country notorious for city-snarling traffic jams … | Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
The Lenovo-Backed ZUK Z1 Will Be Sold Internationally With Cyanogen OS Starting Mid-October — Lenovo's ZUK smartphone brand got off to a great start in China when the recently announced Z1 managed over 2 million pre-orders in a week, but surprisingly, they aren't stopping in China.| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Comcast releases its livestreaming app, Xfinity Share, allowing all Xfinity subscribers to broadcast to other subscribers' TVs and smartphones — Comcast releases its livestreaming app to all subscribers — Comcast says its livestreaming app did very well during its limited release …
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