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Best Buy to sell Apple Watch in all 1,050 stores instead of planned 300 by October amid strong demand; will begin selling AppleCare this quarter — Best Buy deepens links to Apple, says watch has been a smash hit — Best Buy BBY continued its remarkable turnaround last quarter, with a big assist from Apple AAPL .
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| Jonathan Mayer / Web Policy: |
AT&T hotspot at Dulles Airport tampers with HTTP traffic to inject third-party ads from WiFi monetization firm RaGaPa — AT&T Hotspots: Now with Advertising Injection — While traveling through Dulles Airport last week, I noticed an Internet oddity. The nearby AT&T hotspot was fairly fast—that was a pleasant surprise.
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Amazon launches Prime Now with one- and two-hour alcohol delivery in Seattle — Amazon Will Bring You Booze in One Hour, Starting in Seattle — Finally, a really good reason to use Amazon's one-hour delivery service. — The e-commerce company has started to offer one- and two-hour delivery of beer …
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| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Amazon secretly testing new restaurant delivery service in Seattle with Prime Now rollout … Amazon has quietly started experimenting with delivery of hot meals from restaurants in the Seattle area, GeekWire has learned. It's a sign that the e-commerce giant could soon throw its weight … | Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg Business: |
‘Spam King’ Sanford Wallace pleads guilty to sending 27M+ unsolicited Facebook messages, faces up to three years in prison, $250K fine — Facebook ‘Spam King’ Guilty for Sending 27 Million Messages — A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to sending more than 27 million unsolicited …
| Stephanie Clifford / New York Times: |
Online male escort service Rentboy raided by federal investigators on charges of promoting prostitution; CEO and six employees arrested — 7 Charged With Promoting Prostitution by Working on Rentboy.com, an Escort Website — The terms of service on the website Rentboy.com said that people could not use it to exchange money for sex.
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
YouTube Gaming launches Wednesday on iOS, Android, and web to compete with Twitch — YouTube Gaming—Google's Twitch.tv competitor—launches tomorrow — Twitch.tv finally gets some real competition in the game live streaming market. — One year and one day after Google lost Twitch.tv to Amazon, YouTube Gaming is going public.
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| IDC: |
Worldwide Smartphone Growth Expected to Slow to 10.4% in 2015, Down From 27.5% Growth in 2014, According to IDC — According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are expected to grow 10.4% in 2015 to 1.44 billion units.
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
VMWare updates Fusion and Workstation with graphics boost, support for Windows 10, Cortana, and El Capitan — VMware brings Windows 10 and graphics boost to Fusion and Workstation — Virtualization software upgraded, but you might have to watch out for bugs.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Verizon looks to bring connected car features to older vehicles with Hum, a $14.99/month service that offers roadside assistance, car diagnostics, more — Verizon's New Service Aims to Connect Older Cars, Keep Them Humming — After a brief delay, Verizon is ready with a service designed … | Johanna Beyenbach / Etsy News Blog: |
Etsy Local lets iOS and Android users find nearby Etsy items, sellers, and select retailers — Shop in Your Backyard with Etsy Local, Now on Mobile — Etsy is an online platform, but it is also a network of offline communities around the world, from Etsy Teams, to craft fairs, to wholesale retailers.
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Snapchat hires former Mattel finance executive Drew Vollero as VP of finance and acting CFO — Snapchat Names Former Mattel Executive Drew Vollero Its Finance Chief — Snapchat Inc. finally hired someone to run its finances, naming Drew Vollero, a former executive at toy maker Mattel Inc. … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Home design firm Houzz buys community site GardenWeb from NBCU for undisclosed amount in first acquisition — Houzz Acquires Home And Gardening Community Site GardenWeb From NBCUniversal — After a number of big fundraising rounds over the last few years, Houzz has now made its first acquisition.
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Uber will partner with University of Arizona for self-driving car research — Uber is setting up a new self-driving car project at the University of Arizona, according to an email sent out today to university employees. The new project will focus on self-driving car technology …
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| Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: |
Add to Slack button lets users easily install Slack integrations, share content from other services to Slack — Slack's plan for world domination takes an important step forward — Enterprise chat app Slack has two killer features: Its user-friendly design, and the ability to customize …
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Germany's highest appeals court rules Apple's “slide to unlock” touchscreen patents are invalid, reaffirming the 2013 decision — Top German court rejects Apple touchscreen patent appeal — Apple Inc patents covering the “slide to unlock” feature on smartphones are invalid …
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