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Google reveals new logo — Google's look, evolved — So why are we doing this now? Once upon a time, Google was one destination that you reached from one device: a desktop PC. These days, people interact with Google products across many different platforms, apps and devices—sometimes all in a single day.
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Google's new logo ditches serif look, is no longer just a static mark but an animated figure — Google's New Logo Is Its Biggest Update In 16 Years — You will very soon notice that Google has a new logo that's sleeker, brighter, and for the first time, animated. And then, you probably won't notice it at all.| Andrew Wallenstein / Variety: |
Sources: Apple escalates talks with Hollywood execs, seeking to have development and production teams ready by 2016 to compete with Netflix — Apple Eyes Move Into Original Programming (EXCLUSIVE) — The moment the media and technology industries have been expecting for years may finally be arriving …
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Amazon lets iOS and Android users download some Prime Instant Video movies and TV shows for offline viewing — Amazon Lets Apple, Android Users Download Prime Videos — Amazon's Prime Video is a lot like Netflix: Both of the video streaming services have a lot of old TV shows … | Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Third-generation Nest Thermostat launches today with a bigger, brighter screen for $249 — Nest's Smart Thermostat Gets Updated With A Bigger, Brighter Screen — Back in June, Nest overhauled just about every product they make... save for one curious exception: the smart thermostat that most know them for best.| Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair: |
Observations of notable investors as they confront the seemingly ubiquitous signs of a tech bubble — Is Silicon Valley in Another Bubble . . . and What Could Burst It? — With the tech industry awash in cash and 100 “unicorn” start-ups now valued at $1 billion or more, Silicon Valley can't escape the question.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Direct's 85M Users Can Now Reply With Photos In Snapchat-Style Visual Convos — Instagram Direct felt half-baked when the in-app chat feature launched without the ability to send photo replies in December 2013. Still, the private group messaging feature built an audience …
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GoPro releases trim and share feature to create short video clips directly on HERO4 and HERO+ LCD, or via app on all Wi-Fi enabled GoPros — GoPro Releases New Trim and Share Feature for Cameras and App — GoPro is very excited to release its latest feature that further enables users …
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Hotels fight back against travel sites like Expedia and Priceline, luring guests to book with them directly by offering digital check-in, free meals, WiFi, more — Hotels Fight Back Against Sites Like Expedia and Priceline — For years, travelers have been drawn to online sites like Expedia … | Annalee Newitz / Gizmodo: |
Ashley Madison created 70K female bots which sent fake messages to 20M of 31M men in the database; 11M of them were chatted up by automatic ‘engagers’ — Ashley Madison Code Shows More Women, and More Bots — After searching through the Ashley Madison database and private email last week …
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PayPal Launches PayPal.Me, A Simpler Way To Request Money Using Your Own Personalized URL — PayPal today is launching a new take on peer-to-peer payments with the debut of a platform it's calling PayPal.Me. For the first time, PayPal customers will be able to set up their own user profiles … | Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Google Here project enabling third parties to send proximity based Maps alerts via beacons was killed due to privacy concerns, doubts about demand — Google shut down a secret Google Maps project called ‘Google Here’ — Google GOOG was set to launch a new product that added context to one of its most successful apps, Google Maps.
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