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Verizon to start testing its 5G network, with speeds 30-50 times faster than 4G, in the next year, with limited commercial roll-out tentatively planned for 2017 — Verizon to be first to field-test crazy-fast 5G wireless — It expects “some level of commercial deployment” to begin in 2017 for next-generation wireless.
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The DoJ got court order demanding Apple turn over iMessages in real time; Apple said it could not comply; iMessages backed up to iCloud not encrypted end-to-end — Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Access to Data — WASHINGTON — In an investigation involving guns and drugs …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Periscope is developing an app for the new Apple TV for watching livestreams — Periscope Is Secretly Building An Apple TV App — Periscope is developing an app for the new Apple TV, according to multiple sources. It will allow users to watch livestreams on their television …
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Google says it will test grocery deliveries this year in San Francisco and another US city — Google to Start Testing Grocery Deliveries This Year — Two U.S. cities to start trial of fresh-food deliveries — Google also expanding next-day deliveries in the Midwest| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Dell, HP, and Accenture will resell Surface Pro tablets as the first participants in Microsoft's new Surface Enterprise Initiative — Dell, HP to resell Microsoft's Surface Pro tablets — Microsoft is expanding its distribution of Surface Pro tablets and making enterprise services …
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Adblock Plus launches on Android and iOS today as a free browser — Adblock Plus officially lands on Android and iOS today — While Apple's been working on system-level ad blocking for iOS 9, Eyeo, the creator of Adblock Plus has been building its own browser.| Mark Harris / IEEE Spectrum: |
Lidar sensors in most self-driving cars vulnerable to hacking with $60 off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi and a low-powered laser kit — Researcher Hacks Self-driving Car Sensors — The multi-thousand-dollar laser ranging (lidar) systems that most self-driving cars rely on to sense obstacles … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Android Wear coming to China without Google Play and Now, with Moto 360 being first device; Chinese company Mobvoi to offer voice recognition, search — The Moto 360 and Android Wear are coming to China — Lenovo, Motorola, and Google are bringing Android Wear to China in the form of the Moto 360 smartwatch.
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft confirms acquisition of cloud security firm Adallom, sources say for $250M — Microsoft Confirms Purchase Of Cloud Security Firm Adallom — Microsoft announced this morning that it purchased cloud security firm Adallom. According to sources familiar with the matter … | Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal: |
Identity management service Okta raises $75M round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, and Sequoia Capital, at a valuation of nearly $1.2B — Okta Raises $75 Million, Boosting Valuation to Nearly $1.2 Billion — Okta Inc. is the latest technology startup to ride the growing tide … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Launches A Food Delivery Service Via Prime Now, Starting In Seattle — Amazon announced this morning that it's making restaurant delivery an option via its one-hour delivery app Prime Now. The news confirms earlier reports which indicated Amazon was staffing up a new restaurants division …
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| Bloomberg Business: |
Philippines to Roll Out Nationwide Free Wi-Fi Service by 2016 — Initiative comes as lawmakers probe slow Internet connection — The Philippines is planning free Wi-Fi services to half of its towns and cities this year and nationwide coverage by end-2016, limiting the data revenue prospects …
| Steve Ragan / CSO: |
Researcher discloses zero-day vulnerability in FireEye — The researcher says that there are three other undisclosed flaws, and each one is for sale — On Sunday, Kristian Erik Hermansen disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in FireEye's core product, which if exploited, results in unauthorized file disclosure.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Pandora's new ad-free Internet radio pass costs $1 for 24 hours, launches September 10 — Pandora has officially announced its new day-pass subscription, six months after first teasing its plans. — The Internet radio service, which is available in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand … | Reuters: |
Uber to enter 100 new Chinese cities in next 12 months: CEO — Uber Technologies Inc's [UBER.UL] China unit will enter 100 new cities in the next 12 months, the U.S. ride-hailing service's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick said on Tuesday, a rapid ramp up from the previous goal of 50 new cities.Sponsor Posts
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