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Base iPad Pro will have 64GB of storage and “monster” 12.9-inch display that can run 2 full-sized apps side by side; top model prices close to latest MacBooks — iPad Pro: ‘Monster screen’ runs full-sized side-by-side apps, LTE models, keyboard + stylus separate
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| 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.| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon plans to release $50 6-inch tablet and new 8-inch and 10-inch versions for holidays — Amazon to Release $50 Tablet as It Struggles to Sell Pricier Devices — Amazon plans to release a $50 tablet with a 6-inch screen, in time for the holidays.| 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 …
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| 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 …
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PC Magazine, Inquirer, BBC, Telegraph, Gizmodo, Alphr, Guardian, Silicon Republic, ITProPortal and SlashGear
| 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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Graham Cluley, Inquirer, Softpedia News, ZDNet, CSO, The Register and ITProPortal. Tweets: @arj
| Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post: |
Study finds only one of 30 free iPhone fitness apps meets more than half the criteria from American College of Sports Medicine guidelines on physical activity — Scientists tested 30 Apple iPhone fitness apps for the quality of their workouts. Guess how many passed?
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| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
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. — Available today for both iOS and Android, Adblock Plus' browser is free.| 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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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Raspberry Pi's official 7″ touchscreen display goes on sale today for $60 — The Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched an all-new piece of hardware today — the official Raspberry Pi touchscreen display is now on sale for $60 (£48 GBP) online, and through a handful of brick-and-mortar retailers.
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Raspberry Pi, Engadget, PCWorld, CNET, The Verge, The Next Web, BGR, Inquirer, Gizmodo, Quick Online Tips, BetaNews, Make, SlashGear and Wired.co.uk
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
BlaBlaCar Is Raising $160 Million From Insight, Valuing Ride-Sharing Startup At $1.2 Billion — A little more than a year after announcing a $100 million mega-round, we're hearing from multiple sources that long-distance ride-sharing platform BlaBlaCar is in the process of raising another round with Insight Venture Partners.| Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal: |
Lenovo, Huawei, ZTE, others try to emulate Xiaomi's business model by creating separate brands, subsidiaries to sell cheap smartphones with high-end specs — Rivals Try to Reinvent Xiaomi Business Model — Rivals try to reinvent Xiaomi model of high-end, low-cost smartphones, flooding China's market.Sponsor Posts
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