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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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| Brendan Donohoe / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter updates iPad app with responsive design as it builds a more unified Twitter for iOS — Building a more unified Twitter for iOS — Previously, Twitter for iPhone and iPad offered very different experiences. Now, Twitter apps on these devices will be more consistent regardless of which one you're using.
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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 … | Mario Trujillo / The Hill: |
Software pioneer McAfee files paperwork to run for president — The antivirus software pioneer John McAfee on Tuesday filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president. — The paperwork was confirmed as authentic by Kyle Sandler, who is identified …
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| Brian Womack / Bloomberg Business: |
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Facebook redesigns Pages for mobile, broadens options for call-to-action buttons, adds Shop and Services sections — Facebook Pages become more mobile-friendly with new action buttons and sections — MENLO PARK, CALIF. — Facebook says it's going to help small businesses become more accessible on mobile devices.
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Mark Zuckerberg tops Vanity Fair's 2015 New Establishment Disrupters list — Mark Zuckerberg Tops the 2015 New Establishment List—and Snags the October Cover! — The magazine's annual ranking of business and media elite hits newsstands today. — Facebook chairman and C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg … | New York Times: |
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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| Christian Uribe / Opera Mobile: |
Opera Mini for Android update includes new compression mode, lets users toggle between speed and experience — Choose High or Extreme savings in new Opera Mini for Android — When Opera Mini was launched in 2005, we brought the internet to your phone, giving you access to the same web …
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Ryan Block to leave AOL Alpha for new venture, Drew Lesicko to head unit in his place — Ryan Block Leaves AOL Alpha For Something New — GDGT co-founder, Engadget founding editor and VP of Product at AOL, Ryan Block is leaving the company for parts undisclosed.| Bloomberg Business: |
Philippines rolling out free Wi-Fi to half of its cities this year, expects nationwide coverage by end of 2016; expansion will cost government about $32M/year — Philippines to Roll Out Nationwide Free Wi-Fi Service by 2016 — Initiative comes as lawmakers probe slow Internet connection
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Ads Go Global, Including New 30-Second Commercials — Instagram is done experimenting and is ready to ramp up ad revenue. It's making three big changes today to attract marketing dollars from around the world and other ad mediums. Finally, Instagram will make back the money Facebook spent buying it.| 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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| 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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Windows Blog, Microsoft, ZDNet, The Next Bench Blog, The Tech Portal, CNET, AnandTech, CIO.com, USA Today, Fortune, Ars Technica, Surface Blog, Engadget, The Next Web, New York Times, The Verge and PCWorld. Tweets: @satyanadella
| Steven Millward / Tech in Asia: |
Baidu unveils AI-powered digital assistant Duer for its mobile search app — Baidu revamps its ‘Siri’ so that it helps you order stuff online — Baidu's revamped voice assistant, Du Secretary, pictured in action today. — At Baidu's annual corporate conference in Beijing today … | BBC: |
HTC removed from Taiwan's TWSE 50 Index after 66% drop in share price this year — HTC dropped from main Taiwan stock index after share price fall — Smartphone maker HTC has been dropped from the index of Taiwan's 50 largest firms, following a 66% slide in its share price this year.
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
TiVo Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung — DVR maker TiVo has sued Samsung for patent infringement, alleging that Samsung's digital video recorders violate four of TiVo's patents. The announcement came as part of Tivo's Q2 2015 earnings report, which saw the company generate close …
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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 … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches restaurant delivery service in Seattle via Prime Now; food delivered within an hour, and no delivery fees — 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.
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Yahoo denied requested IRS ruling in Alibaba stake spin-off; stock slips over 3% in after-hours trading — Yahoo! (YHOO) Denied IRS Request in Alibaba (BABA) Stake Spin-Off — Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) disclosed the following on Tuesday: — On January 27, 2015, Yahoo! Inc. ("Yahoo" or the … | 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 … Sponsor Posts
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