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Google announces Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Pixel C, new Chromecast and Chromecast Audio, updates to Google Play Music and Google Photos — S'more to love across all your screens — From your watch to your phone to your TV, we want to help you stay connected, entertained and informed across all your screens.| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Google announces 5.2" LG Nexus 5X with 1.55 micron camera sensor, Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C, available for pre-order today starting at $379 — Nexus 5X announced with Android Marshmallow and Nexus Imprint — Preorders of the new 5.2-inch flagship Google phone begin today at $379
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| Cam Bunton / 9to5Google: |
Google announces 5.7" Huawei Nexus 6P with all metal body, Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor, Snapdragon 810, available for pre-order today starting at $499 — Huawei Nexus 6P officially announced, 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display, Snapdragon 810, more — At its event in San Francisco this morning …
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Sources: Twitter building new product to let users share tweets longer than 140 characters — Twitter Plans to Go Beyond Its 140-Character Limit — Twitter is building a new product that will allow users to share tweets that are longer than the company's 140-character limit …
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Google announces Chromecast Audio, Chromecast 2 with apps for Netflix, Sling TV and Google Photos, both available today for $35 in 17 countries — Google Announces Chromecast 2 And Chromecast Audio To Bring Intelligence To Your Living Room — Google is ready to take over your living room.| Chris O'Neill / Evernote Blog: |
New Evernote CEO Chris O'Neill lets 47 people go, closes three offices, aims for “smaller, more focused team” — A Note from Chris O'Neill — I joined Evernote as CEO two months ago because I saw the rare opportunity to help transform a product I rely on into a world class business.
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
OS X 10.11 El Capitan review: Apple focuses on refinements with under-the-hood improvements, tweaks to apps and Spotlight, and new Split View multitasking mode — OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review — Apple brings refinement and under-the-hood changes to Yosemite's new design.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Google Introduces Google Play Music Family Plan, $14.99 For Up To 6 People — Google is expanding its Google Play Music service with a new family plan. The company announced at its big event today that families will be able to subscribe to Google Play Music for $14.99.
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| Lucian Constantin / ITworld.com: |
Two serious flaws found in TrueCrypt by James Forshaw, a member of Google's Project Zero team — Newly found TrueCrypt flaw allows full system compromise — A security researcher has found two serious flaws in TrueCrypt — Windows users who rely on TrueCrypt to encrypt their hard drives …
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New Azure Container Service to bring together Mesos, Docker and Azure cloud — Microsoft's new Azure Container Service will be available to testers before year-end. That's just one of a handful of Azure-related announcements happening as part of AzureCon.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Maps companion app for Apple Watch released, doesn't include map, only a directional arrow for guidance — Google Maps Comes To Apple Watch — At Google's press event today, the company announced a number of new products and updates, including two new Nexus smartphones …
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| Sam Altman / Y Combinator Posthaven: |
Y Combinator makes Hacker News an autonomous unit within YC to give it full editorial independence, tests “vouching”, a new community moderation feature — Two HN Announcements — The HN community feels like it owns HN, and we like it that way.
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Amazon Launches Flex To Rival Postmates In On-Demand, Crowdsourced Delivery — Amazon looked at buying Postmates earlier this year, but in the end it built a service that will go head to head in competing with it. The e-commerce giant today took the wraps off Flex, a new on-demand delivery service …
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| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Consumer loans marketplace Avant raises $325M in new equity funding at a valuation of more than $1B — Exclusive: Online lender Avant raises $325 million and joins unicorn club — Avant, an online marketplace for consumer loans, has agreed to raise $325 million in new equity funding … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Comcast launches web video service Watchable with 30 partners including Vice, Vox, and Buzzfeed — Comcast Launches Watchable: Can Web Video Help Save Cable TV? — Cable giant debuts service with 30 content partners, available on set-tops, apps and online — NY Digital Editor @xpangler
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Google Photos updates with Chromecast support, shared albums, and ability to tag people by name — Google Photos is adding Chromecast support, name labels, and easier album sharing — In May, Google introduced a brand-new version of its Photos service that we called the best in the world.Sponsor Posts
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