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Microsoft tweaks design of Outlook for iOS and Android, plans to merge Outlook and Sunrise apps — Microsoft's Outlook Mobile Apps Get More Polish—And Just A Dash Of Sunrise — When Microsoft introduced the first version of Outlook for iOS and Android last January, it was a very …
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Android Users Can Now Record And Publish Their Video Gameplay From The Google Play Games App — Google is doubling down on its investment in its Twitch competitor, YouTube Gaming, with today's launch of a new feature in its Google Play Games app that will allow users to record and share … | Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
US regulators grant exemptions to DMCA's DRM rules for jailbreaking, remixing DVDs and Blu-rays, preserving video games, researching and modifying car software — Victory for Users: Librarian of Congress Renews and Expands Protections for Fair Uses — The new rules for exemptions …
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IBM to buy Weather Co.'s digital and data assets, not its TV channel, in a deal source says valued over $2B — IBM Nearing Acquisition of Weather Co.'s Digital and Data Assets — Deal could be announced as early as Wednesday — International Business Machines Corp. is nearing a deal … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Stores to start selling new Apple TV on Friday — The new Apple TV went on pre-order via Apple's online store earlier this week, and priority deliveries will begin this Friday while standard shipments will begin arriving after this upcoming weekend. Now, we've learned that Apple …
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Senate passes cybersecurity bill CISA by a vote of 74-21, remaining differences still to be resolved between House and Senate — CISA Security Bill Passes Senate With Privacy Flaws Unfixed — For months, privacy advocates have asked Congress to kill or reform the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act …
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Snapchat Adds Slow-Mo, Fast-Forward, And Rewind Video Filters — Teenagers have short attention spans, but Snapchat's latest feature could keep them tuned in. Today Snapchat is introducing a new set of filters called “Speed Modifiers” for videos you shoot on iOS or Android.
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Slack introduces group messages for up to nine people, private groups become private channels — Group Messages Come to Slack — We've all been there: you're late to your meeting with Judy and Tomiko and you need to quickly DM them at the same time to let them know.
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Samsung's Galaxy View tablet weighs 5.84 pounds, has 2GB RAM, an 18.4-inch 1920x1080 display, and a kickstand that doubles as a handle — Samsung's 18.4-inch Galaxy View tablet is basically a portable TV — Samsung first teased the massive Galaxy View back in September at IFA …
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Comcast to Test Wireless Service After Invoking Verizon Deal — Three-year-old agreement requires six-month waiting period — Third-quarter profit meets estimates as fewer users drop cable — Comcast Corp. plans to begin customer trials of a wireless service after invoking …
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Oracle building new facility for Design Tech High School, a free public charter school, on its campus in Redwood City, slated to open fall 2017 — Oracle to build high school at its headquarters campus — REDWOOD CITY — Oracle said Tuesday it will build a home on its corporate campus …
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Amazon tests e-commerce for Fire TV, working on own shopping channel like QVC but that allows purchases directly from the screen, expected to roll out next year — Exclusive: Amazon brings e-commerce to Fire TV and prepares to launch its own shopping channel| Glyn Moody / Ars Technica UK: |
Net neutrality: EU votes in favour of Internet fast lanes and slow lanes — MEPs confused by false claims, tired of the arguments, keen to conclude the file. — The European Parliament has passed the flawed flawed compromise text on net neutrality without including any of the amendments that would have closed serious loopholes.
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Fantasy-sports firms, including DraftKings and FanDuel, agree to join self-regulatory board led by former acting US Secretary of Labor Seth Harris — Fantasy-Sports Companies Agree to Join Self-Regulatory Board — New organization will be led by Ex-Labor Secretary Seth Harris| Katie Benner / New York Times: |
Apple beats forecasts with quarterly profits of $11.1B, up 31% YoY, and revenue of $51.5B, up 22% YoY — Apple Profit Rose 31% for Its 4th Quarter, Beating Forecasts — Apple turned in another quarter of enviable revenue and profit growth, fueled by sales of the iPhone, but more muted times may lie ahead.
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