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| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Google folding Chrome OS into Android, plans to release a single, combined OS by 2017 — Alphabet's Google to Fold Chrome Operating System Into Android — Move is a sign of the growing dominance of mobile computing — Alphabet Inc. 's Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system …
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| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Sources: Google will work with partners next year to build laptops running Android, will retain Chrome OS as an option for Chromebooks — Why Google Tapped Android Over Chrome as Its Marquee OS — Android is a big deal for Google. It is Google's portal for the smartphone market, where it maintains a global dominance.
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| Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business: |
Apple's secrecy and reluctance to publish research on AI hurt its ability to hire best researchers, some say — Apple's Deep Learning Curve — The company's secrecy is hurting its AI software development. — In the world of artificial intelligence, one of the year's biggest coming … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft clarifies Windows 10 rollout: OS will be pushed as a “Recommended Update” for Windows 7 & 8 next year, but users can choose when to upgrade, roll back — Microsoft more clearly articulates next phase of its Windows 10 upgrade rollout plans
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
New Windows 10 PC test build offers media casting from Edge to any Miracast and DLNA enabled device — New Windows 10 PC test build adds media casting support — Microsoft has added media casting from its Edge browser to the latest Windows 10 test build for PCs, Build 10576.| Sukhbir / The Tor Blog: |
Tor releases beta version of Tor Messenger, its OTR-encrypted, cross-platform chat program, on Linux, Windows and OS X — Tor Messenger Beta: Chat over Tor, Easily — Today we are releasing a new, beta version of Tor Messenger, based on Instantbird, an instant messaging client developed in the Mozilla community.
| Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless: |
Report: T-Mobile's Uncarrier 10 plan to offer customers unlimited high speed data for watching select streaming video services like Netflix, HBO — Rumor Mill: T-Mobile's ‘Uncarrier 10’ plan to let customers stream Netflix, HBO without chewing through data
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| Martyn Williams / PCWorld: |
Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart join FAA drone task force — The group faces a Nov. 20 deadline and is accepting public comments — Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart have joined the government's task force charged with figuring out a registration and identification system for drones.| Jeff Gamet / The Mac Observer: |
SteelSeries Nimbus wireless controller available as $50 add-on when buying Apple TV — Game On! Apple TV gets Game Controllers — If you plan on getting into multiplayer games with the new Apple TV you just ordered, or aren't into using the included remote as a game controller …
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn Q3 earnings beat expectations with $780M in revenue, stock up more than 11% — LinkedIn Earnings Beat Expectations With $780M In Revenue, Stock Jumps 9% — LinkedIn handily beat analyst expectations today with revenue of $780 million and earnings of 78 cents per share.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
SEC approves Title III equity crowdfunding rules that will go into effect next year — It's official: Your grandma can soon invest in startups — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday morning voted 3-1 to approve equity crowdfunding rules, a scant three years after its original deadline to do so.
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| Kirk Koenigsbauer / Office Blogs: |
Microsoft adds Skype voice and video integration to Office Online, launches Chrome extension — The new Office—October feature update — Welcome to our first new Office update post in which we share the features we are delivering to our Office customers across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Office Online.Sponsor Posts
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