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Sources: Google seeking partners to co-develop chips to bring more uniformity and new features to Android phones, and better compete with Apple — With Apple in Mind, Google Seeks Android Chip Partners — Google recently talked with some microchip makers about developing chips based … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Full text of Trans Pacific-Partnership released, gets criticized by Internet privacy and consumer groups for threatening digital rights — TPP Trade Agreement Slammed For Eroding Online Rights — Measures agreed to in an international trade treaty between Pacific Rim countries threaten … | Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Facebook launches Music Stories post format that lets iOS users listen to 30-second clips of music shared from Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes within News Feed — Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed — As part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit …
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Blackberry Priv Review: good slide-out keyboard, beefed up security, but has many performance glitches — BlackBerry Priv Review: BlackBerry May Win You Back With Android — It finally happened: a modern-looking BlackBerry with a modern operating system — I don't know anyone who owns a BlackBerry anymore.
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Pebble Time Round review: attractive design, good build quality, but app options limited, battery life is short by Pebble-standards, arriving Nov. 8 for $249 — Pebble Time Round review — Pebble, the company that had everyone thinking about smartwatches again, has had a busy year.
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Microsoft Acquires Mobile Data Labs, The Company Behind Mileage-Tracking App MileIQ — Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs. While that name probably doesn't ring a bell, the company's MileIQ app is one of the most popular Android and iOS mileage-tracking apps for getting deductions and reimbursements.| Colin Lecher / The Verge: |
Judge orders Sprint to keep WiMax network running until lawsuit from nonprofits is resolved — Judge orders Sprint to keep WiMax network up after nonprofits sue — Sprint had planned to shut down its aging WiMax network tonight at midnight, but after a last-minute emergency decision, that won't be happening.
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Google's note-taking app Keep for iOS now exports to Google Docs — Google Keep for iOS now lets you export notes to Google Docs — Google today announced that the iOS version of the Google Keep note-taking app now allows users to export notes to Google Docs.
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Twitter SVP Alex Roetter pledges faster progress on diversity after ex-employee Leslie Miley publicly criticized company's efforts to improve diversity — Twitter engineering chief pledges ‘faster progress’ on diversity — SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter's senior vice president of engineering Alex Roetter …
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Toyota to set up artificial intelligence company in Silicon Valley; will invest $1B over 5 years — Toyota invests $1 billion in artificial intelligence in US — TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is investing $1 billion in a research company it's setting up in Silicon Valley to develop artificial intelligence …
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Postmates acquihires team behind local discovery startup Sosh — Postmates Welcomes Sosh — Today we're very excited to share that Postmates has acquired the talented team that built Sosh, the social platform that has reinvented the way people discover places and events in their city.| Stephen Pulvirent / Bloomberg Business: |
Lytro debuts its Immerge video camera for virtual reality filmmaking, available in 2016 for between $250K and $500K — This UFO-Shaped Mega-Camera Might Be the Future of Virtual Reality — The Lytro Immerge is a next-generation VR camera rig for professionals that will start at $250,000.
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