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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Adobe renames Creative Cloud software Flash Professional to Animate as it downplays Flash — Adobe renames Flash Professional to Animate, pivots to HTML5 — Adobe renamed its Creative Cloud software Flash Professional to Animate as it downplays Flash, which is under fire in many camps, and pivots to HTML5 with its messaging.
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Tweets: @johnpaczkowski and @counternotions
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp blocks links to rival app Telegram on Android; Telegram says its Facebook page vanished too — WhatsApp Is Blocking Links To Rival App Telegram On Android — Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp appears to have started deliberately blocking links to rival messaging app Telegram …
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The Verge, orat.io Blog, PC Magazine, The Next Web, Business Insider, Android Police, TechSpot, Fast Company, Daily Express, Tech Times, Times of India, 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Central, Pocketnow, Digital Trends, International Business Times and MobileSyrup.com
Tweets: @caseynewton, @caseynewton and @simonowens
| Jungah Lee / Bloomberg Business: |
Samsung names Koh Dong Jin president of mobile communications business, will take over day-to-day operations from J.K. Shin amid dwindling sales — Samsung Replaces Mobile-Unit Chief as Galaxy Phones Struggle — Electronics business heading for lowest profit in four years
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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE, Ars Technica, Bloomberg Business, TechSpot, MacNN, The Verge, Forbes, TechnoBuffalo, MobileSyrup.com, Wired.co.uk, Digital Trends, Tech Times, PYMNTS.com, USA Today, Engadget, Fone Arena, TWICE, Gizmodo UK, Greenbot, Gizmodo, SlashGear, PhoneDog.com, International Business Times, Android Beat, CNET, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, MacDailyNews, Associated Press, Pocketnow, TechCrunch, Android Central, 9to5Google and FierceWireless
| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Sketch joins parade of developers abandoning Mac App Store in favor of direct sales — The developers of the UI design tool Sketch have announced their decision to exit the Mac App Store, following in the footsteps of many other software makers, such as Panic.
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Sketch Blog, Business Insider, The Next Web, ZDNet, MacRumors, TechCrunch, iMore, iPhone Hacks, MacStories and Macworld. Tweets: @chrismessina
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google now lets you star images and add them to collections from image search, only available in the US; collections are not public — Google Turns Image Search Into Pinterest With New “Collections” Feature — Watch out, Pinterest, you've got new competition.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Cyber Monday Beat Forecasts With A Record $3.07 Billion In Sales, 26% From Mobile Devices — Yesterday's Cyber Monday sales event was already poised to break records with a forecasted $3 billion in sales, making it the largest online sales day in history. It ended up beating those estimates …
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CNET, TechCrunch, National Retail Federation, CNBC, Reuters, internetretailer.com, New York Times, Wired, VatorNews, Business Insider and Tech Times. Tweets: @chrismessina
| Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web: |
Chrome for Android's new Data Saver feature will not load images on sites until you tell it to, resulting in up to 70% data savings — Chrome for Android skips images on sites for up to 70% data savings — Google is updating the Data Saver feature in its Chrome browser for Android …
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Google Chrome Blog, Re/code, Digital Trends, PCWorld, VentureBeat, The Verge, Neowin, AndroidGuys, CNET, PC Magazine, BetaNews, PhoneDog.com, Phandroid, Android Police, Lifehacker, Liliputing, The Stack, Mashable, Ubergizmo, 9to5Google, Droid Life, WebProNews, TechCrunch and Engadget
Tweets: @dannysullivan and @bingobaa
| FireEye: |
China-based attackers use Dropbox for malware communications, targeted Hong Kong media outlets in August — China-based Cyber Threat Group Uses Dropbox for Malware Communications and Targets Hong Kong Media Outlets — FireEye Threat Intelligence analysts identified a spear phishing campaign carried … | Garett Sloane / Digiday: |
Snapchat finally enables publishers to ‘deep link’ to their Discover content — Snapchat's enabling its publishing partners to promote their channels on Facebook and Twitter with links directly to their content, the company said today. — The media partners, which include Hearst, IGN …
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The Next Web, International Business Times and SocialTimes
Tweets: @wblau, @dannysullivan and @digiday
See also Mediagazer| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Nokia's OZO 360-degree virtual reality camera for professionals is available for pre-order today for $60K, to start shipping in Q1 2016 — Nokia OZO is a $60,000 360-degree camera for VR pros — Nokia may not be the first name you'd associate with virtual reality, but the Finns are aiming …
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The Verge, TechCrunch, PCWorld, Road to VR, TechSpot, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, CNET, Engadget, Neowin, Seeking Alpha, Fortune, Fortune, Tech Times, Inquirer, Road to VR, Digital Trends, International Business Times, Business Insider, Nokiapoweruser, The Next Web, Wired, Fast Company, Forbes and CIO.com. Tweets: @seatimesbiz. Thanks:@c_davies
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Mozilla wants to split off its Thunderbird email/chat client to focus on projects like Firefox that have an “industry-wide impact”, says Mitchell Baker memo — Mozilla Wants To Split Off Its Thunderbird Email/Chat Client, Says Mitchell Baker Memo
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Ars Technica and Computerworld
| Brian Fagioli / BetaNews: |
Google to end support for Chrome on 32-bit Linux, Ubuntu Precise, and Debian 7 in early March 2016 — Google killing Chrome for 32-bit Linux — If you live in the web browser, using a Linux-based operating system makes a lot of sense. By combining say, Ubuntu and Google Chrome … | Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review: |
Wikimedia Foundation announces a new machine learning tool aimed at helping Wikipedia editors differentiate between honest mistakes and intentional vandalism — Artificial Intelligence Aims to Make Wikipedia Friendlier and Better — The nonprofit behind Wikipedia is turning to machine learning …
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