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Apple executives talk product development, encryption, taxation, labor, and more in wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview — What's next for Apple? — The technology giant's CEO, Tim Cook, addresses issues concerning his company — including encryption technology, corporate taxes, and manufacturing products in China
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| Olof Swahnberg / Reuters: |
Ericsson and Apple sign patent license agreement, settle litigation — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) on Monday said it has signed a patent license agreement with Apple Inc (AAPL.O) but did not specify how much it would earn from the deal.
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| Edwin Evans-Thirlwell / Eurogamer.net: |
Former Rare game developers explain why Kinect stalled: technical limitations, lack of killer content, Microsoft's tactical reversals in response to PS4, more — Rare and the rise and fall of Kinect — Cancelled games, Xbox 180s and Kinect Sports - the story of a revolution that didn't quite take off.
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Gusto, formerly ZenPayroll, raises $50M ‘opportunistic round,’ boasts 25,000 customers — Gusto, the payroll and benefits service provider formerly known as ZenPayroll, has raised over $50 million in what its CEO calls an “opportunistic insider round.” The company also disclosed …
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| James Cook / Business Insider: |
SoundCloud settles lawsuit with PRS for Music, which manages rights for Adele, other UK artists, signs licensing agreement to use their music on the service — SoundCloud has signed a key licensing deal with a company that took legal action against it this year| Caitlin McGarry / Macworld: |
Hands-on with Adobe Post: New photo app creates Instagram-worthy graphics — Adobe's latest iOS app turns your photos into promotional (or inspirational) posters. — Adobe is on a tear as we near the end of 2015, releasing a slew of new apps designed to help you be more creative in your photo- and video-editing projects.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Nielsen: Facebook Remains The Top App Of 2015, But Messenger Was The Fastest-Growing — Facebook this year continued to hold the number one position as the top app installed on U.S. smartphones based on the average number of unique users, according to a new report out this week from Nielsen …
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Nexus 6P review: best use of Snapdragon 810, camera is among the best, hits sweet-spot for price-performance in US, but expensive in other regions — The Google Nexus 6P Review — As we have come to know, Google has opted to simultaneously release two Nexus smartphone devices this year.| Ian King / Bloomberg Business: |
Qualcomm's board rejects calls to split its licensing and chipmaking businesses after completing strategic review announced in July — Qualcomm Rejects Split After Completing Strategic Review — Board backs keeping licensing and semiconductor units together — Stock slump, slower sales, investigations drove push for split| Sophia Pearson / Bloomberg Business: |
Court says FAA can require that pilots have commercial licences to offer flight sharing in exchange for expenses, in blow to services Flytenow and AirPooler — Uber-Style Flight-Sharing Service Shot Down by U.S. Court — FAA was ‘justified’ in rule-making, appeals court rules
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| Barb Darrow / Fortune: |
Microsoft buys Talko, another startup founded by Ray Ozzie, will use its technolgy in Skype — Microsoft Buys Another Ray Ozzie Company — Every decade or so Microsoft seems to feel the need to buy a Ray Ozzie company. This time it's Talko, a Boston-based startup dedicated to helping workgroups …
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IESG advances addition of HTTP status code 451 to allow sites to convey they can't show content due to legal restrictions, in stance against online censorship — Why 451? — Today, the IESG approved publication of “An HTTP Status Code to Report Legal Obstacles”.
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PCWorld, The Next Web, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Engadget, ResearchBuzz and BetaNews. Tweets: @cdixon
| Nicola Clark / New York Times: |
Axel Springer executives talk about digital transformation, learning from Silicon Valley, international plans, investments in Business Insider, Airbnb, more — An Old-Media Empire, Axel Springer Reboots for the Digital Age — BERLIN — When Mathias Döpfner, chief executive of Axel Springer … Sponsor Posts
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