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Netflix launches in 130 additional countries, now available in 190 countries worldwide, excluding China, Crimea, North Korea, and Syria, stock up 9% — At CES, Netflix Announces Worldwide Expansion of Streaming Service — Netflix went live with its streaming television service …
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See also Mediagazer| Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
Vidyo, a screen capture tool for iOS that simulates an AirPlay Mirroring connection, available for now in the App Store for $4.99 — Vidyo, a Screen Recorder for iOS — Vidyo, a screen recording utility for iPhone and iPad available at $4.99 on the App Store, seems like one of those apps that will soon be removed by Apple.
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Pre-orders open for Oculus Rift consumer edition, on sale for $599, shipping in March; orders already backlogged until May — Virtually a reality: Oculus Rift goes on sale for $599 — Pre-orders are open ahead of March ship date for consumer version — After dozens of trade-show demos …
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Tweets: @palmerluckey, @caseymalone, @palmerluckey, @tojiro, @palmerluckey and @mims
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Nextbit announces first wave of GSM Robin smartphones will ship February 16 — Nextbit's cloud-savvy smartphone ships on February 16th — Good news if you've been sitting on pins and needles waiting for Nextbit's Robin smartphone to ship: it's nearly ready for action.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
More than 180,000 people have now registered drones with the FAA — Anyone who purchased a drone after December 21st must register with the Federal Aviation Administration, and the number of Americans who have done so is now solidly into the six digits. At a press conference …
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| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
Microsoft will stop supporting Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 on January 12 — Web developers rejoice; Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 die on Tuesday — Internet Explorer has long been the bane of many Web developers' existence, but here's some news to brighten your day: Internet Explorer 8 …
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| Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
Sources: Yahoo to lay off at least 10%, or 1,000+ of its employees, as early as this month — Yahoo is prepping to lay off 10% or more of its workforce — Major layoffs will be coming to Yahoo as part of its planned reorganization to get its business back on track.| Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed: |
Uber agrees to overhaul privacy and security practices and pay a $20K fine in settlement over “God View” with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — Uber Settles With New York Attorney General Over “God View” Tracking Program — The ride-hailing company agrees to overhaul …
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Tweets: @agschneiderman and @mathewi
Thanks:@jmbooyah| Shira Ovide / Bloomberg Business: |
Despite recent reports of cuts by iPhone suppliers, Apple remains most profitable company in S&P 500 — No Midlife Crisis for Apple — Shira Ovide is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering technology. She previously was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. — AS OF 15:41 EST
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @bzamayo and @drbarnard
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Razer launches Nabu Watch with activity tracking, smartphone notifications, prices start at $150 — Razer's first smartwatch is mostly meant for fitness — Razer's first experiments with wearable tech had their share of problems (notably months of delays), but the company is willing to give it another shot... with a bit of a twist.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Tango, the faltering messaging app unicorn, gets a new CEO in co-founder and former CTO, Eric Setton — Faltering Messaging App Unicorn Tango Gets A New CEO To Turn Things Around — Fresh from laying off 9 percent of its 200 staff and closing down its e-commerce service at the end of 2015 … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
SEC filing shows Tim Cook earned about $10.2M during 2015 while other Apple executives earned around $25M — Tim Cook earns $10.3M in 2015 as other executives bring home $25M each — Apple today made a new filing with the SEC in which it revealed the earnings of its top executives during 2015.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
BlackBerry CEO says the Priv is coming to Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, offers no timeline; John Legere tweeted to confirm arrival on T-Mobile Jan. 26 — The BlackBerry Priv is coming to Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint — BlackBerry's Priv, its Android-powered smartphone with a sliding keyboard …
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TmoNews, Android Authority, Tech Insider, Phandroid, Android Police and Engadget
Tweets: @johnchen and @johnlegere
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Assist, a chatbot for Messenger, Slack, Telegram, SMS offering free travel and shopping services, launches — Assist Has No App. It's A Free Travel/Shopping Chat Bot For SMS And Facebook Messenger — You don't care who delivers dinner or drives you home as long as it gets done fast.
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Medium, iPhone in Canada Blog, Mashable, The Verge, Seeking Alpha, Social Media Today, NFC World+ and WebProNews
Tweets: @dannysullivan, @jonrussell, @joshconstine and @joshconstine
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