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Tech companies appear open to helping US government combat Islamic State after summit — Silicon Valley appears open to helping US spy agencies after terrorism summit — Obama administration acknowledges ‘complicated first amendment issues’ after top counter-terrorism officials traveled …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: iPhone 7 will do away with the standard 3.5mm headphone jack; premium Bluetooth Beats earbuds with charging carrying case could debut this fall — Apple developing revamped, cord-free Beats with charging case ahead of iPhone 7 — With its resources from the 2014 acquisition …
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| Alex Sherman / Bloomberg Business: |
Sources: Yahoo reassesses whether to spinoff its main Internet business, considers outright sale — Yahoo to Reconsider Sale of Web Business Instead of Spinoff — A decision to sell would contradict Yahoo's intent to spin — Verizon has publicly stated interest in acquiring Yahoo| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft's cellular data app for Windows 10 suggests it may be developing its own SIM card — Microsoft is building its own SIM card for Windows — Microsoft is planning to make LTE access a little easier soon, thanks to its own SIM card. The software giant is currently testing …
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| Joseph Menn / Reuters: |
Juniper Networks will drop code tied to National Security Agency — Juniper Networks Inc said late on Friday it would stop using a piece of security code that analysts believe was developed by the National Security Agency in order to eavesdrop through technology products.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Peach is a new social networking app from Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann that gives you quick access to things to share with “Magic Words” — Peach.cool is Friday's hottest social network — It's been a while since the last fameball social network took the Twittersphere by storm …
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| Klint Finley / Wired: |
T-Mobile Confirms It Slows Connections to Video Sites — Though T-Mobile still wants to play games with words, the company has admitted it's slowing down streams as part of its unlimited video service. — T-Mobile customers who activate the company's controversial Binge On video service … | Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung sees mild recovery for Q4 with operating profit of $5.1B, up 15% YoY, says aim in 2016 is to “minimize the damage from tough business conditions” — Samsung Sees Mild Recovery for Fourth Quarter, but Warns of Tough 2016 — In its search for new avenues of growth … | Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Razer launches $999 Blade Stealth Ultrabook and Core GPU enclosure dock that connects with Thunderbolt 3 and can drive both internal and external screens — Razer uses Thunderbolt 3 to add dedicated graphics to its sleek new Ultrabook — $999 Blade Stealth expands the lineup, Razer Core GPU enclosure helps it game.
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Dell offers $200 off the Oculus Rift when purchased with an Oculus Ready PC; bundles start at $1600 — Alienware And Dell Announce Oculus Ready PC Bundles For $1,600 — At CES 2016, Alienware and Dell announced Oculus Ready PC bundles that will start at $1,600.
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
In Y Combinator reorg, Paul Buchheit, Gmail creator and FriendFeed founder, is now managing partner of core YC program, Altman remains president — YC Switches Up Its Management, As Altman Shifts Focus — Famed accelerator Y Combinator has grown a lot under the direction of Sam Altman …
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
FCC says 34M people, about 10% of the US, still lack access to fixed broadband at FCC's benchmark speed of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up — US fails its annual broadband deployment test at FCC — The Federal Communications Commission's annual review of broadband deployment says that advanced Internet service … Sponsor Posts
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