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Apple adds many new features to GarageBand for iOS including Virtual Drummers and Live Loops, which let you endlessly customize tracks on a grid-based interface — Apple's New GarageBand For iOS Is An Electronic Musician's Dream — GarageBand has always had a definite appeal …
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Apple releases Music Memos, a simple, free recording app for iOS that caters to musicians while avoiding the complexity of GarageBand — Music Memos is Apple's new, simple recording app — Alongside some fun GarageBand updates being rolled out today, Apple is also introducing a completely new app for iPhone and iPad: Music Memos.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to exchange power cords for Surface Pro, Pro 2, and Pro 3 purchased before March 2015, due to possible overheating issues — Microsoft to recall some Surface Pro power cables — MIcrosoft will be allowing Surface Pro users who bought earlier models of the company's tablet …
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| Maria Bobila / Fashionista: |
Apple Watch Hermes collection will be available online January 22, prices start at $1,100 — The Apple Watch Hermès Will Finally Be Available to Purchase Online — Mark your calendars for this Friday, Jan. 22. Instead of having to visit a select boutique in a major city like New York … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers disclose an almost three year old privilege escalation bug in the Linux kernel that imperils millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones — Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones — Vulnerability allows restricted users and apps to gain unfettered root access.
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Spotify Buys Cord Project And Soundwave To Expand Messaging And Social Features — On the same day that streaming rival Deezer announced a new cash injection of €100 million, Spotify has confirmed two new acquisitions, Cord Project and Soundwave. The startups are based respectively … | Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal: |
Alphabet, Apple, Yahoo, Uber, and other tech firms are sponsoring the host committee financing the 2016 Super Bowl, to be held at Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area — Apple, Alphabet, Yahoo Hoping to Use Super Bowl to Score at Home — Tech firms including Alphabet Inc. … | Dina Bass / Bloomberg Business: |
Microsoft to donate $1B in cloud services to 70K nonprofits globally over the next three years — Microsoft to Donate Cloud Services Worth $1 Billion Over 3 Years — Program aims to advance public good, solve biggest problems — Company will also invest in Internet in developing nations
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Apple files an application with India's Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion to open its own retail stores in the country — Apple seeks DIPP nod to open own stores in India — Confirming the development, DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said, “We have just received Apple's proposal.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich's startup Brave launches open-source browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android that blocks tracking ads by default — Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich's startup, Brave, launches browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android — Brave Software, the new startup … | Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
LinkNYC free public gigabit WiFi goes live for beta testing, shows speeds of 280 Mbps down, 317 Mbps up, plans to have 500 kiosks running by July, 4450 by 2020 — LinkNYC's free gigabit Wi-Fi is here, and it is glorious — I'm standing on the corner of 15th Street and Third Avenue in New York City, and I'm freezing.
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Norwest Venture Partners raises $1.2 billion for its 13th fund — Norwest Venture Partners announced that it has raised $1.2 billion for its 13th fund, which it'll use to support its sector and stage independent investment strategy. With this fund, the firm now has a total capital and commitment size of more than $6 billion.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
FreedomPop Raises Another $50 Million to Offer Cheap Global Roaming for World Travelers — FreedomPop, which specializes in offering free and low-cost cellphone service, has raised another $50 million in funding and now plans to start selling a global hotspot.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Deezer raises $110M round led by billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries — Deezer Replaces Its $330 Million IPO With a $110 Million Funding Round — Last fall, streaming music service Deezer announced it was going to go public and raise around $330 million in the process.| Rick Carew / Wall Street Journal: |
China's Meituan-Dianping, an online seller of movie tickets and restaurant bookings, raises $3.3B, the largest ever private round in tech, at $18B+ valuation — China's Meituan-Dianping Raises $3.3 Billion — Online seller of movie tickets, restaurant bookings snares record private fundraising round| Justin Warren / Forbes: |
JFrog Raises $50 Million To Provide The App Store For The Internet Of Things — DevOps software maker JFrog has closed a series C round of $50 million, which it is claiming is one of the largest investments in a DevOps focused company. — The round sees new investors Scale Venture Partners …
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SEC filing shows SoftTech VC raising $130M for portfolio companies as firm promotes Stephanie Palmeri and Andy McLoughlin to partners — SoftTech VC Promotes Two To Partner As It Seeks Out Fresh $130M — SoftTech VC, a San Francisco-based seed-stage fund founded 11 years ago by investor Jeff Clavier … | Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
FinTech startup BlueVine raises $40M round led by Menlo Ventures to help small businesses with cash flow — BlueVine Raises $40 Million To Help Small Businesses With Cash Flow — Another big bet on “FinTech,” Palo-Alto based BlueVine has raised $40 million to provide credit lines for small businesses.| Paul Lilly / Maximum PC: |
Intel announces sixth generation Core vPro processors with Intel Authenticate, an embedded multifactor authentication technology — Intel Bakes Multifactor Authentication into 6th Generation Core vPro Platform — Intel Authenticate brings security to a new levelSponsor Posts
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