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Ubuntu's Bash and Linux command line coming to Windows 10 — Ubuntu's bash and Linux command line coming to Windows 10 — Rising from the ashes of Project Astoria. — Microsoft built a Linux subsystem for Windows for Project Astoria, its system for running Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile.
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Tweets: @tomwarren and @xjoeduffyx
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft unveils Desktop App Converter, a developer tool for bringing existing Win32 apps to the Windows Store — Microsoft today unveiled the Desktop App Converter, which lets developers bring existing Windows applications to the Windows Universal Platform (UWP).
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The Verge, Digital Trends, GeekWire, The Next Web, CIO.com, MacNN, WinBeta, MSPoweruser, Pocketnow, BetaNews, Windows Central, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, InfoWorld and ZDNet. Tweets: @thurrott
| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Roadmap shows Microsoft building ad blocker into next version of Edge browser — Microsoft plans to build ad blocker into its Microsoft Edge browser — Who needs extensions like AdBlock Plus? In a session for Web developers today, Microsoft revealed that the next version of Microsoft Edge will include its own ad blocker.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Skype to let you book trips, shop, more by chatting with third-party chatbots, with conversations brokered by Cortana — Skype is getting Cortana and crazy bot messaging — You'll soon be able to use Skype to books trips, shop, and plan your schedule, just by chatting with Cortana.
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| Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal: |
ACLU finds 63 instances since 2008 where US government sought court order under All Writs Act to compel tech companies to extract data from smartphones — Google Also Has Been Ordered to Help Unlock Phones, Records Show — Advocacy group finds 63 cases where government sought orders to have phones opened under 1789 law
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| Los Angeles Times: |
FBI agrees to help prosecutors unlock iPhone 6 and iPod in Arkansas homicide case — FBI agrees to help Arkansas prosecutors open iPhone after hack of San Bernardino device — Apple appears to have gained a momentary reprieve in the tech industry's sparring with the government over encryption technology.
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| Chipworks: |
iPhone SE teardown reveals mix of 5s, 6, and 6s parts, including processor, memory, NFC chip, axis sensor, modem, Audio ICs, few new innovative components — Apple iPhone SE Teardown — The long-rumored, cost-friendly iPhone SE was finally announced on March 21st of this year.
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Google tackles simple 360 content embeds with VR View, introduces Cardboard SDK for iOS — Virtual reality is great for gaming and movies, but when it comes to real-world use cases there's still quite a bit of room for VR to prove itself. — Google is hoping to kickstart this process …
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Thanks:@lucas_matney| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Amazon Updates Its Policies To Ban USB Type-C Cables That Are Not Fully Spec Compliant — Googler Benson Leung has a new ally in his fight against bad Type-C cables on Amazon, and it's none other than Amazon itself. Leung reports that Amazon has added a new line to its prohibited listing guidelines …
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| iFixit: |
Consumer-ready Oculus Rift teardown: two OLED displays with a combined resolution of 2160x1200 mounted to adjustable lenses, 90 FPS refresh rate — Oculus Rift CV1 Teardown — We've had two prerelease versions on our teardown table, so we're excited to see what tweaks this Rift has in store.
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TechCrunch, SlashGear, Kotaku, TechSpot, iFixit, Mashable, Engadget and DISPLAYBLOG
Tweets: @tim, @benkuchera and @ifixit
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Garrett Camp, co-founder of Uber, and others raise $100M for Expa Labs, a San Francisco-based incubator where startups receive $500K in backing — Expa Labs Will Nurture Tech Start-Ups a Few at a Time — SAN FRANCISCO — Throw a rock in any direction in Silicon Valley and it may strike … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AOL CEO Tim Armstrong eyes deal for Verizon to buy Yahoo in plan to build an ad empire that competes with Facebook and Google — AOL's Tim Armstrong Aims to Build Digital-Ad Empire at Verizon — Executive eyes Yahoo deal and courts marketers, planning to take on Facebook and Google
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AdExchanger, Engadget, The Verge, SiliconANGLE and FierceOnlineVideo News
Tweets: @wsjcmo, @wsjcmo, @joshconstine, @modestproposal1 and @miriamgottfried
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple launches Safari Technology Preview, a new browser aimed at web developers — Apple today announced it's expanding its efforts in the area of web development, with the launch of a new version of its Safari web browser, designed specifically for developers.Sponsor Posts
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Zoho Sign takes a bite of Apple's latest: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate — It's September, and you know the drill. Apple just handed us a fresh batch of releases, and there's plenty to look forward …
Zoho Sign takes a bite of Apple's latest: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate — It's September, and you know the drill. Apple just handed us a fresh batch of releases, and there's plenty to look forward …
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