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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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Windows Blog, Scott Hanselman's Blog, Paul Thurrott, The Verge, Computerworld, ZDNet, Fone Arena, Engadget, The Verge, Wired, Laptop Mag, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, The Register, InfoWorld, The Next Web, Windows Central, Neowin, TechCrunch, BetaNews, WebProNews, VentureBeat, Laptop Mag, BetaNews, ZDNet, Windows Central, The Tech Portal and InfoWorld. Tweets: @tomwarren
| 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: |
Microsoft releases HoloLens emulator for developers to build and test AR apps — Microsoft launches HoloLens emulator so developers can test holographic apps, no headset required — As promised, Microsoft today started shipping its $3,000 HoloLens development kits.
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The Verge, Windows Central, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Digital Trends, WinBeta, MSPoweruser, The Next Web and GitHub
| 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, CIO.com, GeekWire, WinBeta, The Next Web, MSPoweruser, Pocketnow, BetaNews, MacNN, Windows Central, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, InfoWorld and ZDNet
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
| 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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Associated Press, 9to5Mac, The Verge, BGR, Gizmodo, CNET, VentureBeat, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Daily Mail, Boing Boing, Pocketnow and Consumerist
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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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Microsoft, Garage & Updates, Fone Arena, Neowin, Adweek, AppleInsider, Laptop Mag and Windows Central. Tweets: @chrismessina
| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg Business: |
| Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune: |
Uber rolling out in-app customer service support globally, in place of its inconvenient email method — Checking Your Uber Rating Or Getting Your Purse Back Just Got Much Easier — After years of forcing customers to use email to complain about anything, Uber is now committing to more updated technology.
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Uber Global, The Verge, Washington Post, VentureBeat, Droid Life, TIME, USA Today, SlashGear, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, The Next Web and Vox. Tweets: @rsarver
| 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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Gizmodo, MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks and iMore
| 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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Google Developers Blog, Android Police, Engadget, Google Developers, Digital Trends, MacRumors, Pocket-lint, Android Authority, Liliputing, WebProNews, Droid Life, CNET, Android Central and UploadVR
Tweets: @drew and @kylebrussell
Thanks:@lucas_matney| 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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ACLU, Los Angeles Times, Consumerist, Pocketnow, Gizmodo, Investor's Business Daily, eWeek, SlashGear, USA Today, Gizmodo UK and NPR. Tweets: @usatoday
| 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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Benson Leung, The Verge, ZDNet, MacRumors, The Next Web, DISPLAYBLOG, Digital Trends, TechnoBuffalo, Ars Technica, Ubergizmo, Boing Boing, Android Authority, Mashable, BetaNews, Android Beat, TechCrunch, Guardian, Lifehacker, BBC, SlashGear, Fortune, Business Insider, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Pocketnow, Gizmodo, Android Central and Engadget
| 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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SlashGear, Kotaku, TechSpot, iFixit, Mashable, TechCrunch, Engadget and DISPLAYBLOG
Tweets: @tim, @ifixit and @benkuchera
| 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 … | Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Sources: Nest generated about $340M in sales last year, below Google's expectations, is facing scrutiny as $500M annual operating budget set to expire this year — With $340 million in revenue, Nest is underperforming, and its future at Google is at risk — Nest generated about $340 million … Sponsor Posts
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