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Facebook Messenger makes sharing Dropbox files easier, photos and videos will appear directly in chat window, other files can be accessed via Dropbox mobile app — Facebook Messenger makes sharing Dropbox files easier — If you're on Facebook Messenger, you likely already …
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Leaked images reveal Amazon's new Kindle is called Kindle Oasis and has a one-handed design that is significantly lighter than Paperwhite and Voyage models — Get ready for the new Kindle — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos teased a new Kindle device for this week.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Gartner: global PC shipments fell 9.6% YoY in Q1, the first quarter below 65M units since 2007; Asus, Apple the only companies in top 5 to increase shipments — Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 9.6% in Q1 2016, the first quarter below 65 million units since 2007 — No surprise here: The PC market started 2016 off poorly.
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Lytro's Cinema 755-megapixel light field camera offers 40K resolution at 300 FPS, could make green screens obsolete; rental packages start at $125K — Lytro's 755 megapixel Cinema light field camera is going to kill the green screen — Lytro is taking its rich, volumetric 3D camera capture technology into the world of TV and film.
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
KGI forecasts Apple Watch shipments will fall 25% year-on-year, be below 7.5M units vs. 10.6M in 2015 — A KGI investment note seen by 9to5Mac suggests that Apple Watch shipments will fall by more than 25% this year. The note estimates 2015 sales at 10.6M units, and predicts that full-year shipments …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Lady Gaga's startup, Backplane, backed by several high-profile investors, sells assets after struggling to raise more money — Lady Gaga's startup Backplane burns out and sells assets — “Why do you need money from me when you have every great investor on earth?”
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| Martin Bryant / The Next Web: |
Periscope tests letting you sketch on top of your live video streams, says it's rolling out the feature to everyone in a few weeks — Periscope tests letting you draw on top of your live video streams — The current beta version of Twitter's video streaming app Periscope includes a feature …
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Alibaba takes a controlling stake in Rocket Internet's e-commerce platform Lazada for $1B, valuing it at $1.5B — Alibaba Expands in Southeast Asia With $1 Billion Lazada Deal — Control of Lazada adds operations in 6 Southeast Asia markets — Alibaba buying stock from Rocket Internet, Tesco, Kinnevik
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Why anonymous apps fade: they're entertainment products of waning novelty, and don't foster community — The Inherent Problem with Anonymous Apps — Vanity Fair and TechCrunch recently reported that Yik Yak is in trouble, a company that raised over $70 million dollars and valued at around $400 million.
Tweets: @nubikay, @rrhoover, @jcolman and @harrymccracken
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
A look at how Microsoft is building out its bot platform, and the roles of its research, developer experience, applications and services, and search units — Inside Microsoft's build-a-bot strategy — Microsoft Research, its Developer Experience team and its Applications and Services Group … | Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Google launches “Voice Access” app in beta, letting you control your Android device with your voice, using commands like “click next” and “open Chrome” — Google launches ‘Voice Access’ app in beta, lets you control your phone with your voice
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Tweets: @akwyz, @rob_dodson and @mrkevinbarton
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Accel raised $500M for Accel London V, a fund focused on Series A and B investments in Europe and Israel — Venture firm Accel just raised a new $500 million European fund — Accel is on a roll. Shortly after announcing a $500 million seed fund and a $1.5 billion growth fund …
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