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Microsoft files lawsuit against US Department of Justice for the right to tell customers about government requests for their data — Microsoft sues U.S. government over data requests — Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has sued the U.S. government for the right to tell its customers when a federal agency …
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Court documents reveal Canadian police have had BlackBerry's global encryption key since 2010 — Exclusive: Canadian Police Obtained BlackBerry's Global Decryption Key — A high-level surveillance probe of Montreal's criminal underworld shows that Canada's federal policing agency …
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Microsoft kicks off back-to-school wave with new Windows 10, Office 365 Education apps, services — Microsoft plans to bundle new education-focused apps into Windows 10 Anniversary update, and is readying new Office 365 and MineCraft updates aimed specifically at the academic market.| Tony Romm / Politico: |
Apple hires Cynthia Hogan, top NFL lobbyist and former aide to Joe Biden, as vice president for public policy and government affairs — Apple hires NFL, Biden veteran for key policy role — Apple has hired Cynthia Hogan, a top lobbyist for the National Football League and former aide …
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Instagram launches personalized video feed and themed channels in Explore — Instagram wants to show you the best videos without completely destroying the sanctity of your main feed, so today it overhauled the Explore page with a slew of new video channels.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
HTC 10 review: a well-made phone but generic design and $699 price tag mean you can get more for your dollar elsewhere — HTC 10 review: great isn't good enough — Contrary to popular opinion, the smartphone world has been extremely interesting over the past year or so.
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Chrome 50 launches with push notification improvements, no longer supports Windows XP/Vista or OS X Snow Leopard/Lion/Mountain Lion — Chrome 50 arrives with push notification improvements, drops support for old Windows and OS X versions — Google today launched Chrome 50 for Windows … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Hands on video of Microsoft's Word Flow keyboard for iOS as it enters private beta — A Look at Microsoft's Upcoming Word Flow Keyboard, Now in Closed Beta Testing — Rumors in January suggested Microsoft was working to bring its Word Flow Windows Phone keyboard to iOS …
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Matthew Keys sentenced to 24 months under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for his role in 2010 LA Times hack, must surrender to custody June 15, plans appeal — Former Reuters Journalist Matthew Keys Sentenced to Two Years for Hacking — This story has been updated throughout with further information from the sentencing.
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GoPro announces developer program to let third parties create mobile apps, accessories, and mounts for GoPro products with over 100+ firms already signed up — GoPro is partnering with over 100 companies to put its cameras everywhere — GoPro has announced the launch of its new developer program …
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European Parliament adopts tough new data protection rules — The final vote on reforms to Europe's data protection laws has just taken place in the European Parliament, with MEPs agreeing the new data protection directive — bringing to a close some four years of work to update existing legislation which dates back to 1995.
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EU Press Room, Engadget, Inquirer, Guardian, Ars Technica UK, VentureBeat, Silicon Republic and PCWorld. Tweets: @eu_commission
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Sharp launching RoboHon, a voice-controlled robot phone, in Japan on May 26 for more than $1,800 — Sharp's adorable robot phone is a not-so-cute $1,800 — The RoboHon is real, it's going on sale, and (obviously) it's going to Japan first. At a press launch at the company's HQ in Tokyo … | Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Vine adds Watch button to channels letting users watch an account from start to finish, as it becomes more of an entertainment platform than a social network — Vine releases a Watch button because scrolling is too much work — Vine, Twitter's social network turned entertainment platform … Sponsor Posts
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