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Amazon to offer $8.99/month stand-alone video streaming option in US; Prime membership to be offered monthly for first time for $10.99/month in US — Amazon Ups the Ante on Streaming Video — New stand-alone option for its service is direct challenge to rival Netflix
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IBM inks video deals with AOL, CBC, more; debuts quality live-stream over ‘commodity’ Internet — IBM today unveiled some significant strides forward in its bid to be a major player in the world of online and cloud-based video services, three months after the company acquired live-streaming startup Ustream …
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9.7-inch iPad Pro has the “best performing mobile LCD display that we have ever tested” — iPad Pro 9.7 Display Technology Shoot-Out — iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro 9.7 — President, DisplayMate Technologies Corporation — into any other work without the prior written permission of DisplayMate Technologies Corporation| Sharyn Alfonsi / CBS News: |
On 60 Minutes, security expert Karsten Nohl eavesdrops on cellphone calls and texts knowing just the phone's number by hacking SS7, a global carrier protocol — Hacking Your Phone — Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how cellphones and mobile phone networks are vulnerable to hacking
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Sources: Verizon tops pack of Yahoo bidders as deadline nears; Time, AT&T, others drop out as Daily Mail remains in talks with private equity co-bidders — Verizon Tops Pack of Suitors Chasing Yahoo — Telecom giant looks to build online ad business; Time, other potential bidders won't make offers
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LinkedIn launches LinkedIn Students app for Android, iOS in the US to help college grads find a job — LinkedIn's newest app helps college grads find jobs — For all the talk about its benefit to the “economic graph,” one of the main things LinkedIn is recognized for is being an online resume … | Anton Shilov / AnandTech: |
Intel unveils Apollo Lake next generation platform for cheap Atom-based devices, with first products shipping in the second half of 2016 — Intel Unveils New Low-Cost PC Platform: Apollo Lake with 14nm Goldmont Cores — This week, at IDF Shenzhen, Intel has formally introduced … | David Pierce / Wired: |
Google VP of VR Clay Bavor describes his vision for VR: perfectly capture and depict reality, create VR spaces for free expression — Clay Bavor, Google's VP of VR, on His Plan to Make Virtual Reality Amazing for Everyone — In late 2013, Clay Bavor began experimenting with teleportation.
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Global streaming music revenues grew 45% to $2.9B in 2015; paying users hit an estimated 68M, up from 41M in 2014 — IFPI Global Music Report 2016 — Global music revenues increase 3.2% as digital revenues overtake physical for the first time — Digital sales contribute 45 per cent …
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Sources: EU antitrust charges against Google over Android may be announced very soon — Europe nearing Google antitrust charges — Brussels has stepped up its efforts to finalise antitrust charges related to the Android mobile operating system, advancing a case which is set to sharply escalate …
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European Commission, 9to5Google, Reuters, Politico, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, Business Insider and Fortune. Tweets: @aoifewhite101
| Sam Shead / Business Insider: |
Accenture: investments in fintech startups in Q1 2016 grew 67% YoY to $5.3B, with 62% going to companies in Europe and Asia — Investors have backed fintech startups with a whopping $5.3 billion since January — Fintech startups received $5.3 billion (£3.7 billion) …
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City A.M., Computer Business Review, Business Wire and Crowdfund Insider. Tweets: @brianlantier
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Gilt co-founder Alexis Maybank launches Project September, a service with photos from users' Instagram feeds and camera rolls that users tag with buying leads — Gilt Groupe's co-founder has a new fashion app that lets you shop from Instagram photos — Alexis Maybank, Gilt Groupe's first CEO … Sponsor Posts
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