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Sources: Apple is working on adding cell-network connectivity, faster processor to its next-generation Watch — Apple's Watch Outpaced the iPhone in First Year — Despite sizable sales, Apple's latest product has challenges to overcome — Apple Inc. sold twice as many Watches as iPhones in each device's debut year.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Microsoft releases Word Flow keyboard for iPhone with one-handed mode, custom backgrounds — Microsoft is bringing its predictive Windows Phone keyboard, called Word Flow, to the iPhone. The third-party keyboard is now available for free in the US App Store.
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Chrome OS source code hints that the Google Play Store and “over a million” Android apps could be coming to Chrome OS — It looks like the Play Store is headed to Chrome OS with “millions” of apps — Google Play integration clues pop up in the source code and on users' devices.
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| Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
BeautifulPeople.com Leaks Very Private Data of 1.1 Million ‘Elite’ Daters — And It's All For Sale — Sexual preference. Relationship status. Income. Address. These are just some details applicants for the controversial dating site BeautifulPeople.com are asked to supply …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
You can now flag abusive Twitter accounts by reporting multiple tweets at once — Twitter's processing for reporting abusive accounts has long been criticized as being clunky and ineffective. Until now, users who are subject to harassment have had to report every abusive tweet individually.| John Herrman / New York Times: |
Vox Media launches gadget blog Circuit Breaker as a section of The Verge, but with Facebook as its primary distribution platform — Vox Media Tries Something Old on Something New — Vox Media, the ambitious online news start-up that runs Vox, a politics site; SB Nation, a network of sports sites …
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Researchers: cybercriminals used malware to subvert the SWIFT interbank messaging network and steal $81M from Bangladesh's central bank; SWIFT releases patch — Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software, warning issued — The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Critical Android bugs present in older devices now targeted by malvertising campaigns and other drive-by exploits — Active drive-by exploits critical Android bugs, care of Hacking Team — Hostile JavaScript delivered through ads installs ransomware on older Android phones.| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Facebook is developing a stand-alone camera app with ability to livestream video, to encourage users to create and share more photos and videos — Facebook Developing Camera-First Format — Camera app to encourage users to create, and share, more photos and videos| Karl Bode / Techdirt: |
Comcast preventing Xfinity customers from using Starz's $9/month standalone streaming app, and can only offer flimsy reasons why — Comcast Preventing Customers From Accessing Starz Streaming App, Can Only Offer Flimsy Reasons Why — Last year, we noted that Comcast was refusing …
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New Roku Streaming Stick review: fast, cheap at $50, “private listening” via Bluetooth is a great value, but WiFi-only, no 4K support — Small is beautiful (and fast) — If you think there must be some benefit to the larger size of a device like the Roku 2, let me disabuse you of that notion.
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| Leena Rao / Fortune: |
COO Vishal Makhijani appointed Udacity's CEO; Sebastian Thrun steps down, but will remain president and chairman — Sebastian Thrun Steps Down As Udacity's CEO — Udacity's founder Sebastian Thrun is stepping down as chief executive officer, the company announced on Friday.
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