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1TB Surface Book & Surface Pro 4 available in 10 new markets starting today including Australia, New Zealand, China, UK, and more EU countries — Even more people can get their hands on the most powerful versions of Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 — Ever since Surface Book … | Nick Statt / The Verge: |
60 Tbps FASTER cable, linking US West Coast with Japan, and backed by Google and several telecom companies, begins service — A new undersea internet cable funded in part by Google and connecting Japan with the US is slated to go online starting June 30th.
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Samsung launches unlocked Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the U.S. for $670 and $770 — Samsung has announced that unlocked versions of its Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge devices are now available in the U.S. — The duo of flagship phones have been available through all major carriers in the U.S. since March this year …
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Walmart's Amazon Prime rival, ShippingPass, a $49/year service offering two-day shipping at no extra cost, opens to all US customers with a 30-day free trial — Looking to better compete with Amazon Prime, retailer also adding products to site — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is stepping up its battle …
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Amazon expands AWS Simple Notification Service feature to 200 countries outside the US, updates admin controls for more flexibility — Public cloud market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced a bunch of updates for the Simple Notification Service (SNS) service that automatically sends SMS messages to phones.
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SEC filings confirm Kleiner Perkins has raised two new funds totaling $1.4B — So much for losing its mojo. — Despite twists and turns in recent years that have sometimes rivaled those of a telenovela, and even with its most famous member, John Doerr, no longer a general partner … | Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
HTC spins its Vive VR unit into a wholly owned subsidiary of the company; focus will be on investment, growing the VR ecosystem — HTC has decided to take its most valuable asset, the Vive VR headset and the budding ecosystem developing around it, and turn it into a separate business.| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
AMD's Radeon RX 480 graphics card offers solid VR and 1440 gaming performance starting at $200 — Instead of trying to build the biggest and most powerful video card on the market, AMD aimed at the low end for the Radeon RX 480. But that doesn't make it any less exciting … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Airbnb planning $500M-$1B round from major investors plus a sale of about $200M in employee shares in effort to delay IPO past 2017 — Room-rental site raising up to $1 billion at $30 billion valuation; employees separately selling $200 million worth of shares| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying routers for “Wave 2” features of 802.11ac specification including MU-MIMO support, 160MHz channels, more — Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying routers for faster speeds and denser networks. — The Wi-Fi Alliance industry group is now certifying products … | Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Google Capital invests $46.35M in public company Care.com, making it the single biggest shareholder — SAN FRANCISCO — In its three years of existence, Google Capital has been known for its investments in privately held start-ups like SurveyMonkey and Credit Karma.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Google Project Zero researchers uncover severe vulnerabilities in 25 Symantec and Norton products, exposing millions of users; patches issued — If you use a Symantec or Norton product, now would be a good time to update. — Much of the product line from security firm Symantec contains …
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