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| John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed: |
Apple execs Greg Joswiak, Dan Riccio, Phil Schiller on why audio jack was ditched: space for camera tech, processors, battery, and to improve water resistance — Apple VP Greg Joswiak is grinning as he holds up what is easily the smallest iPhone adapter I have ever seen. iPod white …
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| Susie Ochs / Macworld: |
Apple AirPods hands-on: stay securely in place, feel more comfortable to wear than EarPods, auto-pausing effect works well — I really thought I'd hate the AirPods, but guess what? They rock! — I didn't want to like the AirPods, I really didn't. But in the hands-on area …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
iPhone 7 is $649 for 32GB, $749 for 128GB, and $849 for 256GB; iPhone 7 Plus is $769 for 32GB, $869 for 128GB, $969 for 256GB, ships Sept. 16 in 28 countries — Now that Apple introduced the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, it's time to look at this year's iPhone lineup.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Sources: Microsoft to host hardware event in late October to announce Surface all-in-one PC codenamed “Cardinal”; updated Surface Book, Pro expected next year — Microsoft's late October Fall hardware launch this year may be as much about its partners' Windows 10 devices …
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| Eben Upton / Raspberry Pi: |
Raspberry Pi passes 10M in sales in four and a half years, launches Starter Kit with select peripherals and accessories for £99 plus tax — When we started Raspberry Pi, we had a simple goal: to increase the number of people applying to study Computer Science at Cambridge.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google to acquire API management provider Apigee for $625 million — Google has announced plans to acquire Apigee, a company that offers software for predictive analytics and management of application programming interfaces (APIs). — Google will pay $17.40 per share in cash to acquire the company …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's Fire HD 8 gets upgraded with Alexa integration, larger battery, more RAM and storage, starting at $90, available for preorder today, ships September 21 — If I were Amazon, I would definitely lead with the whole $90 bit. Granted, there are a few key upgrades to talk about here … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Google's think tank Jigsaw develops program to dissuade aspiring ISIS recruits by redirecting them away from propaganda; 300K people averted in two-month pilot — Google has built a half-trillion-dollar business out of divining what people want based on a few words they type into a search field.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
App Store offers “Notify” button to alert users when Super Mario Run goes live; it's unclear if ordinary developers will be able to use this feature — Apple surprised everyone this morning at its iPhone press event with its announcement that Nintendo's iconic character Mario … | Matt Peckham / TIME: |
Interview with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario Run and why Nintendo is bringing its game to iOS first — Super Mario on mobile devices seemed inevitable, but I'm not sure anyone expected the official unveiling to helm an Apple event. Sure enough, in the lead up to Apple's …
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| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Scott Belsky is no longer GP at Benchmark after just seven months on the job, plans to focus on a pre-launch Benchmark-backed startup he co-founded — Scott Belsky is no longer a general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark, just seven months after taking the job.| Julia Love / Reuters: |
Apple will not announce first-weekend sales of iPhone 7, says they're more a reflection of supply than demand, and no longer a representative metric — Apple Inc will not release first-weekend sales of the newly announced iPhone 7, a spokeswoman for the company said.
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Thanks:@byjulialove| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Sony debuts PlayStation 4 Pro, which supports 4K, launches Nov. 10 for $399; new games will be playable on old PS4 hardware; older games look better on PS4 Pro — Sony has officially unveiled the next big iteration of the PlayStation 4. The console — codenamed Neo, which the company discussed … | Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
St. Jude Medical files suit against MedSec and Muddy Waters, says MedSec made false claims about security of its products and conspired to manipulate stock — St. Jude Medical yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging that investment research firm Muddy Waters and healthcare security research company Med Sec … | Andrew Dalton / Engadget: |
Apple silently discontinues the gold Apple Watch Edition, which retailed for $10K+ — With today's launch of the Apple Watch Series 2, Tim Cook and company added the sleek new Ceramic Edition, but quietly did away with the more ostentatious, solid 18-karat gold version.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
iOS 10 will be available on September 13th — Apple will release iOS 10 to existing devices on September 13th. iOS 10 is the biggest update to Apple's mobile operating system so far, and it includes a significant update to the Siri digital assistant. Siri has been overhauled to improve image searches …
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