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Facebook launches Marketplace on mobile for buying and selling items, initially in US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, won't facilitate payment or delivery — Facebook is where people connect, and in recent years more people have been using Facebook to connect in another way: buying and selling with each other.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Marketplace replaces Messenger shortcut in the main navigation tab bar on Facebook for iOS and lacks a way to rate sellers and provide feedback on sold items — 450 million people already visit “buy and sell” Groups on Facebook each month, and now the company is launching a whole tab in its app dedicated to peer-to-peer shopping.
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Source: Huawei sacked Honor US team, refused deal for Google's 2016 phones after carriers failed to stock Nexus 6P and learning of new Google-only branding deal — According to a source familiar with Huawei's operations, the Chinese smartphone and telecoms giant's device division has been having … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Google to unveil its first Daydream VR headset Tuesday, to be used in conjunction with its new flagship phones; one source says price likely to be $79 — Google will not only use its October 4 hardware event to unveil two new flagship phones, the company is also going to introduce …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
What to expect at Google's Oct. 4 event: two new flagship devices without Nexus branding, more details about Home, Google Wi-Fi, Android-Chrome OS hybrid, more — So. Much. Hardware. — PIN — Now that Apple has had its big fall phone event, it's Google's turn to show off its goods.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft pulls Band listings from its Store and admits there are no plans for a new Band device this year — Microsoft officials say there are no plans to introduce a new Microsoft Band fitness device this year and that they've sold through the existing Band 2 inventory.| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
WhatsApp update brings emojis, ability to write and draw on photos, videos, and adds screen flash for front-facing photos, available on Android today, iOS soon — Emojis, anyone? — WhatsApp launched a handful of new photo editing features Monday, including the ability to draw on pictures …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Xiaomi partners with Google to launch its first US product, the Mi Box, a $69 Android TV set-top with 4K support, Google Cast, and Google Voice Search — Xiaomi has finally launched its Mi Box Android TV set-top box in the U.S. — While we did know that the Mi Box would be coming to the U.S … | Tad Friend / New Yorker: |
Profile of Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, which has invested in companies collectively worth $80B — Is the head of Y Combinator fixing the world, or trying to take over Silicon Valley? — One balmy May evening, thirty of Silicon Valley's top entrepreneurs gathered in a private room …
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| Zach Rodgers / AdExchanger: |
Salesforce To Buy Krux For $700M, Closing Ad Tech Gap With Rival Marketing Clouds — Salesforce has shifted back into gear on ad tech M&A after a three-year quiet period. — The company will snap up data management platform Krux in a move that could bring its marketing stack into closer parity with its archrival Oracle.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon bans incentivized reviews tied to free or discounted products, except those from its Amazon Vine product review program — Amazon is making a significant change to its Community Guidelines, announced today, which will eliminate any incentivized reviews, except for those that emerge from within its own Amazon Vine program.| Tom Mulcahy / Facebook: |
Facebook launches Messenger Lite on Android for slower internet speeds, initially in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Venezuela — By Tom Mulcahy, Engineering Manager for Messenger Lite — Furthering our goal to empower people all over the world to stay connected …
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