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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches Microsoft Teams, its Slack competitor that comes with Office 365; app integrates with all Office programs, SharePoint, PowerBI, more — At an event in New York City today, Microsoft officially launched its Microsoft Teams competitor to Slack.
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| Kirk Koenigsbauer / Office Blogs: |
Microsoft Teams is available today in preview for Office 365 commercial customers in 181 countries, with general availability in Q1 2017 — Today's post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office team. — Today, at an event in New York City …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft says it has no plans for a free or consumer version of Teams; cheapest option for access is Office 365 Business Essentials at $5 per user per month — Microsoft today launched a preview of Microsoft Teams, an obvious Slack competitor (even Slack thinks so). The big difference?
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Phil Schiller says there have been more online orders for the new MacBook Pro than ever before, despite criticism from some users — In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller said the company has received more online orders for the new MacBook Pro …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
MacBook Pro 13" without Touch Bar review: brilliant display, enormous trackpad, but only having two Thunderbolt 3 ports will lead to pricey dongle headaches — More power, more portability, more dongles — If you're a fan of Apple laptops, I've got some good news and some bad news.
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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Uber streamlines app by grouping car types into three categories, making pricing and ETA clearer, better predicting users' destinations before app loads, more — But it also added a lot of clutter — by Lauren Goode and Andrew J . — Uber is rolling out a major redesign of its app today — the most significant update since 2012.
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| Andy Weir / Neowin: |
LastPass expands cloud password storage on tablets, PCs, and smartphones to all users for free; the feature was previously only for premium users — As we increasingly depend on digital tools and cloud services for work and play, the need to effectively manage the security of those resources continues to grow.| StatCounter Global Stats: |
Mobile and tablet devices, accounting for 51.3% of internet usage worldwide, exceeded the 48.7% by desktop, for the first time in October — - Increased traffic plus Google search rankings stress importance of mobile friendly websites — San Francisco, CA and Dublin, Ireland; 1st November … | Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
Microsoft says hacking group Fancy Bear, linked to the Russian government, exploited the recently reported Windows flaw; patch coming November 8 — Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Tuesday that a hacking group previously linked to the Russian government is behind recent cyber attacks …
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Wall Street Journal, Computerworld, Slate, Microsoft Malware …, BBC, BetaNews, InfoQ, TIME, GeekWire, Network World, Petri, Tech Times, WinBeta, The Tech Portal, Inquirer, TechnoBuffalo, Security Affairs, USA Today, ResearchBuzz, The Hacker News, Office of Inadequate Security, SecurityWeek, Softpedia News, Threatpost, eWeek, AskWoody, Ars Technica UK and VentureBeat. Tweets: @ericgeller. Thanks:@dnvolz
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
LinkedIn launches Salary, a tool that taps into user data to chart earnings across the globe, available to users in the US, UK, and Canada — The portal collects and analyzes salaries across jobs globally, which users can then access to better understand the compensation landscape of their given field.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Prime members charged Amazon.com prices at Amazon's retail stores, while nonmembers must pay list price — Cashiers at Amazon's physical bookstores now ask each customer the same question: Are you a Prime member? — That's because Amazon recently implemented a new pricing structure …
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Ars Technica, CNET, Engadget, AdExchanger, The Verge, The Digital Reader, Consumerist, Ubergizmo, Fortune and Business Insider. Tweets: @sub8u. Thanks:@johnhcook
| Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: |
Chipmaker Broadcom to buy network gear maker Brocade for $5.5B in cash, $12.75 a share, to expand its fiber channel and storage businesses — Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) said on Wednesday it would buy network gear maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc (BRCD.O) for $5.5 billion in cash … | Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Atlas Recall, a search engine for your digital footprint now in open beta, raises $20.7M from Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold, and Aspect Ventures — Computers have perfect memories. So why is it so hard to find stuff on them? Probably because our own memories don't work the same way.
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GeekWire, WinBeta, Laptop Mag, Engadget, The Seattle Times, Motherboard, Atlas Updates and Co.Design. Thanks:@claresayas
| Ina Fried / Recode: |
CMRA Apple Watch camera band adds a 2MP selfie cam and an 8MP shooter for $249, preorders start now at $199, ships in spring — The downside is the CMRA costs upward of $150 and won't be shipping until spring. — In building its smartwatch, Apple designed it without a camera …
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CNET, Technabob, 9to5Mac, ValueWalk, Mashable, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, The Mac Observer, SlashGear, TrustedReviews, The Verge, Wired and International Business Times. Thanks:@joantouch
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Spotify acquires Preact, a customer acquisition, service, and retention company based in San Francisco; terms of the deal not disclosed — Spotify — the music streaming service with 40 million paying subscribers — has made an acquisition that it hopes will help it hold on to them …
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Updated DMCA exemptions provide legal cover to Americans who reverse engineer products or repair their own electronics, but are limited to a two-year trial run — Researchers can now probe connected devices, computers and cars for security vulnerabilities without risking a lawsuit.
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