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Apple cuts USB-C adapter prices until the end of the year in response to MacBook Pro complaints — The #donglelife just got a little less expensive — Apple is cutting prices for all of its USB-C adapters following a week of complaints about the MacBook Pro's inconvenient port situation.
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| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Google is rolling out RCS advanced messaging to Android devices on Sprint, but Google's RCS doesn't work with RCS on AT&T, T-Mobile, and other carriers — There has been much noise made about Google's launch of its RCS messaging platform via the Messenger app on Sprint today.
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| Matt Hamblen / Network World: |
Contradicting IDC, Canalys says smartwatch shipments grew 60% YoY to 6.1M units in Q3 16, while Apple shipped 2.8M Watches — Two analyst firms are far apart on Apple Watch shipments in Q3 — Analysts disagree drastically over the health of the smartwatch market. Some say the market is tanking.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
The White House launches Code.gov for showcasing federal open source projects; website currently houses nearly fifty code repositories from ten federal agencies — The White House today is announcing the launch of Code.gov, a website that shows off U.S. government open-source projects …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Facebook to test TV ads delivered via its ad network to apps on devices like Apple TV and Roku — Facebook is moving another step closer to getting its hands on TV ad budgets. — Facebook has wanted to get its hands on TV ad budgets for years. Now it's taking another step closer, by selling ads that will actually appear on TVs.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Vimeo CEO talks about plans to launch Netflix-like paid streaming service for consumers in a letter to shareholders — Vimeo is preparing to take on Netflix, Amazon, YouTube and others with the launch of its own consumer-facing subscription service, the IAC-owned company announced on Wednesday as part of its earnings report.| Alfred Lee / The Information: |
New Snap Inc. charter filing shows co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy will retain control of the company after IPO via new class of supervoting shares — Snap Inc. has authorized a new class of shares that ensures founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy will retain control … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Periscope is testing Snapchat-like selfie masks, starting with election-themed Trump and Hillary masks, promises more advanced tools soon — Periscope is following Snapchat and Facebook's lead by creating its own animated augmented reality selfie masks. The first ones can make you look … | Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Sources: popular shopping app Wish is raising around $500M at a valuation between $3.5B and $5B; Temasek, owned by Singapore's government, is a lead investor — The fast-growing startup also raised $500 million last year. — Wish, the maker of the No. 2 shopping app of the same name … | Tas Bindi / ZDNet: |
Storage company NetApp says it will lay off 6% of its global workforce, or about 640 employees, following layoffs in 2015 and from earlier this year — Storage company NetApp is once again cutting its headcount, this time by around 640 employees. — NetApp announced on Thursday …
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| Catherine Cadell / Reuters: |
China formalizes rules requiring streaming services to log user data and content for 60 days, give info on users on government's demand, more, in effect Dec. 1 — Chinese internet authorities have formalized controversial rules regulating the country's fast-growing live-streaming video industry …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
NFL Films is producing an exclusive nine-part VR video series for YouTube and Google's Daydream about life in and around the NFL, to debut November 24 — The videos will be available on YouTube and Google's new VR headset, Daydream. — If anything can bring virtual reality into the mainstream, it's NFL football, right?| Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: |
Slack's chief marketing officer, Bill Maciatis, quietly stepped down a few months ago after less than two years but remains on Slack's board — Slack's head of marketing has quietly stepped down after two years on the job, leaving a key position at the $3.8 billion startup unfilled just as it faces tough new competitors.Sponsor Posts
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