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| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
AirPods launch on Apple Store for $159 with delivery estimates slipping to four weeks, will arrive at retail stores beginning some time next week — Apple's AirPods are now available to order from the company's online store for $159.00, following weeks of speculation on exactly when the wireless headphones would launch.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Report: Google no longer developing self-driving car without a steering wheel and pedals, is partnering with automakers on cars with some self-driving features — Google has refocused its autonomous driving efforts away from developing its own car without a steering wheel and pedals, according to a report from The Information.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Snapchat rolls out Groups, letting you chat with up to 16 friends at once — Snapchat is introducing a new Groups feature today that lets users converse with up to 16 friends at a time. — Snapchatters can create a group while initiating a snap or when starting a new chat.
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| Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press: |
Google to install servers in Cuba to host its most popular content in hopes of speeding up load times of its sites by up to 10x — HAVANA (AP) — Google and the Cuban government signed a deal Monday allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers …
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
As Trumplethinskin lets down his hair for tech, shame on Silicon Valley for climbing the Tower in silence — But don't expect a fairy tale ending! — Hoo boy, would I have liked to be in the room when Sheryl Sandberg/Tim Cook/Larry Page/fill-in-your-billionaire-tech- leader-here were reacting …
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| Will Evans / Reveal: |
5 ex-Uber employees say there was broad access to “God View” and abuse of it to track users including celebrities and politicians, even after initial news broke — For anyone who's snagged a ride with Uber, Ward Spangenberg has a warning: Your personal information is not safe.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says it's shipped Surface Hubs to 2K+ customers since March with an average deal size of 50 units; product is now in stock — Microsoft officials say they've sold Surface Hub conferencing systems to more than 2,000 customers since March, and that they've now got their supply situation under control.| Pali Bhat / The Keyword: |
Android Pay launches in Japan with Rakuten Edy eMoney support at over 470K locations; support for Visa, Mastercard, and other payment platforms coming next year — The next time you pop into your local “conbini”, your Android phone will be all you need to take with you.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts its Xbox streaming app on Oculus Store today, 18 months after its announcement — Microsoft is releasing its Xbox streaming app to the Oculus Store today. It's a simple streaming app that lets Xbox One owners stream games to the Rift VR headset, via a Windows 10 PC.
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| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Android's Google Keyboard renamed Gboard with new features including Google Search, emoji search, dedicated number row, multiple active languages, and more — Google released a keyboard app for the iPhone some months back called Gboard, and everyone was wondering if it would come to Android.
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| John Callaham / Android Authority: |
Google acquires Cronologics and its smartwatch OS to help improve Android Wear — Google is still looking to improve its standing in the smartwatch industry with Android Wear . Today, it was revealed that a smartwatch startup, founded in part by former Google employees, will now be working on Android Wear directly.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Windows 10 Creators Update will bring Cortana support to IoT devices with screens in 2017 — Microsoft's Windows 10 Creators Update, coming next year, will include the ability for Cortana to work from across the room with certain IoT devices — but only those with screens.
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