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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Cyanogen announces shut down of all services and nightly builds on December 31; users with devices running Cyanogen OS must switch to open source CyanogenMod — It's been a rocky few months for Cyanogen, the ambitious startup that aimed to build a better version of Android than Google.
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Tweets: @refsrc, @ow, @sil, @harshilshah1910, and @ericjackson
| Jerry Beilinson / Consumer Reports: |
In a first for MacBooks, Consumer Reports won't recommend 2016 MacBook Pros after testing reveals inconsistent battery life — Yes, it's the battery life. Lab tests reveal problems in three different MacBook Pro models — Apple launched a new series of MacBook Pro laptops this fall …
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Tweets: @pschiller, @waltmossberg, @backlon, @mcwm, @stevesi, @panzer, @steipete, @tapbot_paul, @rdr0b11, @cpdigdarkroom, @flyosity, @craigmod, and @neilcybart
| Michael Simon / Macworld: |
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima says company plans to release 2-3 mobile games a year, starting in 2017 — While Android users might still be waiting for their chance to play it, Super Mario Run has blasted to the top of Apple's App Store charts and smashed download records.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Pulls All Withings Accessories From Apple Online Store Following Nokia Lawsuit — In the wake of its legal dispute with Nokia, Apple has pulled all Withings-branded accessories from its online store and presumably from all of its retail stores around the world.
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| Tony Romm / Politico: |
US government now presents travelers entering on visa waiver program with optional request to provide names of their social media accounts — NEW YORK — The U.S. government quietly began requesting that select foreign visitors provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving …
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| Steven Loeb / VatorNews: |
Glu Mobile buys Plain Vanilla for $1.2M, forgives $7.5M in promissory notes; Plain Vanilla, developer of once popular trivia game QuizUp had raised over $40M — Plain Vanilla had raised over $40M, but was sold for just $1.2M after closing shop in August — In the years I've covered …
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GamesIndustry.biz, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Develop Feed, Gamasutra, and Thomson IR. Tweets: @edzitron
| Kate Kaye / Ad Age: |
Facebook has held talks with the marketing industry's Media Rating Council about auditing its metrics, engaging in MRC accreditation process — The marketing industry's Media Rating Council has held recent talks with Facebook about auditing its measurement methodologies … | Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal: |
Report: source code for malicious version of Android app used by Ukraine military shows malware used in DNC hack, raising confidence of Fancy Bear-Kremlin ties — Report adds evidence to allegations that the hackers were working for the Russian government — WASHINGTON—Malicious software used …
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crowdstrike.com/blog, Washington Post, Engadget, Android Central, Bloomberg, Motherboard, The Register, BGR, Cyberscoop, Security Affairs, CSO, Inquirer, The Guardian, CNET, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @20committee, @grady_booch, @20committee, @eliothiggins, @zeynep, and @digiphile
| Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal: |
After US put Alibaba's Taobao site back on counterfeiters blacklist, Alibaba says it will create advisory board with international brands to tackle fake goods — Advisory board is intended to improve intellectual-property enforcement — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. … | Lucy Battersby / Sydney Morning Herald: |
Federal Court of Australia fines Valve 3M Australian dollars over Steam store refund policies — Gaming company Valve Corporation has been hit with a $3 million fine after the Federal Court found its online games site Steam breached Australian Consumer Laws.| Robert Fenner / Bloomberg: |
Japanese TDK to buy US-based motion sensor chip maker InvenSense for $1.3B, a 20% premium to the pre-announcement closing price — Company offering $13 a share cash for maker of sensors — Bid is at a 20 percent premium to Tuesday's closing price — TDK Corp. agreed to buy InvenSense Inc …
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| Laura Stevens / Wall Street Journal: |
How shopping online, shared Amazon accounts, web browser histories, and targeted advertising make it hard to keep holiday gifts secret from family and friends — Online shopping makes it simple to buy gifts, but cookies, browsing histories and thumbprint passwords make it hard to hide them; it's from Amazon, not Santa
Tweets: @wsj
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