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CyanogenMod is also dead; developers fork CyanogenMod source code as a new Android distribution called Lineage — Last week, we released the final CM-13.0 releases, updated to the latest security patches, in anticipation of what follows. — Yesterday, Cyanogen Inc (Cyngn) …
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Cyanogen announces shut down of all services and nightly builds on December 31, says users running Cyanogen OS devices 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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| Mishaal Rahman / xda-developers: |
What the shutdown of Cyanogen services and CyanogenMod's Lineage fork mean for one of Android's most stable custom distributions — The King is Dead, Long Live the King! — Cyanogen Inc. has finally delivered a bullet to the brain - of CyanogenMod. After years of tumultuous turnovers in the company …
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| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
Apple's patent battle with Nokia escalates rapidly: Nokia now suing Apple over 40 patents in 11 countries as Apple adds Nokia as defendant in antitrust suit — Yesterday, Apple's antitrust lawsuit in the Northern District of California against certain Nokia privateers (patent assertion entities …
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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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Patently Apple, Digital Trends, BGR, Tech Times, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, and 9to5Mac
| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Four-year-old Israeli AR startup Cimagine Media acquired by Snap for $30M to $40M, to become Snap's Middle East R&D center, according to Israeli news report — Snap has reportedly made an investment in augmented reality, purchasing the Israeli-based startup Cimagine Media in a deal that's …
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| Pew Research Center: |
Report: 79% of US consumers have shopped online, up from 22% in 2000, while 51% have shopped using a mobile phone, 15% buy something online weekly — Americans are incorporating a wide range of digital tools and platforms into their purchasing decisions and buying habits, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults.
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| Ina Fried / Recode: |
Jawbone says Fitbit is no longer seeking to block sales of its products — Of course, Jawbone isn't selling that many fitness trackers these days either. — Jawbone said Saturday that one part of its legal battle with Fitbit has been resolved. — In a statement to Recode … | Diana Goovaerts / Wireless Week: |
Dutch regulator rules that T-Mobile's “zero rating” music streaming service is illegal; T-Mobile says it will appeal, will offer service until court verdict — Dutch regulators on Friday said T-Mobile must end its offer of zero-rated music streaming because the practice violates that country's net neutrality regulations.
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Reuters, VentureBeat, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, and TechCrunch
| 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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Washington Times, Tech Times, PhoneDog.com, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, and TechCrunch
| Cat Ferguson / The Verge: |
Talkspace therapists reveal major issues with the therapy-by-text service, which blurs employee/contractor distinction, and has a problematic anonymity policy — Inside the messy world of anonymous therapy app Talkspace — The therapist had been working for Talkspace, a popular text-based therapy app …
Tweets: @biocuriosity
| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
Google algorithm change appears to be moving Holocaust-denial and other controversial sites down in search results — Several days after Google put a search ranking change into place, the first page of results for “did the holocaust happen” now appears to be entirely free of denial sites.Sponsor Posts
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