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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Report: Google bringing its Android One program for budget smartphones with timely software updates to the US; the first such device is expected before mid-year — Google's Android One platform was originally designed to provide low-cost Android devices to developing markets without the stuff …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
FTC accuses Qualcomm of forcing Apple to use its chips exclusively in return for lower licensing fees, and thus unfairly cutting out competitors — Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile phone chips, forced Apple Inc. to exclusively use its baseband processors in return to lowering …
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FTC sues Qualcomm over anticompetitive tactics in monopolizing baseband processor market, says firm elevated patent royalties for vendors using competing chips — Company's sales and licensing practices hamper Qualcomm's competitors and threaten innovation in mobile communications, according to FTC
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| Qualcomm: |
Qualcomm responds to FTC charge, says will contest complaint and that it has not withheld or threatened to withhold chip supply — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint today against Qualcomm in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google app for Android updated with offline search, will queue offline searches and run them when a connection becomes available — One area of focus that Google has been particularly working on for its apps and services has been better offline functionality.
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| Mehedi Hassan / MSPoweruser: |
Internal Windows 10 Mobile build shows Microsoft is planning an e-book store for Windows 10 devices, likely to debut with Creators Update in April — Microsoft is working on a new a store for e-books in Windows 10. The software giant actually started building in features related …
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Google+ announces it's bringing back Events feature, will now hide “low quality” comments, and is sunsetting its old web UI on January 24 — Google overhauled Google+ from top to bottom in late 2015 to shift the focus to communities. The company has been tweaking …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roku revamps its mobile remote app, adding “What's On” content discovery, more — Fresh on the heels of introducing new TV models at CES, and touting its 13 percent share of the smart TV market, Roku today is rolling out a revamped mobile application aimed at making it easier …
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
DocuSign names former Responsys chief Daniel Springer as new CEO, ending a lengthy search — After at least one false start and a 15 month search, one of tech's most valuable private companies has finally found its new chief executive. — DocuSign announced on Wednesday … | Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
France creates a four-year French Tech Visa for entrepreneurs, engineers, and investors, to attract foreign tech talent — Just in time before the 2017 presidential election in France, the current French government wanted to announce one last thing to foster French startups.
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Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Oculus-ZeniMax trial, says “Oculus products are built on Oculus technology” and that he'd never heard of ZeniMax — DALLAS — Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has said virtual reality could be the next big thing in technology.
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| Tony Romm / Politico: |
Sources: Trump considering Utah attorney general Sean Reyes, who urged FTC to re-open antitrust probe of Google last year, for FTC chairman — President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Sean Reyes, the attorney general of Utah, as the next chairman of the FTC, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
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