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Amazon Key bundle launched with security camera and smart door lock that lets couriers unlock your door; price starts at $250, preorder today, available Nov. 8 — The new in-home service will roll out to 37 US metro areas next month and eventually allow you to let in a dog walker or house cleaner, too.
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
As it expands into TV, Apple is seeking family-friendly shows and avoiding edgy content, but some Hollywood insiders doubt the company has a clear strategy — A conservative corporation takes its first steps into a new industry. — Days before Apple Inc. planned to celebrate the release …
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| Mark Wilson / Co.Design: |
Microsoft has stopped manufacturing Kinect, the depth camera and microphone that sold ~35M units since 2010, but will continue to support it for Xbox customers — But its influence, and core technology, lives on across the industry. — Manufacturing of the Kinect has shut down.
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| New York Times: |
A look at Google's new Advanced Protection Program, which requires two $20 physical keys: easy to set up, offers good security, but limited app support for now — Why won't the password just go away? The silly pet names, movie titles or sports teams that many people punch …
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Google and Cisco to jointly develop a hybrid product for cloud and on-premise data center use, slated for release in the first half of 2018 — - Google and Cisco will jointly develop products for use in the cloud and in on-premise data centers. — When Chuck Robbins was promoted to CEO of Cisco in 2015 …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Nintendo announces Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for Android and iOS, coming in late November — Nintendo has announced Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for smartphones, due for release on iOS and Android in late November. The title looks much like other games in the Animal Crossing series …
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| Benny Evangelista / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Trump launches initiative to expand FAA rules on drone testing to include flights over people, beyond line-of-sight, more, for companies and local government — The Trump administration on Wednesday smoothed the way for companies like Alphabet and Amazon to ramp up testing of drones for package deliveries and other commercial uses.
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Slack updates screen sharing feature to allow collaborative editing, marking up of docs, more and says Screenhero to be shuttered in December — As Slack moves more and more into trying to become a go-to tool for workplace collaboration — especially in the face of competition from Atlassian …
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
A look at Jack Dorsey's Square, whose success in recent quarters and steadily rising stock price means it could soon pass Twitter in market cap — Twitter may be President Trump's favorite platform, but Square, a payments company also run by Jack Dorsey, has had more success in recent quarters.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google brings Science Journal data monitoring app to iOS and redesigns it to improve note taking — Last year, Google released a nifty Science Journal app that takes advantage of the sensors in your Android device to capture various scientific readings. Google has now redesigned the app … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Roku to start streaming to third-party hardware that doesn't run its OS; one source says move will likely involve mobile devices — In a major twist, Roku is looking to start streaming videos on devices made or controlled by competitors like Apple and Google, Variety has learned … | Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed: |
Profile of Angela Ahrendts, who's reimagined Apple Stores and the community role they serve as “modern-day town squares”, amid lean years for physical retailers — The mall is dying — but Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts is reimagining the company's stores anyway.
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