Study finds at least 46K Twitter accounts linked to ISIS; from September to December Twitter suspended 1K accounts
ISIS Is Skilled on Twitter, Using Thousands of Accounts, Study Says — The Islamic State, the violent extremist group that espouses a return to a seventh-century caliphate …
Apple plans relaunched Beats streaming music service for WWDC, skipping March event; Apple TV still coming
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Oracle now bundles Ask toolbar adware with Java for Mac installations by default
Oracle extends its adware bundling to include Java for Macs — Summary:For years, Oracle has tormented Windows users by bundling adware with its Java installer for Windows PCs.
Stop the presses: HTTPS-crippling “FREAK” bug affects Windows after all
Microsoft advisory dramatically raises the number of vulnerable end-user devices. — Computers running all supported versions of Microsoft Windows are vulnerable to “FREAK,” a bug disclosed Monday th...
Gmail for iOS updated w/ share sheet support, ability to archive & reply to email via notifications
Google this morning has released a major update for Gmail on iOS. The update bumps the app to version 4.0 and packs a handful of new features. First off, Gmail on iOS now supports …
Apple negotiates with music labels for streaming licenses that would forego free tier, allow high-profile artists to distribute with Apple first
Big Music Labels Want to Make Free Music Hard to Get, and Apple Says They're Right — Right now it's easy to stream any song you want …
WSJ: Google's carrier experiment could launch this month but only for Nexus 6
That was quick. — The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google's experimental foray into becoming a wireless carrier could happen as quickly as the end of this month. But it wont be available f...
Apple replacing AT&T in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Apple Will Join the Dow Jones Industrial Average — (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing AT&T Inc., in the first reshuffling since September 2013.
European regulators delay plans to ban roaming charges until 2018; propose net neutrality rules allowing privileged access in some cases
Data roaming to stay, EU proposes — MEPs will consider proposals that data roaming charges in Europe should stay, among others
Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and hundreds of other companies file an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court for nationwide marriage equality
Apple, Facebook, Comcast, and hundreds of others ask Supreme Court for nationwide marriage equality — Marriage equality is actually good for business, so these companies claim
UK's National Crime Agency arrests 57 suspected hackers for various cybercrimes
Dozens arrested in cybercrime ‘strike week’ — The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has mounted a “strike week” against suspected hackers resulting in 56 arrests. — In total, 25 separate operations...
Shazam plans to add object recognition capabilities to its music ID app
Music app Shazam to add sights to sounds — (Reuters) - Shazam, the company behind the mobile phone app that enables its 100 million users to recognize music they hear, and buy the recordings …
Amazon to bring four of its Game Studios titles to iOS, release date not yet announced
Amazon is bringing its premium mobile games to iPhone and iPad — With some major acquisitions and multiple big games in the works, Amazon clearly has some big ambitions for its in-house gaming divis...
Facebook warns page owners their like count may dip as it removes likes from inactive accounts
Sony has sold 20.2M PlayStation 4 units since November 2013 launch, keeping grip of market
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Australian telco Telstra to offer customers access to their phone metadata similar to that provided to law enforcement April 1; prices start at AU$25
Millions of Australians place trust … Peter Terlato / Business Insider Australia : Telstra will give you your metadata Claire Reilly / CNET : Telstra opens the vault for customers to access their own ...
The Back Story of Meerkat: A Side Project That Took Off
Downloaded Meerkat yet? TechCrunch : Twitter In Talks With Live Streaming App Periscope Tweets: Campus London / @campuslondon : An experimental side project that took off http://blogs.wsj.com/... - Th...
Amazon Opens Store on Alibaba's Tmall for Chinese Shoppers
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Softcard to shut down its app on March 31, advises users to download Google Wallet
Kellex / Droid Life :
Google launches Compare for Auto Insurance, which compares car insurance rates from participating insurers like MetLife, in California
Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land :
VMware sued for alleged GPL license infractions
Jeremy Kirk / PC World :
Microsoft in surprise partnership with Google to improve Angular 2, the next version of Google's JavaScript web app framework
Three years ago, we introduced TypeScript … Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Strange bedfellows: Google does deal with Microsoft that will see AngularJS 2 adopting TypeScript Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Mic...
Uber Suspends Its UberX Service In South Korea
but promises to return
Acer launches new CXI Chromebox with fourth-gen Intel Core i3, up to 8GB RAM, 4k monitor support, $350 for 4GB RAM, $400 for 8GB
Matt Burns / TechCrunch :
Samsung acquires Utah-based LED display manufacturer YESCO Electronics for undisclosed amount
Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal :
Twitter Ads gets “partner audiences”, allowing advertisers to target users showing purchase intent off Twitter using data from Acxiom and Datalogix
Martin Beck / Marketing Land :
Search startup Swiftype raises $13M Series B led by NEA, which also led Series A
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch :
Google releases beta version of Cloud Pub/Sub, a messaging API for connecting applications and services in real-time
SD Times news digest: March 5, 2015 Sam Dean / OStatic blogs : Google Cloud Pub/Sub Connects Applications, Data Streams Jaikumar Vijayan / eWeek : Google Bolsters Cloud Portfolio With Message-Oriented...
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