AppleCare+ for Apple Watch: $999 for Edition, $79 for Watch, $59 for Sport
To go along with the premium $10,000 and up pricing of the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, Apple will charge up to $999 for the Apple Watch Edition's AppleCare+ Protection Plan, 9to5Mac has learned...
Cloud gaming service OnLive to shut down April 30, sells assets and patents to Sony
OnLive shuts down streaming games service, sells patents to Sony — The industry's first experiment in server-streamed gaming comes to an end. — The first company to try to make a business …
Microsoft stops producing Kinect for Windows v2 sensors, says Kinect for Xbox One is functionally identical and can be used with adapter
Microsoft to consolidate the Kinect for Windows experience around a single sensor — At Microsoft, we are committed to providing more personal computing experiences.
HTC launches One M8s for Europe with essentially same body as M8, cheaper chipset, 13MP camera
HTC Launches the One M8s — Today HTC is announcing a new smartphone that sits somewhere between their mid-range smartphones and their flagship ones. This new phone is the One M8s …
Microsoft updates Sway to allow multiple people to edit documents simultaneously
Sway is now collaborative—create and edit together with others! — When we announced Sway, we knew that people would want to work on standout class projects, eye-catching business reports …
Microsoft's future browsers will not enable Do Not Track as the default setting, in a reversal of the company's policy with Internet Explorer 10
An update on Microsoft's approach to Do Not Track — As industry standards evolve, how we implement those standards evolve as well.
Report: ad spending on social networks grew 41% globally to $15.3B in 2014; Facebook accounted for $11.4B; Global MAUs for social networks reached 2B in 2014
Facebook Accounted For 75% Of Social Ad Spending Globally In 2014 — The global social advertising market grew 41% to $15.3 billion in 2014 …
Former Motionloft CEO Jon Mills Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud
Founder and former Motionloft CEO Jon Mills has been found guilty on two counts of wire fraud, and ordered to serve 24 months in jail. In addition, he was ordered to pay $6,000 in fines and to pay re...
As promised, Venmo launches multifactor authentication for users on iOS, Android, and the web
Updates to Venmo Security — We're pleased to announce that multifactor authentication (MFA) is now available for all Venmo users on the web or the latest iOS and Android apps.
Ticket marketplace SeatGeek raises $62M Series C led by Technology Crossover Ventures
SeatGeek Scores $62 Million for Its Ticket-Selling App … Mobile marketplaces are a hot ticket for venture investors these days, and SeatGeek Inc. is the latest to raise a significant round …
Sources: Shyp Is Raising $50 Million At A $250 Million Valuation
TechCrunch is hearing from several sources that on-demand shipping startup Shyp is raising around $50 million at a valuation of $250 million. — Shyp allows its users to take a photo of an item they ...
Google says it cut Android malware in half in 2014
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Motorola Moto G 2015 review: 4G LTE speeds, and low price, but processor makes operation sluggish
Motorola Moto G (2015) review: Big-screened brilliance on a budget — Motorola updated its popular budget Moto G smartphone in 2014 with a larger 5-inch display, an improved camera and expandable sto...
Via Raises $27M For Its Flat-Rate $5 Urban Carpool-Style Ride Sharing Service
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Local classifieds app VarageSale raises $34M from Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners to take on Craigslist
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Uber hires Joe Sullivan to be its first chief security officer, luring him away from Facebook
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LinkedIn Buys Refresh.io To Add Predictive Insights To Its Products
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Snapchat cuts off third-party apps, expands bug bounty program, releases transparency report, and apologizes for past mistakes
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At $25M a month, DeNA ‘lowballing’ its expectations with Nintendo partnership
Dale North / VentureBeat :
A16Z and FirstMark Capital raised special purpose vehicle funds to invest solely in Pinterest
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