Teardown of the HTC One M9: streamlined design makes some parts more accessible, but battery is buried, and display would be very hard to repair
Bill Gates: under Nadella, “Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead” in computing
Read the letter Bill Gates sent to Microsoft employees for the company's 40th anniversary — On April 4th, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen started a little company named Microsoft.
OnePlus's Android Lollipop-based ROM, OxygenOS, is available to download now
A little later than expected, OnePlus has finally launched its much-anticipated Android Lollipop-based operating system, OxygenOS, for its One smartphone. — The China-based mobile phone manufacturer...
On Microsoft's 40th birthday, a look at how Satya Nadella is upending Microsoft's old Windows-first strategy
Opening Windows — A once-dominant software giant is determined to prove that life begins again at 40 — “WHAT are you on? The ‘f**k Windows’ strategy?”
Apple demonstrates how to use Apple Watch with new guided tour videos
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UBS to Open Blockchain Research Lab in London
Swiss banking giant UBS is to open a technology lab in London to explore how blockchain technology can be used in financial services. — The lab, set to open this month and occupy a dozen desks at Ca...
The number of daily tweets to Periscope streams settles near Meerkat's level after explosive launch week
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Delphi created an autonomous car that drove across US without human input for 99% of the time
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HP Spectre x360 review: the attractive, long lasting 13-inch laptop starts at a reasonable $900, but its weight makes the device hard to use as tablet
HP Spectre x360 review: What happens when Microsoft helps build a laptop? — The Spectre x360 is HP's newest flagship notebook.
HTC One M9 review: some improvements over last year's model, but the throttled Snapdragon 810 processor runs hot, hurting performance and battery life
HTC One M9 review: HTC's flagship feels like an afterthought — A design from 2013 and a heavily-throttled SoC make for a disappointing update. Tweets: @arstechnica Tweets: Ars Technica / @arstechnic...
First ad on Tinder is a video promoting Budweiser's #Whatever, USA campaign
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Female-Run Venture Capital Funds Alter the Status Quo
Step into the offices on Sand Hill Road, the heart of Silicon Valley venture capital, and one thing is immediately striking — the almost all-male cast of leading characters. — But there is another c...
Netflix molds TV's future with 4K and HDR content, by pushing for faster internet and recommending TV sets
How Netflix Is Creating the Ultra-High-Def Future of TV — Netflix crystallized the idea of an internet service that streamed unlimited amounts of TV and movies into your home.
Operator of “revenge porn” website sentenced to nearly 18 years in prison in a first-of-its-kind prosecution
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Google+ Stories now showing up as a Google Now card for some users
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Sharp plans to spin off LCD panel unit, ask government-supported investment fund for help
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Medium now has four branded-content partnerships, is looking to fund more content creators; comScore measures about 3M monthly uniques
Medium is courting writers and advertisers. But will the dollars follow? — Medium was created by Twitter's founders, gets contributions from notables … See also Mediagazer
EFF seeks DMCA exemptions to modify and inspect car source code to make DIY auto repairs possible and keep diagnostic information accessible to mechanics
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Disney to invest $250M in fantasy sports site DraftKings, valuing company at $900M
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Dropbox Is Testing An Online Note-Taking Service With “Project Composer”
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Profile of Jay Edelson, who specializes in privacy class-action lawsuits against tech firms, relying on the application of old laws to new technologies
Conor Dougherty / New York Times : Tweets: @jessicalessin Tweets: Jessica Lessin / @jessicalessin : Great @nyt piece by @ConorDougherty on Jay Adelson, whom techies regard as a “leech tarted up as a ...
Latest apps promising encryption show that security should only be trusted if tested and proven over time
but consumers shouldn't automatically trust the many new encryption apps being offered: https://eff.org/r.taru Christopher Soghoian / @csoghoian : Excellent op-ed on encryption apps by @zenalbatross (...
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