Apple Watch in-store preview and online only pre-order begin Friday
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Sources: YouTube's ad-free subscription service coming in the next few months for around $10/month, will offer offline viewing, creators required to join
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DJI's new Phantom 3 drones start at $999, feature visual positioning, GLONASS support, bundled Lightbridge video streaming, 4K camera option
DJI updates our favorite line of drones with the new Phantom 3 — DJI created the Kleenex of consumer drones with its Phantom line of quadcopters.
Sources: Disney pressures Apple to carry more of its channels on rumored TV streaming service, Apple wants fewer channels to keep cost of service down
Disney Presses Apple to Carry More Channels on Internet TV Service — NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Apple (AAPL - Get Report) and Walt Disney …
Amazon files first-ever suit over fake product reviews, alleges Calif. man sold fraudulent praise
Todd Bishop / GeekWire : … Amazon has filed suit against the alleged operator of several sites that offer Amazon sellers the ability to purchase fake 4- and 5-star customer reviews of their products.
Zynga founder and chairman Mark Pincus returns as CEO, replacing Don Mattrick
Mark Pincus, Zynga's Founder, Returns as C.E.O. — When Mark Pincus hired a new executive to run Zynga, the online games company he founded, he tweeted a message calling the executive, Don Mattrick, ...
Samsung Facing Supply Shortages for Curved-Screen Galaxy S6 Edge
Company's mobile chief points to difficulties in manufacturing the screens — SEOUL—Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile chief J.K. Shin said Thursday there could be limited supplies of its new curved-sc...
European Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Heads To Court In Vienna
A class action data privacy lawsuit that's being brought against Facebook in Europe — for participation in the NSA's PRISM dragnet surveillance program, among other alleged data protection violations ...
LinkedIn to acquire online learning firm Lynda.com in a cash and stock deal valued at $1.5B
LinkedIn buys Lynda.com for $1.5 billion — Summary:Executives for both companies said the deal, which is LinkedIn's largest acquisition to date, is the “kind of fit that benefits everyone.”
Kik Interactive Said to Explore Sale or Corporate Investment
Kik Interactive Inc., which makes a messaging application popular with young teens, is exploring a sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. — The company hired Qatalyst Partners to set up con...
Review: Photos for OS X is faster than iPhoto but less powerful than Aperture
AT A GLANCE — Last June, Apple announced the impending retirement of iPhoto and Aperture in favor of Photos for OS X, a new application it demonstrated briefly at the Worldwide Developers Conference...
Admitting Tracking ‘Bug’, Facebook Defends European Privacy Practices
Lisa Fleisher / Wall Street Journal :
Intel shows its latest RealSense depth-sensing camera, small enough for a 6-inch smartphone
Intel's made a tinier, longer-range depth camera for phones — Intel's been a huge backer of gesture control plus 3D scanning, and so far it's managed to integrate its RealSense technology into selec...
Product Hunt for iOS Gains New Tool for Creating Curated Collections, Bookmarking Products
Product Hunt, the popular site that specializes in surfacing new products, is today launching an updated iOS app that adds several features to the existing Product Hunt app for iOS …
Pew: 71% of teens use Facebook, down from 77% in 2012, but still the most used social network
Kurt Wagner / Re/code :
Twitter is not currently a takeover target; recent rumors fueled by management instability, slowing growth, vulnerable single-class stock structure
Get Used to More Twitter Takeover Rumors — At the beginning of this year, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was rumored to be stepping down immediately (he didn't).
Bitcoin exchange Coinsetter acquires Cavirtex, the Canadian trading platform that recently shut down due to security breach
Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters :
Dell introduces Venue 10 7000 Android tablet: 10.5" screen, starts at $499, $629 with keyboard dock, on sale in US and China later this month
If That's a Thing You Want Raymond Wong / Mashable : Dell's latest 10-inch tablet has a thick hinge for seriously loud sound Electronista : Dell launches larger Venue 10 7000 Android tablet with keybo...
Facebook launches a standalone website for Messenger at Messenger.com for users who want a dedicated desktop messaging experience
but that may not be a good thing Nate Swanner / SlashGear : Facebook launches standalone Messenger for the web Brendan Klinkenberg / BuzzFeed : Facebook Messenger Is A Stand-Alone Web App Now Too Todd...
Amazon Echo adds Hue and WeMo smart home voice control
Chris Davies / SlashGear :
Xiaomi beats its own flash sale record with 2M phones and thousands of accessories sold in 12 hours, generating $355M in revenue
Ina Fried / Re/code :
iOS 8.3 expands iPhone WiFi Calls to Sprint in the U.S., EE in the U.K.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac :
Microsoft adds support for Mandarin and Italian to Skype Translator preview
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet :
Periscope update improves stream discovery, adds “follower only” mode to limit comments to people you follow
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Twitter retires Discover and Activity features for iOS and Android users, moves Trends tool to search page
Gabor Cselle / The Twitter Blog :
Microsoft to add virtualized containers, Nano Server mode to Windows Server 2016
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet :
Apple Quietly Bought Dryft, A Keyboard App
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch :
Microsoft's ‘Redstone’: An update to Windows 10 due in 2016
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet :
Domo raises $200M Series D valuing company at $2B, launches real-time business intelligence platform after five years of development
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch :
Yahoo reorganization may end Tumblr's run as an independent unit
Business Insider :
Operator app from Uber co-founder Garret Camp will fulfill requests such as purchases and deliveries
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