Samsung tells users Samsung Wallet will be discontinued June 30 as it prepares to launch Samsung Pay
Samsung Wallet to be discontinued on June 30th — With Samsung Pay's launch inching closer and closer, the Korean manufacturer has decided to shut down the Samsung Wallet service.
Sources: Google to place buy buttons for products sold by some retailers alongside paid search results on mobile in coming weeks
Can Google Outsell Amazon and eBay? — Company will launch buy buttons on its search-results pages in coming weeks — Google Inc. will launch buy buttons …
LG returns to Windows Phone with a budget Verizon handset
It took a long time, but LG is returning to building Windows Phone handsets. Verizon is launching the LG Lancet, the first LG handset running Windows Phone 8.1. LG created a handset for the original...
Oculus Details Rift's Recommended PC Specs, ‘Pauses’ Mac Development
We're still a little while off from the Oculus Rift's official consumer launch - pre-orders are starting later this year, the company revealed recently, with shipping beginning early next year.
Microsoft says it's taking control of updates for Windows 10 Mobile devices, bypassing carriers
Microsoft says it's taking over updates for Windows 10 Mobile devices — Summary:It's not exactly Android-style fragmentation, but Windows Phone users are perennially frustrated …
Pandora should pay 2.5% of revenue to BMI instead of 1.75%, court rules
Ruling in Royalty Case Gives BMI a Victory Against Pandora — Last week, Pandora Media won two battles in its long-running war against the music industry, but on Thursday, it lost one — this time ove...
Xiaomi's Mi Store ‘beta’ to open in US, UK, France and Germany on May 19th
Xiaomi is going to very slowly start its entry into Europe and the United States next week, according to a post from the company's Facebook page. Starting on the 19th of May, the company will offer a...
Security researchers publish Google App Engine exploits 3 weeks after private disclosure to company with no response; Google now says it's mitigating the issues
Researcher turns tables, discloses unpatched bugs in Google cloud platform — Bugs give hackers beachhead to attack Google App Engine, run malicious code.
Inside the almost-adult, insular lives of ambitious teenagers flooding into Silicon Valley to join tech startups
The Real Teens of Silicon Valley … “Do you know Zach Latta?” asked Fouad Matin, 19, on the roof of San Francisco's unofficial tech teenager headquarters one recent night.
Anonymously run music service using “Grooveshark” name is sued by record labels, loses domains, then moves to new domain
Record Labels Sue ‘New’ Grooveshark, Seize Domains — Earlier this month the long running lawsuit between the RIAA and Grooveshark came to an end.
Penn State's College of Engineering hires Mandiant, cuts Internet connection after FBI warns of two breaches, one linked to state-sponsored hackers in China
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The fall of Silk Road: how the FBI closed in on Dread Pirate Roberts
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 2: The Fall — I'm sorry; your browser does not support HTML5 video in WebM with VP8 or MP4 with H.264. … The descent was stunning. Chris Tarbell, a special agent...
Interview with SoftBank's Nikesh Arora on working alongside Masayoshi Son, investment plans, and Sprint
The fast rise of Nikesh Arora at SoftBank — Former Google executive Nikesh Arora joined SoftBank last year to oversee the Japanese company's investment strategy …
Sources: Several European mobile operators plan option to block ads on their networks this year, consider blocking Google ads by default to force concessions
Robert Cookson / Financial Times :
CBS's Video Streaming Service Now Offers Live TV In Over 60% Of The U.S.
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Razer Nabu X review: a $50 comfortable smartband with fairly accurate step counting but has useless LED user interface and adds no functionality to phones
Chris Welch / The Verge :
Ubisoft made $430M from digital channels in fiscal 2015, up 96.8% YoY, confirming digital distribution as main revenue driver
Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat :
Select merchants may soon qualify for Prime's two-day free shipping without having to store inventory with Amazon
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