Apple, Google, and leading cryptologists urge President Obama in letter to reject backdoors in smartphones and other devices
Tech giants urge Obama to resist ‘backdoors’ into encrypted communications — Tech behemoths including Apple and Google and leading cryptologists …
Apple releases new $1,999 27-inch Retina iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch trackpad
Apple releases cheaper Retina iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch — Apple is starting to bring the price down on its 5K Retina iMac, releasing a new version today that sells …
Advocacy organizations from 31 countries say Facebook's Internet.org violates net neutrality, security, privacy, and threatens freedom of expression
Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Internet.org, Net Neutrality, Privacy, and Security — We, the undersigned …
After nearly a decade of research, Apple shelved plans over a year ago for the TV set that Carl Icahn expects it to release in 2016
Behind Apple's Move to Shelve TV Plans — Apple had dropped its TV plans, but investor Carl Icahn sees the firm entering the market next year
Basis fitness tracker adds limited titanium edition, shares data with Apple Health and Google Fit
Basis now links its fitness data with Apple Health and Google Fit — Of all the fitness tracking wearables out there, Basis' Peak might be one of the most comprehensive.
LG Reveals Phablet And Budget Versions Of Its Flagship G4 Smartphone
LG's G4, the company newest flagship smartphone, went on sales across the first parts of the world yesterday, and today the Korean company added two variants of the device to the mix. — The G4 Stylu...
Apple releases first official Lightning Dock for $39; compatible with iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and 5th-generation iPod touch
Apple Now Sells A Lightning Dock For Your iPhone — Apple has finally done what many had long hoped it would - released an official dock …
Jawbone's recent $300M investment from BlackRock was debt, not equity
Jawbone Gets a Loan and a Leash — Jawbone, the San Francisco maker of wearable technology, recently got a hefty $300 million investment from BlackRock, the largest and one of the most trusted asset ...
Inside Google's secret anti-fraud team battling the bots that siphon billions of digital ad dollars
Inside Google's Secret War Against Ad Fraud — Cable News Wars Rage as New Players Join the Battle — In a conference room nine floors above London's St. Giles High Street …
YotaPhone2 U.S. pre-orders open on Indiegogo starting at $500 with an August delivery
Russian mobile broadband provider and smartphone manufacturer Yota has finally revealed the U.S. pricing and pre-order details for the second version of its smartphone, the YotaPhone2, six months afte...
Consumer groups update FTC complaint against Google to include allegations of adult content on YouTube Kids
Google's ‘kid-friendly’ app YouTube Kids shows some very grown-up videos — Two consumer groups have found some pretty appallingly adult content in Google's ostensibly child-friendly video app, YouTu...
Twilio Launches IP Messaging, New Conference Call Services And High-Volume SMS Tools
Twilio is kicking off its Signal conference today and — unsurprisingly — the company is announcing a slew of new services for developers that use its voice, video and messaging platform.
Automatic smart driving monitor now connects your car to over 20 apps
Today, Automatic launches its new App Gallery of third-party apps and rolls out the second-generation of its OBD-II adapter.
Researchers uncover address-spoofing bug in latest iOS and OS X versions of Safari
Safari address-spoofing bug could be used in phishing, malware attacks — Flaw in latest iOS and OS X versions can deceive users about the site they're visiting. — From the department of things …
Obama uses someone else's iPhone to post first tweet from his own Twitter account @POTUS
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Contract between Sony and Spotify shows yearly advances paid to Sony, how streaming rates are calculated, and most-favored-nation clause for Sony
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EZTV's founder NovaKing quits as scammers take over the domains, brand
One of the most popular and well-known torrent … Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Torrent Website EZTV Shut Down Following Hostile Takeover James Plafke / Geek.com : Massively popular TV torrent site EZTV shut...
RealNetworks launches photo and video-sharing app RealTimes aimed at parents, offers storage, creates slideshows
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State Department won't release Hillary Clinton's emails until January 2016
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Outlook's smart Clutter filter will be turned on by default for Office 365 customers in June
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Review of Asus Zenfone 2 smartphone with 5.5" 1080p display, 13mpx camera and Intel Atom CPU, which launches Tuesday in US, starting at $199 unlocked
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Software integration specialist Mulesoft raises $128M at a $1.5B valuation led by Salesforce Ventures
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Pandora acquires Techstars-backed music analytics company Next Big Sound
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Starbucks Teams Up With Spotify For In-Store Music, Loyalty Program
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Google Drops Cloud Computing Prices By Up To 30 Percent, Launches Preemptible Instances
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Twitter's New Search Results Interface Expands To All Web Users
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Tech industry the largest source of speaking fees for Hillary Clinton, with a total of $3.2M paid since 2014 by companies including eBay, Cisco, and Qualcomm
$15,750—than a FT min wage worker makes in a year ($15,080). http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Billmon / @billmon1 : eBay paid Hillary $315k for 20 minutes on “promoting woman in the workplace” http:...
Uber Joins Baidu as Nokia's Maps Unit Draws Multiple Bidders
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Bitcoin startup 21, which has raised $116M, exits stealth, unveils plans to make mining chips for smartphones and other gadgets, adds Larry Summers to board
Michael J. Casey / Wall Street Journal :
Pinterest Co-Founder Evan Sharp On International Ambitions, The Apple Watch, The SF Housing Crisis And More
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