Antitrust: Commission opens formal investigation into Amazon's e-book distribution arrangements
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into certain business practices by Amazon in the distribution of electronic books ("e-books").
Sources: New Nest Cam is a slimmed down version of Dropcam; new app has updated UI, slide-down menu, button-heavy interface
This is the Nest Cam and the New Nest App for Android — You know that story from earlier today that suggested Nest may unveil a new wireless camera at next week's event?
Apple Music will stream at 256kbps, below the ‘industry standard’ 320kbps
Arriving June 30, Apple Music is going to try and curate tracks with a human touch. It won't stream them at the highest possible bitrate, though. — Apple has confirmed Apple Music's streaming bitra...
Code: what is it, how it's evolved, and why it matters for all businesses
What Is Code? — You are an educated, successful person capable of abstract thought. A VP doing an SVP's job. Your office, appointed with decent furniture and a healthy amount of natural light filt...
Skype to retire modern Windows touch app on July 7, to retain single desktop app for keyboard, mouse, and touch
A More Efficient Skype Experience for Your PC — At Skype we want to help you do more together with the people you care about by delivering the best possible experiences to the devices you use.
Reddit bans ‘Fat People Hate’ and other subreddits under new harassment rules
In the wake of a new anti-harassment policy, Reddit is banning a handful of its worst communities. “Our goal is to enable as many people as possible to have authentic conversations and share ideas an...
Google creates and funds Sidewalk Labs, a startup developing and incubating tech to improve urban life, headed by former deputy mayor of NYC Daniel L. Doctoroff
Sidewalk Labs, a Start-Up Created by Google, Has Bold Aims to Improve City Living — Google's ambitions and investments …
Apple's Xcode 7 allows anyone to build and test apps on iOS devices, no $99/year developer license required
Apple's new Xcode lets anyone sideload apps and emulators onto their iOS device — Freedom! — Review — Videos — Tips — The new version of Xcode …
Jawbone sues Fitbit over patent infringement, its second suit against Fitbit in two weeks
Jawbone Hits Fitbit With Second Lawsuit in Two Weeks — Fitness trackers from Jawbone and Fitbit are made to count heartbeats. They may soon be put to use counting lawsuits between the two rivals.
iPhone maker Foxconn in talks to build first Apple plant in India
Foxconn Technology is in talks to manufacture Apple's iPhone in India, government officials said, in a move that could lower prices in the world's No.3 smartphone market where the U.S. firm trails Sam...
Matt Murphy Moves to Menlo Ventures From Kleiner
Venture capitalist Matt Murphy, who left Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers earlier this year, has found a new investing home. — Murphy will join Menlo Ventures as managing director, the Menlo Park, C...
Early look at Hangouts 4.0 for Android: cleaner UI, new status option, still no tablet layout
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2015 could be the slowest year for VC-backed tech IPOs since financial crisis; only seven VC-backed tech companies have gone public this year
Something is rotting under Silicon Valley — I spent a good chunk of last week in Silicon Valley, speaking to venture capitalists who mostly wanted … Tweets: @counternotions Tweets: Kontra / @counter...
In his speech on privacy practices, Tim Cook failed to fairly explore the benefits of free, ad-supported services
What Apple's Tim Cook Overlooked in His Defense of Privacy — Timothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, delivered a speech last week that raised some eyebrows in the technology industry.
Marriott to offer guests access to their Netflix accounts at all properties by the end of 2016
James Vincent / The Verge :
European authorities bust cybercrime gang that hijacked business payments
Lucian Constantin / PCWorld :
Twitter simplifies blocking multiple accounts by letting users share and import block lists
Xiaoyun Zhang / The Twitter Blog :
Watchville to merge with wristwatch enthusiast site Hodinkee, Kevin Rose to be CEO based in Manhattan
Mike Isaac / New York Times :
Google on iOS and Android can now use geolocation to answer “When does this restaurant open?” or “How long is this river?”
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land :
Gmail for Android now has Oauth support for Yahoo and Microsoft accounts
Tom Maxwell / 9to5Google :
iOS 9 extends Continuity to cellular connections; T-Mobile first to offer feature
Chris Welch / The Verge :
iOS 9 code hints 1080p, 240fps, flash coming to iPhone FaceTime cameras
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac :
Critics say that startups' use of vague, unconventional, and non-GAAP financial terms inflate their valuations
boosting valuations as a result http://on.wsj.com/1FHVvfW Kevin Roose / @kevinroose : Fantastic WSJ story on bookings, “eyeballs,” and other ways tech companies try to obscure their real finances. htt...
Video game console maker Ouya in talks to be acquired by Razer
Ian Sherr / CNET :
Twitch rolls out a private-message system called Whisper
Jessica Conditt / Engadget :
Removed job listing suggests Amazon planning daily video show to drive product sales
Eli Blumenthal / USA Today :
Box beats Q1 estimates with better than expected loss of $0.28/share on $65.6M revenue
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch :
Facebook Challenges Pinterest With News Feed Buy Button For Shopify Merchants
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Microsoft Acquires Application Management Service BlueStripe
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.