Google to drop support for Android Developer Tools in Eclipse IDE to focus on developing Android Studio
An update on Eclipse Android Developer Tools — Over the past few years, our team has focused on improving the development experience for building Android apps with Android Studio.
Benchmarks show iPhone performance drops by about 40% when iOS 9's Low Power mode is activated
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Samsung will stop disabling Windows Update on its hardware, to issue a patch in a few days
Samsung will patch its software to stop disabling Windows Update ‘within a few days’ — On Tuesday night, news broke that Samsung's SW Update software was disabling Windows Update on at least some co...
In 6 of 9 real-world tests and benchmarks, Samsung Galaxy S6 outperforms LG G4 and iPhone 6
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The Yemeni Cyber Army is likely an Iranian government-run operation
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Intuit lays off 399 people, about 5% of the company's staff
Intuit Lays Off 399 Employees In Company Realignment — Intuit has confirmed to TechCrunch that it has laid off 399 people, or just under 5 percent of the company's roughly 8,000 employees, in a re-a...
Uber launches UberBOAT ferry service in Istanbul with rides starting at 50 liras, about $19
Uber Crosses Continents With Istanbul Water-Taxi Service — Ships pass along the Bosphorus strait past the Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge between the continents of Europe, top, and Asia in Istanbul.
Evernote, LinkedIn, and Uber are succeeding in China by playing by the government's rules
A new wave of US internet companies is succeeding in China—by giving the government what it wants — Facebook found itself shut out from China in 2009. Twitter got blocked the same year.
Twitter VP of Corporate Development and Strategy Rishi Garg is leaving the company
Twitter's VP of Corporate Development is leaving — Rishi Garg, Twitter's Vice President of Corporate Development, is leaving the company after joining in May 2014. — Even though he wasn't at Twitt...
AppleCare+ for mobile devices now covers batteries retaining less than 80% capacity, up from 50%
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SEC allows startups raising up to $50M to tweet about stock or debt offering to gauge interest among potential investors
SEC Approves Tweeting by Startups to Test Investor Interest — Trying to figure out how many investors might want to fund your small business? Go ahead and tweet about it. Tweets: @startupljackson a...
Amid Paris protests, police seize Uber vehicles on sight, and the French Interior minister targets local managers in effort to shut down Uber nationwide
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Instacart lets some retailers collect personal data on customers if the user opts in, starting with Whole Foods
Instacart is asking its customers to do something new — Grocery delivery service Instacart recently premiered a new feature asking users to share their personal data and shopping histories with reta...
Sources: News Corp's education division, Amplify, is winding down sales of its tablets
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Instead of hardening security defenses, Sony Pictures focused on offending North Koreans less, and was more afraid of security costs than risks
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Meerkat launches new embeddable web player today, partners with Discovery to implement the player for Shark Week
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Israeli cybersecurity company Checkmarx raises $84M from Insight Venture Partners
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Security and home automation company Alarm.com shares rise 20% to $16.88 in debut on Nasdaq after raising $98M in IPO
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EBay Board Approves PayPal Spinoff; Stock Distribution Set For July 17
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Interconnection fees for companies like Netflix remain an issue in last-minute talks with regulators for AT&T-DirecTV deal
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Google reduces accidental clicks on in-app interstitial and mobile image ads by redefining clickable areas, cites a 15% average conversion rate improvement
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Fred Wilson is sick and tired of operating plans focused just on growth instead of reaching sustainable profitability
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