Facebook launches controls to let you choose friends and pages you see at the top of your News Feed; feature available on iOS now, desktop and Android later
Updated Controls for News Feed — News Feed is a personalized stream of stories that you build from the people and Pages you've connected to on Facebook.
IBM unveils world's first functional 7nm test chip, targets 50% power/performance improvement from 10nm chips
Beyond silicon: IBM unveils world's first 7nm chip — With a silicon-germanium channel, and EUV lithography, IBM crosses the 10nm barrier. — IBM, working with GlobalFoundries …
T-Mobile claims it now has more subscribers than Sprint, cuts roaming charges in Mexico and Canada
The upstart U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile today announced it's extending its U.S mobile plan to cover Mexico and Canada. — That means U.S. smartphone users won't have to pay roaming fees …
Spotify urges iPhone customers to stop paying through the App Store and save $3/month in apparent effort to avoid Apple's 30% cut
Spotify urges iPhone customers to stop paying through Apple's App Store — Spotify is trying to raise awareness around the fact that it's cheaper to subscribe …
Google Glass ‘Enterprise Edition’ brings new larger prism, Intel Atom CPU, optional external battery pack
We told you last week that Google is internally referring to its next iteration of Google Glass as “Enterprise Edition” or “EE,” and now we've uncovered information about the soon-to-be-launched devic...
Google debuts $15 Chromecast Ethernet adapter, product sells out in hours
Google's Chromecast gets a hardwired Ethernet adapter — If you have Wi-Fi problems, you can now directly plug into your network. — Google's Chromecast is one of the easiest-to-use and most widely ...
You Can Now Just Tell Facebook What You Want to See in News Feed
Facebook has come up with a new, simple approach to determine what you want to see at the top of your News Feed: It's going to ask you. — The social network, which is known for its ever-evolving New...
Apple drops Recovery Key in new two-factor authentication for El Capitan and iOS 9
Apple said at WWDC it would build a more integrated and comprehensions two-factor security system into its next OS releases, and today explains what that means. — Senior Contributor, Macworld
Office 2016 for Mac exits preview and is now available for Office 365 subscribers, to be released as a one-time purchase this September
Office 2016 for Mac is here! — Today's post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office Client Applications and Services team.
Cheezburger's Ben Huh steps down as CEO, will be replaced with President and COO Scott Moore
How to Jump Into the Deep End of Change — I'm leaving Cheezburger, Inc., the company I started. — Dear Friends and Fans of Cheezburger, — After 8 incredible years, I am stepping down from being ...
Sources: Facebook to launch Spotify-style music streaming service within the next few months
Exclusive: Facebook in early talks to launch audio music-streaming service — Facebook's digital music ambitions have been making headlines this month, with reports of early talks …
LG Announces The G4 Beat, A Mid-Range Version Of Its Flagship G4 Smartphone
In a bid to appeal to different segments of the global smartphone market, LG has released another new version of its flagship G4 device. Following on from on from phablet and budget models unveiled i...
Microsoft dramatically scales back on Windows Phone, leaving long-term future of Lumia in doubt as it focuses on “mobility of experiences”
Analysis: Microsoft is Scaling Back on Windows Phone Dramatically — Yes, we were right to be worried about Windows Phone.
Microsoft job cuts to hit staff at manufacturing facility in Finland, company's sales group, and others
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Logitech rebrands some products to Logi, keeps Logitech for iconic wares and corporate name
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iOS 9 Beta 3 released with News app, Apple Music, high quality music streaming over cellular, folders that separate selfies and screenshots, more
all the goodies in iOS 9 beta 3 Joseph Keller / iMore : iOS 9 to bring albums for selfies and screenshots, bigger grids for iPad folders Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat : Hands-on: Apple News in iOS 9 loo...
iOS 8.4 reportedly accounts for 40% of all iOS usage just one week after release
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Amex Negs Digital Wallets To Build Its Own Checkout, Pairs With Stripe To Spread It Wide
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Fleksy's mobile keyboard app goes free as the company bets on premium themes and extensions
Big News! Fleksy will now be available for free - forever. Mihaita Bamburic / BetaNews : Fleksy keyboard goes free for Android, iOS Eric Slivka / MacRumors : Fleksy Keyboard Goes Permanently Free, Ad...
Yahoo launches Daily Fantasy sports product in 45 states, allows users to pay up to $600/day, takes about 10% in fees
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Hacker group Morpho attacked Twitter, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, others to profit from insider info, active since at least 2011
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Jawbone files complaint with ITC against Fitbit, seeks to block company from importing fitness trackers into US, in third legal action in two months
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Facebook updates its cost-per-click definition to only include clicks to websites and apps, not likes, shares, and comments
here's how people in the industry feel about it Christine Lu / Facebook Developers : Announcing Marketing APIs v2.4 David Cohen / SocialTimes : Facebook Changes Measurement of Cost per Click Kurt Wagn...
Sources: Aol/Verizon Eyes Millennial Media For Around $300M In Mobile Ad Push
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Language learning startup Babbel raises $22M Series C led by Scottish Equity Partners
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Many viral Facebook videos are ripped from YouTube and re-uploaded to Facebook without consent, and some end up with more views than originals
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Tilt Raised Around $30M At A $400M Valuation In Its Most Recent Funding Round
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