Spotify apologizes for confusion over privacy policy, clarifies that no information will be collected without explicit permission
Sorry! — We are in the middle of rolling out new terms and conditions and privacy policy and they've caused a lot of confusion about what kind of information we access and what we do with it.
Apple TV outsold by Amazon's Fire TV in 2014, now the fourth most popular streaming device
According to recent data released by Parks Associates, Apple TV currently is the fourth most popular streaming media device based on 2014 sales, down from third place in 2013.
Google no longer requires new Android devices to ship with Google+, Google Newsstand, Google Play Games and Books apps pre-installed
Your new phone will have less Google bloatware, and that's awesome — You might have heard that the new Samsung Galaxy Note 5 comes without Google+ preinstalled.
Leaked Uber presentation: global bookings to reach $10.8B in 2015, revenue would be roughly $2B, IPO within 18-24 months
Uber seen reaching $10.8 billion in bookings in 2015: fundraising presentation — Uber Technologies Inc's [UBER.UL] global bookings are projected to rise nearly threefold …
Samsung offers iPhone users a free 30-day trial with new Galaxy phones on any carrier
Samsung to give iPhone users a trial run with new Galaxy smartphones — Just weeks before the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ launches, Samsung is attempting to sway iPhone users.
Mozilla to introduce new API for Firefox to make it easier to port extensions from other browsers, to deprecate certain classes of add-ons 12-18 months from now
The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons — Today we are announcing some major upcoming changes to Firefox add-ons.
New data uncovers the surprising predictability of Android lock patterns
Like “p@$$w0rd” and “1234567” many Android patterns are easy to guess. — Marte Løge — The abundance of password leaks over the past decade has revealed some of the most commonly used …
SmartThings Support Is Coming To Amazon Echo
It would appear that Amazon has plans to team up with SmartThings to power various home automation features with the Amazon Echo, the voice-powered personal assistant device. — According to a Google...
Facebook to allow businesses to post GIFs as ads and Page posts, begins testing with Wendy's and Coca-Cola's Brazilian brand Kuat
After Years Of Restraint, Facebook Tries Allowing GIFs In Ads And Page Posts — Facebook refused to fill its site with flashy animated banner ads for a decade.
Microsoft files federal antitrust lawsuit against Interdigital for “abusive licensing practices”
Microsoft files antitrust suit against InterDigital in patent feud — InterDigital Inc has violated U.S. antitrust law by failing to keep its promise to fairly license …
Mesosphere And Microsoft Bring Mesos To Windows Server
Mesosphere, the company that aims to build a container-centric “operating system for the data center” based on the Apache Mesos project, is giving the first public demo of Mesos running on the preview...
Ashley Madison hackers post new 20GB archive that appears to include company emails and internal documents
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Bill Gurley marks recent tech sell-off with another warning about unprofitable unicorns, says cycle “where growth is valued more than profitability” may end
Bill Gurley to Unicorns: Winter Is Coming. You Ready? — Tech stocks have been taking a beating lately … Tweets: @bgurley , @bgurley , @pkedrosky , @stevesi , @stewart and @benedictevans Tweets: Bil...
HP Q3 revenue falls to $25.3B, down 8.1% YoY on slumping PC sales, lower demand for services
Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business :
Samsung Galaxy Note5 review: excellent software support for the S Pen and amazing screen make it a great smartphone despite a smaller, irreplaceable battery
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Outlook for iOS now lets you open, edit, and send attachments with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Oracle to acquire cloud-based consumer personalization software firm Maxymiser
Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet :
Flipboard update brings personalization to news feed with voting options using Zite technology
Tom Cheredar / Gigaom :
HBO Now lands on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Jared Newman / TechHive :
Salesforce beats Q2 targets, with revenue of $1.63B, up 24% year-over-year; outlook strong
Rachel King / ZDNet :
Mobile search app Vurb launches on Android, introduces chat, discloses Tencent as investor
Invested in Vurb (utility hub) & Kik (media hub) http://techcrunch.com/...
Intuit announces it will divest Demandforce, QuickBase, and Quicken as it reports mixed Q4 earnings
Sources: Google, Yahoo, and Bing test promoted video ads in search results
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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.