Over 1B people used Facebook on Monday for the first time in the company's history
We just passed an important milestone. For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day. — On Monday, 1 in 7 people on Earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and...
iPhone 6S will come in Apple Watch-like Rose Gold rather than Pink, lack sapphire, and have renamed Force Touch
Earlier this year, reports began to suggest that Apple would launch the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in an additional color beyond the Space Gray, Silver, and Gold options …
No 4-inch ‘iPhone 6c’ at Sept. 9 event, iPhone 5c to be discontinued, 5s/6/6 Plus staying
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Noel Biderman, CEO of Ashley Madison parent company Avid Life Media, steps down
Ashley Madison parent company CEO stepping down — Noel Biderman, formerly CEO of Ashley Madison parent company Avid Life Media, is stepping down. Avid Life Media released the news in a short statem...
Apple loses Ian Rogers, ex-CEO of Beats Music and architect of the Beats1 radio service, two months after its launch
Apple loses key music streaming executive — The architect of Apple's online radio strategy has resigned two months after the launch of its Beats1 radio service, according to people familiar with the...
NYC taxi industry has been developing Uber-like smartphone app, Arro, with no surge pricing and integrated with taxi screens, plans launch in a couple of weeks
Meet the taxi industry's last, best hope to survive Uber age — New smartphone app Arro lets users hail and pay for yellow and green cab rides.
Microsoft releases Snip, a free screen capture app for Windows that lets users annotate with digital ink and voice
Microsoft Snip brings Windows screenshots to life with voice and ink — Microsoft has a new Office tool that's really useful if you regularly take screenshots.
Soundcloud sued by British copyright collective PRS for failing to pay royalties to songwriters
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European payments processor iZettle raises $67M and launches a cash advance service for SMBs
European mobile payments processor iZettle has announced a fresh €60 million ($67 million) raise. The round was led by Intel Capital and Zouk Capital, both existing investors …
Geronimo, a free email app built by ex-Apple, Google, and Path developers, released for iOS; uses gestures like flicks, swipes to make organizing inbox easier
Three ways Geronimo will change how you deal with your email — This new email app uses swipes, taps and flicks of the wrist to turn clearing your inbox into a game.
Obama Administration, Department of Defense team up with Apple, HP, General Motors, Stanford, Boeing, others on Silicon Valley wearable tech hub
Obama Administration teams with Apple, HP, Boeing on new wearable tech hub in Silicon Valley — The Obama Administration …
Vine adds music functionality, creates seamless audio looping product Snap To Beat
Today marks the beginning of our commitment … Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge : Vine can now put perfectly looping music over your videos Colin Stutz / Hollywood Reporter : Vine Announces New Music Func...
US court of appeals for DC Circuit throws out ruling that would have blocked NSA's phone metadata collection
U.S. court rules for government over NSA metadata collection program — A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a judge's ruling that would have blocked the National Security Agency …
Google releases Desktop Head Unit emulator for Android Auto developers to test apps without being connected to a car
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Latest Chrome Dev build now keeps media from autoplaying in background tabs
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Airbnb Appoints Chris Lehane, Former Aide to Bill Clinton, as Head of Policy
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Apple Pay now works with PayAnywhere, a credit card reader serving 300K US locations, and the next version of the reader to be sold exclusively in Apple Stores
Alienware Updates X51 Desktop, Gaming Laptops; Reveals First G-Sync Monitor
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Workflow app integrates with iOS Notification Center allowing users to create shortcuts to frequent tasks, adds syncing between devices
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Samsung Pay US beta launches for all carriers except Verizon
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How price-insensitive customers and lack of options allowed Gogo to thrive as a business despite deteriorating data speeds and increasing fees
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Co-founder Garrett Camp buying back majority share in StumbleUpon, which has downsized as it struggled to compete with other social sharing sites
Back in 2001, I co-founded StumbleUpon while in grad school. Chris Crum / WebProNews : StumbleUpon News Could Be Good News For Content Creators Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch : Co-Founder Garrett Camp Buys...
Square launches Appointments iOS app, an extension of its online booking system that doesn't require users to process payments with Square
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GitHub to name Kakul Srivastava, formerly of Yahoo, Tomfoolery, WeWork, and Slack as VP of Product
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