Marco Arment pulls ad-blocking app Peace, the top paid app for 36 hours, citing the unfairness of indiscriminate ad blocking
Just doesn't feel good — I've pulled Peace from the App Store. I'm sorry to all of my fans and customers who bought this on my name, expecting it to be supported for longer than two days.
Google sends out invites for press event on September 29 at 9 AM PT, new Nexus devices and Chromecast expected; event will be livestreamed on YouTube
Nexus launch: Google promises “tasty new treats” at September 29 event — We're expecting the LG Nexus 5 and Huawei Nexus 6 to be announced at the event.
Sources: US and China negotiating accord to refrain from using cyberweapons to cripple the other's critical infrastructure during peacetime
U.S. and China Seek Arms Deal for Cyberspace — WASHINGTON — The United States and China are negotiating what could become the first arms control accord …
Sources: Google to announce Chromecast Audio device to plug in to speakers September 29
Exclusive: Chromecast Audio, codenamed ‘Hendrix,’ is a separate device & made to WiFi-enable your speakers — We told you earlier today about the 2nd generation Chromecast, scheduled to be launched l...
Ad blocking war heats up as blockers top the App Store, some publishers fight back by hiding content from people using blockers
Round 2: Peace Ad Blocker Pulled & CNET Fights Back — The revolution in ad blocking that was ushered in with iOS 9 has seen its first pushback.
A year after its blockbuster IPO, Alibaba trades below IPO price amid concern about its growth and China's economy
Alibaba Shares, Down 45% From Their Peak, Have Had A Wild First Year — NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Alibaba (BABA) went public on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2014, to much fanfare and exc...
Lebanon, New Hampshire library board votes to reinstate its Tor relay, after DHS contacted local police
which had been pulled after feds noticed—now restored Eyder Peralta / NPR : N.H. Public Library Resumes Support Of ‘Tor’ Internet Anonymizer Peter Biello / nhpr.org : Lebanon Library Resumes Support o...
Apple TV app bundles are limited to 200MB, but apps can use an additional 2GB once installed, download resources on demand
How the new Apple TV uses On-Demand Resources to host great apps and games — No, Apple TV apps aren't limited to 200MB — they use on-demand resources.
Dialog Semiconductor to buy Atmel for $4.6 billion
German chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor (DLGS.DE) has agreed to buy U.S. rival Atmel (ATML.O) for about $4.6 billion, the German company said on Sunday. — Dialog said Atmel shareholders would receive ...
iPad mini 4 review: improved screen and performance, but doesn't match power of iPad Air 2
iPad Mini 4 review: A lighter, faster tablet with a better screen — Extra RAM and a better color gamut help make up for year-old guts. — The iPad Mini 4.
How Slack connected conference-goers and changed the experience at Portland's XOXO Festival
Why Slack could be the future of conferences — We go to conferences to meet people, whether for business or personal reasons, and yet often I meet far fewer than I hope to.
AMD Chief Architect of Microprocessor Cores Jim Keller departs company again after 3 years
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Active malware campaign has hijacked thousands of WordPress sites in just 15 days, has spiked to over 5K new infections daily
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How Google Now, Siri & Cortana Predict What You Want
Google, Apple and Microsoft all have agents that want to be your personal assistant. But how well Google Now, Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana can predict your needs depends on how much you want ...
BlackBerry Venice hands-on video: Android slider has touch keyboard, universal search, and Google services
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Samsung's feature-laden S Health app is now available for all Android smartphones running Android 4.4 or above
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FBI uses retweets as evidence against people it claims are aiding terrorism or trying to join ISIS
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Cruise Raises $12.5M From Spark, YC's Sam Altman For Self-Driving Cars; Poaches Tesla's Lead on Autopilot
A few months ago, I took a ride down the 101 in an Audi that had been modified to self-drive down Bay Area highways. The tech was developed by a company called Cruise …
D-Link Accidentally Leaks Private Code-Signing Keys
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Comcast settles with California for $33M after posting personal details of 75K customers online
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Lawsuit says $1.8M worth of Bitcoin was stolen from BitPay as a result of phishing attack on the firm's CFO and CEO, insurer being sued over claims payout
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Facebook offers new option to pay only for fully visible ads, partners with Moat for video ad analytics
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AT&T sues former workers and California-based Swift Unlocks, alleging scheme to download malware to AT&T computers to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones
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The US Army, Navy, DARPA, others do not implement STARTTLS, a basic email encryption protocol
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Developers of popular iOS apps downloaded Xcode malware; WeChat among 39 apps known to be compromised, hundreds of millions of users affected
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