Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed
As part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit of information you could possibly need without ever having to leave your News Feed, Facebook has begun rolling out a new music feature that will let ...
Researchers find 20K samples of adware Android apps posted to third-party app stores that gain root access to the Android OS and are nearly impossible to remove
New type of auto-rooting Android adware is nearly impossible to remove — 20,000 samples found impersonating apps from Twitter, Facebook, and others.
Canalys Estimates Apple Has Shipped Seven Million Watches, Fewer Than Some Projected
Apple has shipped seven million Apple Watches since its introduction this spring, giving the technology giant a firm lead in the nascent smartwatch market, according to researcher Canalys.
Apple adds new Categories section to the Apple TV App Store
Good news for Apple TV owners looking for better ways to discover new apps on the App Store. After adding Top Charts, Apple has added a new Categories section to the App Store as well. As of now, th...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Bitcoin, or any virtual currency not controlled by governments will be stopped, but believes in future of block chain technolgy
Jamie Dimon: Virtual Currency Will Be Stopped — Jamie Dimon isn't on board with bitcoin. — Speaking on Wednesday …
Introducing Twitter's public policy #transparency page
As Twitter has become a live, public, and conversational window to world events, we have worked to educate policymakers and civil society organizations about our services and policies and pursued publ...
After victory in San Francisco, Airbnb pledges to launch 100 home-sharing political clubs in 100 US cities
Airbnb flexes new political muscle with plans for 100 home-sharing clubs — An expensive fight over Airbnb here ended with voters opposing a measure that would have restricted short-term rentals.
Google Maps for iOS speaks out traffic warnings while you drive
If you're carrying an iPhone, Google Maps just got much more helpful in those moments when you're determined to avoid gridlock. As on Android, Maps' iOS app now speaks out traffic warnings in navigat...
Facebook beats Q3 estimates with $4.5B in revenue, hits 1.01B DAUs, 1.55B MAUs; mobile now makes up 78% of ad revenue
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Facebook Hits 8 Billion Daily Video Views, Doubling From 4 Billion In April
Facebook video viewership is growing by leaps and bounds. It now sees 8 billion average daily video views from 500 million users. That's up from just 4 billion video views per day in April.
Samsung announces ATIV Book 9 Pro laptop with 15.6-inch 4K display, Core i7 Skylake processor, 8GB RAM, 4K HDMI port, available this month for $1600
Samsung's ATIV Book 9 Pro Is a 4K Super Laptop — At CES 2015, Samsung introduced the ATIV Book 9 laptop, carrying a Core M chip within a super thin, light chassis.
Sources: Facebook's Notify app for news alerts to launch next week with dozens of media partners including Vogue, the Washington Post, and CBS
Facebook links with media groups to launch news app — Facebook is preparing its latest push into news with a new standalone app called Notify …
Facebook generated $9.86 in ad revenue from every user in the US in Q3, up 50% from a year ago
Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider :
Karma's Mobile Hotspot Adds “Neverstop,” A $50 Per Month Unlimited Data Plan
Karma, the makers of the pay-as-you-go LTE mobile hotspot that began shipping earlier this summer, announced today a new type of data plan meant to appeal to those who more regularly use their device.
NewsON, a streaming service backed by TV station owners providing ad-supported local news, launches on iOS, Android, and Roku devices
NewsON Brings Your Local News Stations To iOS, Android And Roku — A company called NewsON launched today, offering cord cutters and mobile consumers access …
Reddit debuts original video with Cyborg Nation, a six part series of documentary shorts
Joan E. Solsman / CNET :
California cops are using biometric devices for digital fingerprinting, facial and tattoo recognition, in the field
Dave Maass / Electronic Frontier Foundation :
Expedia to acquire HomeAway for $3.9B in cash and stock, challenging Airbnb
Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire :
Circle with Disney is a $99 device that pairs with a WiFi network to give parents control over what internet content kids can access and when
Brian Barrett / Wired :
Smart wireless router startup eero raises about $35M in new funding, gains FCC approval, but delays shipping to early 2016
Waiting sucks. Especially when it's … Aaron Tilley / Forbes : WiFi Router Maker Eero Scores $40 Million From Android-Creator Andy Rubin And Early Nest Investor Michael Brown / TechHive : Eero delays ...
Kickstarter passes $2B in pledges: games have taken $412.4M, the most money of any category, followed by tech with $360M and design with $351.6M
ON OCTOBER 11, THE KICKSTARTER COMMUNITY … Mariella Moon / Engadget : Kickstarter's 9.5 million users have pledged over $2 billion Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : Kickstarter has garnered over $2 b...
Formation 8 Axes Plans For Third Fund, Lonsdale Now Raising $400M For “8 Partners”
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Qualcomm tops expectations with $1.4B in revenue on strong chip sales, but stock dips after company forecasts weak sales and earnings
Ina Fried / Re/code :
Dropbox hits 150K paying business customers, with 50K joining this year
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat :
ComScore sells Digital Analytix Business to Adobe for an undisclosed amount, ahead of its deal to buy Rentrak for $732M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Sources: Google and India's Lava to launch new low-cost smartphone as part of revamped Android One scheme with relaxed requirements on features, price, more
Wall Street Journal :
Google says over 19K organizations are testing or using Android For Work; Blackberry will support Android for Work, match Google's patch schedule
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Fast-growing online marketplace OfferUp announces it has raised $90M in total to date and its users have sold $2.9B worth of merchandise so far in 2015
Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire :
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