LG cancels rollout of Urbane 2nd Edition LTE smartwatch due to hardware issues, says it's uncertain if the device will launch at all
LG Cancels The Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE Indefinitely Because Of Unspecified, Complex “Hardware Issue” — LG reached out to us moments ago with news …
Microsoft partners with Volvo to explore augmented reality applications in car buying and more
Virtual car shopping on a HoloLens? Volvo says it's coming next year thanks to Microsoft partnership … Volvo says I saw the future of car dealerships earlier today.
New documents show how NSA tapped networks abroad to replace its bulk email records program
File Says N.S.A. Found Way to Replace Email Program — WASHINGTON — When the National Security Agency's bulk collection of records about Americans' emails came to light in 2013 …
Cisco buys conferencing software maker Acano for $700 million
Cisco said Acano's technology and expertise will bolster Cisco's development in the key collaboration areas of interoperability and scalability. — Cisco said Friday it plans to acquire Acano, a Lond...
Groupon's new CEO says company is misunderstood, dispels myths, and lays out future plans
Why We'll Win in Local — After two weeks in the CEO chair, a couple of things are abundantly clear... 1) Groupon is a misunderstood company. We're misunderstood by analysts. We're misunderstood b...
Samsung's Gear VR Shows A Lot of Potential, Still Best for Early Adopters
You know a product is compelling when after what feels like no time whatsoever, the company spokesperson giving you the demo starts to gently tell you that it may be time to move on.
30 years of Windows: 10 milestones that changed the face of computing
When Windows 1.0 arrived 30 years ago, it hardly seemed like a juggernaut. Apple had beaten Microsoft to the punch with the Mac OS, and Windows was mostly a shell on top of MS-DOS. Here's a record o...
Lessons from Square's IPO: all investors made at least a 20% return, the ratchet worked perfectly, and valuing companies is hard
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Coinbase Partners With Shift Payments To Issue Bitcoin Debit Card
This isn't the first bitcoin debit card in the world, but this is the first one that works with your Coinbase account. Coinbase has partnered with Shift Payments so that you can get a Visa card for j...
Jolla is in big trouble: funding delay results in ‘temporary lay-offs’ as startup files for debt restructuring
Finnish mobile devices and OS maker Jolla hits a major snag. The company just announced that its latest financing round has been postponed. — Finnish mobile devices and operating system maker Jolla...
Jawbone Lays Off 60, 15% Of Staff Globally, Closes NY Office
Some difficult news this week for Jawbone, maker of fitness trackers, speakers and Bluetooth headsets. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that the company yesterday laid off around 60 employees, or...
Facebook tests tools that offer to hide ex-partners from you and limit the content they can see after breakup
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As Yahoo's core business declines, current and former executives criticize Marissa Mayer's leadership
The Last Days Of Marissa Mayer? — The late October offsite meeting for more than 120 of Yahoo's top executives at the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco started well enough.
Amazon adds unlimited photo storage capability to Households program
As part Amazon Households, which extends the perks of a $99/year Amazon Prime membership to other family members …
Sources: Adele's new album, 25, won't be available on streaming services when it's released on Friday; Adele involved in decision
Even Though It's 2015 Justin Fox / Bloomberg View : Blockbusters Still Matter. Just Ask Adele. Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : Adele's new album 25 reportedly won't be available for streaming Tyler...
Square Closes At $13.07 Per Share, Up 45% From IPO Price
Square's shares pop in first day of trading. Shares of Square, the payment technology company founded and led by Twitter TWTR 1.60% CEO Jack Dorsey, closed at $13.07 per share, up 45% from its initia...
Intel Says Not Dependent on PCs for Growth, Raises Dividend
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YouTube to pay legal fees for a few video creators who are targets of unfair DMCA takedown demands
for a Few Joe Mullin / Ars Technica : For a few truly bad DMCA takedowns, YouTube offers to cover legal costs Adam Westlake / SlashGear : YouTube pledges legal support for creators in copyright battle...
Google appoints Diane Greene, co-founder and former CEO of VMware, as head of all cloud businesses as it acquires her company, Bebop
Class 15 Notes of Stanford University's CS183C iTnews : Google hires VMware co-founder to run cloud business Andrew Grush / Android Authority : Google is combining all cloud divisions into one busines...
Google Hangouts rolls out ability to add users without a Google account to video calls by sending an invitation link
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Google Fit now tracks runs and rides, collects data from 3rd party nutrition and sleep apps like MyFitnessPal
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HP unveils fanless, Surface-like, Elite x2 convertible, offers easy DIY upgrades, Intel Skylake Core M, available in January from $899
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App Store's low prices, lack of free trials and refunds, and other limitations make small developers reluctant to create professional-grade apps for iPad Pro
Lauren Goode / The Verge :
Google aims for China launch of Google Play app store next year -sources
Splunk CEO to retire, senior VP Doug Merrit named new CEO effective immediately
Friday, November 20, 2015 Simon Sharwood / The Register : Seven-year itch claims Splunk CEO
Ticket aggregator SeatGeek launches its own marketplace for selling and transferring tickets directly on site
When eBay EBAY plunked …
Zite will shut down on December 7, asks users to migrate data to Flipboard
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2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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