Dell posts instructions to remove unsafe eDellRoot certificate, will provide software update that removes it automatically today
Response to Concerns Regarding eDellroot Certificate — Today we became aware that a certificate (eDellRoot), installed by our Dell Foundation Services application …
Dell does a Superfish, ships PCs with easily cloneable root certificates
Root certificate debacle that hit Lenovo now visits the House of Dell. — In a move eerily similar to the Superfish debacle that visited Lenovo in February, Dell is shipping computers that come prein...
Square starts shipping its chip card reader with Apple Pay support; Samsung Pay now supports Chase cards
Square rolls out readers to accept Apple Pay — NEW YORK — Square is rolling out new mobile payment readers to 100 local businesses around the country, allowing such merchants …
Automattic, in move away from PHP, launches new, open sourced admin interface for WordPress.com built on Node.js and React, releases Mac OS X app
WordPress.com Gets a New Face and Joins the JavaScript Age — The popular blogging site WordPress.com unveiled a new admin interface today …
Xiaomi's first all-metal Redmi Note 3 phone and Mi Pad 2 start at just $140
Xiaomi has launched its first all-metal devices in Beijing today: the Redmi Note 3 phone and the Mi Pad 2 tablet. — The 5.5-inch phone runs on Xiaomi's Android-based MIUI 7 OS and features a 1080p d...
Sources: Apple to launch Apple Pay in China by February, has inked deals with country's big four state-run banks to support the platform
Apple Pay to Launch in China by February, Sources Say — Apple struck deals recently with China's big four state-run banks, paving the way for Apple Pay's entry
Snapchat launches Story Explorer to let users view multiple perspectives of moments in Live Stories, starting in New York and Los Angeles
Inside Snapchat's newest feature: Story Explorer — Snapchat Inc. Chief Executive Evan Spiegel grabs his iPhone, opens his Venice company's app and taps an icon for “Los Angeles.”
Google unveils Android Studio 2.0 with Instant Run, faster Android emulator, and new GPU profiler
At the Android Dev Summit today, Google announced Android Studio 2.0, the second major version of its integrated development environment (IDE). Version 2.0 adds Instant Run, a faster Android emulator...
Apple Pencil review: closest in offering a true handwriting experience on a digital device
Apple Pencil Review — (This is a guest post by Myke Hurley. You can find more of Myke's work at Relay FM and can follow him on Twitter @imyke.) — In all of the press shots and in all of the revie...
Google launches Compare for mortgages in partnership with Zillow and LendingTree, available only in California for now
Google Launches Mortgage Shopping Tool In California, More States Coming Soon — Google is now a licensed mortgage broker in California.
Google to donate $1 for each Android Pay purchase, up to $1M, toward special education projects in partnership with DonorsChoose.org
Did you know that one billion people today are living with disabilities? PYMNTS.com : Android Pay Purchases Supports Special Education
AWS launches EC2 Dedicated Hosts to let users run many instances on each server
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the biggest public cloud infrastructure provider, today announced the availability of a new service called EC2 Dedicated Hosts. The feature can help companies run the softw...
Pebble releases beta Text Reply for iOS, brings voice and text replies to AT&T users in US
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Dropbox lets you annotate and comment on PDFs stored in Dropbox for iPhone and iPad if you have Acrobat Reader installed
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FAA drone task force recommends registration for pilots, not individual drones
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Sony employees on the hack, one year later
What it was like to be a rank-and-file Sony employee as the unprecedented cyberattack tore the company apart. — Every morning, like so many of her colleagues, a television writer would drive from he...
Google received 15.7M copyright related URL takedown requests over one week in November, almost double from 8.2M last year
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China cuts mobile service of Xinjiang residents who use VPN and foreign chat services
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On-demand food delivery service Deliveroo raises $100M Series D led by DST and Greenoaks to expand to new markets in Asia, Australia, and Middle East
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Sources: Alphabet will ask its “bet” companies like Google X and Google Fiber to pay for corporate services, in attempt to reign in spending
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Skype 6.6 for iPhone and iPad brings phone number, date and address detection, and improved multitasking
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Shiftgig's mobile marketplace matches hourly workers to local jobs, raises $22M Series B led by Renren Inc.
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Adobe to close Revel, its cloud-based photo and video sharing service, in February, and will let users transfer files into Creative Cloud Photography plan
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Sources: DoorDash in talks to raise funding at $1B valuation, Sequoia expected to lead
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More control: Amazon Echo gains advanced trigger commands with IFTTT
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As retailers turn to increasingly affordable facial recognition tech to fight shoplifters, privacy concerns abound
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By delivering flu shots and hiring its first health advisor, Uber signals intent to shake up health care
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Startups including Hello Alfred, Magic Leap, and Zenefits are increasing lobbying in Washington to create good will and minimize potential regulatory issues
Cecilia Kang / New York Times : Tweets: @danarubinstein and @erikbryn Tweets: Dana Rubinstein / @danarubinstein : Uber, Airbnb and their tech-sector peers now spend “just a little less than the auto ...
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