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A Week After Instagram's Video Launch, Vine Sharing Tanks On Twitter — It's now been a full week since Instagram added video recording to its popular camera app, and it's already had a dramatic impact on its main competitor: — Vine sharing on Twitter has tanked.
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Shutterstock Creates First Silicon Alley Billionaire — Jonathan Oringer, the founder of Shutterstock Inc., became a billionaire today as shares of the world's largest stock photo and video marketplace reached a record high. — Oringer, 39, owns about 55 percent of Shutterstock … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo To Sunset AltaVista, Axis, RSS Alerts, and Nine Other Products, Some As Soon As Today — Yahoo under Marissa Mayer is taking a page from her old employer, Google, and sunsetting 12 products, with some starting as soon as today. Included are AltaVista and other search products …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
BlackBerry PlayBook will not be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 — Reneging on a promise it made back in January, BlackBerry has just announced that it will not, in fact, be upgrading its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to its latest mobile OS, BlackBerry 10. CEO Thorsten Heins revealed the sour news …
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| Andrew Zajac / Bloomberg: |
Google Sues IRS for $83.5 Million Tax Refund — Google Inc. (GOOG), owner of the most popular Internet search engine, sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for an $83.5 million refund, claiming it was improperly denied a deduction for a 2004 stock transaction with America Online Inc.
| Sean Buckley / Engadget: |
Netflix Max hands-on: Jellyvision's take on your movie queue — Being a Netflix subscriber is almost like being cursed — sure, you have access to untold troves of streaming TV shows and films, but how do you choose what to watch? The burden of choice weighs heavily on the indecisive Netflix user …
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| Blair Hanley Frank / GeekWire: |
New data: Samsung gaining ground on Apple in smartphone market share — As the smartphone wars rage on, the industry's two major hardware players continue to gain market share in the U.S., according to new numbers from comScore. — Samsung and Apple are the only major OEMs whose market share grew … | Xbox Wire: |
Xbox Announces Landmark Deal with Time Warner Cable to Bring More Live TV to Xbox 360 — In a landmark deal announcement for Xbox 360 and Time Warner Cable customers, we're excited to share a new partnership that will deliver up to 300 of the most popular live TV channels to Xbox 360 for Xbox Live Gold members.
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| Julia Halperin / The Art Newspaper: |
Amazon to launch virtual art gallery — The retail giant's new art site would resemble Amazon Wine, which launched last fall — AMAZON.com is expected to launch an online art gallery later this year. The online retailer of books, electronics and apparel aims to offer over 1,000 art objects …
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google adds native Microsoft Word and Excel file editing to latest Chrome OS build — Google has added native Microsoft Office file editing to the dev channel for Chrome OS. The addition means Chrome OS users on the latest build of the company's browser-based operating system can now experiment …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Android 4.3 Available To Test For Adventurous Galaxy S4 Owners — Google's worst-kept secret is the upcoming Android 4.3 update for devices powered by its mobile OS (though a lot more secrets have come to light recently), and we're starting to see that update make its way to the handsets of owners who aren't afraid to experiment.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google+ Turns 2, Rolls Out Redesigned Follow Buttons And Badges, Introduces Badges For Communities — Google+ turned two today. To celebrate, Google's social network didn't just dress up Mr. Jingles, but it also launched a redesign of its Google+ plugins for websites, including its Follow …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Music App Songza Goes Ad-Free With A New Paid Service, “Club Songza” For $0.99 Per Week — Songza, the music-streaming and recommendation service that has picked up some 4.8 million monthly active users with its free, ad-based service, is turning on a feature now that it hopes will convert …
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| Ben Woods / The Next Web: |
Facebook to review which Pages and Groups can show ads after complaints about inappropriate content — Facebook has revamped the way its advertising system works in response to concerns from major brands who were concerned about where their ads were showing up.| Eric Johnson / AllThingsD: |
BlueStacks Announces Second Android Gaming Console, Free Forever (With a Software Subscription) — Its first Android gaming console is still only available for preorders, but BlueStacks said today that it's planning to roll out a second device, the hardware component of which will be permanently free.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Mozilla Opens Its Firefox Social API To Developers — With the release of the first public beta of Firefox 23, Mozilla didn't just introduce a new logo and kill the <blink> element, it also opened up its Social API for developers. This feature allows them to create new ways for users …
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google+ Photos gets an option to move images between albums, new Download button, and faster uploading — Google+ turns two today and Google has already redesigned its buttons and badges, but that's not all. The service is also getting some new features specifically centered on photos.
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9to5Google and TechCrunch
| Noel Randewich / Reuters: |
Intel's new CEO focused on mobile chips, cautious on TV — (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new CEO said on Friday he would speed up the rollout of chips for smartphones, tablets and wearable devices as consumers move away from personal computers. — Brian Krzanich, an Intel manufacturing guru …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Skype built into final Windows 8.1 version, Microsoft drops existing Messaging app — Microsoft is making use of its Skype acquisition for Windows 8.1, opting to bundle it into a final version of the OS. Existing preview versions of Windows 8.1 do not include the traditional built-in Messaging app.
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| Donna Tam / CNET: |
Yahoo integrates Flickr with e-mail, adds new search alerts — The company adds Flickr access within Yahoo Mail and automated alerts for Yahoo search images or video results. — Continuing to spruce up its offerings, Yahoo on Friday added Flickr integration into its e-mail service …
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| Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
ITC judge rules against InterDigital in first round of 3G patent case — After two long years, the International Trade Commission has finally come to a decision in favor of Huawei, Nokia and ZTE in a 3G patent case brought to them by InterDigital in 2011. According to an ITC judge …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
T-Mobile forks over $308M for U.S. Cellular spectrum — The deal will boost the carrier's 4G LTE footprint in areas such as St. Louis, New Orleans, and Nashville, Tenn. — T-Mobile's flagship store in midtown Manhattan. — T-Mobile customers in places like St. Louis and New Orleans are about to get a boost in coverage.
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| Ron / WinBeta: |
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