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Grams, a Tor-accessible search engine for contraband, aims to be the Google of Dark Web — New ‘Google’ for the Dark Web Makes Buying Dope and Guns Easy — The dark web just got a little less dark with the launch of a new search engine that lets you easily find illicit drugs and other contraband online.| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
UberX adds $1 ‘Safe Rides Fee’ for passengers, reinstates 20% commission fee for drivers — UberX customers, take note: Your rides are about to cost a little more. In an email sent to UberX Seattle drivers, the company notes a new “Safe Rides Fee,” that takes effect today.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Analytics Now Lets You Track Web And App Data In A Single View — Here is a small but important update to Google Analytics: Developers can now create a single reporting view that includes both web and app data. Google says this will help businesses that have multiple digital touchpoints …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
3 Million Customer Credit, Debit Cards Stolen in Michaels, Aaron Brothers Breaches — Nationwide arts and crafts chain Michaels Stores Inc. said today that two separate eight-month-long security breaches at its stores last year may have exposed as many as 3 million customer credit and debit cards.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Ubuntu 14.04 will power “first commercially available Ubuntu tablets” — From May 2013, a tablet running an early version of Ubuntu Touch. — Andrew Cunningham — Canonical today is releasing Ubuntu 14.04, a Long Term Support (LTS) edition for desktops and servers and an update to the versions of Ubuntu for phones and tablets.
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| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Dropbox acquires two more startups: collaborative document tool Hackpad and photo sync app Loom — As It Becomes an App Platform, Dropbox Gobbles Up More Than One App Startup Per Month — Once a simple way to move stuff around between devices and people, Dropbox now wants to be a platform …
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| Jan Senderek / Loom: |
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| Jonathan Kizer / 9to5Google: |
Try before you buy: Google launches home try-on program for Glass — Google is allowing potential Explorers to try Glass before they shell out the $1,500 to actually buy the device, according to a Reddit user by the name of clide. He posted various images of a home try-on kit … | Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
Connected device companies like Nest And Fitbit start side businesses selling data to utilities and health insurers — The Quantified Other: Nest And Fitbit Chase A Lucrative Side Business — The real value in smart gadgets may be not in what they tell you but in what they say to your doctor, insurance company and utilities.| Josh Ong / The Next Web: |
Microsoft's Xbox One passes 5M units sold to retailers, but Titanfall boost not enough to beat Sony — Microsoft today announced that it has sold over 5 million Xbox One consoles to retailers around the globe, but sales of the system have still lagged behind rival Sony's PlayStation 4.
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| Bertel King, Jr / Android Police: |
Easy Unlock feature in Chrome OS may potentially skip password prompt when phone is nearby — Unfinished ‘Easy Unlock’ Feature Creeps Into Chrome OS Dev, Will Potentially Skip The Password Prompt If Your Phone Is Nearby — A new feature has snuck into the Chrome OS dev channel that …
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| Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom: |
Citymapper raises $10M to help you navigate on buses and trains — Citymapper, a mapping app that specializes in navigating the complexities of public transportation in big cities, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Balderton Capital with participation from Connect Ventures, Index Ventures and Greylock Partners.
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| Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal: |
HTC hires former Samsung marketing chief Paul Golden, who helped create the Galaxy brand — HTC Hires Former Samsung Marketing Chief — Paul Golden Helped Create Galaxy Brand at South Korean Company — HTC Corp. is hoping to nab a bit of that Samsung shine, as it has hired …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Instacart Could Raise A Big New Round Of Funding Valuing It At $400 Million — On-demand grocery startup Instacart is fielding term sheets for a big new round of funding, according to sources. We've heard the new financing could be led by a non-VC investor, and according to one source it would value the company at up to $400 million.| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Microsoft starts letting Windows Phone developers respond to app reviews — Microsoft today announced the launch of a pilot program that lets Windows Phone developers respond to app reviews. The company says the roll-out will begin this week with a small group of developers who have been pre-selected …
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The Windows Blog, Engadget, The Windows Blog, Softpedia News, WinBeta, Neowin and WMPoweruser
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Launches “Nearby Friends” With Opt-In Real-Time Location Sharing To Help You Meet Up — Today Facebook begins rolling out a new opt-in feature called Nearby Friends. It lets friends see approximately how far away you are from them, and you can share your exact, on-going location with them for a limited time.
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Tweets: @joannastern, @markgurman, @richdemuro, @richdemuro, @mwdangallagher, @tim, @tim, @joshconstine and @caseynewton
Thanks:@anthonyha| Martyn Williams / PC World: |
Exclusive: Google's Project Loon tests move to LTE band in Nevada — Google has expanded its Project Loon tests to the Nevada desert and, for the first time, into licensed radio spectrum. — Google declined to comment on the secret trials, but a local official confirmed they are related to Project Loon …
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Apache OpenOffice hits major 100 million downloads milestone in under 2 years — Microsoft's Office may be the go-to productivity suite in the business world, but there's apparently plenty of room out there for challengers to thrive: On Thursday, the Apache Software Foundation announced … | Greg Sterling / Marketing Land: |
Could “Liking” A Brand On Facebook Waive Your Legal Rights? — There is a very disturbing trend in the world of corporate terms and conditions. Consumers (and small merchants) are increasingly being forced by fine-print clauses into binding arbitration to resolve disputes with companies.
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New York Times, eWeek, Naked Security, Mashable, Gizmodo, Gawker, Rex Hammock's RexBlog.com and Business Insider. Tweets: @binarybits
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Sonos software update lets it connect completely wirelessly, $50 Bridge unit no longer needed — Our Vision for Rock-Solid Wireless, Evolved — From the archives: drawing of the original Sonos architecture, 2003. — We created the Sonos Wireless HiFi System to provide music lovers …
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