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Netflix Nags Another New Partner, Blaming Verizon for Slow Streams — Earlier this year, Netflix signed a Web traffic deal with Comcast, then complained about it. — Here's a new version of the story: In April, Netflix signed a Web traffic deal with Verizon.
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple introduces MFi specs for Lightning cable headphones, support arriving in future iOS update — We've learned Apple has quietly introduced a new specification for manufacturers in its Made-For-iPhone/iPad/iPod (MFi) program that allows them to create headphones that connect to iOS devices using …
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Digital Trends, Neowin, Pocketnow, Ars Technica, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, TechnoBuffalo, iLounge, The Verge, InvestorPlace, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, iPhone, Electronista, AppleTell, MacRumors and App Advice. Thanks:@mikebeas
| Sam Biddle / Valleywag: |
Sources: Fab slowly shutting down; remaining NY employees to be gradually let go over 6 months — Fab.com Is Probably Dead This Year — There hasn't been a single piece of good news from Fab.com in a very long time. Layoffs, mismanagement, plummeting morale, and executive reshuffles …
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Tweets: @betashop, @betashop, @mattlynley, @samfbiddle and @mattlynley
| Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal: |
Sprint, T-Mobile Move Closer to a $32 Billion Deal — Sprint Would Buy T-Mobile for Around $40 a Share in Merger That Likely Would Face Regulator Scrutiny — Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. have agreed on the broad terms of a merger worth around $32 billion and are working toward a final agreement …
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Tweets: @harrymccracken and @wsjdeals
| Xbox Wire: |
45+ new apps for Xbox coming this year, including live TV-integrated Twitter app, Vine, HBO GO, ShowTime, Comedy Central, and MLG — Twitter, Vine, HBO GO, ShowTime Anytime, Comedy Central, and MLG among More Than 45 New Experiences Coming to Xbox — Today, just five days from the Xbox …
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| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
| Christina Cocca / NBC Southern California: |
Donald Sterling agrees to sell LA Clippers to Steve Ballmer — Donald Sterling Agrees to Sell Clippers for $2 Billion — A vote by the NBA Board of Governors will be needed to make the sale final — Donald Sterling officially announced Wednesday that he, the NBA and his estranged wife Shelly …
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| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Amazon's 3D Smartphone Is Coming June 18 — Amazon is holding a product annoucnement on June 18. — It's probably for the long-rumored Amazon smartphone. — Developing...refresh for updates. — The company posted this video to YouTube that teases the product: — Join the conversation about this story »
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| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 8 allows all apps to use Safari's JavaScript engine, improving performance of in-app browsers — iOS 8 WebKit changes finally allow all apps to have the same performance as Safari — When iOS 7 launched, developers discovered that their apps with built-in web browsers were unable …
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| Seamus Byrne / CNET: |
Intel demos wireless display, docking, and charging features planned for Skylake reference designs in 2016 — Intel aims to eliminate all PC cables in 2016 — Goodbye rat's nest! Intel says wireless power, docking and connectivity will form the basis of its post-Broadwell “Skylake” reference designs.
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PR Newswire, BGR, Engadget, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, Electronista, Gizmodo UK, 9to5Google and Inquirer
| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
U.S. Marshals Seize Cops' Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU — A routine request in Florida for public records regarding the use of a surveillance tool known as stingray took an extraordinary turn Tuesday when federal authorities seized the documents before police could release them.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
In addition to Soundcloud, Twitter also reportedly considered acquiring Pandora and Spotify — Last month, a Recode rumor suggested Twitter was looking to buy Soundcloud, only to have a WSJ rumor say that “the numbers didn't add up” for a deal to go through.| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
TechCrunch Managing Editor Leena Rao joins Google Ventures as an Operating Partner — So Long TC, And Hello GV — I thought hard about this post, but time didn't make it any easier to write. After five-and-a-half years at TechCrunch, I'll be joining Google Ventures as an operating partner.
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @parislemon, @alexia, @fromedome, @parislemon, @jakek, @hunterwalk, @startupljackson, @bensign and @samfbiddle. Thanks:@mkakav
| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Apple, Google, Microsoft And Others Call On The Senate To Strengthen NSA Reform — At the roughly one-year anniversary of the NSA leaks, Reform Government Surveillance, a group backed by a number of notable tech companies, is publishing a letter demanding the Senate strengthen the NSA reform bill that recently passed the House.
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Microsoft on the Issues, Mercury News, The Hill and TechCrunch
| Bloomberg: |
GoPro Names Ex-Microsoft Executive Tony Bates as President — GoPro Inc., the maker of cameras used by surfers, skiers and sky divers to record their adventures, recruited former Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) executive Tony Bates as president and added him to the board.
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PR Newswire, Re/code, PC World, TechCrunch, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, WinBeta and Laughing Squid
| Matt Burns / TechCrunch: |
Sony's SmartBand Activity Tracker Is Now Available In The US For $99 — Announced eons ago at CES 2014, the waterproof Sony SmartBand is finally available in the U.S. It's $99 from Sony's online store and offers a feature set slightly more loaded than that of the Jawbone UP24 and FitBit Flex but only those on Android should apply.| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
AT&T promises big fiber expansion—but only if feds let it buy DirecTV — AT&T recently named 100 municipalities in 21 metropolitan areas where it might bring its fiber-to-the-home network, without actually saying how many customers would get the GigaPower service, which offers up to 1Gbps download speeds.| Molly Wood / New York Times: |
Report: Online TV viewing up 246% over last year, outpacing online video, up 43% — TV Apps Are Soaring in Popularity, Report Says — When it comes to online video, people may not want to cut the cord. Instead, they want to take the cord with them. People are streaming broadcast television … Sponsor Posts
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