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Snowden: NSA should re-prioritize cyber warfare goals and focus more on defensive measures given US's dependence on high-tech — Exclusive: Edward Snowden on Cyber Warfare — Cyber warfare used to be the stuff of sci-fi movies and military exercises. But with the advent of the Stuxnet worm …
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Box seeks to raise up to $162.5M in IPO at $11 to $13 per share at a valuation of up to $1.55B — Data storage company Box expected to be valued at up to $1.55 billion — (Reuters) - Online data storage provider Box Inc (IPO-BOX.N) expects its initial public offering to be priced at $11-$13 per share …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple planning Apple Pay expansion into Canada as soon as March — Apple is preparing to expand its new Apple Pay payments service internationally with at least the Canadian launch currently scheduled for early 2015, according to sources close to the situation.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apps from Apple's EU App Store continue to work even after refunds are processed — The fundamental flaw with EU 14-day refunds: you keep the app forever — A week ago, Apple introduced 14-day no-questions-asked refunds in the EU for iTunes Store and App Store content.
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Glitch in OS X search can expose private details of Apple Mail users — Performing a Spotlight search opens email previews that load external images, even when the Mail client is asked not to do this — A glitch in the search software in Apple's OS X Yosemite can expose private details …
| Hannah Jane Parkinson / Guardian: |
Google-backed fund donates €250,000 to Charlie Hebdo, Zuckerberg condemns attack, Apple shows solidarity with banner on site — Mark Zuckerberg, Apple and Google respond to Charlie Hebdo attack — Facebook CEO condemns attack while Google donates £195,000 to support satirical magazine …
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| Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint: |
Spotify won't support Google Cast, prefers to further develop Spotify Connect — Share on Facebook - Tweet about it - Pint It - Share on LinkedIn - Post on Google+ - Share via Email — Contrary to reports, including an official statement from Sony, Spotify will not be supporting Google Cast for playback on home speakers.
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Lizard Squad's DDoS attack service “Lizard Stresser” runs mostly on thousands of hacked home routers — Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers — The online attack service launched late last year by the same criminals who knocked Sony and Microsoft's gaming networks offline …
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Screenshots emerge of Windows 10's new dark theme, taskbar, and Spartan browser UI — This is Windows 10's new browser and dark theme — Microsoft is preparing to unveil a new browser in Windows 10, codenamed Spartan, and leaked images are providing an early glimpse at the Internet Explorer successor.| Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
Microsoft service for early Patch Tuesday notifications now available only to paying customers — Microsoft Limits Advanced Patch Notifications to Premier Customers — Microsoft today pulled the plug on its Advanced Notification Service (ANS), offering it going forward only to paying Premier customers.
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Sources: Yahoo shutting down Right Media ad exchange for non-Yahoo owned networks and publishers — Yahoo Finally Pulls The Plug On Right Media Exchange — Most would argue that Yahoo's de facto policy on the Right Media Exchange had been “do not resuscitate” for quite some time - but now RMX is officially off life support.| CoinDesk: |
State of Bitcoin 2015: Ecosystem Grows Despite Price Decline — CoinDesk is pleased to announce the latest quarterly State of Bitcoin report, featuring a 2014 Year in Review, an in-depth analysis of data and events from the fourth quarter of 2014 and a look ahead to what 2015 might bring.| Re/code: |
Twitter's native video product launching within weeks, may have 20-second time limit — Twitter's New Video Feature Is Only a Few Weeks Away — Twitter is planning to unveil its new video product in the next few weeks, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
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| Alex Wagner / PhoneDog.com: |
Alcatel Onetouch opens online store to sell unlocked devices to consumers in the US — Alcatel Onetouch now selling unlocked phones, tablets, and accessories — Editorial Director of News and Content from Omaha, NE — We've seen an increase lately in the number of manufacturers selling … | Abhijeet M. / SamMobile: |
Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 coming soon to Europe, firmware now online — The Galaxy A3 (SM-A300) and Galaxy A5 (SM-A500) are mid-range devices that Samsung is hoping will attract consumers with their metallic designs, but both devices have been in limited supply due to production issues …
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| Carmel DeAmicis / Gigaom: |
Uber cuts prices for riders and guarantees earnings for drivers in 48 cities starting Friday — Uber just cut prices in 48 markets — This hasn't happened in awhile. Uber just slashed its cost in 48 of its US markets. The last time it started giving such big discounts was half a year ago, at the start of summer.
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| Brent Dirks / App Advice: |
Evernote releases free mobile scanning app Scannable for iOS 8 devices — Evernote's new Scannable app wants to put paper in its place — Evernote wants to help tame that paper mess that many of us deal with on a daily basis. The new Scannable app is a quick and easy way to digitize pretty much any important document.| Reuters: |
Bitstamp says it will resume trading today after breach which resulted in 19K stolen bitcoins — Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp says to resume trading on Friday — Bitstamp, one of the largest exchanges for the digital bitcoin currency, said it would resume trading later on Friday …
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