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| Terry Myerson / Blogging Windows: |
The next generation of Windows: Windows 10 — Today I had the honor of sharing new information about Windows 10, the new generation of Windows. — Our team shared more Windows 10 experiences and how Windows 10 will inspire new scenarios across the broadest range of devices, from big screens to small screens to no screens at all.
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Slate, Digital Trends, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, GeekWire, Computerworld, TechCrunch, Gigaom, Gizmodo, CNET, ABC News, BetaNews, ReadWrite, PC World, AnandTech, ZDNet, The Verge, TechSpot, Inquirer, EE Times, Datamation.com, Laptop Mag, Windows Central, Tim Anderson's ITWriting, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, SuperSite for Windows, Cult of Mac, Consumerist, Ars Technica and WebProNews. Thanks:@brandonleblanc
| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Windows 10 will be free for the first year for Windows 7, 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 users — Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 upgrades from Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 7 for one year — REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft will be providing some Windows users with free upgrades …
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Engadget, The Register, Gizmodo, CNET, The Verge, BGR, TechCrunch, Microsoft, Microsoft, PC World, Laptop Mag, AppleInsider, Ars Technica and Mark Wilson Words
| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
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| Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Google is preparing to sell wireless plans running on Sprint and T-Mobile networks — Google's Next Telecom Move: Becoming a Wireless Carrier — Google is preparing to sell mobile phone plans directly to customers and manage their calls and mobile data over a cellular network …
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The Verge, Gizmodo, Marketing Land, CNET, Android Authority, Gigaom, DSLreports, Ars Technica, BGR, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Business Insider, Engadget, Droid Life, TechnoBuffalo, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocketables, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, PhoneDog.com, SlashGear, Seeking Alpha, Mashable, TmoNews, Phandroid and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @reckless and @benedictevans
| Jessi Hempel / Wired: |
Hands on with Microsoft's holographic goggles Project HoloLens — Our Exclusive Hands-On With Microsoft's Unbelievable New Holographic Goggles — It's the end of October, when the days have already grown short in Redmond, Washington, and gray sheets of rain are just beginning to let up.
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Tweets: @piercedavid, @panzer and @fmanjoo
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft reveals Windows Holographic augmented reality user interface and HoloLens headset — Microsoft Reveals Windows Holographic, An Augmented Reality User Interface For The World — Microsoft revealed a version of Windows that blends holograms with real world video to provide users …
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The Verge, Business Insider, BetaNews, Re/code, Engadget, The Verge, The Register, VentureBeat, Gigaom and Electronista
| WhatsApp Blog: |
WhatsApp launches a desktop web app to serve Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone users — WhatsApp Web — Today, for the first time, millions of you will have the ability to use WhatsApp on your web browser. Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser mirrors conversations …
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| Paul Rosania / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter rolls out “While you were away” feature to iOS users, coming soon to Android and web — While you were away... Today we're introducing something new to your home timeline: a recap of some of the top Tweets you might have missed from accounts you follow.
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New York Times, The Verge, Re/code, MacRumors, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @caseynewton and @joshconstine
| Serena Saitto / Bloomberg: |
Uber raises $1.6B in convertible debt from Goldman Sachs' clients — Uber Said to Raise $1.6 Billion in Convertible Debt to Expand — Uber Technologies Inc. raised $1.6 billion in convertible debt from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS)'s wealth management clients, according to people …
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Tweets: @wsjd, @kevinroose, @mdudas and @cwarzel
| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
eBay to Cut 2,400 Jobs and Explore Sale or IPO of Enterprise Unit — EBay said today that it would cut about seven percent of its workforce globally in the first quarter as it looks to reduce costs ahead of its planned spinoff of PayPal. The company also said it would explore a sale or IPO …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
FreedomPop launches unlimited WiFi with 10M hotspots across US for $5/month — FreedomPop Turns On Unlimited Wi-Fi Across The US For $5/Month — FreedomPop, the startup that is trying to steal users away from mobile carriers by offering free, basic cellular voice and data plans …
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Gigaom, Digital Trends, FreedomPop Blog, Geek.com, TechSpot, Wall Street Journal, CNET, PhoneDog.com and Consumerist
| Stuart Dredge / Guardian: |
Apple acquires UK startup Semetric, which runs music analytics service Musicmetric — Apple buys the British startup behind music analytics service Musicmetric — Company helps record labels track digital sales, streams and social stats, and could become part of Beats Music relaunch
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Music Ally, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Financial Times, Engadget, bizjournals, VentureBeat, New York Times, Tech Trader Daily, Business Insider, TIME, Telegraph, Los Angeles Times, TechHive, TechCrunch, Wired, Wired.co.uk, PandoDaily, MacDailyNews, SlashGear, Patently Apple and TechnoBuffalo
| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Amazon ends its mobile-wallet beta six months after launch — Amazon to fold its mobile-wallet app beta on Wednesday — The closure comes amid rocky efforts by tech companies to expand into the financial industry. — Amazon will pull the plug on its Amazon Wallet beta on Wednesday …
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Ubergizmo, The Verge and Geeky Gadgets
| Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom: |
Amazon pulls its diaper brand after 6 weeks, citing design flaws — Amazon has yanked the “Amazon Elements” diaper brand it launched for Prime members just six weeks ago, saying that it is working to improve the design of the diapers “based on early customer feedback.”
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The Verge, CNET, Fast Company, Ubergizmo, GeekWire and Wall Street Journal
| Roberto Baldwin / The Next Web: |
Twitter launches its phone-number based login system, Digits for the web — At Twitter Flight in October, the company introduced an intriguing way for developers to offer logins via a phone number called Digits. Already available for Android and iOS apps, today the social network announced that it released Digits for the Web.
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The Twitter Blog, The Verge, Engadget and PhoneDog.com
| moot / 4chan: |
Christopher Poole announces retirement from 4chan, says “senior volunteers” will run site — The Next Chapter — I founded 4chan eleven and a half years ago at the age of 15, and after more than a decade of service, I've decided it's time for me to move on. 4chan …
| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Wavelength, which let people stream their friends' movies bought through UltraViolet, is shelved less than two weeks after launch — That Was Fast: Wavelength, the Movie-Sharing Service Hollywood Didn't Love, Is on Hold — Wavelength sounds like an interesting idea … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Windows 10's Mobile Debut Reveals Cross-Platform Features And Skype Integration — Windows 10 was hailed at Microsoft's special event today as a cross-platform OS that makes it easy to build once and ship to almost anything. Microsoft EVP of Operating Systems Terry Myserson said it was the … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Samsung to drop Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and use its own chip in next Galaxy smartphone — Samsung Said to Drop Qualcomm Chip From Next Galaxy Smartphone — Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) will use its own microprocessors in the next version of the Galaxy S smartphone … | Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
Illinois law says schools can ask for students' Facebook passwords if they violate policy — Illinois Says Rule-Breaking Students Must Give Teachers Their Facebook Passwords — School districts in Illinois are telling parents that a new law may require school officials to demand …
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