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WhatsApp hits 800M monthly active users, stays on pace to reach 1B users by year's end — WhatsApp Hits 800 Million Users — 1 Billion by Year-End? — “What I'd say around messaging is we're pretty early in that cycle,” Zuckerberg said during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
French Senate Backs Bid To Force Google To Disclose Search Algorithm Workings — It's been a bad week for Google in Europe, with the Competition Commission on Wednesday adopting a Statement of Objections regard its shopping comparison service — marking an escalation of a five-year long antitrust investigation.
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| Robert Bartley / FierceMobileIT News: |
Google makes Android for Work available for any device running Android 4.0 or higher — Google makes Android for Work available on nearly all Android devices — Google pushed Android for Work to its Play Store on Thursday, making the container technology it announced in February available …
| Mark Hachman / PCWorld: |
Comcast to bring two-gigabit Internet service to Bay Area, boost existing tiers — Comcast said Friday that it will bring its 2-gigabit symmetrical Gigabit Pro service to San Francisco Bay Area consumers in May, sidestepping Google and its own fiber plans. The company also said it will boost … | Joshua Ho / AnandTech: |
Galaxy S6, S6 edge review: Exynos is SoC to beat in Android space for the next 6 months, battery life effectively the same as S5, camera comparable to iPhone — The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Review — As recently as the Galaxy S5, Samsung had a fundamentally different strategy from companies like HTC and Apple.
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| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
After years of testing, Google has replaced the URL with the site name and breadcrumb trail in the mobile search snippets — Google Replaces A Site's URL In Search Results & Uses Its Site Name & Breadcrumb Path — Google announced they've begun replacing the URL within the search result snippet area … | Danny Hakim / New York Times: |
Microsoft supports many groups lobbying for regulatory action against Google in Europe and US — Microsoft, Once an Antitrust Target, Is Now Google's Regulatory Scold — BRUSSELS — Not long ago, Microsoft was the scourge of European antitrust regulators. — It was fined not once, not twice, not thrice but four times.
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| Aaron Butcher / Blogging Windows: |
Microsoft's new Maps app comes to phones with latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build, with guided navigation features from HERE maps, traffic data from Bing — Navigate the World with Windows 10 Maps for Phone — Hello! I'm Aaron Butcher and I'm the Group Program Manager for the Maps Team …
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Engadget, VentureBeat, TechnoBuffalo, Computerworld, WinBeta, Windows Central, SlashGear and The Next Web
| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Major Update to Office Sway Adds Focus Points, Interactive Charts and More — Office Sway received a major update today that adds image Focus Points, Accent highlighting, interactive charts, and easier document embeds to Microsoft's cloud-based app for dynamic, interactive web apps.
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Office Blogs, VentureBeat and Windows Central
| Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
Recently patched Windows flaw seen exploited in the wild for DDoS attacks; web servers of 70M sites at risk — Recently Patched Windows Flaw Exploited in the Wild for DoS Attacks — SANS Institute researchers advise system administrators to update their Windows operating systems as soon …
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Netcraft, GSMArena Blog, darkREADING, FierceCIO News and Help Net Security
| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg Business: |
Sources: US Justice Department lawyers leaning against Comcast merger with Time Warner Cable, could submit recommendation next week — U.S. Antitrust Lawyers Said to Be Leaning Against Comcast Merger — Staff attorneys at the Justice Department's antitrust division are nearing a recommendation …
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New York Times, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Engadget, PC Magazine, US News, Free Press Blog, ExtremeTech, Fortune, The Huffington Post, Seeking Alpha, USA Today, The Hill, Ars Technica, Business Insider, Las Vegas Blog, WebProNews, The Verge, Deadline, The Tech Report, BGR, Consumerist, GamePolitics blogs, Tech Trader Daily, Benzinga and DSLreports
| Jennifer Baker / The Register: |
French privacy watchdog received 260 Right to be Forgotten complaints last year and referred around 90 cases to Google — ‘Right to be forgotten’ prompts more French privacy concerns — Fewer than 100 incidents actually reported to Google, however — French data protection authority …
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| Kashmir Hill / Fusion: |
Profile of lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan, who's suing Uber, Lyft, Homejoy, Postmates, and Caviar, alleging they misclassified workers as independent contractors — Meet the lawyer taking on Uber and the rest of the on-demand economy — Several years ago, Boston lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan … Sponsor Posts
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