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| Susan Hendrich / Windows Blog: |
Cortana Now Available on Android in Public Beta — In May, we announced that Cortana, the first personal digital-assistant who works across your PC & your phone, will be coming to Android and iOS devices. Today, we're pleased to make the beta of the Cortana app available to all Android phone users.
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| Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily: |
Apple dropped 2.5%, Google 3.7%, Facebook 4.6%, Microsoft 3.2%, as most tech stocks close down for the day after morning sell-off and midday recovery — Apple Ends Down 2.5%, Netflix off 7% as Nasdaq Rout Continues — Apple (AAPL) shares ended Monday's wild session down $2.61, or 2.5% …
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Apple stock recovers after Tim Cook reassures investors, other tech stocks reclaim most early morning losses too — Apple leads technology stock recovery amid China fallout — An email from Tim Cook to “Mad Money” television host Jim Cramer helped save Apple nearly $80bn in its market value amid …
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| Mike Dano / FierceCable: |
Comcast to upgrade all of its cable network with 10 Gbps-capable DOCSIS 3.1 technology within next 2-3 years, offering 1 Gbps speeds initially — Comcast: We'll cover our entire footprint with 10 Gpbs-capable DOCSIS 3.1 tech as soon as 2018 — A top Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) …
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| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Google Now, deprioritized by Sundar Pichai, saw exodus of key staff after the team was transferred from the Android group to search — Google Now's Staff Exodus Reveals Hurdles for New CEO Pichai — On Thursday, Microsoft fired up an old rivalry. The Redmond giant released an update … | Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg Business: |
Uber says Tencent, owner of WeChat and an investor in competitor Didi Kuaidi, banned or froze all its accounts on WeChat, halting Uber's progress in China — In Uber's Quest to Win Over China, Tencent Blocks the Way — The car-booking company speaks out for the first time about getting blocked by WeChat …
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Twitter suspends API access for Diplotwoops and Politwoops, which displayed deleted tweets of politicians, in all remaining 30 countries — Twitter cuts off Diplotwoops and Politwoops in all remaining 30 countries — Popular web service that tracked politicians' deleted tweets shut down in 30 countries
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See also Mediagazer| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Uber tests bus-style “Smart Routes” in San Francisco, offers discount of $1+ to riders who request pickup on specific routes — Uber Tests Bus-Style Discounted “Smart Routes” — Uber lets us trade money for time. But the cheaper the rides, the more people who will use Uber.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
New pictures of Huawei Nexus 6 leak, showing a weird camera bump and confirming rumored Snapdragon 810 CPU, 3GB of RAM, and a USB Type-C port — Leaked images reveal Huawei's Nexus with an unusual camera bump — Leaked images purportedly showing a 5.7-inch Nexus smartphone being built …
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| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
New Google Maps notification encourages users to share restaurant food photos — Google's Foodie Photo Ambitions Live On In New Maps Feature In Testing — Back in February, we told you about a new experimental service at Google called Tablescape. The app, which at the time served … | Julia Smirnova / Washington Post: |
Russia orders ISPs to block Wikipedia after site editors refuse to delete article; Wikimedia expects site to be blocked for most users within days — Russia's war with Wikipedia — The recent battle between Russian authorities and Wikipedia started in a village called Chyorny Yar (population: less than 8,000) in southern Russia.Sponsor Posts
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