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Samsung debuts 5.8" Galaxy S8 and 6.2" S8 Plus with slim bezels, 8-core Snapdragon 835 or Exynos CPUs, USB-C, 3.5mm jack, 12MP/8MP cameras, face and iris unlock — Preorders begin March 30th, three weeks before the release date — The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the nicest phone I've ever held.
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| Mark Spoonauer / Tom's Guide: |
Samsung Galaxy S8 hands-on: great screen, impressive design and good build, but how the Bixby assistant will stack up against rivals remains unknown — The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the sexiest phone ever made, and it also looks to be one of the smartest. — With an all-new design …
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Sources: Munchery seeks to raise up to $15M to recapitalize, has already raised $5M+ from existing investors Menlo Ventures and Sherpa Capital — The food delivery startup is recapitalizing, devaluing the stakes of many early investors. — The food delivery startup Munchery Inc. has raised … | CRN: |
Report: Cisco is developing standalone Lindt OS to run on its older routers and switches — Cisco has reportedly built a new network operating system that will allow users to run its most sophisticated networking features on older and lower-cost Cisco routers and switches, CRN has learned.| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Google debuts Google Calendar for iPad and says a Today View Widget is coming soon — Users of Apple's tablet get a full version of the calendar app, complete with room scheduler and goal setting. — If you're an iPad user who depends on Google Calendar to keep your world straight, the web giant has some good news for you.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lyft testing Shuttle service in San Francisco and Chicago with fixed pricing and a set route running 6:30 to 10AM, and 4 to 8PM on weekdays — Buses are the new ride-share — Lyft Shuttle is the ride-hailing industry's latest product to mimic the fixed routes and flat fares of a city bus service.
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App Annie: iOS App Store revenue to be surpassed by Android this year, if third party app store revenues are included — Apple will lose its lead over Android in terms of revenue generated by mobile apps this year, according to a new report from App Annie, out today.
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Ad network The Deck, used by blogs including Daring Fireball and Kottke, to shut down after 11 years — “If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” - Mickey Mantle. LONG STRANGE TRIP We started The Deck in 2006 and for the first couple years it struggled.
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Amazon says it will shutter its Quidsi division, bought for $545M in 2011 and home of Soap.com and Diapers.com, after failing to make it profitable — Amazon is shutting down its Quidsi division, owner of Diapers.com and Soap.com, because it's not profitable, as Bloomberg first reported and the company confirmed to Axios.
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Timeline, based on conversations with sources, highlights Alibaba's role in Quixey's demise — Earlier this month came reports that mobile search startup Quixey was in the process of shutting down, after blowing through over $130 million in VC funding from investors like Alibaba and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.
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| Michael Cooney / Network World: |
Extreme Networks acquires Brocade's data center networking business for $55M cash — Extreme Networks continued to amass a nice nest of data center technology saying today it would buy Brocade's data center networking business will be sold to Extreme for $55 million in cash from its current owner Broadcom.
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Tesla updates Autopilot for vehicles built since Oct. 2016, allowing automatic lane changing and more, but the vehicles still lack automatic emergency braking — It's Tesla Software 8.1 — Tesla has updated its Autopilot software, bringing more advanced semi-autonomous driving capabilities … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Samsung's Oculus-powered Gear VR headset will now ship with a bundled controller, for $129 starting April 21 — Samsung wasn't going to get out of today's Unpacked event without an update on the VR front. The company has long had the best low-cost VR headset (courtesy of a partnership with Oculus) …
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House passes resolution that lets ISPs sell customers' browsing history without user permission, 215 to 205 along party lines — As most had expected, the House of Representatives today voted 215 to 205 to kill privacy rules protecting US broadband subscribers.
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