4:40 PM - Sunday, May 19, 2013
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allthingsd.com / Kara Swisher
Done (just like we said).
6 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Darrell Etherington
An upcoming update will bring a web browser, email and update store app to Barnes & Noble's super affordable Nook Simple Touch line of eReaders, which will begin rolling out June 1 according to a source close to the matter who wishes to remain . . .
11 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Jordan Crook
YouTube turns eight years old today, reminding each of us in some odd way how young or old we really are. Remember, the company launched back in 2005, the same year that Michael Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation, and Lance Armst . . .
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Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers.
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TechCrunch / Darrell Etherington
Google is under fire in the UK for its tax practices in the country, and a new key witness (who spoke to The Sunday Times) might put them in deeper hot water when he hands over a reported 100,000 emails and documents to the British Revenue & Cu . . .
7 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Gregory Ferenstein
Sometimes, more medical information is a bad thing. The influential United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against most women getting genetic screenings for their susceptibility to breast cancer. Why? Because the tests are impe . . .
11 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Glenn Solomon
Editor's note: Glenn Solomon is a partner with GGV Capital. Some of his recent investments include Pandora, Successfactors, Isilon, Domo, Square, Zendesk, Quinstreet, and Nimble Storage.
Stanford-born and Seattle-based Tableau Software (DATA . . .
23 hour ago
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allthingsd.com / Peter Kafka
Does Tumblr host a lot of pictures of naked people? Yep. But they've got an ad plan that deals with that.
7 hour ago
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Mashable / Samantha Murphy
Silicon Valley has long been at the forefront of the tech startup scene, but thanks to the growth of emerging companies in other areas of the U.S. and worldwide, the West Coast is no longer the only tech hub sparking startups and innovation.
I . . .
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CNNMoney.com
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5 hour ago
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pcworld.com / Kristin Burnham
While there's no shortage of email providers, Gmail's simple design, ease of use and cool features continue to attract users. Whether you're sorting through hundreds of work emails a day or using the service to keep in touch with friends . . .
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news.cnet.com / Stephen Shankland
The company apologized after an Instability forced it to take the preview version of a synchronization tool offline earlier than expected. The service syncs files on mobile devices, the Web, and PCs. [Read more]
5/17/2013
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tuaw.com / Kelly Hodgkins
It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring a handy list from Dealnews and our own hand-picked selections that include some sweet deals on iOS and OS X software (all prices are USD).
Deals from Dealnews
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8 hour ago
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Engadget / Joe Pollicino
Info about the Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet has already slipped out a few times, and now this 8.1-incher is live on Acer's Finnish website. While there's no mention of price or availability, the specifications list matches what's already been . . .
5 hour ago
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The Next Web / Ken Yeung
Yahoo has been plagued by leadership changes among its C-level positions for years. Many of its CEOs have been struggling to find ways to either cut down on cost or... Keep reading →
12 hour ago
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SAI: Silicon Alley Insider / Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the record . . .
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TechCrunch / Alexia Tsotsis
As the Tumblr/Yahoo deal continues to be negotiated by press, and the world gears up for whatever is being announced Monday morning, Tumblr founder David Karp is probably having a very interesting weekend. It's likely, in between multiple discu . . .
5/18/2013
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Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis / Philip Elmer
Forget those Galaxy S4 ads, says Credit Suisse, wearables are "the next big thing."
FORTUNE -- Computers one wears, rather than carries in a briefcase, backpack or pocket, are at an "inflection point" -- a market poised to explode from $3 bi . . .
9 hour ago
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VentureBeat / Chitra Rakesh
President Barack Obama is known for running one of the most tech-savvy political campaigns in the history of US politics. The chief scientist of the Obama campaign's data analytics team, Rayid Ghani, shared some insights on how that campaign wo . . .
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pcworld.com / James Niccolai
With Bitcoin all the rage and startups popping up left and right, it's hard to know who's an expert in the virtual currency and who just has an opinion. Most people would put Jeff Garzik in the former camp.
A Bitcoin core developer for . . .