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Gmail Tweaks: 5 Tips For Power Users
Intelligent Enterprise
Learn how to customize Gmail's new interface, quickly add events to your calendar, transfer money with one click and more. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Kelly Sheridan | July 26, 2013 01:27 PM. 10 Ways To Fight Email Overload.
New Gmail Tabs Impact Email Marketing, Expert SaysPractical Ecommerce
Gmail's new inbox could be the new 'in' thingIn-Forum
People Are Reading Fewer Marketing Emails Thanks to Gmail's New InboxNextgov

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CBC.ca
Famed Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies Ahead of Black Hat Talk
PC Magazine
Famed hacker Barnaby Jack has died in San Francisco, just days before he was scheduled to give a much-anticipated talk at this year's Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas, according to a report from Reuters. The report cites the San ...
UPDATE 2-Hacker Barnaby Jack dies in San FranciscoReuters
Elite hacker Barnaby Jack dies ahead of Black Hat eventBBC News
Pacemaker hack legend Barnaby Jack dies just before Black Hat revelationsRegister
CRN -TechNewsDaily -Daily Mail
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Washington Post
T-Mobile to offer all devices for no down payment starting Saturday
Los Angeles Times
T-Mobile is kicking off another unique plan Saturday by allowing customers to pick up new smartphones without putting any money down. The Seattle-based carrier will allow well-qualified customers to buy any of its smartphones without making a down ...
T-Mobile Announces “Unprecedented Deal” This Summer With Zero Dollars ...TmoNews
T-Mobile tweaks pricing again: iPhone 5 with no down payment, $27 per monthGigaOM
T-Mobile Pushes Summer Promotion Offering No Upfront Cost for New DevicesWall Street Journal
Unwired View -Mac Rumors -Business Insider
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Touch Arcade
Yahoo Updates Its Fantasy App and Adds Mobile Drafting
Touch Arcade
yahoosports (1). Fantasy football is kinda lame because you, generally, have to do most of the busy work from your main computer instead of something convenient, like, say, an app. Drafting in particular usually always has to be done on a rig, making you to ...
'Fantasy Football Now' to Premiere August 11 on ESPN 2 & 'SportsCenter ...TVbytheNumbers
Yahoo's Fantasy Football iOS, Android Apps Now Support Live DraftsUbergizmo
Yahoo Updates Fantasy Sports Football App for 2013 SeasonPC Magazine
Engadget -San Jose Mercury News -Apple Insider
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MTV.com
73 percent of Ouya owners haven't paid for a single game
Ars Technica
Most of the time, when you launch a new console, you can be confident that almost everyone who purchases the hardware will buy at least one game. Not so with the Ouya, which CEO Julie Uhrman tells The Verge has only seen 27 percent of its user base ...
Angry indie game developers give Ouya low scoreCNBC.com
Ouya CEO defends game sales as 'better than we expected'The Verge
Out of All Ouya Owners, 27 Percent Have Paid for a GameExophase
The Escapist -ZoKnowsGaming -TechnoBuffalo
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Apple Insider
Google Kills Google+ Local For iOS, App Now Pulled From iTunes App Store
TechCrunch
According to a report circulating the web, Google is officially retiring its Google+ Local application for iOS as of August 7. However, as far as we can tell, the app has already been removed from Apple's iTunes App Store, and links pointing to the app, when ...
Google+ Local for iOS heads to junk heap on August 7CNET
Google to retire Google+ Local for iOS on August 7Apple Insider
Google+ Local iOS app to shut next monthDigital Spy UK
Search Engine Journal
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NDTV
Samsung Galaxy Note III may come in three screen sizes: 5.5, 5.7 and 6 inches
Engadget
It's no secret that Samsung's working on a next-gen Galaxy Note, but little did we know that it might come in three screen sizes. We've previously seen the model number SM-N900 pop up in a number of places, and this time, our friend @techkiddy spotted the ...
Best Buy Trade-In Deal Focuses On Samsung DevicesPC Magazine
Sprint launches back-to-school BOGO deals for Galaxy S III and Galaxy S4IntoMobile
Samsung Galaxy Note III 'confirmed' to have 5.7-inch screen, 3 GB of RAM, and ...Unwired View
NDTV -AllAfrica.com -SlashGear
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Bloomberg
Samsung Boosts Capital Spending as High-End Phone Demand Slows
Bloomberg
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg. Mock models of Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S4 smartphones are displayed at the Samsung d'light store in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) will invest $18 billion in its memory-chip and display ...
Samsung invests in smartphone component development despite slowing salesTelegraph.co.uk
Samsung Leads Smartphone MarketIntelligent Enterprise (blog)
Samsung Offers Stock ExcusesWall Street Journal
New York Times (blog) -WRAL.com
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Geeky gadgets
Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart selling the new Nexus 7 four days early
The Verge
Having already launched its pre-orders ahead of the official Nexus 7 announcement, Best Buy is keeping up the habit of preempting Google by making the new Android slate available early. Announced for a July 30th launch in the US, the 2013 Nexus 7 is ...
Nexus 7 Now Available at Best BuyMashable
Get 'em While They're Hot - New Nexus 7 Tablets Available TODAY at Best Buy ...Broadway World
New Nexus 7 to arrive today at Best BuyEngadget
CNET (blog) -Geeky gadgets -Gizmodo
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Wired
Ford's Vibrating Shifter Teaches Simpletons How to Drive a Manual
Wired
Science Prodigy Zhao Bowen Wants to Crack a Genetic Mystery: What Makes Some People So Smart? With His New Film, <em>Elysium</em>,Director Neil. With His New Film, Elysium,Director Neil Blomkamp Delivers A Helish Vision of Paradise · Subscribe.
Test Drive: Ford Mustang's Experimental Vibrating LED Shift KnobMotorTrend Magazine
How open source software, sensors and 3D printing can create a perfect stick ...GigaOM
Code Monkeys—Not Grease Monkeys—are the Future of Car ModificationPopular Mechanics
PaddockTalk -Jalopnik -Engadget
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Livemint
Zynga's CEO Says He Can Fix the Gamemaker. Will Its Users Wait Around?
Businessweek
Three weeks into the job, Zynga's (ZNGA) new CEO, Don Mattrick, had the unenviable task of presenting the game maker's disappointing results for the past quarter. He added, for good measure, that Zynga won't be pursuing a license to get into online ...
Zynga checks out of real-money gaming; investors fleeReuters
Zynga Drops After Abandoning US Online-Betting PlanBloomberg
Zynga abandons hope of opening US gambling operationRegister
CNNMoney -USA TODAY -CNET
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New York Daily News
Gadgets galore: Droid Maxx vs. Galaxy S4; Nexus ...
CNET (blog)
In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon helps readers decide which smartphones and tablets are right for them. With a bevy of new product introductions this week and coming soon, there are a lot choices. Marguerite Reardon. by Marguerite ...
Verizon's Brand Reboot: Dead Droids Walking?TechNewsWorld
Verizon unveils revamped trio of Droid smartphonesNews & Observer
Motorola debuts three Verizon-exclusive phones: Droid Mini, Droid Ultra and ...New York Daily News
CNET Asia -SlashGear -CIO
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Wall Street Journal
Google Makes Another TV Push With $35 Chromecast Device
Wall Street Journal
Google Inc. on Wednesday made another attempt to embed itself into living rooms, after several false starts. The search giant unveiled a $35 device to wirelessly connect TVs to mobile devices so that people can view and listen to Web content on their biggest ...
Chromecast, Google's $35 TV Solution, Now AvailableeWeek
Google disconnects Chromecast's Netflix dealCNET
Google dives into streaming TV with ChromecastChristian Science Monitor
Los Angeles Times -CNN -PC Magazine
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TechnologyTell
Apple in China recommends use of official power adapters for iPhone
PCWorld
Apple is advising its customers in China to use the company's official USB power adapters when recharging their devices, as police continued on Friday investigations into the death by electrocution of a local woman that may be linked to an iPhone.
Apple's shock treatment: an authentic charger-spotting guideRegister
Apple to China Customers: Knockoff iPhone Chargers are BadThe Mac Observer
Apple asks users in China to use original Apple chargersTechnologyTell
Huffington Post -United Press International, Asia
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Samsung extends lead in global mobile phone market
CNET
Samsung accounts for nearly 28 percent of all handsets shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2013, followed by fading Nokia and surging Apple and LG, according to new market data. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. July 25, 2013 9:35 PM PDT.
Samsung Reaches Biggest Smartphone Lead Over Apple Since First iPhone ...Forbes
Apple hits three-year low in smartphone marketshare, shipment figures revealEngadget
Smartphone Q2 2013 global shipments rose 6% as Samsung continues to ...Android Community
The Verge -Mac Rumors -SlashGear
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Sky News Australia
Google reveals it spent $966 million in Waze acquisition
CNET
A regulatory filing shows that the Web giant has acquired 16 companies so far this year for a colossal sum of $1.31 billion. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. July 25, 2013 8:22 PM PDT. Follow @darakerr. Waze's mobile navigation app. (Credit: Waze). Mapping ...
Google paid $966 million for WazeZDNet (blog)
Word to the streetwise: Waze isn't the only appHaaretz
Google paid $1.5b for WazeSky News Australia
Arutz Sheva
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Washington Post
Under Code, Apps Would Disclose Collection of Data
New York Times (blog)
Like food packages that display nutrition labels, some mobile apps could soon display information that allows consumers to decide at a glance whether the apps are good for them. Enlarge This Image ...
Agreement Calls for Mobile App Privacy Disclosures But Does It Have Teeth?Forbes
Industry, Advocates Finalize Mobile App GuidelinesABC News
CDD Abstains From NTIA Mobile App Code of Conduct DraftBroadcasting & Cable
PandoDaily (blog) -U.S. News & World Report
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Apple Insider
Apple repeats as Harris Poll's 'Brand of the Year' in three categories
Apple Insider
Market research firm Harris Interactive on Thursday announced Apple, for the second consecutive year, beat out tech giants like Google, Samsung, and Amazon to be named computer, tablet and mobile phone "Brand of the Year." Product Lineup. According ...
Apple is America's computer, tablet, and smartphone brand of the yearVentureBeat
Apple Scores Harris Poll Hat TrickAll Things Digital
Apple Still Tops Among ConsumersMediaPost Communications
PR Newswire (press release)
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NokNok.tv
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom versus Nokia Lumia 1020
CNET
These photography big shots are almost more camera than smartphone. We match up their specs and strengths. Jessica Dolcourt. by Jessica Dolcourt July 25, 2013 3:49 PM PDT Follow @jdolcourt. Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, Nokia Lumia 1020.
Nokia: your favorite apps are coming to Windows Phone 8, it's simply a matter of ...Engadget
Nokia's Lumia 1020 is all about the megapixels, but don't forget it's a phone, tooDallas Morning News
Nokia offers augmented reality job searchTelegraph.co.uk
ITProPortal -WMPoweruser.com -LAPTOP Magazine
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ZDNet
Google disconnects Chromecast's Netflix deal
CNET
Barely 24 hours after the debut of the Web-to-TV streaming dongle, Google cuts the cord on its related Netflix promo. Seth Rosenblatt. by Seth Rosenblatt. July 25, 2013 2:33 PM PDT. Follow @sethr ...
Why Chromecast is such a big deal for GoogleUSA TODAY
Google Has Showed Another Living Room Device – SourcesWall Street Journal
Is Chromecast Google's Trojan Horse For Television?Forbes
CNN -Mashable -VentureBeat
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