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Microsoft launches Online Services Bug Bounty Program, includes Office 365 with rewards starting at $500
2014-09-23

Microsoft today launched the Microsoft Online Services Bug Bounty Program, offering security researchers rewards for submitted vulnerabilities. (...)

Dataminr launches a media-focused service that scans Twitter for breaking news
2014-09-23

Social media data service Dataminr has followed up its finance and public sector products with one built specifically for the news (...)

Microsoft and GoDaddy launch suite of tech tools to help small businesses get online
2014-09-23

Microsoft and GoDaddy today announced Get Online Today, a suite of services and tech tools meant to help small- and medium-sized businesses (...)

Karma announces an upgraded LTE version of its shareable Wi-Fi hotspot
2014-09-23

Wireless hotspot service Karma has announced Karma Go, upgraded hardware that runs on Sprint’s LTE network instead of WiMax. When (...)

Ecommerce platform StackSocial rebrands as StackCommerce to focus on publishers
2014-09-23

StackSocial, a startup offering “native commerce” solutions to Web publishers, has changed its name to StackCommerce. The company (...)

Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox One to £329.99 in the UK
2014-09-23

Microsoft has dropped the price of its Xbox One gaming console to £329.99 ($540 USD) in the UK, undercutting the PlayStation 4 by (...)

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2014-09-23

Increasing conversion on your site can feel like a mystery sometimes — but that’s where it helps to understand how the human mind (...)

Samsung launches $19.99 Power Sharing cable for charging micro USB devices with your Galaxy phone or tablet
2014-09-23

Samsung today launched a new accessory for its Galaxy line of products that isn’t just a gimmick but looks extremely useful: meet (...)

Audioboo rebrands as AudioBoom and overhauls its iOS app
2014-09-23

Social audio platform Audioboo has announced that it’s rebranding as AudioBoom, as it lifts the lid on an all-new iOS app too. Launched (...)

Google is spending $770 million on a new data centre in the Netherlands
2014-09-23

Google has announced plans to build a new data centre in Europe, this time in Eemshaven, a seaport in the Netherlands. The internet (...)

FIFA 15 Ultimate Team is now available for Android, Windows Phone and iOS
2014-09-23

Good news for fans of the FIFA franchise – EA has launched FIFA 15 Ultimate Team (UT) for Android, iOS and Windows Phone this week. (...)

Nearly half of Apple’s customers using the App Store have iOS 8 on their device
2014-09-23

After a slow start, Apple customers are beginning to adopt the company’s new iOS 8 platform in larger numbers. The US company updated (...)

Jolla’s Sailfish OS smartphone goes on sale in India, exclusively on Snapdeal.com
2014-09-23

As expected, Jolla’s Sailfish OS-powered smartphone is now on sale in India, available exclusively through Snapdeal.com, one of (...)

Adobe acquires photo editing platform Aviary
2014-09-22

Adobe has announced plans to acquire Aviary, the maker of a photo editing SDK used by a number of third-party apps. Aviary has achieved (...)

Google search now shows you facts mined from data tables
2014-09-22

Google today revealed a new search feature called Structured Snippets that displays information pulled from data tables on webpages. (...)

You Can Now Say "No, Thanks" To Google+
2014-09-22

Signing up for Google+ is no longer a requirement for new Gmail users.In what might be another nail in the coffin for Google+, or (...)

AT&T and Chernin’s Otter Media buys YouTube network Fullscreen
2014-09-22

Otter Media, a joint venture between AT&T and the Chernin Group, today announced it had completed its purchase of a majority (...)

Handy expands its domestic services platform with acquisition of UK-based Mopp
2014-09-22

Following a recent rebrand from Handybook to Handy, the US-based platform for getting help with your household chores has announced (...)

Telenav wants to get young people checking in (again) with HopOver, another social location app
2014-09-22

In what has now been five years writing about apps for a living, I’ve been pitched variations on the ‘see where your friends are (...)

Apple says first weekend iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales topped 10 million
2014-09-22

The iOS 8 launch came and went, and the iPhone 6 models hit the market too. And today Apple says that sales of its new devices topped (...)

XPRIZE launches $15m contest to bring literacy and numeracy to 250m kids in the developing world
2014-09-22

XPRIZE has announced its latest initiative to fix our planet’s biggest problems – a $15 million private-sector led challenge to (...)

Skype gets the iOS 8 treatment, meaning you can now manage calls and messages from your lock screen
2014-09-22

In the wake of the iOS 8 launch last week, countless tech brands rolled out updates to their iPhone and iPad apps. Today it’s Skype’s (...)

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2014-09-22

Your next Web project deserves a beautiful design, and we’ve got just the thing; a great deal on lifetime access to all current (...)

Microsoft now lets eligible students sign up for free Office 365 subscriptions
2014-09-22

Microsoft has announced a new self-serve program for students at eligible schools that allows them to sign up for a free Office 365 (...)

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