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Amazon Prime Music quietly goes live, offering ad-free access to ‘over 1 million songs’
2014-06-12

Amazon has quietly entered the digital music streaming space after its Prime Music service went live. The launch of the service follows (...)

Google and Yahoo Finance now show the price of Bitcoin
2014-06-12

Bitcoin may be a highly controversial virtual currency, but it seems like Google and Yahoo are taking steps to acknowledge it as (...)

Alibaba’s first e-commerce service in the US, 11 Main, opens in beta
2014-06-11

Alibaba is busy on two fronts this week. In addition to buying browser-maker UC Web in what it claims is China’s largest tech (...)

Meet the Yahoo exec making Flickr fun again
2014-06-11

Like it or not, any talk about Flickr — one of the world’s first photography social networks — often seems to generate heat. (...)

Amazon reportedly launching streaming music service for Prime members this week
2014-06-11

According to the New York Times, Amazon will be launching its own streaming music service this week. It’s odd timing considering (...)

How to hire to best staff (and retain them)
2014-06-11

Matt Cynamon is General Assembly’s Regional Director for the UK.  Recruiting staff isn’t an easy process for any company, no (...)

BitTorrent announces its server-less chat app will allow sign up via email, phone number, or nothing at all
2014-06-11

BitTorrent today released an internal alpha of its server-less chat app. The company says a private alpha launch is still “right (...)

OnePlus One delayed over security issues, but pre-orders will begin shipping soon
2014-06-11

OnePlus today admitted that shipments of its first smartphone, called the One, were delayed because of a security issue. Abhisek Devkota (...)

How your e-commerce store can outpace Amazon
2014-06-11

Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, a professional speaker and freelance writer. This post originally appeared on the SumAll (...)

BitTorrent launches server-less chat internal alpha, allows sign up via email, phone number, or nothing at all
2014-06-11

BitTorrent today released an internal alpha of its server-less chat app. The company says its private alpha launch is still “right (...)

Google’s new Insight reports for Google+ show visibility, engagement, and audience data
2014-06-11

Google today launched a new Insights reports feature for all Google+ pages. In short, the company is finally starting to provide rich (...)

Expedia will accept Bitcoin for your next hotel reservation
2014-06-11

If you’re not keen on 50 Cent’s new record, you can spend some of your hard-earned Bitcoins on a holiday instead. Expedia is the (...)

7 US startup visa options for international founders
2014-06-11

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. He is the co-­founder and CEO of Quote (...)

Google My Business debuts to help small businesses connect with customers via Search, Maps, and Google+
2014-06-11

Google today launched Google My Business, a new free tool available at google.com/business. As its name implies, the tool allows small (...)

Amazon halts pre-orders for Warner Bros. flicks including ‘The Lego Movie’ in the US
2014-06-11

If you live in the US and point your browser to Amazon’s online marketplace, you’ll notice that it’s now impossible to pre-order (...)

In-depth with 1Password 4.0 for Android: Has this really useful tool come of age?
2014-06-11

For a technology writer who tends to stay on the bleeding edge of the latest developments in the industry, most people would find (...)

Feedly suffers DDoS attack as perpetrator tries to extort money
2014-06-11

If you’ve been having issues accessing your RSS feed via Feedly today, well, there’s a good reason for that. Feedly has announced (...)

Own a Roku in the UK? ITV Player has arrived, just in time for the World Cup.
2014-06-11

Own a Roku streaming box or stick? Have a penchant for ITV programmes? We have good news for you. Yes, ITV Player is now available (...)

Ersatz Labs’ deep learning platform is now available to anyone who can handle it
2014-06-11

Deep learning, machine learning and neural networks sound like the features of a pulp science fiction, but they’re real and the (...)

EU Commission VP says Uber protestors ‘cannot hide in a cave’ and must embrace digital innovations
2014-06-11

European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes waded into the long-running battle today between Uber and traditional taxi drivers (...)

Runtastic now invites you to beat your previous times, and shows your runs on Street View too
2014-06-11

Perennially popular GPS fitness-tracking app Runtastic has introduced a handful of interesting new features to its mobile apps. Perhaps (...)

As SwiftKey Prepares An iOS Keyboard, It Makes Android Version Free, Opens Store
2014-06-11

The third-party keyboard maker will sell themes and other customizable content in its own shop.SwiftKey announced Wednesday that its (...)

As London cabbies protest, Uber launches UberTaxi platform for London cabbies
2014-06-11

Up to 12,000 black-cab drivers (cabbies) are expected to fill the streets of London today, in protest against technology-enabled services (...)

Google now lets you see exactly what data your Chome apps and extensions are using
2014-06-11

Extensions and apps are probably the most useful part of Google’s Chrome browser, and the company is continuing its efforts to make (...)

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