us-hotdailynews: 2014-12-17 U.S. Technology

UPDATE 3-No credible sign of plot on theaters over Sony movie - US officials
Reuters
(Adds comments from Los Angeles and New York police, details of Sony conference call to theater owners). By Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball. BOSTON Dec 16 (Reuters) - Two U.S. security officials cast doubt on a threat against theaters planning to show ...

Latest Sony hack threat enters a new realm of crime   Mashable
Sony Says Theaters Don't Have to Show 'The Interview' After Threats   ABC News
Sony won't withdraw 'The Interview'; Feds close to break   USA TODAY
Wall Street Journal
Irish Independent
Los Angeles Times
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Apple Wins Decade-Old iTunes Suit
New York Times
OAKLAND, Calif. — A jury took about three hours to reject an antitrust lawsuit — 10 years in the making — that accused Apple of using a software update to secure a monopoly over the digital music market. The eight-member jury in federal court here ...

Apple wins iPod antitrust case, dodges potential $1-billion liability   Los Angeles Times
Apple Wins Antitrust Trial Over iPod Update   The Recorder
Jury finds Apple not liable of harming consumers in iTunes DRM case   The Verge
eWeek
Wall Street Journal
PC Magazine
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Instagram Adds 5 New Filters To Boost Up Your Needs
Capital Wired
Instagram has released five completely new filters to satisfy the most extensive users of the app. The company said in a blog post that it is releasing five completely new set of filters in addition to the previous 19 in order to treat those who are inspired by ...

Instagram Introduces Five New Filters And Other New Features   Tech Times
Instagram Update Includes Five New Filters   KMBZ
New Instagram App update offers up five new filters   Phones Review
Social Times (blog)
ABC News
Today.com
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Tech rivals join Microsoft in fight over US data demand
BBC News
Apple and eBay are among those supporting Microsoft's stand against handing over data stored in Ireland to the US government. One year ago, prosecutors issued a warrant for emails stored by Microsoft in an Irish data centre, in connection with a ...

How Microsoft's battle with the Justice Department could reshape privacy laws (+ ...   Christian Science Monitor
Microsoft: Customers Won't Trust Us With Their Data if the Government Has Easy ...   Slate Magazine (blog)
Microsoft gets allies to help tell U.S. to back off on Irish search warrant   PCWorld
PC Magazine
BetaNews
Washington Post
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Sci-fi legend Neal Stephenson joins virtual reality startup Magic Leap
Mashable
The mystery surrounding Magic Leap, a company thought to be working on some sort of advanced virtual reality or augmented reality system, has just deepened — now that legendary sci-fi author Neal Stephenson has been added to the mix. Stephenson ...

The author of 'Snow Crash' is working for an augmented reality company   Engadget
Magic Leap recruits writer Neal Stephenson as chief futurist, games hinted   Gamasutra
Magic Leap adds Neal Stephenson as VR “chief futurist”   SlashGear
Wired
The Verge
Forbes
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Google Cuts Patent Deal With Verizon
Wall Street Journal
Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. struck a long-term patent cross-license agreement to reduce the risk of future patent lawsuits, the latest in a string of deals that signal a slowdown after years of aggressive patent wars. ENLARGE. Bloomberg ...

Google and Verizon strike a deal to use each other's patents   Engadget
Verizon Announces That They Have Entered Into A Patent Licensing Agreement ...   Android Headlines - Android News
Marriott deploys Verizon unified communications service   Telecompaper (subscription)
ZDNet
PC Magazine
VentureBeat
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Dutch focus on Facebook after Google crackdown
Telegraph.co.uk
The Dutch government-affiliated watchdog is probing changes in Facebook's privacy policy, the latest skirmish in a wider fight over the commercial use of online personal data. The announcement came a day after the Hague-based Data Protection Agency ...

After Google, Dutch privacy watchdog probes Facebook   Channel News Asia
After putting Google on notice, Dutch privacy watchdog eyes Facebook   Los Angeles Times
Dutch data watchdog threatens Google with £12m fine   BBC News
ZDNet
Businessweek
Reuters
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Google top searches in 2014: iPhone 6 beats PM Modi among trending ...
Firstpost
Google has released its annual list of the year's fastest-rising search requests. Although Google's list usually comes last each year, its rankings typically provide more telling insights into what people were thinking because the company's technology processes ...

What did Indy Google in 2014?   Indianapolis Star
Google's top celebs of the year   The Nation
Sport and tragedy top Google searches in 2014   Sydney Morning Herald
PC Magazine
Newsweek
Charlotte Observer
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