Source: Recode

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Facebook to unveil its plans for a mobile ad network

Facebook will unveil its plans for a mobile ad network at its F8 conference on April 30, according to a Re/code report. This comes after Facebook started testing ads in third-party mobile apps earlier this...

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Nike denies FuelBand shutdown rumors, confirms layoffs however

Rumors surfaced over the weekend that Nike was disbanding its FuelBand hardware division to focus solely on fitness-related software. The athletic apparel giant responded to the news and admitted that while there were...

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Aereo goes on the offensive ahead of Supreme Court hearing

In a last effort before its April 22nd hearing, Aereo is defending its service in a “media blitz,” as Re/code calls it, whose purpose is to better inform everyone that its business isn’t...

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Samsung vehemently denies borrowing Apple’s software designs

According to multiple in-court reports, Samsung opened up week three of the second Apple v. Samsung patent trial by forwarded its argument that the Korean company's massive success in the smartphone industry...

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Android didn’t support touchscreen until the iPhone came out

It's virtually impossible to imagine now, but back when the iPhone was launched in 2007, Google wasn't planning to make Android for touchscreen devices. Revealed in court documents that form part of the current...

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Sprint is partnering up with Spotify

Just because AT&T has Beats Music in its corner doesn't mean that other carriers can't offer a few audio-themed deals of their own. Case in point, Sprint: Recode claims that the network is announcing a...

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66% of F2P mobile game players quit after just one day

Re/code has shared the results from app testing firm Swrve’s “April 2014 New Player Report” that tracks the tendencies of 10 million players over the course of 90 days. With more than 30 titles being...

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Social reading platform Wattpad raises $48 million in funding

Wattpad announced a massive $48 million third round of financing this morning, saying it would use the cash to expand its team and boost product development. The social reading platform already...

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Facebook rumored to be considering its own anonymity app

With several anonymity apps like Secret and Whisper gaining popularity, looks like Facebook is thinking of creating its own such app. According to a report by Re/code, Facebook wants to build...

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Microsoft decides to join the Amazon-Google cloud price war

Microsoft has been dragged into a cloud price war, slashing the cost of Azure to match last week's price cuts on Amazon Web Services. Ahead of the Build developer conference, the company...

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