en-zw-hotdailynews: 2015-08-18 Zimbabwe Technology

Android M stands for Marshmallow, confirms Google
The Indian Express
The suspense over Android M is now over and Google has revealed that the M stands for Marshmallow. Google has now introduced the official Android 6.0 SDK (Software Developer Kit) and the Play Store will be open for developers to publish apps that ...

Meet Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Finally, M stands for Marshmallow   Firstpost
'Marshmallow' picked as moniker for Android 6.0   The Register
Google Adds Marshmallow to Its Android Pantry   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Jakarta Post
The Star Online
DailyTech
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Microsoft cops criticism over privacy issues
NEWS.com.au
DESPITE being generally well-received, Windows 10 has been confronted with some bitter criticism concerning a series of alleged privacy obstructions. The latest of these stems from Microsoft's End User License Agreement, or EULA, with WinBeta reporting ...

Windows 10 can automatically disable pirated games   IBNLive
I was a Microsoft sceptic, but Windows 10 has me convinced   Sydney Morning Herald
I thought Microsoft wasn't relevant anymore. Then I installed Windows 10   VentureBeat
Forbes
ZDNet
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Huawei Nexus news, specs: Leaked renders confirm rear fingerprint sensor
MNR Daily
New leaked renders of the Huawei Nexus 6 reveal that the upcoming device will also feature a rear fingerprint scanner similar to the LG Nexus 5 leaked earlier. Google is expected to release two Nexus devices this year, one built by South Korean handset ...

Google's next Nexus 5 revealed: Leak shows phone will have fingerprint sensor ...   Daily Mail
LG Nexus (2015) Case Designs Make Their Way Online   Ubergizmo
Huawei-made Nexus 6 to Have Rear Fingerprint Scanner [Video]   iDigitalTimes.com
The Market Business
NYOOOZ
Telegraph.co.uk
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Sprint to Abandon Two-Year Contracts
Wall Street Journal
Two-year contracts are disappearing from the U.S. wireless industry. Sprint Corp. S 10.05 % said Monday it is doing away with two-year contracts and will shift entirely to a model where customers lease their smartphones. Earlier this month, Verizon ...

Sprint CEO hints at plan to turn old iPhones into new customers   CNET
Sprint will let iPhone owners upgrade whenever they want   Washington Post
Sprint CEO Claure takes wireless fight to “11” with iPhone plan   USA TODAY
Fortune
Junior College
TechnoBuffalo
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ZDNet

Will Samsung's introduction of Gear S2 boost the smartwatch market?
ZDNet
Handsets are so last year; 2015 is the battle of the wrists. Dismissed as just a fad in 2014, smartwatches recently made an impressive comeback. But will they last? Samsung played a surprise teaser of its anticipated round-watch offering, the Gear S2 ...
Samsung's cunning move against Apple   NEWS.com.au
Samsung Pay to be available in Canada, eventually   Financial Post
Samsung teams up with U.S. culinary academy for marketing   Yonhap News
The Korea Bizwire
The Korea Herald
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Fortune

Facebook takes on Medium and LinkedIn with new Notes look
Fortune
Facebook has revamped its long-forgotten Notes feature with a new look, as part of its ongoing attempts to host more media content. Eagle-eyed programmer and blogging pioneer Dave Winer spotted something a little different on Facebook this week: An ...

Facebook experiment suggests it's going after Medium   Mashable
Facebook's Blogging Feature To Push Bitcoin Awareness?   Inside Bitcoins (blog)
Facebook redesigns Notes to take on Medium   TechnoBuffalo
TechCrunch
SiliconBeat
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A remastered 'Gears of War' deserves to have its best trailer redone, too
Mashable
Long before game trailers paired serious scenes of destruction with somber songs, Microsoft paired the destruction of 2006 shooter Gears of War with Gary Jules' "Mad World." It was the perfect introduction to many on what would become one of the most ...

'Mad World' Gears of War Trailer Remade for Ultimate Edition   PC Magazine
'Gears of War' Goes Back To Its Roots With New 'Mad World' Trailer   Forbes
VIDEO: Awesome Mad World Gears of War trailer gets remade for the re-release   Irish Examiner
Destructoid
NDTV
Creativity
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BMW owns Alphabet and has no intentions to sell it to Google
Press Examiner
Microsoft had suddenly replaced Google with its own Bing search engine on the then-dominant Internet Explorer browser. It's the new Google, as some people called it. For Larry Page, it's a slimmed down version of Google and it included companies that ...
Born Sundar Pichai Named New CEO Of Restructured Google   Dispatch Times
Alphabet soup: What does the restructuring of Google mean?   Ledger Gazette
Do no evil, but do hijack search terms   Mumbrella Asia
Bulletin Leader
Sentinel Republic
The Weather Space
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Firefox private browsing test keeps more of your data off-limits
Engadget
Numerous browsers have a private mode to prevent local users from learning too much about your web habits, but what about preventing the sites themselves from tracking what you're doing? Mozilla thinks it can help. It just released a pre-beta version ...
Mozilla Beefing Up Firefox Private Browsing   PC Magazine
Mozilla is testing an enhanced Private Browsing mode for future Firefox   Inquirer

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CNET

Android Marshmallow revealed as LG Nexus, Moto 360 rumors puff up
CNET
Google unveils the sweet nickname for its next version of the Android operating system, and a photo leak hints at what could be the next LG Nexus phone. Meanwhile, Motorola may have spoiled its upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch secrets. Share (0). facebook.
Motorola Moto 360 successor likely to come in two sizes   Phone Arena
Motorola Moto 360 news: Accidentally revealed in official teaser video   MNR Daily
Moto X Style, Moto X Play, Moto G 2015: Australian Price, Release   Gizmodo Australia
Android Central
The Hoops News
androidandme.com
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