Chris and Taylor talk about Samsung purchasing SmartThings, Facebook Messenger decoupling, a cord cutting TiVo OTA and much more!
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Top News
- Internet of Bling: Samsung Buys SmartThings for $200 Million via Recode
- Facebook Messenger Privacy Fears? Here’s What to Know via WSJ
- Amazon Reaches a Deal for Twitch Streaming Service for Gaming via New York Times
Afterburner
- Your iPhone & iPad are ready to get to work with new apps for Docs, Sheets, & Slides via Google
- Acer Chromebox CXI distills C7 Chrome OS for desktops via SlashGear
- HTC One (M8) for Windows: Crazy name, great phone via ArsTechnica
- Samsung announces Galaxy Alpha—built with metal, but on a budget via ArsTechnica
- This is the New Motorola Skip, a Full-Blown Key Fob That Keeps Your Phone Unlocked When Near via Droid Life
- Amazon Now Piloting CPM Ads With Select Amazon Associates Publishers via TechCrunch
- Apple announces battery replacement program for the iPhone 5 via ArsTechnica
- Retina MacBook Pros get faster CPUs, more RAM, and a few price cuts via ArsTechnica
- Uber Opens Its API With 11 Launch Partners, Including OpenTable, TripAdvisor, and United Airlines via TechCrunch
thEndUsr Stories
- TIVO INTRODUCES A $50 OVER-THE-AIR DVR FOR THE POST-AEREO ERA via FastCompany
- Most smartphone users download zero apps per month via Quartz
- Asus ZenBook ux302LA
- Feeding everyone with a minimum of carbon emissions via ArsTechnica
- Water and air are all you need to make one of world’s most important chemicals via ArsTechnica
Tip of the Week:Tom Hanks’ Typewriter App Shoots To The Top Of The App Store via TechCrunch
App Pick: A portable router that conceals your Internet traffic via ArsTechnica
Kicker: 49ers’ stadium Wi-Fi served 25,000 concurrent users, 2.13TB in all via ArsTechnica
