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Facebook intros diverse Messenger emojis for all platforms

Facebook has created brand new emojis for Messenger, redesigned its old ones and standardized them for all operating systems. [Read more...]

Samsung brings back its free Gear VR promo

Miss out on your chance to get a free Gear VR headset by pre-ordering a Galaxy S7? You can rest easy. [Read more...]

Wrap yourself in a cone of sound with this directional speaker

If you work in a crowded office, you're probably considerate enough to wear a pair of headphones so you don't disturb your co-workers with your raucous tunes. [Read more...]

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AI that picked Oscar winners could predict the next President

There's strength -- and intelligence -- in numbers. Unanimous A.I., a silicon valley startup, has built a platform that taps into the collective knowledge of a group of people to form its own opinions, preferences and surprisingly accurate predictions. [Read more...]

Special edition Nintendo Vans prove your inner nerd never died

Vans loves working with iconic pop culture entities. To date, the company has released shoe and apparel collections inspired by Star Wars, The Beatles and, most recently, Disney. [Read more...]

Birdly and HTC Vive let you fly like a bird over Manhattan

Nope, we're not quite done yet with the HTC Vive demos at Computex. In addition to the three VR titles we tried yesterday, there was one more that we managed to hop onto after the show floor cleared. [Read more...]

Microsoft gets into VR by letting others build HoloLens gear

HoloLens will eventually get some siblings -- but most of them won't be coming from Microsoft. [Read more...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- June 1, 2016

The E-Commerce Times -- E-Business Means Business
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Headline Scan
Report: Smartphone Ad Blockers Picking Up Steam
Federal IT Living in the Floppy Age, Reports GAO
Salesforce Picks AWS as Preferred Public Cloud Provider
Coalition Wants FCC to Look Into Data Cap Exemptions
Microsoft's Intolerable Windows 10 Aggression
Facebook Tweaks Trending Topics Out of Abundance of Caution
Microsoft Drastically Scales Down Smartphone Biz

Today's Story Highlights

Report: Smartphone Ad Blockers Picking Up Steam

At least 419 million people around the world are blocking advertising on
their smartphones, according to a report PageFair released Tuesday. Most
of those people -- 408 million of them -- are using ad-blocking
browsers, notes the report. The use of ad blockers doubled in 2015, and
the use of mobile ad-blocking browsers increased 90 percent during the
same year.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83563.html

Federal IT Living in the Floppy Age, Reports GAO

Antiquated IT systems are soaking up federal technology dollars and
creating risks for both bureaucrats and citizens, the Government
Accountability Office reported last week. More than 75 percent of the
federal IT budget in 2015 went toward the operation and maintenance of
nearly obsolete legacy systems that use outdated software languages and
unsupported hardware parts.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83557.html

Salesforce Picks AWS as Preferred Public Cloud Provider

Salesforce last week announced its selection of Amazon Web Services as
its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider. The deal is worth
$400 million. "For the first time, we'll be able to deliver our core
services -- including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, App Cloud, Community
Cloud, Analytics Cloud and more -- for our international infrastructure
expansion," said Salesforce cofounder Parker Harris.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83561.html

Coalition Wants FCC to Look Into Data Cap Exemptions

A coalition of technology companies and advocacy groups earlier this
week wrote to the Federal Communications Commission, urging it to open a
public investigation into zero-rating practices, in which mobile
providers allow some video or music providers to be excluded from data
caps. The group called on the FCC to examine the zero-rating practices
to determine whether they harm competition.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83554.html

Microsoft's Intolerable Windows 10 Aggression

Microsoft seems to have gone off the deep end with its tricks to get
unwilling customers to upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows
Doesn't the company realize this will hurt it? Does Microsoft think
it can be abusive and win? Users are complaining loudly. Why doesn't
Microsoft care about the disruption it is causing? A slice of the
Microsoft marketplace wants to move to Windows 10. Fine. Many of them
absolutely love it. That is not the problem.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83553.html

Facebook Tweaks Trending Topics Out of Abundance of Caution

Facebook this week said it would make several procedural changes to its
Trending Topics feature to quell concerns that the results could be
steered in a particular political direction, even though it has found no
evidence of bias. The company will retrain workers in the Trending
Topics department and institute additional oversight and control to make
sure trending stories are selected fairly.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83551.html

Microsoft Drastically Scales Down Smartphone Biz

Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to streamline its smartphone
business by cutting 1,850 jobs. It will record an impairment charge of
$950 million, with severance payments accounting for $200 million of the
charge. The restructuring will entail up to 1,350 job losses at
Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland, and 500 more cuts around the world.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83549.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- June 1, 2016

TechNewsWorld -- All Tech - All The Time
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Headline Scan
Myspace Crowned King of Mega Breaches, With More Likely to Come
Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit
The Rise of Drone Racing, Part 2
What Will HPE Sell Next?
Gadget Ogling: A Homier Google, Flicking Lamps, and Busy Earbuds
Tiny HopperGo Neatly Stashes Loads of Mobile Entertainment
Twitter Loosens Tweet's Leash

Today's Story Highlights

Myspace Crowned King of Mega Breaches, With More Likely to Come

Myspace and Tumblr this week emerged as the latest in a string of mega
breaches that resulted in the theft of millions of user IDs -- not just
recently but years ago. "Over the period of this month, we've seen an
interesting trend of data breaches," wrote security researcher Troy
Hunt, operator of the Have I Been Pwned website. "To see a cluster of
them appear together is quite intriguing."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83562.html

Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit

The digital media world was abuzz last week when news surfaced that
billionaire Peter Thiel had provided financial backing for a defamation
lawsuit against Gawker Media. The suit stemmed from Gawker's publication
of a sex tape involving ex-WWE superstar Terry Bollea, better known as
"Hulk Hogan." A Florida jury awarded Bollea $140 million in March.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83560.html

The Rise of Drone Racing, Part 2

With lucrative broadcast deals and cup competitions now crowding
calendars, drone racing has become one of the primary factors driving
the surge in demand for consumer drones. Mountain Dew and DR1 Racing
earlier this month announced a special DR1 Invitational presented by
Mountain Dew. The one-hour broadcast will air on Discovery
Communication's Discovery and Science channels in August.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83516.html

What Will HPE Sell Next?

I joined a bunch of analysts in discussing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's
next move at a secret conclave last week. The company had just announced
the sale of its IT services, which basically undid much of Mark Hurd's
work as CEO. It already had sold off PCs and printers, more than undoing
Carly Fiorina's earlier efforts. Granted, HPE spun it like it was an
acquisition.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83552.html

Gadget Ogling: A Homier Google, Flicking Lamps, and Busy Earbuds

Taking a page or 10 out of Amazon Echo's book, Home is a blend of a
smart speaker and a personal assistant, which you control using your
voice. It can handle the types of queries Google Now and its successor,
Google Assistant, can take on -- from simple questions like what's on
your schedule for the day to more complex ones about the history of your
favorite sports team.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83555.html

Tiny HopperGo Neatly Stashes Loads of Mobile Entertainment

Dish Network continues to change the way we view recorded TV. It made
location-shifting as easy as time-shifting via its Sling technology, and
its Hopper let users transfer recordings to a mobile device. Now it has
introduced another option for taking recorded content anywhere: the
HopperGO, a compact DVR hard disk drive that lets users transfer content
from a set-top box to the portable unit.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83546.html

Twitter Loosens Tweet's Leash

Twitter on Tuesday announced a number of changes to tweets, including
what will be included in a message's 140-character count. The changes
will be rolled out in the coming months. When replying to a tweet,
tagged @names at the beginning of the reply no longer will be included
in the character count. Photos, GIFs, videos, polls and quote tweets
won't be counted against the character limit.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83548.html

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- June 1, 2016

ECT News Network -- Where Business Meets Technology
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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Report: Smartphone Ad Blockers Picking Up Steam
(Posted 01-Jun-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83563.html

Federal IT Living in the Floppy Age, Reports GAO
(Posted 31-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83557.html

Microsoft's Intolerable Windows 10 Aggression
(Posted 27-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83553.html

Coalition Wants FCC to Look Into Data Cap Exemptions
(Posted 27-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83554.html

Facebook Tweaks Trending Topics Out of Abundance of Caution
(Posted 26-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83551.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Myspace Crowned King of Mega Breaches, With More Likely to Come
(Posted 01-Jun-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83562.html

Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit
(Posted 31-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83560.html

The Rise of Drone Racing, Part 2
(Posted 31-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83516.html

What Will HPE Sell Next?
(Posted 30-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83552.html

Gadget Ogling: A Homier Google, Flicking Lamps, and Busy Earbuds
(Posted 27-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83555.html

Tiny HopperGo Neatly Stashes Loads of Mobile Entertainment
(Posted 26-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83546.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Salesforce Picks AWS as Preferred Public Cloud Provider
(Posted 31-May-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83561.html

The Traction Gap
(Posted 26-May-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83550.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Black Duck's Free Tool Digs Out Open Source Bugs
(Posted 28-May-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83556.html

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