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Daily updated technology newsSupercell made $964 million in profit on just three games 9 Mar 2016, 5:40 pm
On just three games - Clash of Clans, Boom Beach and Hay Day, the company had profits of $964 million, on revenue of $2.326 billion.
The company only has 180 employees but is now one of the most profitable companies in the video game industry.
Supercell just released a new game, Clash Royale, which is already the top game for Android and iOS suggesting there are some more profits to go around for 2016.
In total, Supercell has 100 million daily active users.
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VB
FCC wants to subsidize broadband prices for low-income families 9 Mar 2016, 5:24 pm
The government agency says that 95 percent of households with income over $150,000 have high-speed broadband at home while only 48 percent of those making less than $25,000 can afford such services.
FCC head Tom Wheeler says the plan will go to a vote on March 31st, and it is expected to be approved.
"When we talk about digital equity, we need to remember that we're talking a key part of the answer to many of our nation's greatest challenges -- issues like income inequality, job creation, economic growth, U.S. competitiveness," said Wheeler.
The broadband subsidy will be part of the greater 'Lifeline' plan that has been around for decades and now gives $2 billion in subsidies annually to low-income families to afford landlines and mobile phones. As with most government programs, however, Lifeline has been plagued by fraud and abuse and had to be completely remodeled last year.
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NYT
Sony Xperia Z5 gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow update 9 Mar 2016, 5:04 pm
The Sony Xperia Z5 group is getting the update to Android 6.0 starting this week, and some consumers in Japan, Thailand and Russia have already received it.
Both carrier and unlocked editions are seeing the OTA update.
In addition to all the standard Android 6.0 features, the Z5 update will have a Sony-fied version of the battery-saving Doze feature.
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PhoneArena
Google drops price of Pixel C Android tablet by 25 percent 9 Mar 2016, 4:05 pm
The tablet will be 25 percent cheaper with a special discount code, and that code is good for the 32GB and 64GB variants.
Google is the only seller of the Pixel C, meaning you aren't going to get it any cheaper elsewhere (except maybe on eBay or other second-hand stores) and the specs of the Pixel C (which will run Android N out of the gate if you want to test it) are pretty spectacular.
The tablet has a 10.2-inch LTPS LCD at 2560 x 1800, 500 nit brightness, is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra X1 and a 256 core Maxwell GPU and 3GB RAM. If you use tablet cameras, there are dual 8MP/2MP, and the above-mentioned internal storage options. Battery life shouldn't be an issue thanks to the 9243 mAh battery to power it all.
Buy it here: Google Tablets
Get your code here: Google Developer Discount
Android Nutella preview available now for developers, Nexus owners 9 Mar 2016, 3:36 pm
The early preview is Google's effort to get the final N release out to manufacturers this summer rather than over the winter, as usual.
"As we look to the next release of Android, N, you'll notice a few big changes aimed at you as developers: it's earlier than ever, it's easier to try and we're expanding the ways for you to give us feedback. We hope these changes will ensure that you are heard and reflected -- that's what makes Android stronger," says Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google's SVP for Android, Chrome OS and Chromecast.
The Preview is available over-the-air, making it easier than ever to download.
For now, we can see the main changes are better notifications including "direct reply notifications," and the addition of split-screen view, allowing for multiple apps to run side-by-side.
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EU preparing a formal complaint against Android 9 Mar 2016, 2:23 pm
Google is having a rough go on the continent, as it just concluded a complaint from EU, over their comparison shopping search, and the company's advertising business and current taxes are also under review.
Previous anti-trust investigations by the EU, against Intel and Microsoft, have led to billion dollar fines for each. The initial search into Android began 3 years ago, after a consortium backed by Nokia and Microsoft submitted a complaint. The EU is worried mainly by Google's bundling of their own apps with Android, including YouTube, Chrome and Maps, and whether that practice harms rival developers.
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BBG
Japan to get some 8K broadcasts of the Olympics 9 Mar 2016, 2:03 pm
Besides the opening and closing ceremonies, there will be recordings of swimming, basketball and judo. 130 hours is just a fraction of the total of 7000 expected hours of coverage, but at the same time, there are probably very few people who will enjoy the 8K broadcasts.
Less than 10 percent of global TV owners have a 4K TV, so the 8K broadcasts are clear overkill. Sharp does sell 8K TVs, but they retail for over $100,000.
Additionally, the OBS says the 8K broadcast will only be streamed to Japanese households.
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Advanced
4chan founder joins Google 9 Mar 2016, 7:05 am
Poole founded the forum in 2003 when he was 15 and ran it until last year when it was sold to 2Chan, a popular message board based in Japan.
"When meeting with current and former Googlers, I continually find myself drawn to their intelligence, passion, and enthusiasm -- as well as a universal desire to share it with others," Poole said. "I can't wait to contribute my own experience from a dozen years of building online communities, and to begin the next chapter of my career at such an incredible company."
Overall, Poole says Google's commitment to finding solutions to "some of the world's most interesting and important problems" made it a nice fit for him.
Poole also noted last year that 4chan was never profitable, and he had to use profits from his other company DrawQuest, and donations, to keep the lights on.
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BI
Google received 77 million takedown requests last month 7 Mar 2016, 8:01 pm
In February of last year, the search giant processed just under 40 million DMCA requests, and for the same period in 2012, the number was under 1 million.
Content holders and their watchdogs like the MPAA and RIAA sends thousands of requests per day automatically thanks to algorithms that are supposed to find pirated content, and although plenty are for actual infringing files there are also thousands of false positives that unfortunately take down legitimate content.
The leader, as usual, for takedown notices was 'Rivendell,' who sent 18 million requests last month. Rivendell does not own any content, and has a strange website, but appears to be a popular destination for anti-piracy.
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Dropbox tops 500 million users 7 Mar 2016, 7:24 pm
Last June, the company claimed 400 million users, so growth still seems strong.
The company also now has 3.3 billion sharing connections (the amount of shared links and folders), up 50 percent year-over-year. 44 percent of new users come via another existing user, adding Woodside, great viral growth.
There have been recent concerns of the valuations of 'unicorn' startups like Dropbox (private companies valued over $1 billion) and the recent figures should help to alleviate some concerns although the company is certainly not worth its recent valuation of over $10 billion.
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Dropbox
Microsoft ends development of new 'Fable' game 7 Mar 2016, 6:58 pm
'Fable Legends' had been rumored for release next year, and it is unclear if we will ever see it Microsoft or any other studio.
In addition, the company has proposed to close down the UK-based Lionhead Studios, and will be closing down the Denmark-based Press Play Studios.
Says Microsoft: "These have been tough decisions and we have not made them lightly, nor are they a reflection on these development teams – we are incredibly fortunate to have the talent, creativity and commitment of the people at these studios. The Lionhead Studios team has delighted millions of fans with the Fable series over the past decade. Press Play imbued the industry with a unique creative spirit behind games like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Kalimba, which both captured passionate fans. These changes are taking effect as Microsoft Studios continues to focus its investment and development on the games and franchises that fans find most exciting and want to play."
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Microsoft
Google opens Project Fi to all, without invite 7 Mar 2016, 6:45 pm
The service runs on T-Mobile and Sprint (depending on which network is more powerful wherever you are) and offers unlimited domestic calls and texts, free Wi-Fi tethering, free (3G) data coverage in over 120 countries, and free international texts.
Project Fi starts at $20 per month and costs $10 per GB of data. If you pay for 3GB and only use 2, Google will actually refund you the difference meaning you only pay for what you use.
As an incentive to try it, Google is offering an unlocked Nexus 5X for $200 if you activate the device with Fi. That leads to one of the main caveats of the service, and that is that the Fi only works with the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P currently, so most likely you will not be bringing your own phone to the service.
If you are interested, try it here: Project Fi
Romania to extradite hacker who illegally accessed email of former President Bush 6 Mar 2016, 4:59 pm
Marcel Lazar Lehel, aka Guccifer, will now have to face a U.S. court on charges of fraud, unauthorized access to a protected computer, aggravated identity theft, cyberstalking and obstruction of justice.
The hacker is accused of stealing data from email and social media accounts of U.S. celebrities and politicians, most notably the family of former President George W. Bush. Lehel already received four years in prison in Romania for similar crimes.
Guccifer became infamous in 2013 for hacking into the Bush family emails and then posting the unreleased artwork drawn by the President.
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VB
Xiaomi claims 16 million 'reservations' for new Mi 5 flagship 6 Mar 2016, 4:36 pm
Reportedly, the company has only prepared 4 million units for the first round of sales, suggesting there will be major supply issues when the phone is released.
Local Chinese reports say the phone went out of stock immediately due to the demand, with stock not returning for weeks.
The Mi 5 startes at $300 and features a 5.2-inch 1080p display, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, an Adreno 530 GPU, 32GB internal storage and 3GB RAM.
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ZDNet
Windows 10 updates for Windows 8.1 phones to begin rolling out tomorrow 6 Mar 2016, 4:06 pm
Microsoft has promised to begin rolling out the new mobile operating system starting tomorrow, although it is unclear which countries or carriers will be the first to receive it.
Vodafone Italy did tweet that their customers with Lumia devices should expect an update this week, although users will surely wait until they actually see the notification.
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WinBeta
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