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The Official #Olympics app sucks. Make sure you download the Official #RioOlympics2016 app instead. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rio-2016/id808228096?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
#Apple announces bug bounty program, as if hackers were not interested in the most valuable mobile ecosystem before. https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/04/apple-announces-long-awaited-bug-bounty-program/
How can #Samsung spin it this time? http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2016/08/samsung-caught-using-apple-watch-design-figures-in-a-recent-patent-filing.html
#1Password trying again on what #Xmarks and #LastPass already tried and failed. Will #LogMeIn snap them up as well? http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/03/1password-2-99month-plan/
#GoogleGlass was ahead of its time. Most new tech needs a killer app to drive adoption. Forget medical use,etc. If only they had #PokemonGO!
#Samsung spent 5 years to make Iris scanner, but will it be hacked? Will it work with coloured contact lenses too? https://www.wired.com/2012/07/reverse-engineering-iris-scans/
#Apple & #Beats aren’t known for making low quality products. If they choose to go all-in on wireless, just follow. http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/28/bluetooth-headphone-sales-surpass-others-for-first-time-with-apples-beats-in-top-spot
Is it really that hard for #Samsung to imagine a phone without the 50+ years old 3.5mm audio jack? #Beats might know a little about this.
Is there such thing as a Microsoft Word-Killer? #MicrosoftOffice is alive and well. Should have bought #Evernote! http://fortune.com/2016/08/01/salesforce-quip/?xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE
Freshly baked baguettes 24/7! #Automation rocks! http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/baguette-vending-machine-rises-to-the-occasion/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b&linkId=27143914
Uber to pour $500m into global mapping project. Is this too little and too late? http://on.ft.com/2adCVn6 via @FT
#Uber quitting #China, merging business with Didi for $35B. What will happen to the partnership with #Lyft?