en-tz-hotdailynews: 2014-12-19 Tanzania Technology

Minecraft: Story Mode brings narrative to the world of blocks
Christian Science Monitor
Mojang, the developers of the tremendously popular sandbox video game Minecraft, have partnered with studio Telltale Games to produce a spinoff titled Minecraft: Story Mode. Story Mode will be released in episodic format starting next year.
Telltale Games, Mojang Team Up for 'Minecraft: Story Mode'   PC Magazine
Telltale turning its Walking Dead adventure skills to Minecraft next   Pocket-lint.com
The creators of The Walking Dead game are making Minecraft 'Story Mode'   The Province
BBC News
Engadget
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BlackBerry Classic to be released in Bronze and Blue
MobileSyrup.com
BlackBerry added the Classic to its lineup yesterday and CEO John Chen showcased a number of high profile celebs and politicians still loyal to the brand. At one point in time it was rumoured that Drake would be the official spokesperson for the Classic, but ...

How the BlackBerry Classic stacks up against the Q10   The Australian
BlackBerry Q3 report will shed light on progress of turnaround   Hamilton Spectator
Blast from the past: BlackBerry pins hopes on Classic   Economic Times
Financial Post
Times of India
Seeking Alpha
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Micromax launches the phone that got OnePlus banned in India
Engadget
Micromax has just revealed the first product from its Yu smartphone collaboration with Cyanogen: the Yureka. Even ahead of its launch, the $142 handset has gained a certain notoriety. Cyanogen declared it would no longer update OnePlus One phones sold ...

After Xiaomi, OnePlus forced to suspend sales in India   The Hindu
Yu launches dual-SIM Yureka at Rs 8999 with CyanogenMod 11, 4G   Firstpost
Micromax launches Yureka Cyanogenmod phone at Rs 8999   Times of India
Economic Times
Huffington Post India
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Ottawa promises new spectrum measures to attract new carriers
Toronto Star
Ottawa says it will release an unprecedented amount of wireless airwave spectrum in 2015 in a bid to foster competition and help carriers improve service amid spiraling demand for data on mobile devices. In an announcement in Vancouver Thursday, ...

Wireless Spectrum Auction: 60 Per Cent Reserved For New Carriers   Huffington Post Canada
SPECTRUM: AWS-3 auction set for March 3, to favour operating new entrants   Cartt.ca (subscription)
Feds wireless auction will increase competition, lower price: Moore   Sun News Network
Business in Vancouver
Canada NewsWire (press release)
MarketWatch
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AsiaOne

Google aiming to go straight into car with next Android
Zee News
San Francisco: Google Inc is laying the groundwork for a version of Android that would be built directly into cars, sources said, allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the Internet without even plugging in their smartphones. The move is a major step up from ...

Google aims to build Android into cars, say sources   The Australian Financial Review
Exclusive: Google aiming to go straight into car with next Android - sources   Reuters Canada
Rumour: Google is looking to build Android into cars   Ausdroid
International Business Times
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ICANN Hit By Cyberattack
Dark Reading
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for managing the Internet's use of domain names, was recently compromised by a spear phishing campaign. In an alert earlier this week, ICANN said it is ...

ICANN gets hacked after employees hand out private data in phishing scam   TechSpot
ICANN data compromised in hack   Blouin News Blogs
ICANN breached by hackers   The Australian
Slate Magazine (blog)
Daily Caller
RT
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Apple suppliers accused of poor treatment of workers
Sin Chew Jit Poh
London (AFP) -- Workers in Chinese factories making Apple products are poorly treated, with exhausted employees falling asleep on their 12-hour shifts, British broadcaster the BBC found in an investigation broadcast Thursday. Reporters who took jobs ...

Undercover Panorama reporters reveal working conditions at factory making ...   The Independent
BBC Attacks Apple With Familiar Allegations In Panorama Investigation Over ...   Forbes
Apple's Exhausted Workforce: Poor Working Conditions Uncovered In Chinese ...   The Inquisitr
The Next Web
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Ford Recall of Takata Airbags to Extend Nationwide
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Under pressure from regulators, Ford Motor is expanding nationwide the recall of vehicles with airbags manufactured by the Japanese supplier Takata, the automaker said on Thursday. Ford had previously recalled about 55,000 Mustang ...

Ford expands Takata air bag recall nationwide   The Japan Times
Ford recalls 500000 more cars for airbag issues   Dallas Morning News (blog)
Ford expands Takata driver-side air bag recall in US   The Globe and Mail
CBC.ca
OregonLive.com
Channel News Asia
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