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Google SVP of hardware Rick Osterloh says the company has "no plans" to make another Pixel laptop "right now", focusing instead on smartphones (TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

The Information: Amazon plans to bring Alexa and cloud-based deep learning tools to call centers; the new products could be announced as soon as mid-March (Nat Levy/GeekWire) אסף מגידש

Skype WiFi service, which let users buy WiFi access in public hotspots, is shutting down March 31 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Google updates Play Store algorithm so games get promoted based on continued user engagement instead of installs (John Callaham/Android Authority) אסף מגידש

Xbox Game Pass subscription grants access to 100+ games for $9.99 per month, launches in spring; service works by downloading games, not streaming (Xbox Wire) אסף מגידש

A look at Alibaba's cloud computing business, which generated $254M revenue from 765K customers last quarter, and is said to be China's leading cloud vendor (TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

New $10 Raspberry Pi Zero W comes with 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 (Matt Brian/Engadget) אסף מגידש

Sources: Apple's next iPhone, priced at around $1K, will have a curved OLED screen on at least one model, a USB-C power connector, and no physical home button (Takashi Mochizuki/Wall Street Journal) אסף מגידש

W3C Web Annotation Working Group publishes data model, vocabulary, and protocol recommendations for web annotations (W3C) אסף מגידש

Porsche Design's Book One has specs similar to a Surface Book, but its hinge can bend all the way over and detach; device will launch in US in April for $2,495 (Ashley Carman/The Verge) אסף מגידש

Sony debuts Xperia Touch projector, an Android-powered computer that turns any surface into a touchscreen, coming to select countries in spring for €1499 (Brad Linder/Liliputing) אסף מגידש

Windows 10 Creators Update will include a feature, disabled by default, that prevents apps that are not from the Windows Store from installing (Mehedi Hassan/MSPoweruser) אסף מגידש

Google discloses "high-severity" type-confusion bug in IE 11 and Edge after privately reporting the flaw to Microsoft on November 25, 2016; no patch available (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) אסף מגידש

The owner of an aerial photography firm, who operated a drone that crashed and knocked out a woman, found guilty of reckless endangerment, sentenced to 30 days (Jillian Stampher/GeekWire) אסף מגידש

YouTube viewers worldwide watch more than 1B hours of video a day, a 10-fold increase since 2012, threatening to eclipse US TV viewership (Jack Nicas/Wall Street Journal) אסף מגידש

Uber's SVP of engineering Amit Singhal is out after not disclosing to the company that he had previously left Google amid a sexual harassment allegation (Kara Swisher/Recode) אסף מגידש

Mozilla buys Pocket, its first acquisition, and says the read-it-later service will continue operating as an independent subsidiary (Casey Newton/The Verge) אסף מגידש

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says the AT&T/Time Warner deal won't be presented to the FCC for review, meaning it would only require approval of Justice Department (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge) אסף מגידש

Before Apple earnings in January, Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled its Apple stock holdings to ~$17B or about 2.5% of outstanding Apple shares, says Buffett (Elizabeth Gurdus/CNBC) אסף מגידש

Trump's advisers and career civil servants spawn encryption boom in Washington DC, as they try to conceal communications with employees and press (Politico) אסף מגידש

HomeHero, which raised $23M, exits home care industry, blames regulatory changes in part, and raises questions about viability of venture-backed home care (Kyle Hill) אסף מגידש

Meet Bernard Coleman III, Uber's diversity officer since January; sources say he's fast tracking the company's first diversity report after recent scandal (Johana Bhuiyan/Recode) אסף מגידש

Comcast to launch YouTube app on its Xfinity X1 set-top platform later this year; terms of the deal with Google are not being released (Todd Spangler/Variety) אסף מגידש

Twitch will start selling games worldwide this spring, give 5% of the sale to streamers and 70% to the game creator (Rich McCormick/The Verge) אסף מגידש

China's central bank is developing its own blockchain-based cyptocurrency, has tested prototypes after assembling a research team in 2014 (Bloomberg) אסף מגידש

Lenovo launches Tab 4, Tab 4 Plus series of Android tablets in 8- and 10-inch editions, starting at $109 and $199, and a $199 10-inch Miix 320 Windows 2-in-1 (Jon Fingas/Engadget) אסף מגידש

Lenovo launches new Yoga 720 laptops with fingerprint readers, 13-inch starting at $860, 15-inch at $1100, with up to 16GB RAM, 4K display, and stylus support (Tom Warren/The Verge) אסף מגידש

Xperia XZ Premium hands on: a powerhouse with Snapdragon 835, 64GB storage, 3230mAh battery, 5.5-inch 4K LCD screen, and 960 FPS ultrafast camera (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica) אסף מגידש

Sony launches Xperia XZ Premium and Xperia XZs phones with 4GB RAM, 19MP camera, and IP68 dust and water resistance rating (Matt Humrick/AnandTech) אסף מגידש

Amazon Studios wins its first-ever Oscars with best foreign language film for "The Salesman" and best original screenplay for "Manchester by the Sea" (Taylor Soper/GeekWire) אסף מגידש

A look at Peter Thiel's deep involvement with the Trump transition, with associates from Thiel's firms helping staff agencies and a close aide appointed to NSC (Eliana Johnson/Politico) אסף מגידש

Lenovo will integrate Amazon Alexa into a variety of Motorola devices including smartphones, starting with an Alexa "Mod" for the Moto Z (Agam Shah/PCWorld) אסף מגידש

Source: SoftBank is close to finalizing a deal to invest more than $3B in WeWork, putting the startup's valuation above $20B if deal closes (Brian Sullivan/CNBC) אסף מגידש

Sony has sold 915K PlayStation VR headsets as of February 19, four months after it went on sale, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Andrew House (Nick Wingfield/New York Times) אסף מגידש

HMD announces €189 5.2" Nokia 5, €139 5" Nokia 3, global availability of €229 Nokia 6, and Nokia 3310 feature phone with touchscreen for €49; phones ship in Q2 (David Pierce/Wired) אסף מגידש

Samsung sends out invites for Unpacked event on March 29 at 11AM ET in New York, expected to launch Galaxy S8 (Alex Dobie/Android Central) אסף מגידש

Samsung announces new Gear VR headset with 101-degree field-of-view, comes with controller that supports touch and motion (Sophie Charara/Wareable) אסף מגידש

Hands-on with Samsung's Galaxy Book hybrids: Windows 10, Intel i5 Kaby Lake CPU, 10" and 12" screen sizes, LTE, detachable keyboard, standalone S Pen (Cherlynn Low/Engadget) אסף מגידש

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3 has a HDR-capable display, four speakers that adjust to orientation, stand-alone S Pen, Snapdragon 820, glass back, optional keyboard (Chris Davies/SlashGear) אסף מגידש

Hands-on with Lenovo's 5" €199 Moto G5 and 5.2" $229 Moto G5 Plus (Daniel Bader/Android Central) אסף מגידש

HMD launches €189 5.2" Nokia 5 and €139 5" Nokia 3, announces global availability of €229 Nokia 6; all models available in Q2 2017 (Tom Warren/The Verge) אסף מגידש

Nokia to kill Withings brand and relaunch fitness devices under Nokia name this summer, will also overhaul Health Mate app and launch Patient Care Platform (Anthony Karcz/Forbes) אסף מגידש

Huawei unveils Watch 2 with 4G and Watch 2 Classic; both run Android Wear 2.0, have NFC, GPS, heart rate sensor, IP68 water resistance, 1.2" screen, 45mm case (Jimmy Westenberg/Android Authority) אסף מגידש

Huawei unveils €649 P10 with 5.1" display and 3200mAh battery, €699 P10 Plus with 5.5" display and 3750mAh battery; both have dual 20MP/12MP cameras (Vlad Savov/The Verge) אסף מגידש

LG G6 hands-on: sleek design, easy one-handed use, but no Snapdragon 835, loses removable battery for water resistance, and many apps are buggy on 18:9 screen (Sam Byford/The Verge) אסף מגידש

LG G6: metal body, thin bezels, 5.7" 2880x1440 display, 18:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 821, 4GB RAM, dual 13MP rear cameras, 5MP front cam, IP68, 3300mAh battery (Matt Humrick/AnandTech) אסף מגידש

Google Assistant begins rolling out to non-Google devices running Android Nougat and Marshmallow, starting in the US (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

LG G6: metal body, thin bezels, 5.7" 2880x1440 display, 18:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 821, 4GB RAM, 13MP rear cameras, 5MP selfie cam, IP68, 3300mAh battery (David Ruddock/Android Police) אסף מגידש

Inside Facebook's Applied Machine Learning Group and how AI became an integral part of company's strategy for the future (Steven Levy/Backchannel) אסף מגידש

Startups that once aimed to disrupt big banks in the US are now working with the banks and building services on top of existing financial infrastructure (Nathaniel Popper/New York Times) אסף מגידש