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| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
This was the original ‘Google Phone’ presented in 2006 — Two years before the T-Mobile G1 introduced to the world to Android, Google presented carriers with the “Google Phone — a device that looked a lot more like the portrait QWERTY Android prototype shown in early 2008.| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
First Android revenue numbers revealed: $278.1m in 2010, iPhone more lucrative — The Google / Oracle trial continues to reveal a wealth of inside information about Android — in addition to seeing the earliest mockups of a “Google Phone” earlier today, we're also seeing how the platform was doing in 2010 …
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AllThingsD, CNET, Business Insider, Ars Technica, Gotta Be Mobile, Guardian, parislemon and 9to5Google
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Google wanted to sell 10m Android tablets a year in 2011, have 33 percent marketshare — According to a presentation given by Andy Rubin in July 2010, Google expected to sell some 10 million Android tablets a year in 2011 and 2012 and capture up to a third of the entire tablet market.
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Reuters, Gotta Be Mobile, AllThingsD, MobileSyrup.com, Business Insider, AppleInsider, 9to5Google and MacNN
| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
Google wanted to subsidize a $9.99 unlimited data plan for Android phones — In documents revealed during the Oracle v. Google trial today, Google mentioned to T-Mobile back in 2006 that it wanted to turn the carrier plan pricing structure on its head by underwriting part of the cost of an unlimited data package.
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Ubergizmo, Android and Me, PhoneArena, Liliputing, Gotta Be Mobile and WebProNews
| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
Sprint confirms unlimited data plan for next iPhone — Sprint Nextel is banking that its unlimited data plan will continue to set its iPhone apart from the others — even when the next version arrives. — If the next iteration of the iPhone arrives with LTE, Sprint will continue to offer …
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CNNMoney.com, PC World, Computerworld, PhoneArena, GigaOM, Gotta Be Mobile, Ars Technica, Washington Post, VentureBeat, Pocketables, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, App Advice, WebProNews, IntoMobile, MacRumors, Examiner, BGR, TechCrunch, Appolicious Advisor, TUAW, Pulse2 Technology …, InvestorPlaceGadgets …, everythingiCafe and iClarified
| John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Exclusive: Microsoft to preview ‘Woodstock’ Xbox music service at E3 — Microsoft will offer a sneak peak at its Zune replacement during E3 2012, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. The new music service, codenamed Woodstock, will continue Microsoft's shift away from the Zune brand towards the well known Xbox one.
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Company Town, Android News, Rumours …, pocketnow.com, IntoMobile, Digital Trends, Everything Microsoft, msnbc.com, LiveSide.net, TechSpot, Techland, BGR, PhoneArena, WebProNews, Gotta Be Mobile, Engadget, SlashGear, Joystiq, Techie Buzz, WMPoweruser, GamesIndustry International, Windows Phone Blog, Seattle Times, MacNN, Pulse2 Technology …, Gizmodo, T3 News and VG247
| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
Finally, Professional Social Network LinkedIn Gives Users An iPad App — Although the iPad has been available for more than two years, LinkedIn has yet to offer its users a native app despite the fact that mobile engagement has been growing at a fast pace for the network.| George Colony / Forrester Blogs: |
Apple = Sony — Apple will decline in the post Steve Jobs era. Here's why. — Sociologist Max Weber created a typology of organizations in his 1947 book The Theory of Social and Economic Organization. He described three categories: 1) Legal/bureaucratic (think IBM or the U.S. government) …
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| Steve Evans / Computer Business Review: |
Apple ‘10 years’ behind Microsoft on security: Kaspersky — Welcome to Microsoft's world, Eugene Kaspersky tells Apple — The recent Flashback/Flashfake malware outbreak targeting Apple's Mac computers is likely to be just the start of a new wave of attacks aimed at the system …
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ZDNet, The Next Web, Neowin, CNET, Forbes, WinBeta, eWeek, Macgasm and iClarified
| Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat: |
The real reason Facebook's IPO will be delayed: 15-30% drop in new tech stocks — Facebook's IPO was scheduled for May 2012, or so every analyst across the country was saying a couple months ago. However, that just ain't gonna happen, and we're here to tell you why.| Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal: |
Groupon Must Avoid Taking ‘Stupid Risks,’ CEO Says — On the heels of an embarrassing financial revision last month, Groupon Inc. is seeking to steady the ship. — The Chicago-based daily deals site is expected to announce several new senior executive hires in the coming weeks and is in talks … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung announces 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor for ‘next Galaxy smartphone’ — Samsung apparently couldn't wait for its big ‘Next Galaxy’ announcement to give us the detail on the chip that will power it. Dubbed the “Exynos 4 Quad,” the chip will run at 1.4GHz per core and is based on the ARM Cortex A9.
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Gizmodo, TechCrunch, CNET, AppleInsider, Clove Technology's Blog, AnandTech, MobileSyrup.com, 9to5Google and Engadget
| Danielle Kucera / Bloomberg: |
Square Payment Pace Rises 25% in Niche Coveted by EBay — Square Inc., maker of credit-card readers for smartphones and tablets, has increased its payment volume 25 percent since March, when EBay Inc. (EBAY)'s PayPal showed off a new mobile scanner and underscored growth in the field.
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Engadget, GigaOM, MacNN, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, MobilePaymentsToday.com News, Pulse2 Technology …, SplatF and WebProNews. Tweets: @jack
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Judge to Oracle: No, you can't assert another patent against Google — That was quick. One day after Oracle asked for the right to assert a third patent against Google in the ongoing Android/Java intellectual property trial, Judge William Alsup has ordered that it is too late to introduce the patent into the case.
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Wired, ITworld.com, CNET and PhoneArena
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
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| Cade Metz / Wired: |
Google Set to Meld GDrive With Chrome OS — Google senior vice president Sundar Pichai says the GDrive will soon be integrated with the company's Chrome OS operating system. Image: Flickr/niallkennedy — Google will tightly integrate its new Google Drive online storage service …
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The Verge, The Verge, WebProNews, I4U News, Slashdot and Google Enterprise Blog
| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Andreessen Horowitz to give half their earnings to charity — A different type of return on investment — Venture capital firm makes a bold philanthropic pledge. — FORTUNE — The general partners of Andreessen Horowitz have pledged to donate at least half of their future venture capital earnings to philanthropic causes.
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PE Hub Blog, VatorNews, CNET, VentureBeat, pmarca, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, PandoDaily and Digits
| Seth Stevenson / Wired: |
What Your Klout Score Really Means — Last spring Sam Fiorella was recruited for a VP position at a large Toronto marketing agency. With 15 years of experience consulting for major brands like AOL, Ford, and Kraft, Fiorella felt confident in his qualifications.
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Web Strategy …, Forbes, PC Magazine, VentureBeat, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, The Awl, paidContent and Betabeat
| Dan Frommer / SplatF: |
WordPress Is Now A ~$50 Million Business, But It Still Won't Take My Money — Hey, look at that. WordPress is becoming a decent business. But it's still passing up an important segment of the market — sites like this one. — Here's All Things D's Liz Gannes on Automattic, the WordPress parent company:
| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
People Search Engine Ark Raises Biggest Y Combinator Seed Round Ever — People search start-up Ark.com has led a bit of a charmed existence. Part of Y Combinator's winter class, it debuted to the public shortly after YC leader Paul Graham posted an essay about “frighteningly ambitious ideas” …
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VentureBeat, WebProNews, News Stories, Pulse2 Technology …, TechCrunch and silicontap.com
| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
Nintendo posts first annual loss of $460 million, predicts turnaround next year — Nintendo has announced its first annual operating loss following an initially lukewarm response to its new 3DS handheld and an aging Wii console — set to be replaced later this year.
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Reuters, ZDNet and VentureBeat
| David Carnoy / CNET: |
Kickstarter project aims to turn iPad into MacBook Air — The Brydge hits Kickstarter with early-adopter pricing of $150 for the entry-level model with no built-in speaker. — (Credit: Oona) — During Apple's second quarter earnings call yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook dismissed the idea …
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Kickstarter, GigaOM, ZDNet, MacNN, GeekWire, 9to5Mac and Business Insider
| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google: |
Google Ideas helps launch counter-radicalization ‘Against Violent Extremism’ network — Today, on the Official Google Blog, the company unveiled its next step for the Google Ideas think tank run by former 'Twitterer in Chief" of the State Department Jared Cohen.
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CNET, The Official Google Blog, Wired, Wired.co.uk, The Verge, NEWS.com.au and Telegraph
| Paul Sawers / The Next Web: |
Google Maps now lets you ‘visit’ famous landmarks with photo tours...using YOUR images — The chances are if you're reading this you've at least used Google Maps before, and the odds are you've also used Street View to get a feel for a place before you visit.| David Kushner / GQ: |
The Man Who Hacked Hollywood — They've become a part of the pop-culture landscape: sexy, private shots of celebrities (your Scarletts, your Milas) stolen from their phones and e-mail accounts. They're also the center of an entire stealth industry. For the man recently arrested in the biggest case yet …
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An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
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