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May 10, 2012, 4:35 AM

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Aaron Brady / Facebook Developer Blog:
Introducing the App Center  —  Today, we're announcing the App Center, a new place for people to find social apps.  The App Center gives developers an additional way to grow their apps and creates opportunities for more types of apps to be successful.  —  In the coming weeks …
Vic Gundotra / The Official Google Blog:
Google+: a mobile app with sense and soul  —  Sharing is deeply sensory.  From cooking a favorite meal to getting together with friends, it's the smells and the stories and the smiles that make human connections so essential.  With Google+ we want to extend these moments online …
TechCrunch:
Status Update  —  So first thing's first: We're not being sold!  Instead, we've just hired a bunch of brilliant writers and a new COO.  Also, we've seen a resurgence of community support (with over a thousand people attending our NYC meetup last night, for example), are back around 12% …
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Accused of Hindering Firefox Browser  —  The company behind the Firefox Web browser says Microsoft Corp. is limiting its ability to distribute its browser on some hardware being designed for the next version of the Windows operating system.  —  Mozilla Corp.'s contention focuses …
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Telekom Said to Discuss MetroPCS Deal for T-Mobile  —  Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) is discussing a merger of its T-Mobile USA unit with MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) as it reviews options for the customer-losing business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
Oracle's request for fair use ruling denied, Google down to one count of infringement  —  Following the jury's inability to decide on the issue of fair use in the Oracle vs. Google trial, Oracle asked the judge to rule on the issue as a matter of law (JMOL).
Andy Ihnatko / Chicago Sun Times:
Results make up for awkwardness of iPhoto for iPad  —  Any review of iPhoto for iPad (released back in March, priced at just five tiny dollars) has to deal with an awkward truth: It isn't a terribly intuitive app.  During your first go, you'll find yourself feeling mystified about what certain buttons do …
Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:
Was Zynga's Deal To Buy OMGPOP That Disastrous?  Here's Some Perspective.  —  Draw Something, the game that could do no wrong now seems like it can do little right, at least according to the blogosphere.  There's been a string of stories from virtually everyone saying that the OMGPOP acquisition is …
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Jon Russell / The Next Web:
Evernote launches Yinxiang Biji, its dedicated service for China  —  Evernote has announced that it has launched a dedicated service for Chinese users, Yinxiang Biji, which will run completely separate of Evernote and its existing Chinese-language offering.  —  Last week, CEO Phil Libin revealed …
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
What's Behind the Drop in Kindle Fire Shipments?  —  Once hailed as the first true rival to the iPad, Amazon's Kindle Fire no longer seems to be much of a threat to Apple's tablet.  The Fire had no impact on Apple's March-quarter iPad sales.  Indeed, during the company's second-quarter earnings call …
More: TechFlash
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Tech Nation's Gunn Says She and Yahoo CEO Discussed Their CS Degrees Before 2009 Show (Video and Audio)  —  Last week, I posted an audio recording of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, from a radio interview he did in early 2009, in which he did not deny he had a computer science degree when the host …
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Instapaper gets version 4.2 update with page-turning animation, sepia mode, and more  —  Hot on the heels of versions 4.1 and 4.1.1, read-it-later service Instapaper has been updated to version 4.2 on iOS.  The main upgrade this time around is an iBooks-style page-turning animation …
More: Instapaper Blog and 9to5MacTweets: @marcoarment
Richard Lai / Engadget:
HP on laptop design similarities with Apple's: it's a struggle as we drive to simplicity  —  HP's spent the afternoon here in Shanghai to share some details about its latest products and strategy, and to our delight, there was one session dedicated to “Style Meets Function,” …
Lance Whitney / CNET:
Google adds more semantic smarts to its search engine  —  Google seems to be eking out a major new tweak to its search results.  —  Reportedly spotted by several users, the search pages are now displaying semantic data nestled to the right of the regular results.
Brian Heater / Engadget:
Apple releases OS X 10.7.4, FileVault bug gets addressed  —  Hey, Mac users: are you ready for an update?  Because Apple is dropping its latest OS version on your heads.  10.7.4 just hit, and it brings with it a number of small fixes to help improve things like security, stability and compatibility for your system.
Politico:
Apple's D.C. lobbying effort has yet to ripen  —  Apple is taking a bruising in Washington, and insiders say there's a reason: It's the one place in the world where the company hasn't built its brand.  —  In the first three months of this year, Google and Microsoft spent a little …

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