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What's up dock? Apple to shrink connector for iPhone 5 — (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone will drop the wide dock connector used in the company's gadgets for the best part of a decade in favor of a smaller one, a change likely to annoy the Apple faithful but which could be a boon for accessory makers.
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Amazon's mobile ambitions grow — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) plans to expand its mobile platform and broaden its offering of devices beyond e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet, analysts, developers and retail partners said ahead of results next week from the world's largest Internet retailer.
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Samsung: Apple refused to negotiate to license 3G patents — Samsung Electronics accused Apple of refusing to enter into negotiations to license essential 3G patents included in the iPhone and iPad during the first day of their patent trial on Monday in Federal Court in Sydney.
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Australia Judge Calls Apple-Samsung Dispute Over 3G ‘Ridiculous’ — Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. (AAPL), in a global dispute over phone and tablet designs and wireless transmission technology, began a trial in Australia today in a prelude to proceedings in the U.S. and U.K.
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Justice Department slams Apple, refuses to modify e-book settlement — The Justice Department released a document today that characterized criticism by Apple and publishers of a controversial price-fixing settlement as “self-serving” and ill-founded. The Department also pointed to recent ventures … | Greg Sandoval / CNET: |
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In It to Win It: Asana Raises $28M Series B, Peter Thiel Joins the Board — Asana is not merely a “Facebook for the enterprise.” But it's crammed full of Facebook DNA, including its co-founders Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. There's also board member Adam D'Angelo- Quora co-founder and former Facebook CTO.
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As sales surge, Google debuts its first Nexus 7 commercial — On the back of a warm reception and promising sales, Google has stepped up promotion of its Nexus 7 tablet after the search giant published its first video advert — ‘Nexus 7: Camping’ - which features a father and son venturing …
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One Week of Mayer at Yahoo: Whither Ross? New Old Yahoos? More Search? Product Side “Elated!” — Good gracious, what a difference a week makes — at Yahoo, at least. — With the installation of former Googler Marissa Mayer as its new CEO, the troubled Silicon Valley Internet giant bought itself …
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Apple heads into choppy waters as new iPhone awaited — (Reuters) - Apple Inc faces an unusual phenomenon when reporting earnings this time around: low expectations. — Few are expecting the world's most valuable technology company — which surpasses Wall Street expectations with near regularity … | Matt Brian / The Next Web: |
Former Yahoo chief Scott Thompson appointed new CEO of ShopRunner — After a turbulent few months as Yahoo's CEO, where he was removed from its board and management for lying on his resume, former PayPal president Scott Thompson has found a new employer, joining ShopRunner as its new chief executive.
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TaskRabbit Gets $13M From Founders Fund And Others To “Revolutionize The World's Labor Force.” — Collaborative consumption startup TaskRabbit is today announcing a $13 million C-round of funding, led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. The C-round will bring the company's total funding to $38 million.| Alistair Barr / Reuters: |
Bezos in recruiting drive on Amazon front page — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos launched a recruiting drive on the front page of the company's website on Monday as the largest Internet retailer seeks staff for its vast and expanding network of warehouses.
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OS X Mountain Lion seeded to AppleCare reps ahead of launch — In the latest sign of OS X Mountain Lion's imminent release to the public, Apple has seeded the next-generation Mac operating system to its AppleCare representatives. AppleCare representatives have been testing OS X Mountain Lion …
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Proview sued by its iPad court case law firm, owes at least 2.4 million dollars in legal fees — Guess who hasn't yet gotten its share of Proview's recently acquired $60 million? Ironically, it's the lawyers that helped it win the iPad trademark dispute in China.
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Facebook Efforts on Advertising Face a Day of Judgment — SAN FRANCISCO — In the race for digital advertising dollars, Google has been the clear winner, with its ability to customize advertisements based on what you search for. But Facebook, which customizes ads based on who you and your friends are, hopes to be a contender.| Ryan Jones / I Am Concise: |
The Reason for the iPad Mini — On the last Apple conference call Tim Cook stated that they would be sure “to not leave a price umbrella for competitors” in the tablet space. What's that? A price umbrella is when a company with dominant market share maintains high prices …
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For the Olympics, Twitter and NBC Form Partnership — As athletes parade into London's Olympic Stadium this Friday, Twitter Inc.'s Olympic hopes will play out in a spartan office in Boulder, Colo. — There, a handful of people will spend 20 hours a day to help corral millions of Twitter messages … | Daniel Frankel / paidContent: |
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