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Apple Buys Samsung's Android Security Partner AuthenTec For $356M — Amid fierce smartphone competition between Samsung and Apple that has spilled into a multinational patent battle, it looks like Apple may have opened yet another front on the M&A side: it is buying mobile security company AuthenTec …
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Why Apple wanted AuthenTec: Thwart Samsung, Android in BYOD — Summary: If Apple didn't buy AuthenTec, a cash strapped mobile security player, it's likely another rival would have. Apple's courtship of the enterprise via the bring your own device continues. — Larry Dignan — Follow @ldignan| Facebook Investor Relations: |
Facebook Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the second quarter, which ended June 30, 2012. — “Our goal is to help every person stay connected and every product they use be a great social experience,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO.
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The iPad that never was: kickstands, curves, and ‘highly confidential’ Apple prototypes revealed — We already got a look at some early iPhone designs inspired by Sony and the iPod, but court documents have revealed an assortment of different looks that were considered for Apple's various iOS products … | Matt Buchanan / BuzzFeed: |
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Microsoft Admits Risk in Tablet Plans — Sometimes the only way to get a straight answer from a company on a thorny topic is through its government filings. — In an annual report that it submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday afternoon, Microsoft finally conceded something …
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| Mark Gillett / The Big Blog: |
What Does Skype's Architecture Do? — In the last few days we have seen reports in the media we believe are inaccurate and could mislead the Skype community about our approach to user security and privacy. I want to clear this up. — At Skype, we continue to be humbled and grateful …
| John Ribeiro / Computerworld: |
Samsung's Q2 smartphone shipments nearly twice those of Apple, say research firms — The smartphone market grew 32 percent year-over-year in the quarter to reach 146 million units, said Strategy Analytics — Samsung shipped nearly twice the number of smartphones as Apple during the second quarter …
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OAuth 2.0 leader resigns, says standard is ‘bad’ — The standard grew too far away from its roots as a simple Web authentication technology, author Eran Hammer-Lahav says, and now is insecure and overly broad. — OAuth 2.0 author Eran Hammer-Lahav has declared the authentication standard a failure.
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| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
Apple U.S. margins for iPad roughly half of iPhone: court filing — (Reuters) - Apple Inc earned gross margins of 49 to 58 percent for U.S. iPhone sales between April 2010 and the end of March 2012, while gross margins on the iPad were much lower during much of that period, according to a court filing.
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| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
Samsung, Apple Even At Odds Over Where they Will Sit at Trial — How deep do the disputes go between Apple and Samsung? — Well, the latest motion from Samsung concerns where each party will sit during the trial and how each will refer to the other. — Samsung takes issue with being called the … | Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM: |
The economics of Google Fiber and what it means for U.S. broadband — Google launched its fiber-to-the-home gigabit network Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. and it wants everyone to know that this network isn't a charity case. Several Google executives at the event were very clear … | Zachary Lutz / Engadget: |
NVIDIA throws support behind Miracast as wireless display standard — TI may have blazed the trail, but today NVIDIA has announced that it'll support Miracast as an integral part of its Tegra mobile platform. If you'll recall, Miracast is a creation of the Wi-Fi Alliance …
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| Jeff Blagdon / The Verge: |
Motorola Android devices banned in Germany for infringing Microsoft's FAT patent — A Mannheim Regional Court has ruled on Microsoft's FAT patent case against Motorola, granting Microsoft's request for a ban on relevant devices, according to Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents.| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
Apple digs in to protect ‘app store’ name — At a time when Amazon poses a growing threat to its dominant iTunes service, Apple is doubling down on efforts to drive its rival away from the term “appstore.” — In court filings last week, Apple demanded that Amazon provide an executive …
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| Brad McCarty / The Next Web: |
Amazon misses in Q2: $12.83 billion in revenue, up 29%, income down 96% — Online retailer Amazon has today released its Q2 2012 earnings. Revenue is at $12.83 billion with EPS of $0.01. Analysts had expected a mere $0.01 gain per share, down $0.41 from the year prior.| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
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