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August 15, 2012, 1:20 AM

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Chris Jones / The Windows Blog:

A new modern SkyDrive.com, updated apps, and Outlook.com at 10 million users … Over the past months, we've shared our approach to building versatile personal cloud storage that can scale to a billion people. Today, we're excited to announce the next step towards that vision …

Sean Ludwig / VentureBeat:

Microsoft unveils modern UI & new Android app for SkyDrive; Outlook.com now at 10M users

More: eWeek, Lifehacker, Seattle Times, Engadget and LiveSide.net

Evan Williams / medium.com:

Welcome to Medium — We're rethinking publishing and building a new platform from scratch. This is a preview. Compared to 1999, the Internet has a come a long way. It has gone from theoretically to actually central to how many of us live and work (even outside the Internet industry).

More: VatorNews, Mashable!, The Next Web, The Verge, The Technology Chronicles, VentureBeat, Neowin, GigaOM and NYT Bits

Tweets: @gregory, @mabb0tt, @anildash, @fromedome, @mathewi and @dcurtis

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Steven Musil / CNET:

Twitter co-founders preview Medium, a new publishing tool

More: TechCrunch and AllThingsD. Tweets: @ev, @hunterwalk and @blam

Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac:

iPad mini will look like a large iPod touch with smaller side bezels [Gallery] — Nexus 7 vs. iPad Mini mockup made from Sizeall comparisons — Over the past few weeks we've gotten a number of tips from sources we have reason to believe have knowledge of Apple's plans on the upcoming iPad Mini.

More: parislemon, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, CNET, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Business Insider, IntoMobile, Gotta Be Mobile, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, Pocketnow, Ubergizmo, The Tech Block and Redmond Pie

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:

Thinking This iPad Mini Thing Even Througher — Last month I tried to think this smaller iPad thing all the way through. Didn't quite make it all the way through, though, so let's dig deeper. — We've got the display. 7.85 inches diagonally, 1024 × 768 pixels at 163 PPI …

More: iMore. Tweets: @gruber. Thanks:@vkpedia

Brad Sams / Neowin:

Microsoft Surface RT to cost $199.99? Doubts ensue — Get out a pinch of salt as a new rumor from Engadget is stating that the Microsoft Surface for Windows RT will cost a budget friendly $199.00. The source, of course, is anonymous but the price point, which we hope is true …

More: Engadget, PC World, Ars Technica, Pocketnow, Wired, parislemon, Mobile Magazine, IntoMobile, Pocketables, Computerworld, Know Your Cell, Business Insider, The Next Web and SlashGear. Tweets: @tomwarren

Ian King / Bloomberg:

Toshiba Cancels Windows RT Devices on Delay in Getting Parts — Toshiba Corp. (6502) canceled previously announced plans to sell computer and tablet devices based on Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows RT operating system because of a delay in getting components.

More: CNET, ZDNet, TechnoBuffalo, The Verge, Computerworld, UnleashthePhones, AllThingsD, BGR and HotHardware.com News

Mark Allen / Yelp Official Blog:

Yelp: Extreme Home(page) Makeover — Ladies and gents, today it's with great pride that we are unveiling a complete redesign of our homepage. That's right, our new and improved formula shines a bright light on the real star of Yelp, YOU! — As Andy Grove once said, complacency breeds failure.

More: VentureBeat, Marketing Land, The Verge, Screenwerk and AllThingsD

T.C. Sottek / The Verge:

Flash for Android dies tomorrow, long live the ‘full web experience’ — In November of last year, Adobe made a surprising about-face on its popular Flash plugin, announcing that it would stop development of Flash for mobile devices. Tomorrow, Adobe will disable new installs of Flash on Android …

More: Engadget, Android Phone Fans, Gotta Be Mobile, PhoneArena, ReadWriteWeb, Postnoon, Pocketnow, parislemon, The Register, Android News, Rumours …, Android and Me, WebProNews and TechSpot

Shayndi Raice / Wall Street Journal:

Inside Facebook's Push to Woo Big Advertisers — After joining Facebook as vice president of marketing last year, Carolyn Everson made it her mission to win over skeptical ad executives who complained that spending on the giant social network wasn't paying off.

More: Digiday

Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch:

Pinterest Goes Big On Mobile: Rolls Out First-Ever Native iPad App, Makes Its Android Debut — In a big push to go mobile, Pinterest today rolled out an all-new update to its iOS app, Version 2.0. This includes an all-new version of Pinterest customized for the iPad.

More: CNET, VentureBeat, The Verge, NYT Bits, The Next Web, AllThingsD, Reuters, Oh, How Pinteresting!, GigaOM and Mashable!. Tweets: @alexia

Jake Smith / 9to5Mac:

Sprint drops iPhone price further offering a $100 gift card with purchase of $149 iPhone 4S — From 9to5Toys.com: Sprint today dropped the price of the iPhone 4S yet again. The nation's third-largest carrier now offers a free $100 American Express Reward Card (ships in 8-10 weeks) …

More: eWeek, IntoMobile, 9to5Toys, iDownloadBlog.com, CNET, MacRumors and Edible Apple

Gregory Ferenstein / TechCrunch:

Khan Academy Launches The Future of Computer Science Education — As educators struggle to motivate more students to take up technology-related majors, breakout online education startup, Khan Academy, has a novel approach. “Computer Science is an intensely creative field,” says Shantanu Sinha …

More: John Resig

Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:

Deals fatigue? Groupon stock 27 percent down — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groupon's stock is 27 percent cheaper Tuesday, but that doesn't make it a bargain. — Its stock fell to an all-time low as analysts slashed targets and ratings on the online deals company after it reported its first-ever quarter …

More: Reuters, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, New Jersey Online, Reuters and Wired. Tweets: @rahulsood

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook Tries Letting Pages Show News Feed Ads To Non-Fans — Facebook seems determined to impress investors, as today it begins testing an aggressive web and mobile news feed ad unit that lets Pages pay to show their posts to people who didn't subscribe to them.

More: The Verge, CNET, Inside Facebook, Gawker, Marketing Land, MediaPost, AllThingsD and AdExchanger. Thanks:@gallagherbilly

Lance Whitney / CNET:

Steve Jobs' Palo Alto home robbed by clueless thief — The late Apple co-founder's home was burglarized by an alleged thief who didn't even seem to know whose home he was robbing. — The late Steve Jobs — The Palo Alto home of the late Steve Jobs was robbed on July 17 of more than $60,000 …

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Uber Hit With Cease And Desist In Boston, Promises To Continue “Full Speed Ahead” — Uber is facing heat from yet another city it operates in, this time receiving a cease and desist letter in Boston. On its blog today, Uber revealed that the letter came from the Division of Standards …

More: The Verge, CNET, Uber Blog, Techdirt and The Next Web

Tweets: @cdixon, @sacca and @bfeld

Josh Halliday / Guardian:

Surfthechannel owner sentenced to four years over piracy — Anton Vickerman, whose surfthechannel.com had 400,000 users a day, sentenced on two counts of conspiracy to defraud — A 38-year-old Briton who made £35,000 a month through a website that linked to pirated copies of films …

More: CNET, BBC, Techdirt, paidContent, Business Insider, VentureBeat, Softpedia News, ZeroPaid.com and TorrentFreak

Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

Microsoft temporarily suspends new Windows Phone apps amidst download bugs — Microsoft is in the midst of what it says is a major backend overhaul to the infrastructure for the Windows Phone Store (neé Windows Phone Marketplace). Apparently there have been some bumps in the road …

More: Engadget, The Windows Blog, CNET, GeekWire, Windows Phone Blog and PhoneNews.com

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Nielsen: More Teens Now Listen To Music Through YouTube Than Any Other Source — According to Nielsen's latest “Music 360” report, 48% of consumers in the U.S. still see radio as the dominant way to discover new music. For almost two-thirds of U.S. teenagers, however …

More: CNET, Daring Fireball, Worldwide, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Mac and Gizmodo

Scott Stein / CNET:

PlayStation Mobile still aims to take on iOS, Android games — Sony's PlayStation Mobile still promises to loosen up the PlayStation brand with added partnerships with Asus and Wikipad, but it isn't a wide-open platform yet. — Despite Sony's focus on mobile games via the PlayStation Vita …

More: Engadget, Reuters, SlashGear, Gotta Be Mobile and BGR

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