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August 18, 2012, 1:40 AM

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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Confirmed: OnLive's assets sold to another company  —  This report was filed on the scene, from OnLive headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.  —  In the face of a myriad of rumors and conflicting reports this morning, the pioneering cloud gaming service OnLive confirmed today that its assets have been sold to a new, still unnamed company.
Michael McWhertor / The Verge:
OnLive reportedly hit with mass layoffs, possibly filing for bankruptcy (updated)  —  Cloud-gaming company OnLive is closing down, according to veteran video game developer Brian Fargo, who says he's received emails for former employees warning of the company's demise.
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Google's Motorola Files New Case Against Apple At ITC  —  Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Motorola Mobility unit said it filed a new patent-infringement claim today against Apple Inc. (AAPL) that could result in a ban on U.S. imports of devices including the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.
Paul Haddad / Tapbots:
DON'T PANIC  —  There's been a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt generated by Twitter's latest announcement.  I wanted to let everyone know that the world isn't ending, Tweetbot for Mac is coming out soon, Tweetbot for iOS isn't going anywhere.  So sit down, grab a towel and let's go over some of these API changes.
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Hey, Twitter — shouldn't it be about the users?  —  As expected, Twitter on Thursday released new restrictions on how third-party apps and services can make use of the network — including caps on how much data they can access and strict requirements for how tweets must be displayed.
pod2g / pod2g's iOS blog:
Never trust SMS: iOS text spoofing  —  I mentioned it on twitter a few days ago, I found a flaw in iOS that I consider to be severe, while it does not involve code execution.  I am pretty confident that other security researchers already know about this hole, and I fear some pirates as well.
Chris Ziegler / The Verge:
Exclusive: HP creates Mobility division to focus on consumer tablets, hires Nokia's ex-MeeGo boss Alberto Torres to run it  —  We've just been tipped to a memo circulated internally by HP's Todd Bradley — who runs the company's recently-merged Printing and Personal Systems Group …
Mat Honan / Wired:
How I Resurrected My Digital Life After an Epic Hacking  —  The team at DriveSavers who recovered data from a wiped MacBook Air laptop.  From the left, John Christopher, Phillip Reynolds, Ron Powell, Angel Ortiz, and Joseph Novoa.  Not pictured: Phil Baca.  —  When my data died, it was the cloud that killed it.
More: Ars TechnicaTweets: @mat
Chris Ziegler / The Verge:
AT&T only allowing FaceTime over cellular on Mobile Share plans, no extra charge  —  AT&T has cleared the air this afternoon on its policies for FaceTime over cellular, saying that a Mobile Share plan will be required to use it — but it won't incur an extra charge apart from normal data usage.
Brad Molen / Engadget:
Motorola schedules press event for September 5th, dubs it the 'day's main event'  —  September 5th is going to be a pretty busy day, by the looks of it.  While we'll likely get to see a few Windows Phone 8 devices in Nokia's Lumia lineup in the morning, Motorola has scheduled a Save the Date for the afternoon.
Los Angeles Times:
Is Mark Zuckerberg in over his hoodie as Facebook CEO?  —  Facebook's stock price slide has raised doubts about Mark Zuckerberg's role as CEO.  Some say he should hand the reins to a more seasoned executive.  —  Restless investors blame Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for several missteps …
Pamela Parker / Marketing Land:
Google Changes Smallest, But All-Pervasive, Element Of Brand Identity - The Favicon  —  It's such a small thing — only 16 pixels by 16 pixels — but, when folks are browsing along day-to-day, the favicon is how they find the browser tab that has Google.com open, or the favorite link to Google.
Tweets: @adnysThanks:@matthoffnerd
Alistair Barr / Reuters:
PayPal could heat up mobile payments race if McDonald's test pays off  —  (Reuters) - PayPal is in the early stages of what may be a blockbuster mobile payments deal with McDonald's Corp, the world's biggest hamburger chain.  —  McDonald's is testing a mobile payments service featuring PayPal at 30 of its restaurants in France.
More: Gizmodo
Ian King / Bloomberg:
Lenovo's Says RT Tablets Up To $300 Cheaper Than Win 8  —  Lenovo Group Ltd. (992), the world's second-biggest maker of personal computers, said new devices based on Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows RT software will cost $200 to $300 less than competing products using Windows 8 software.
Robert McMillan / Wired:
Data Centers: Facebook Will Ice Backup Data in ‘Sub-Zero’ Building  —  Facebook will house its new breed of storage servers next to this Prineville, Ore. data center.  Photo: Pete Erickson/Wired  —  We now know what Facebook is up to in Sub Zero — the mini data center it's building right beside …

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