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| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
This is the new Amazon Kindle Fire — We've just been sent a purported shot of the next Kindle Fire, Amazon's Android-based tablet that's expected to be announced next week after the current model “sold out” earlier today. We're being told that a “pair” of Fires is likely — a 7- and a 10-incher …
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See also Mediagazer| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
Exclusive: meet the Amazon Kindle with ‘Paperwhite’ backlit display — Along with one or more new Kindle Fires, we're expecting refreshed E Ink models in Amazon's e-reader line at the company's Los Angeles event next week as well. One of those appears to be a refreshed Kindle Touch …
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| Alistair Barr / Reuters: |
Exclusive: Amazon teams with Nokia, snubs Google for maps - sources — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's new Kindle Fire will have mapping services via a tie-up with Nokia Oyj, according to two people familiar with the situation, filling a gap in the tablet's capabilities while snubbing Google Inc's popular service.
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| Reuters: |
Exclusive: Google, Apple CEOs in talks on patent issues — (Reuters) - Google Inc CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of intellectual property matters, including the ongoing mobile patent disputes between the companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
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| AllThingsD: |
Could Apple and Google Be Headed for Detente Instead of Thermonuclear War? — With the Apple-Samsung trial having raised the stakes in the mobile patent wars, it appears that the two major combatants are at least willing to talk about how the hostilities might end.| Kevin Weil / Twitter Advertising: |
Interest targeting: Broaden your reach, reach the right audience — Twitter brings you closer: Closer to people, to world events, to professional athletes, musicians, laureates, and world leaders — whatever your interests are. Our advertising products use this real-time interest graph … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
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| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
| Bloomberg: |
Apple Loses Japan Patent Lawsuit Against Samsung Over Devices — Apple Inc. (AAPL) lost a patent lawsuit in Japan as a Tokyo judge ruled that Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones and tablet computers didn't infringe on an Apple invention in the most recent decision of a global dispute.
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9to5Mac, The Next Web, Engadget and Reuters
| Andrew Wallenstein / Variety: |
HBO cuts the cord for international launch — Nordic region won't need pay-TV subscription to get net — HBO will make the Nordic region the first market where its programming will be available to consumers without requiring that they have a pay-TV subscription.
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GigaOM, VentureBeat, ITworld.com, TechSpot, WebProNews, parislemon, Gizmodo and Ars Technica
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See also Mediagazer| Jake Smith / 9to5Mac: |
App Store updated within iOS 6: new search result layout, Genius recommendations turned on and more (video) — The App Store on iOS 6 beta, software currently available to those a part of Apple's Developer Program, has scored a nice little update this evening.
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MacRumors, Gizmodo and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Robert Hof / Forbes: |
Poof! $1 Billion Slashed From 2012 Facebook Revenue Forecast — Facebook's revenues, particularly from advertising, won't grow as fast as expected this year, according to a revised forecast from market researcher eMarketer. — EMarketer today said the No. 1 social network … | Devindra Hardawar / VentureBeat: |
Clint Eastwood's baffling RNC speech leads @InvisibleObama Twitter to hit 20K followers in 40 minutes — Not-so-surprise speaker Clint Eastwood gave a strange address at the Republican National Convention tonight, where he spent much of the time talking to an empty chair that was supposed to symbolize President Obama.| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Apple may now be rejecting some App Store submissions if they clone icons of popular apps — Apple has issued at least one App Store rejection note that cites a cloned icon as its reason reports developer Benjamin Mayo. The notice was not received in response to one of his apps … | Marco Arment / Marco.org: |
Predicting the “iPad Mini” internals — I saw two curious entries in Instapaper's device stats today: one iPad2,5 and one iPad2,6. — These device models, as reported by the OS, could be faked by a jailbreaker with enough free time. But I've never had a device show up there that didn't end …
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Wolfram Alpha launches Facebook personal analytics reports — Wolfram Alpha is continuing to expand into the data analytics space with a feature that will likely be more popular amongst regular users than its professional data analysis service: personal analytics reports based on Facebook.
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TechCrunch, Lifehacker, Wolfram, heyjude.wordpress.com, Gizmodo UK and WebProNews
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
The myth of pinch-to-zoom: how a confused media gave Apple something it doesn't own — In 2007, Steve Jobs stood on stage, listing the benefits of Apple's then-new iPhone touchscreen. “You can do multi-finger gestures on it,” he said, moving his hands back and forth in the now-familiar pinch-to-zoom motion.| Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg: |
Zynga Is Said To Lose Two Vice Presidents Amid Stock Tumble — Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) vice presidents Bill Mooney and Brian Birtwistle have departed, following other top managers amid slowing sales and a stock decline at the biggest maker of social games on Facebook Inc. (FB), a person with knowledge of the matter said.
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
HR Software Maker Workday Files For $400M IPO — Workday, a company offering online tools for enterprises to manage human resources, payroll, and finances, just filed an S-1 form declaring its intention to raise up to $400 million in an IPO. — Reuters reported in July that the company …
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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Facebook's Sandberg Has Penned “Lean In” — A Book on Women and Leadership — Set for 2013 Publication — Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has written a book on challenges facing women in the workplace that is expected to be published next year by Knopf. — Titled “Lean In,” the book is not a memoir …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
In Battle With Amazon, Walmart Unveils Polaris, A Semantic Search Engine For Products — Walmart is today unveiling a new search engine named “Polaris” which now powers Walmart.com, as well as the company's mobile web and mobile apps, and offers a 10%-15% increased likelihood that a customer … | Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Lenovo's new S-series laptops bridge the ultrabook-netbook gap, starting at $499 (hands-on pictures) — Not so long ago, Lenovo's S-series stood for inexpensive, underpowered netbooks. That seems to have changed: Lenovo's new IdeaPad S300, S400 and S405 are still fairly budget-friendly machines …
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