Techmeme: Could Apple and Google Be Headed for Detente Instead of Thermonuclear War? (AllThingsD)

August 31, 2012, 6:55 AM

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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 …

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 …

More: CNET, Phones Review, Pocket-lint, Mashable!, TechnoBuffalo, Technology Review, SlashGear, parislemon, Gizmodo, IntoMobile and Gizmodo UK

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.

AllThingsD:

Could Apple and Google Be Headed for Detente Instead of Thermonuclear War?

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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 …

More: parislemon, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, App Advice, Electricpig.co.uk, iPad in Canada Blog and MacRumors

Tweets: @marcoarment and @johnolilly

Tim Culpan / Bloomberg:

Apple Said To Use AU Optronics, LG Display Screens In Mini IPad — Apple Inc. (AAPL) will use screens from AU Optronics Corp. (2409) and LG Display Co. (034220) for a smaller version of the iPad to be released in October, according to four people familiar with the plans.

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.

More: Computerworld, Reuters, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, CNET, AllThingsD, Associated Press, Engadget, FOSS Patents, ZDNet, The Verge, BBC, iDownloadBlog.com, SlashGear, The Next Web, Sammy Hub and 9to5Mac

Paul M. Barrett / Business Week:

Apple vs. Samsung: The Longer View

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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.

More: TechnoBuffalo, Softpedia News, App Advice, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, MacRumors and MacNN

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Windows Phone 8 to include Kid's Corner, a separate Start screen for parental control — Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system will include a Kid's Corner option that provides a unique parental control feature to the company's mobile handsets. Kid's Corner, previously known as Kid's Zone …

More: TechCrunch, LiveSide.net, The Register, TechEye, Engadget, BGR, eWeek, We Love Windows Phone .HK, TechnoBuffalo, The Next Web, Pocket-lint, WMPoweruser, Gizmodo UK and PhoneArena

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.

More: GigaOM, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, ITworld.com, TechSpot, WebProNews and Gizmodo

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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 …

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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Facebook To Roll Out Email- and Phone Number-Based Ad Targeting Next Week — Facebook will be launching new features next week that allow advertisers to target their ads to customers based on contact information that the advertiser has already collected. It's a way for businesses to connect …

More: SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Inside Facebook, VentureBeat, AllThingsD, Gizmodo, CNET and Screenwerk

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.

More: Mashable! and Twitter Blog. Tweets: @alexisohanian

James Grimmelmann / Ars Technica:

Why Johnny can't stream: How video copyright went insane — Suppose I could offer you a choice of two technologies for watching TV online. Behind Door Number One sits a free-to-watch service that uses off-the-shelf technology and that buffers just enough of each show to put the live stream on the Internet.

Liat Clark / Wired.co.uk:

Shenzhen minimum wage rise could impact tech product costs worldwide — Shenzhen, where some of China's largest electronics manufacturers are located, looks set to have its minimum wage hiked by 13.3 percent from 2013, in a move that could cause a ripple effect across the world's major technology companies.

More: The Register, MacNN and Tech in Asia

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 …

More: PC World, Technology Review, AllThingsD, SiliconANGLE and The Verge. Thanks:@leenarao

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 …

More: Benjamin Mayo, Macgasm, iDownloadBlog.com and Cult of Mac. Thanks:@zee

Billy Gallagher / TechCrunch:

Stanford Creates Vice Provost For Online Learning To “Fundamentally Reshape Education” — Stanford University announced the creation of an Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning today, appointing computer science professor John Mitchell as the office's inaugural head.

More: Stanford News and Stanford Daily. Thanks:@gallagherbilly

Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:

For Sharp and Hon Hai, Twist Marks Talks — SAKAI, Japan—Resting in the first-class car on a bullet train en route to checking out his latest investment, Taiwanese billionaire Terry Gou mused about the strengths—and weaknesses—of struggling Japanese electronics company Sharp Corp. …

More: Reuters, Bloomberg and Reuters

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.

More: Lifehacker, Wolfram, Tnooz, Techie Buzz, TechCrunch, heyjude.wordpress.com and Gizmodo UK

Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:

Robot cars on public roads? California says yes — Google bosses in one of the company's autonomous cars back in 2011. — Google — California legislators have sent a bill to the governor's desk that could push forward the development of autonomous cars in the Golden State.

More: The Verge, Softpedia News and ExtremeTech

Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint:

Adobe Flash Player returns to Google Play store in UK, thanks to BBC — Adobe Flash is available in the Google Play for UK Android users following pressure from a group of strategic partners including the BBC. — “Flash Player continues to be available on Google Play for users in the UK …

More: The Verge, Engadget, BBC, Develop, seen it and Eurodroid

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