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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 …
| 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.| 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, which is software currently only available to those a part of Apple's Developer Program, scored a nice little update this evening.
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PC Magazine, Search Engine Land, GigaOM, VentureBeat, Business Insider, WebProNews, Macgasm, iLounge, CNET, Redmond Pie and App Advice
| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
| Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal: |
Production of iPhone Screens Delayed at Sharp — Japan's Sharp Corp. hasn't started mass producing screens for Apple Inc.'s next iPhone, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday, signaling potential supply problems for the U.S. company as it gears up to unveil its next-generation smartphone next month.
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Facebook Goes Gunning for Zombie “Likes” — Facebook is a ginormous site whose primary currency is “Likes.” So, of course, it has a counterfeit “Like” problem. — Now Mark Zuckerberg and company say they've figured out how to crack down on zombie “Likes,” via “automated efforts” that will zap the bogus ones.
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| 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 … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
HP Launches The Beta Release Of Open WebOS — Gone are the days of HP's TouchPad and Palm ambitions, but HP is moving ahead with its plans to make webOS, it beleaguered mobile operating system, live on as open-source supported platform. Today it's launching the beta release.
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| 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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| Paul M. Barrett / Business Week: |
| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
Software Meant to Fight Crime Is Used to Spy on Dissidents — SAN FRANCISCO — Morgan Marquis-Boire works as a Google engineer and Bill Marczak is earning a Ph.D. in computer science. But this summer, the two men have been moonlighting as detectives, chasing an elusive surveillance tool from Bahrain across five continents.| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Apple, publishers offer EU e-book antitrust concessions: source — (Reuters) - Apple and four major publishers will allow retailers such as Amazon to sell e-books at a discount for two years in a bid to end an EU antitrust investigation and stave off possible fines, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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| Lance Whitney / CNET: |
Grooveshark app yanked from Google Play yet again — The Android music app has again been removed from Google's online store after recently being reinstated. — Grooveshark has been on a roller coaster ride at the Google Play store. — The Android music app is once again …
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
Samsung smuggles new Series 9 prototype into IFA: 2,560 x 1,440 on a matte display (hands-on) — Well, this sneaked up on us. Close to the end of the first official open-floor day at IFA, Samsung managed to eke out yet another product we want to get our hands on, soonish.| Zachary Lutz / Engadget: |
50GB free Dropbox service confirmed for Samsung Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera — Good news, storage junkies: Dropbox and Samsung have renewed their vows with a deal that'll provide 50GB of free storage for two years to owners of the new Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera.
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Computerworld, Inquirer and Gizmodo UK
| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Purported Nokia Lumia 820, 920 Pureview pics arrive on Twitter — Our old friend, the @evleaks Twitter account is back, claiming that it's gotten the first official shots of Nokia's Lumia 820 and 920 with Pureview. The terse tweets claim that the 820 is a 4.3-inch handset … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
HTC ‘Accord’ Windows Phone 8 image leaked, reportedly includes 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor — HTC is preparing three Windows Phone 8 devices for release this year, and one of them — the HTC Accord — appears to have leaked in an image render today. Posted on Twitter by XDA-Developers member Football …
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BGR, The Verge, Pocketnow, LiveSide.net, The Droid Guy, My Nokia Blog, Pocket-lint, TechnoBuffalo, Phones Review, Know Your Mobile, PhoneArena and PhoneArena. Tweets: @football4pda
| Jeff Blagdon / The Verge: |
Plex announces $3.99 monthly service, new web client — The popular media server app Plex is getting a significant update, and for the first time giving its users the option of a paid tier of service. Subscribers to the $3.99-a-month PlexPass will get early access to new features, starting with an all-new, faster web client.
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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 … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Lenovo fires off its salvo of laptops and desktops for Windows 8 — Lenovo, the world's second-largest PC maker, is launching a series of Windows 8 laptops and all-in-one desktops today that balance typical computer features with a taste of a touchscreen user interface.
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The Windows Blog, LAPTOP Magazine, The Verge, The Verge, Engadget, CNET and The Verge
| Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD: |
Zynga Hires a New Executive to Lead Online Gambling Ambitions — Zynga has added some firepower to its online gambling ambitions. — AllThingsD has learned that Maytal Ginzburg is joining Zynga as the company's chief operating officer in charge of new markets, according to her LinkedIn profile.
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Betabeat, VentureBeat and GamesIndustry International
| 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.Sponsor Posts
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