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August 31, 2012, 12:55 PM

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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.

More: MacRumors, Business Insider, CNET, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, FierceWireless, The Verge, Geek.com, The Tech Report, Gizmodo UK, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup.com and Pocket-lint

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 …

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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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.

More: VentureBeat, GigaOM, Search Engine Land, Business Insider, CNET, Macgasm, iLounge, TechnoBuffalo, Softpedia News, Redmond Pie, App Advice, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors and Gizmodo

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Chomp-Inspired iOS 6 App Store Redesign Could Impact Long Tail Of App Developers — It appears that at least some of the innovations found in early 2012 Apple acquisition Chomp, a mobile app search and discovery platform, have made their way into the new iOS 6 App Store application.

More: Jailbreak Nation, WebProNews, AppleInsider and MacDailyNews

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.

Paul M. Barrett / Business Week:

Apple vs. Samsung: The Longer View

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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.

Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:

For Sharp and Hon Hai, Twist Marks Talks

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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.

More: Facebook, Marketing Land, Ars Technica, Business Insider, The Verge and TechCrunch

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 …

More: LAPTOP Magazine, Inquirer, The Verge, The Next Web and Softpedia News

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.

More: The Verge, NYT Bits, SC Magazine, BuzzFeed, SiliconANGLE and Tech Daily Dose

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.

More: Computerworld, Inquirer, Pocket-lint, Inquirer, Gizmodo UK, ZDNet, PhoneArena and Pulse2 Technology …

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.

More: Plex, Lifehacker, MacNN and Engadget

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 …

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: TechEye, Marketing Land, Mobile Marketing Watch, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Gizmodo UK, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, AllThingsD, Screenwerk and Gizmodo

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.

More: The Windows Blog, The Verge, LAPTOP Magazine, LAPTOP Magazine, The Verge, CNET, Engadget, CNET and The Verge

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: CNET, Twitter Blog, TechPresident and Mashable!. Tweets: @alexisohanian. See also Mediagazer

Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal:

Apple Patent Fight: Google in Cross Hairs — Apple Inc. is flexing its legal muscle more squarely at Google Inc. in another patent fight against Samsung Electronics Co. — Last week's resounding victory over Samsung in a patent trial in California mostly centered on hardware developed …

More: Fortune, Washington Post and Forbes

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: Fortune, The Next Web, TechCrunch, BGR, Engadget, LiveSide.net, The Register, TechEye, eWeek and TechnoBuffalo

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 …

More: The Verge, LiveSide.net, The Droid Guy, Pocket-lint, My Nokia Blog, TechnoBuffalo, Phones Review, Know Your Mobile, PhoneArena and PhoneArena. Tweets: @football4pda

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.

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