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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 …
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| 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.| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Apple launches new app and iTunes content infringement, copyright claims tools — Apple has revamped several forms and tools on its site that developers or content producers can use to submit copyright claims for their apps or content. The form to submit disputes based on apps is a brand new one … | 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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| 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: |
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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.
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| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon Is Developing Ad-Supported Tablet Computer — Amazon.com Inc. is planning an advertising-supported tablet computer that will be priced lower than similar models, according to people involved in discussions on the device. — The new device would come at a discount to tablets without …
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| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
| 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, Pocketnow, My Nokia Blog, The Droid Guy, Pocket-lint, TechnoBuffalo, Phones Review, Know Your Mobile, PhoneArena and PhoneArena. Tweets: @football4pda
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| 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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| 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.| 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.| 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.| 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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Droid Life, Computerworld and Inquirer
| Paul Haddad / Tapbots: |
Tweetbot for Mac Beta (sort of) — If you launched Tweetbot for Mac and ended up on this page, please read this. — A lot of our Tweetbot for Mac Alpha users have worried about what's going to happen to them now that the Alpha has been pulled. A few folks have suggested that we release …
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The Next Web and 9to5Mac
| 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 … | Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat: |
Facebook is letting developers reach users through notifications — Faebook apps just got a new way to reach out and touch ya: customized, real-time notifications. This is great news for app developers, because they can turn on notifications for any user that has authorized the app; no new permissions are required.
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Inside Social Games, The Verge, The Next Web, CNET and Facebook Developer Blog
| 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, The Verge, LAPTOP Magazine, CNET, Engadget, The Verge and The Verge
| Brendan Sasso / Hillicon Valley: |
FCC to review how it measures competition — The Federal Communications Commission could overhaul the way it measures competition in the wireless industry. — A senior FCC official told The Hill that Chairman Julius Genachowski plans to circulate an order with the other commissioners next week …
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ZDNet, Engadget and DSLreports
| Jessica Wohl / Reuters: |
Exclusive: Walmart tests iPhone “Scan & Go” feature — (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is testing a “Scan & Go” system that would allow shoppers to scan items using their iPhones and then quickly pay at a self-checkout counter. — If the test by the world's largest retailer is successful …
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