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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 …

More: ZDNet, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, Engadget, 9to5Google, Tech Trader Daily, Digits and CNET

CNET:

Kindle Fire won't go big to take on iPad — Amazon will next week announce two 7-inch Kindle Fire models, one with new hardware and the other an updated version of the original, CNET has learned. — Amazon plans to double down on the 7-inch tablet market with two new Kindle Fire models, CNET has learned.

More: parislemon, Gizmodo, The Verge, The Next Web, TechnoBuffalo, Gotta Be Mobile and The Register. Tweets: @cnetnews. Thanks:@rogerwcheng

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: LAPTOP Magazine, SiliconANGLE, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, TechSpot, Technolog, iPad in Canada Blog, Business Insider, FierceWireless, Gizmodo UK, MacRumors, Geek.com, MobileSyrup.com, The Tech Report, CNET, The Verge and Pocket-lint

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

More: Bloomberg and Deal Journal

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 …

More: GigaOM, CNET, MacNN, Techie Buzz, iDownloadBlog.com and 9to5Mac. Thanks:@panzer

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Chomp-Inspired iOS 6 App Store Redesign Could Impact Long Tail Of App Developers

More: Ars Technica, Jailbreak Nation, AppleInsider, WebProNews and MacDailyNews

Jake Smith / 9to5Mac:

App Store updated within iOS 6: new search result layout, Genius recommendations turned on and more (video)

More: PC Magazine, iLounge, Macgasm, Redmond Pie, Search Engine Land, GigaOM, VentureBeat, Business Insider and App Advice

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.

More: NYT Bits, Open webOS Blog, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, TechnoBuffalo, IntoMobile, VentureBeat, Engadget, Electronista, Liliputing and SlashGear

Jessica Wohl / Reuters:

Exclusive: Walmart tests iPhone app checkout feature — (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is testing a system that would allow shoppers to scan items using their iPhones and then pay at a self-checkout counter, a move that could trim checkout times and slash costs for retailers.

More: Engadget, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, MacRumors, Reuters, Mashable!, everythingiCafe and iClarified

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Exclusive: HTC Windows Phone 8 handsets to include Beats Audio — HTC's upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices will include Beats audio, we have learned. Sources close to HTC's Windows Phone plans have confirmed the addition, with the HTC Accord — a 4.3-inch Windows Phone 8 handset — set to be the first HTC device with the functionality.

More: BGR, WMPoweruser, Pocketables, LiveSide.net, PhoneArena, PC Magazine, IntoMobile, TechnoBuffalo and Pocketnow

Tom Warren / The Verge:

HTC ‘Accord’ Windows Phone 8 image leaked, reportedly includes 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor

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

Bloomberg:

New Motorola Phone Is Said To Have Edge-To-Edge Screen — Motorola Mobility's next mobile phone, due to be unveiled at an event with Verizon Wireless next week, will feature an edge-to-edge screen and work with LTE networks, a person familiar with the product said.

More: Gizmodo and TechCrunch

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: Wired, The Verge, Inside Facebook, NBC Bay Area, ZDNet, Business Insider, Facebook, Marketing Land, VentureBeat, Ars Technica and Neowin

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.

More: CNET, Ars Technica, everythingiCafe, DailyTech, InvestorPlaceGadgets …, MacNN, The Verge, Engadget, MacRumors and iClarified. See also Mediagazer

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.

More: Computerworld, Geek.com, BGR, Gizmodo UK, The Verge, 9to5Mac and Gizmodo

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Facebook Stock Hits A New Low, Now Down More Than 50% Since IPO — Facebook's stock just hit a new low and has now lost more than 50% of its value since the social network's IPO in May. This new record low comes after analyst firm BMO Capital Markets cut its price estimate on the company's shares from $25 to $15 today.

More: Guardian, CNET, eMarketer, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE and Tech Trader Daily

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: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Betabeat, NYT Bits, SC Magazine and The Verge

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 …

More: The Next Web, 9to5Mac, iPhone, Redmond Pie and App Advice

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: VentureBeat, The Next Web, Media Decoder, The Verge, LAPTOP Magazine, Softpedia News and Inquirer

Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat:

Facebook's letting developers reach users through notifications (updated) — [UPDATE]: We've just been told by a Facebook spokesperson that app notifications will not be pushed to mobile, nor will they appear in the notifications section of the mobile app. “However, app notifications …

More: VatorNews, AllFacebook, Inside Social Games, The Verge and The Next Web

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 …

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