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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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| 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.
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AppleInsider, parislemon, BGR, Gizmodo, The Verge, Neowin, PhoneArena, The Next Web, TechnoBuffalo and Gotta Be Mobile. Tweets: @cnetnews. Thanks:@rogerwcheng
| 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.
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| 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.
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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: |
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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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The Verge, NYT Bits, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, TechnoBuffalo, Open webOS Blog, IntoMobile, Electronista, VentureBeat, Engadget, Liliputing and SlashGear
| 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 … | 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.
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BGR, WMPoweruser, LiveSide.net, Pocketables, PhoneArena, PC Magazine, IntoMobile, TechnoBuffalo and Pocketnow
| 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 …
| 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.| 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 …
| Jeremy Horwitz / iLounge: |
New Apple connectors unavailable, third-party add-ons may miss holidays — After nine years of steady third-party accessory growth for its devices, Apple faces a potentially serious ecosystem disruption this year, multiple reliable sources have confirmed to iLounge.
| 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.| 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.
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Geek.com, Computerworld, The Verge, BGR, Gizmodo UK, 9to5Mac and Gizmodo
| Ann Zimmerman / Wall Street Journal: |
Can Electronics Stores Survive? — Is there a future for electronics specialty stores? — Not long ago, retailers such as Best Buy Co., GameStop Corp. and RadioShack Corp. were outmuscling competitors across America by offering one-stop shopping for the latest televisions, computers, videogames and gadgets.
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| 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.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
With Google Fiber Sign-Ups Behind Schedule, Google Lowers Pre-Registration Thresholds — A few days ago, Google's gigabit Fiber project in Kansas City had only reached its sign-up goals in about 50% of the city's “fiberhoods” and a number of areas were still very far away from reaching … Sponsor Posts
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Defrag Tools: WPT - Command Line — Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder, and Larry Larsen continue walking you through the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT).
Defrag Tools: WPT - Command Line — Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder, and Larry Larsen continue walking you through the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT).
Cloud Foundry:
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
Rackspace Blog:
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
Hortonworks » Blog:
Hadoop, Hadoop, Hurrah! HDP for Windows is Now GA! — Today we are very excited to announce that Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows (HDP for Windows) is now generally available and ready to support the most demanding production workloads.
Hadoop, Hadoop, Hurrah! HDP for Windows is Now GA! — Today we are very excited to announce that Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows (HDP for Windows) is now generally available and ready to support the most demanding production workloads.
Unison's blog:
“Yammer sucks” — Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).
“Yammer sucks” — Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).Who's Hiring In Tech?
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