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September 1, 2012, 12:10 AM

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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: Macgasm, Forbes, CNET, The Verge, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, Engadget, 9to5Google, ZDNet, Digits, Gizmodo and Tech Trader Daily

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: digitaltrends.com, BGR, parislemon, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, Neowin, PhoneArena, Gizmodo UK, Gotta Be Mobile, AppleInsider and The Next Web. 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.

More: CNET, Gotta Be Mobile, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, Gizmodo and Pocket-lint

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: The Verge, digitaltrends.com, TechnoBuffalo, VentureBeat, Mashable!, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Engadget, everythingiCafe and iClarified

Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:

Apple adds Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note to amended ‘Galaxy Nexus’ complaint — Apple on Friday filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, adding the Galaxy S III to its original claims of patent infringement against a number of Samsung smartphones and tablets.

More: Reuters, AllThingsD, CNET, Engadget, The Verge and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @hunterwalk

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: Gizmodo, The Verge, Open webOS Blog, NYT Bits, TechnoBuffalo, IntoMobile, PhoneArena, 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 …

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

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

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

More: BGR, digitaltrends.com, AppleInsider, WebProNews, Ars Technica, Macgasm, PC Magazine and MacDailyNews

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.

More: Engadget. Tweets: @hunterwalk

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: Bloomberg, eMarketer, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Tech Trader Daily, Ars Technica and Marketing Pilgrim

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

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, iPhone, 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, Macgasm, MacNN and App Advice. Tweets: @parislemon

Arnold Kim / MacRumors:

Video Demo of What a 4" iPhone Screen Looks Like in Action — The biggest change in the rumored new iPhone is the increase in screen size from 3.5" to 4". As we've seen in numerous part leaks, the new iPhone screen will be taller, but not wider. This will give the new device a resolution …

More: BGR, PhoneArena, Redmond Pie, iDownloadBlog.com, Gotta Be Mobile, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechnoBuffalo and Touch Arcade

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.

More: everythingiCafe, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors and App Advice

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.

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, The Register, digitaltrends.com, Business Insider, Marketing Land, ZDNet, NBC Bay Area, Inside Facebook, VentureBeat, Neowin and Ars Technica

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 …

More: googlefiberblog.blogspot.com, GigaOM, TPM IdeaLab and TechPresident

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

Enigmax / TorrentFreak:

Major Cyberlocker Filesonic Goes Offline After Traffic Plummets — In the wake of the January shutdown of Megaupload, many of the Internet's leading cyberlocker services changed their business models in the hope they could avoid a similar fate. — One such site, Hong Kong-based Filesonic …

More: ZDNet, BBC and Softpedia News

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