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Chris Ziegler / The Verge:
This is the new Amazon Kindle Fire  —  We've just been sent a purported shot of the next Kindle Fire, Amazon's Android-based tablet that's expected to be announced next week after the current model “sold out” earlier today.  We're being told that a “pair” of Fires is likely — a 7- and a 10-incher …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Google, Apple CEOs in talks on patent issues  —  (Reuters) - Google Inc CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of intellectual property matters, including the ongoing mobile patent disputes between the companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
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  —  For much of the 1980s, Apple (AAPL) battled Microsoft (MSFT) in court, trying to prove that early versions of Windows illegally copied the look and feel of Apple's Macintosh operating system.  Steve Jobs lost that fight, a defeat that at the time seemed like an industry-defining event.
Kevin Weil / Twitter Advertising:
Interest targeting: Broaden your reach, reach the right audience  —  Twitter brings you closer: Closer to people, to world events, to professional athletes, musicians, laureates, and world leaders — whatever your interests are.  Our advertising products use this real-time interest graph …
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 …
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Apple may now be rejecting some App Store submissions if they clone icons of popular apps  —  Apple has issued at least one App Store rejection note that cites a cloned icon as its reason reports developer Benjamin Mayo.  The notice was not received in response to one of his apps …
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: Twitter Blog, Mashable! and CNET.  Tweets: @alexisohanian
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
The myth of pinch-to-zoom: how a confused media gave Apple something it doesn't own  —  In 2007, Steve Jobs stood on stage, listing the benefits of Apple's then-new iPhone touchscreen.  “You can do multi-finger gestures on it,” he said, moving his hands back and forth in the now-familiar pinch-to-zoom motion.
More: Guardian and PhoneArena.  Tweets: @daanno
Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:
Zynga Is Said To Lose Two Vice Presidents Amid Stock Tumble  —  Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) vice presidents Bill Mooney and Brian Birtwistle have departed, following other top managers amid slowing sales and a stock decline at the biggest maker of social games on Facebook Inc. (FB), a person with knowledge of the matter said.
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Robot cars on public roads?  California says yes  —  Google bosses in one of the company's autonomous cars back in 2011.  —  Google  —  California legislators have sent a bill to the governor's desk that could push forward the development of autonomous cars in the Golden State.
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Facebook's Sandberg Has Penned “Lean In” — A Book on Women and Leadership — Set for 2013 Publication  —  Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has written a book on challenges facing women in the workplace that is expected to be published next year by Knopf.  —  Titled “Lean In,” the book is not a memoir …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Wolfram Alpha launches Facebook personal analytics reports  —  Wolfram Alpha is continuing to expand into the data analytics space with a feature that will likely be more popular amongst regular users than its professional data analysis service: personal analytics reports based on Facebook.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
HR Software Maker Workday Files For $400M IPO  —  Workday, a company offering online tools for enterprises to manage human resources, payroll, and finances, just filed an S-1 form declaring its intention to raise up to $400 million in an IPO.  —  Reuters reported in July that the company …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
In Battle With Amazon, Walmart Unveils Polaris, A Semantic Search Engine For Products  —  Walmart is today unveiling a new search engine named “Polaris” which now powers Walmart.com, as well as the company's mobile web and mobile apps, and offers a 10%-15% increased likelihood that a customer …
Dana Wollman / Engadget:
Toshiba outs Satellite U945 and P845t Ultrabooks, Satellite S955 thin-and-light  —  In addition to unveiling that U925t laptop / tablet hybrid yesterday, Toshiba is announcing a few more conventional-looking PCs this week at IFA.  These new models include the Satellite U945, a low-end Ultrabook …
More: Neowin and Liliputing

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