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September 7, 2012, 2:10 PM

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Tarmo Virki / Reuters:

Nokia to start selling make-or-break smartphone in November — (Reuters) - Nokia will start selling its new smartphone, potentially its last chance to break into the most profitable part of mobile phone market and secure its future, in November, sources at European telecoms operators said on Friday.

More: The Verge, CNET, GigaOm, Mashable!, Electronista, FierceWireless, Pocketnow, IntoMobile, Engadget, The Next Web, Inquirer, Phones Review, Neowin, SlashGear, Pocket-lint, MobileBurn.com, Pulse2 Technology … and Telegraph

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Nokia aiming to launch the Lumia 920 on November 2nd for AT&T — Nokia is aiming for a November 2nd launch of its flagship Windows Phone 8 handset in the US. Multiple sources familiar with Nokia's plans have revealed that the company is currently working with Microsoft and AT&T to complete …

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Clayton Morris / Fox News:

Apple to unveil new lineup of desktop iMacs — Get ready, because the iMacs are coming. — I've been hoping for an iMac update and it looks like my wish is about to come true! Multiple sources tell me that a new lineup of desktop machines from Apple is imminent.

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Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Amazon confirms: yes, you can opt out of ads on new Kindle Fire models — The new Kindle Fire range was barely out of the oven before Amazon drew flak for its plans to include Special Offers on the lock screen for US models. In plainer language, the tablets ship with ads built-in …

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon's Silk Browser Now Tracking User Behavior For New “Trending Now” Section...Wait, What? — Oh did you hear? Amazon announced a bunch of new Kindles yesterday. And here's another little tidbit - those devices, the Kindle Fire and Fire HD, are also getting an updated version of the Amazon Silk browser.

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Larry Dignan / ZDNet:

Amazon's gadget as a service theme: Hardware becomes irrelevant soon

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Wall Street Journal:

Apple Seeks to Create Pandora Rival — Apple Inc. is in talks to license music for a custom-radio service similar to the popular one operated by Pandora Media Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a bid by the hardware maker to expand its dominance in online music.

John Brownlee / Cult of Mac:

Pandora Shares Down 18% After Apple Reportedly Working On Own Rival Service

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Apple Wants to Build Its Own Pandora. Why?

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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:

How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of Everything — An exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world's best accurate maps. — Behind every Google Map, there is a much more complex map that's the key to your queries but hidden from your view.

More: TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, Google LatLong, 9to5Google, The Verge, BuzzFeed and Gizmodo

Miyoung Kim / Reuters:

Apple cuts memory chip order to Samsung for new iPhone: source — (Reuters) - Apple Inc has reduced its orders for memory chips for its new iPhone from key supplier and competitor Samsung Electronics Co, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

Business Week:

Meet Apple's Favorite Blogger — On a cold day in February, John Gruber traveled from his home in Philadelphia to New York City for a meeting. At a posh hotel near Central Park, the 39-year-old tech blogger was greeted by Phil Schiller, Apple's (AAPL) senior vice president for worldwide marketing.

More: Bloomberg Tech Blog, Betabeat and Business Insider. Tweets: @srikardr

Peter Bright / Ars Technica:

Where oh where is Windows Phone 8? — The Nokia Lumia 920 is amazingly yellow. — Microsoft — Two companies have now announced their Windows Phone 8 hardware. Samsung was first out of the blocks, showing off its ATIV S at IFA last month. With much fanfare, Nokia revealed its first pair …

More: Engadget, The Register, TechNet Blogs, The Next Web and Softpedia News. Tweets: @ianbeck

Michael Cieply / New York Times:

Fox to Offer Digital Movies Closer to Theatrical Release — LOS ANGELES — Fox is about to pry open the window for digital film sales. — Beginning later this month with Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller “Prometheus,” the studio plans to offer high-definition versions of its films …

More: VentureBeat, The Verge, Neowin, Engadget, WebProNews, Gizmodo and Mashable!

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

FedEx Planning for ‘Surge Volume’ Event September 21-24, Coinciding with Rumored iPhone 5 Launch Date — MacRumors has received word that FedEx is making preparations for a “surge volume” event during the period of September 21-24, coinciding with rumors of an iPhone launch in the United States …

More: VentureBeat, CNET, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Phones Review, Macgasm, SlashGear, Know Your Cell, Gotta Be Mobile, iDownloadBlog.com, everythingiCafe and iClarified

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Airlines begin integrating Passbook for mobile boarding passes ahead of iOS 6 launch — While we expect a ton of businesses to soon start integrating iOS 6′s Passbook feature for storing boarding passes, loyalty cards, coupons, etc., it appears one airline has already done so.

More: Australian Business Traveler, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com, MacNN, TUAW, Redmond Pie, AppleInsider, Macgasm, RazorianFly and iPhone

Julia Angwin / Wall Street Journal:

FBI vs. Google: The Legal Fight to Unlock Phones — A legal battle is brewing between technology companies and the U.S. government over whether law-enforcement agents have the right to obtain passwords to crack into smartphones of suspects. — Google Inc. earlier this year refused to unlock …

More: Softpedia News and Uncrunched

Nitasha Tiku / Betabeat:

Taxi & Limousine Commission Tells Uber They Can't Legally Operate a Taxi App In NYC, Uber CEO Disagrees — “We got a love letter from the TLC,” Uber CEO Travis Kalanick just told Betabeat over the phone. He was referring, sarcastically, to a statement just issued by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to …

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