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September 10, 2012, 2:25 PM

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Red Tape:

EXCLUSIVE: The real source of Apple device IDs leaked by Anonymous last week — BlueToad.com's CEO, Paul DeHart talks with NBC's Kerry Sanders about a security breach at the company. — NBC's Kerry Sanders — A small Florida publishing company says the million-record database …

Jordan Golson / MacRumors:

Blue Toad Publishing Company Admits Stolen ‘FBI’ UDIDs Came From Them

More: PC Magazine and Betabeat

Jason Schreier / Kotaku:

Valve Is Bringing Steam To Your TV Today. Watch Out, Consoles. — Today, Valve will launch the beta of Big Picture mode, a version of Steam designed for your television. That's right. The de facto central hub of PC gaming is now designed to run while you're lounging in your living room—and with a controller, no less.

More: Forbes, Ars Technica, GeekWire, WebProNews, Mashable!, BuzzFeed, SlashGear, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, VG247, Engadget, Blue's News and gameinformer.com. Tweets: @gamespot

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Instagram is coming to Windows Phone, spotted in Nokia video — Instagram, a popular photo sharing app for iOS and Android, is heading to Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. We're hearing from sources familiar with Microsoft's Windows Phone plans that an Instagram app will be made available …

More: The Next Web, Business Insider, PetaPixel, Gotta Be Mobile and WMPoweruser

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

HP introduces new Apple iMac — Hewlett Packard has a long and rich history of innovation in Silicon Valley. As one of the first major computer companies to set down roots there, it has ties with nearly every maker to come after it, even Apple. Founder Steve Jobs famously contacted Bill Hewlett directly …

More: MacDailyNews, Marco.org, Curious Rat and Business Insider

Tweets: @stroughtonsmith and @charlesarthur

Bonnie Cha / AllThingsD:

HP Previews Windows 8 All-in-One PCs With NFC, Touchscreens

More: Computerworld, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Inquirer, HP, PC Magazine, VentureBeat, Pulse2 Technology …, PC World, Electronista, Pocket-lint, The Loop, Macgasm, digitaltrends.com, ZDNet, ZDNet, Windows 8 Beta, The Verge, Mashable!, Gizmodo, CNET and BGR. Tweets: @rahulsood

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

T-Mobile Launches Big Push to Get Customers to Bring Their Own iPhone — Like a host with an empty wine cellar, T-Mobile is throwing a party but encouraging guests to bring their own bottle. Or, in this case, to bring their own iPhone. — This week, the No. 4 U.S. carrier is kicking off …

More: The Verge, ZDNet, BGR, 9to5Mac, GeekWire, Engadget, CNET, everythingiCafe, Know Your Cell, GigaOM, VentureBeat, IntoMobile and iDownloadBlog.com

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

“I Never Wanted To Be An Entrepreneur” Says Jack Dorsey — “... I wanted to be Bruce Lee. I wanted to be a sailor. I wanted to be a tailor. I wanted to craft products and share with others.” — Speaking today at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Jack Dorsey took the audience through …

More: TechCrunch, Forbes, VentureBeat, GigaOM, Business Insider, CNET, TechCrunch and TechCrunch

Adam Ewing / Bloomberg:

Nokia to Conduct Ethics Review Into Misleading Ad Video — Nokia Oyj (NOK), the smartphone maker trying to revive sales with new devices unveiled last week, said an ethics officer will conduct a review into why the company published misleading marketing materials for the products.

More: VentureBeat, eWeek, Computerworld, CNET, The Droid Guy, Pocketnow, PhoneArena, Nokiapoweruser, memeburn, MobileSyrup.com, Forbes, The Next Web, The Register, FierceWireless, Datamation.com and PC World

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft goes public with plans for 32 holiday pop-up stores — Summary: Microsoft plans to open 32 holiday pop-up brick-and-mortar stores some time this fall. — Microsoft officials have gone public with the full list of its planned 32 holiday pop-up brick-and-mortar stores.

More: The Verge, GeekWire, Gizmodo and AllThingsD

New York Times:

Google Charges Retailers to Appear on Shopping Site — Whether you are looking to buy a power tool or neon jeans online, chances are you start your search on Google or Amazon.com. But which one? — Behind the scenes, the two companies are waging a war to become the pre-eminent online mall.

More: Forbes, WebProNews and Hillicon Valley

Ann Zimmerman / Wall Street Journal:

Toys ‘R’ Us Rolls Out Its Own Tablet — In a bid to battle the “showrooming” phenomenon that is hurting big-box retailers, Toys “R” Us Inc. is expected to disclose Monday that it plans to sell a proprietary tablet designed for children. — The $149.99 Tabeo will be available only at Toys …

More: LAPTOP Magazine, TRU Press Releases, CNET, PC Magazine, digitaltrends.com, VentureBeat, Reuters, Gizmodo, Mashable!, 9to5Google, WebProNews, WebProNews, I4U News, Phones Review, GamesIndustry International, InvestorPlaceGadgets …, Engadget and ZDNet

Ashlee Vance / Business Week:

The Startups on San Francisco's Billionaire's Row — In a city full of weird and wonderful thoroughfares, Broadway Street remains one of San Francisco's finest. It begins at the water's edge and runs past the Financial District, the strip clubs and Italian eateries of North Beach, and the eclectic mix of stores in bustling Chinatown.

More: Betabeat. Thanks:@steverubel

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Amazon updates its Kindle Mac app, adds support for gestures, new Kindle 8 format and more — Following the announcement of its new Kindle e-reader and tablet line-up at the end of last week, Amazon has pushed live a new update for its Kindle Mac app, adding support for Lion gestures …

More: PC Magazine, GadgeTell, TUAW, Mashable!, The Verge, Macgasm, CNET, Engadget and Softpedia News

Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:

Amazon Expanding In-App Purchases to Include the Sale and Delivery of Physical Goods — In what is one of the best demonstrations of Amazon's tablet and commerce businesses coming together, the company is letting developers sell physical goods inside of their games with one click.

More: Allen Weiner, Android Phone Fans and Pocketnow

Klint Finley / TechCrunch:

GoDaddy Outage Takes Down Millions Of Sites — According to many customers, sites hosted by major web host and domain registrar GoDaddy are down. According to the official GoDaddy Twitter account the company is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it.

Tweets: @godaddy and @anonopslegion

Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:

HP revises restructuring figures; now cutting 29,000 jobs — Summary: Computer maker HP will cut 29,000 jobs — an increase on its first estimate — as the firm continues to cut back on costs as it falls down the PC building market share rankings. — Zack Whittaker

More: Engadget, Associated Press, AllThingsD, Mashable! and Datamation.com

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

180 Out Of 202 Kansas City ‘Fiberhoods’ Reach Their Google Fiber Pre-Registration Goals — Two weeks ago, things didn't look so great for Google Fiber, but after a last-minute push, 180 out of the 202 ‘fiberhoods’ in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri managed to reach Google's goals …

More: Engadget, DSLreports, ExtremeTech, PC Magazine, googlefiberblog.blogspot.co.uk, Technology Liberation Front, CNET, New York Times, DailyTech, WebProNews, Gadgetopia, The Verge, Mashable!, Pulse2 Technology … and Softpedia News. Thanks:@fredericl

Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal:

Alibaba's New Goal: Taking On Android — HANGZHOU, China—While the technology industry is closely watching Apple Inc.'s patent war against rivals using Google Inc.'s Android mobile operating system, China already has homegrown software that is trying to take on Android in the country's fast-growing smartphone market.

More: SiliconANGLE, CNET, The Next Web, Pulse2 Technology …, ZDNet and The Droid Guy

Melanie Lee / Reuters:

China's Alibaba to pass Amazon, eBay in transaction value: executive

More: memeburn, Mashable! and Tech in Asia

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Following controversies, Apple retail chief John Browett rallies troops ahead of ‘brilliant stuff’ in Q1 — Browett at an Apple Store opening (IFO Apple Store on Flickr) — John Browett, Apple's new Senior Vice President of Retail, has been the source of controversy in the Apple retail space as of late.

More: CNET

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