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EXCLUSIVE: More details on LG's forthcoming Nexus — More details are starting to appear about the forthcoming LG Nexus device! Some of which are, well, rather shocking. — Although it's still not known whether it will be the ONLY Nexus to get a release, various sources are starting to fill us in on the specs.
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| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
Google, LG to unveil Nexus phone at the end of the month — CNET has confirmed that the phone will be a modified version of the Optimus G. Other handset manufacturers could also release their own Nexus phones as well. — LG will finally get its own Nexus smartphone based on its recently unveiled flagship Optimus G, CNET has learned.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Words With Friends co-creators leave Zynga — Well, this isn't going to help Zynga's stock price. — Paul and David Bettner, the creators of Zynga's enormously successful Words With Friends game and its subsequent Zynga With Friends titles, are leaving Zynga.| Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily: |
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Apple's new iOS 6 Maps support automatic offline use for a wide area — Vector maps in iOS 6 are so efficient that Apple can cache a very large surrounding area for offline browsing and GPS navigation under Airplane Mode or when traveling outside of data coverage. — Going offline with vector maps
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Apple improving 3D Flyover visuals in iOS 6 Maps — This week Apple began quietly enhancing the 3D Flyover feature of its new iOS 6 Maps application, giving users updated images with more accurate recreations. — In one example highlighted to AppleInsider by reader Sal …
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Apple remembers Steve Jobs on anniversary of his passing — A message from Tim Cook, Apple's CEO Steve's passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us. I hope that today everyone will reflect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place.
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Amazon buying Seattle HQ from Paul Allen for $1.16B — Amazon's HQ in the South Lake Union neighborhood. — This just in: Amazon.com is purchasing its existing Seattle headquarters campus in South Lake Union from Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc. for more than $1.1 billion, according to a regulatory filing just made public.
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| Joanna Stern / ABCNEWS: |
MySpace CEO Interview: ‘There is No Point To Compete with Facebook and Twitter’ — Justin Timberlake unveiled the new MySpace last week with a tweet containing a link to a video preview of the new site. In addition to a very catchy song, the video revealed a beautiful website with a clean, Pinterest-esque design.
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Blockbuster Hits Rewind on Plan to Come Back as a Netflix Rival — Billionaire Charlie Ergen is giving up on his plan to turn the once-mighty Blockbuster LLC video- store chain into a Netflix (NFLX) Inc. competitor and gadget retailer. — When Ergen's Dish Network Corp. (DISH) … | Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch: |
Twitter's Elizabeth Weil Joins Andreessen As Partner, Will Set Her Sights On Social — Andreessen Horowitz continues building its arsenal. Days after the announcement that the firm had invested $15 million in innovative hip hop annotations startup Rap Genius, we learn that it's hired Elizabeth Weil away from Twitter.
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Motorola wins German patent case against Microsoft — (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Motorola achieved a rare victory against software giant Microsoft in a patent case before a German court on Friday, the latest in a wave of patent lawsuits by technology firms fighting over market share.| Robin Wauters / The Next Web: |
The royalty squeeze: Why Spotify booked a $59m net loss on $244m in revenue in 2011 — Subscription-based online music streaming and discovery giant Spotify is suffering mounting losses as it grows bigger and aggressively eyes new markets. — That's not necessarily news, nor should it be a surprise … Sponsor Posts
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