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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Eric Schmidt Can't Wait for Self-Driving Cars, Won't Predict When Google Maps Come Back to Apple  —  You wanted new news from Eric Schmidt about the state of the Apple-Google war?  So did all of us.  But the Google chairman was mostly mum on that subject.  He was happy, however …
Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Eric Schmidt: Android-Apple Is the Defining Fight in the Industry Today  —  The fight between Google and Apple over mobile devices is great for consumers, but the patent wars that have resulted are awful, said Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, in conversation tonight with our own Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.
Bloomberg:
Sprint Said to Hold Off on MetroPCS Counterbid for Now  —  Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is holding off on an immediate counterbid for MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) to gain time to scrutinize the carrier's planned combination with T-Mobile USA Inc., said people familiar with the situation.
More: CNET, BGR, GigaOM and DSLreports
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
RockMelt For iPad: A Browser Built For Touch That Turns The Web Into A Feed So Content Comes To You  —  Surfing the Internet can feel like you're running in circles, constantly checking your favorite sites for updates.  The RockMelt team believes that content should be delivered, not hunted …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Apple iPod nano review (2012)  —  Here's the thing: you can't really write a review of the new iPod nano.  What is there to say?  It is a small slab of aluminum with a multitouch screen that plays music files exactly as well as every iPod before it.  —  That is to say, it plays MP3 and AAC files extremely well.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Google Gives Street View A 250K-Mile Update Across 17+ Countries, Its Biggest Update Ever; Maps API Now Features Time Zones  —  Google is continuing to gain points on the mapping front, today launching yet more features for the product at a time when Apple's offering continues to appear weak by comparison.
Simon Goodley / Guardian:
Facebook accused of taking UK for a ride  —  Figures suggest only 11% of sales in UK are declared, with company benefiting from basing its HQ in Dublin  —  Facebook has been accused of taking the British taxpayer for a ride after experts suggested the company had depressed sales figures …
Austin Carr / Fast Company:
No Filter: How Instagram Caused Hipstamatic To Lose Focus And Gamble On Social  —  The inside story of Hipstamatic's struggle to keep pace in the white-hot photo-sharing space.  In part two of the saga, Facebook's billion-dollar acquisition of Instagram rattles Hipstamatic …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft's new Office Web Apps to roll out to Office 365 users in late October  —  Summary: As part of a SharePoint Online service update later this month, Microsoft will deliver the new versions of its Office Web Apps to Office 365 users.  —  Even though Microsoft officials said earlier …
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google Images Dominated By Pictures Of Romney For “Completely Wrong” Search  —  It's not a Google Bomb, but that doesn't make it less embarrassing for US presidential candidate Mitt Romney or Google, that a search on Google Images for “completely wrong” brings up results that are dominated by Romney's picture.
Alistair Barr / Reuters:
Amazon gets FCC's OK to sell Kindle Fire 4G tablets  —  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to sell its high-end Kindle Fire 4G tablets, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday.  —  Amazon unveiled the new tablets last month, but the devices had not secured FCC clearance.
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Google tweaks mobile home page with new hidden services sidebar  —  Google offers a host of apps for both Android and iOS, but that doesn't mean it is neglecting its mobile web presence.  The company often rolls out little tweaks to various services, the latest of which is a redesign of its mobile search homepage.

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