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| Walter S. Mossberg / AllThingsD: |
Windows 8 Review — Microsoft is giving Windows its most radical overhaul since 1995 and even its most devoted users won't recognize the venerable computer operating system in this new incarnation, called Windows 8, when it appears Oct. 26. — [ See post to watch video ]
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Gotta Be Mobile, AnandTech, I4U News, Microsoft News and PC World
| Bonnie Cha / AllThingsD: |
How Much Tablet Does $500 Get You? Microsoft Surface vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Note 10.1. — Today, Microsoft finally revealed pricing for its upcoming Surface tablet, with the 32 gigabyte model of the Windows RT slate set to go for $499 ($599 with touch keyboard) and the 64GB model priced at $699 with the keyboard cover.
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| Brooke Crothers / CNET: |
$499 Microsoft Surface preorders slip to three weeks — The least expensive Surface tablet has raked in enough preorders to push shipments back a few weeks. — Are we seeing the first signs of keen consumer interest in Microsoft Surface? — Answer: at this stage — the first day of preorders …
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Business Insider, BGR, Neowin, Computerworld, WebProNews, Pocket-lint and IntoMobile
| Josh Lowensohn / CNET: |
Apple snaps up celebrity-backed Web app firm Particle — Apple has bought a San Francisco-based HTML5 Web and Web app design firm backed by Justin Timberlake. — Call it an “acqui-hire.” — Apple has snapped up Particle, a San Francisco-based creative consulting company that specializes … | Sam Byford / The Verge: |
HTC J Butterfly preview: a stunning 5-inch 1080p phone for Japan (video) — 440ppi Super LCD 3 sets the new standard in smartphone displays — The rumors were true: HTC has been working on a new flagship phone with a 5-inch 1080p display, and we got to see it in Tokyo today.| Ken / Popehat: |
A Few Words On Reddit, Gawker, and Anonymity — Perhaps you've heard of neither Gawker nor Reddit. That would make you (a) isolated from internet culture and (b) quite arguably lucky. — But if you've heard of either of them, then you've probably heard about the internet-drama swirling around them in the last week.
| Adrian Chen / Gawker: |
Reddit CEO Speaks Out On Violentacrez In Leaked Memo: ‘We Stand for Free Speech’ — Reddit has been rocked by our expose of its most powerful creep, Texas programmer Michael Brutsch aka Violentacrez. Brutsch has been defending himself on Reddit, and is even going to be interviewed by CNN.
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BBC, Hillicon Valley, The Verge, Betabeat, memeburn, Gizmodo UK, VentureBeat, Media Decoder and Guardian
| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Larry Page Speaks (Yes, He Speaks!) on Regulation and Other Topics (Video) — Larry Page is back from his vocal cord recovery hiatus, and answered questions on Tuesday at the company's Zeitgeist Americas partner and customer conference in Arizona. — Page, whose rested voice seemed much improved …
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| Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Dhanya Skariachan / Reuters: |
Best Buy to price its own Android tablet at $239-$259 -source — (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc is planning to price its own Android tablet “Insignia Flex” at $239 to $259, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. — The tablet will compete with Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle.
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9to5Google, Washington Post, Reuters, BGR, GadgeTell, Gotta Be Mobile, Geek.com, Communications …, Business Insider, digitaltrends.com, Tom's Hardware Guide, Phones Review, Android News, Rumours …, PhoneArena, SlashGear, The Verge, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Engadget, IntoMobile, I4U News, InvestorPlace, The Droid Guy, Mashable! and Android and Me
| Steven Musil / CNET: |
| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Pirate Bay Moves to The Cloud, Becomes Raid-Proof — The Pirate Bay is loved by millions of file-sharers but is also a thorn in the side of the entertainment industries. — The latter group continues to push authorities to take action against the site. The Pirate Bay was raided back in 2006 … | Marcus Wohlsen / Wired: |
Retail: Amazon's Next Big Business Is Selling You — Facebook knows who your friends are. Google knows what you're interested in finding on the internet. Amazon knows what you've bought, and has a pretty good idea of what you might want to buy next. — If you were an advertiser, which company's data sounds most valuable to you?| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Samsung confirms US Galaxy S III handsets will get Android 4.1 ‘in the coming months’ — Galaxy S III owners, your wait for Jelly Bean might be nearing and end. Samsung just confirmed that all US variants of its flagship Android phone will receive an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean …
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CNET, BGR, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Engadget, SlashGear, Softpedia News, Pocketnow and Android Police
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Motorola calls stock Android ‘the right thing,’ but bows to Verizon customization — Despite being owned by Google, Motorola still has to answer to Verizon — One of the biggest questions surrounding the “New Motorola” after the Google acquisition is a simple one: if it's owned by Google …
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Engadget, blog.chron.com, Android News, Rumours … and PhoneArena
| Matt Brian / The Next Web: |
UK retailer Argos confirms Google to offer 32GB Nexus 7, available for £199.99 — With Apple all but certain to introduce a new, smaller iPad at its San Jose launch event next week, Google appears to have plans of its own to make its popular Nexus 7 more attractive to consumers by offering … | Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to launch 24 new iPad models, comprised of iPad minis and perhaps Lightning iPad 3 — 9to5Mac received the above list of iPad mini SKUs today that shows Apple could be set to launch 24 models of the new device. According to the list that shows four variants (P101, P103, P105, and P107) …
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BGR, InvestorPlace, Inquirer, iPhone Alley, iDownloadBlog.com, Pocket-lint, newlaunches.com, Mashable!, VatorNews, MCV: Home Stream, Gotta Be Mobile, Touch Arcade, Network World, WebProNews, CNET and ZDNet. Tweets: @asymco
| Jim Dalrymple / The Loop: |
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| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
Google Launches Disavow Links Tool — Google has launched a new and widely anticipated “disavow links” tool. The tool was announced by the head of Google's web spam team Matt Cutts, when speaking during a keynote at the Pubcon conference today. — The tool is live and can be found here.| Graham Spencer / MacStories: |
Mapping The Entertainment Ecosystems of Apple, Microsoft, Google & Amazon — The choice of what phone or tablet to buy is one that often involves many considerations, chief amongst those is the physical device and the operating system that it runs. But I think there is a third fundamental consideration …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Mobile Milestone: The Number Of Smartphones In Use Passed 1 Billion In Q3, Says Strategy Analytics — We are just getting into reporting season, where some (but not all) handset makers tell us how many handsets they've sold in the last three months, but Strategy Analytics has taken a punt …
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Bloomberg, The Next Web and ZDNet
| Jordan Golson / MacRumors: |
Size of the Average iOS App Increased 16% in Six Months — According to a study by ABI Research, the average size of an iOS app increased by 16% from March to September 2012; iOS games have grown even faster, jumping 42% over that same time period. — The increase is thought to be partly …
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AllThingsD, ABI Research, Gizmodo UK, Softpedia News, MacNN, CNET, iDownloadBlog.com, Inside Mobile Apps and MacStories
| Jack Purcher / Patently Apple: |
Apple Wins Patents for Camera & NFC Alternative Technologies — The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of thirty-two newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In our final granted patent report of the day we focus on Apple's new NFC Alternative technology …
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iDownloadBlog.com and CNET
| Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD: |
Zynga Says Former Employee Admits to Taking Confidential Files — A judge has granted Zynga's request to move forward in a lawsuit it filed against a former employee, who is believed to have stolen confidential documents before joining a rival social games maker.
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The Verge, VentureBeat, Joystiq, TechCrunch, Gamasutra and GamesIndustry International
| Justin Lafferty / AllFacebook: |
STUDY: Pinterest Tops Facebook In Shopping Engagement — As Facebook enters the e-commerce game, a new study shows that it still has work to do to catch up with Pinterest. According to statistics from Bizrate Insights, 69 percent of online consumers who visit Pinterest have found …
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Marketing Land, Bizrate Insights and Marketing Pilgrim
| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Charts: VC deals rise in Q3, but investment totals shrink — U.S. venture capital totals show an upsurge in deals, but a dip in investing. — Venture capitalists are investing in more seed-stage startups, leading to a flurry of deal activity not seen since the dot-com boom era.
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Betabeat, CB Insights, The Next Web, Xconomy and GigaOM
| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
Payments Platform Braintree Raises $35M From NEA, Accel To Take On PayPal And Square — Braintree, an online payments gateway provider for online and mobile platforms, has raised $35 million in Series funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from existing investors …
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AllThingsD, The Verge, VentureBeat, PandoDaily and GigaOM
| Roberta Cowan / Reuters: |
Chip gear maker ASML buys Cymer for $2.5 billion — (Reuters) - The world's leading chip gear maker ASML is buying U.S. group Cymer for 1.95 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to get control of a light-based technology crucial to making the smaller, smarter chips of the future.
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