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Apple Software Chief Refused to Sign Maps Apology — Apple Inc. executive Scott Forstall was asked to leave the company after he refused to sign his name to a letter apologizing for shortcomings in Apple's new mapping service, according to people familiar with the matter.| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
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Inside Apple's major shakeup — What is really behind the biggest management shakeup at Apple since the Steve Jobs putsch that eliminated Gil Amelio in 1997? — FORTUNE — Tim Cook's honeymoon at Apple is over. — Apple's (AAPL) CEO announced the departure of mobile software chief Scott Forstall on Monday.| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook emails employees; thanks Scott Forstall, says Bob Mansfield to stay on for two years — Following Apple's major executive-related news this afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook has emailed employees with information on the announced changes. Additionally, Cook has shed light on some new details … | Ryan Block / gdgt: |
Senior VP of iOS Scott Forstall is out at Apple: why, and what it means. — Most people don't know Scott Forstall, but to those who do he's something of a demigod. If the future of mobile is software, and Apple is the company in pole position, then Forstall, Senior VP of iOS, is the guy driving and defining that future.| Om Malik / GigaOM: |
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Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes — People increasingly have more than one device, and they switch between them many times a day. Nexus—Google's hardware line for Android devices—gets rid of the hassle. Just sign in with your Google Account and everything is there ready to go … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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Ballmer's New Mission for Microsoft — Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is betting on one of Microsoft Corp.'s busiest years ever to keep the company relevant in a new age of mobile technology. — On Monday, Microsoft formally introduced new smartphones that will use a revamped version of the company's mobile-phone operating software.| The Verge: |
Windows Phone 8 review — Microsoft's mobile platform gets hardware muscle and another lease on life — “This is Windows Phone. No, for real this time.” That's what I thought when I started hearing about Windows Phone 8 a few months ago. Just like Windows Phone 7 … | Alex Dobie / wpcentral: |
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Google Adds Power Outage Information To Its Hurricane Sandy Crisis Map — As we brought to your attention last night, Google set up what it calls a “Crisis Map” as we waited for Hurricane Sandy to make land-fall. It has, and damage has been done, including massive power outages in all affected areas.| Jeff Sonderman / Poynter: |
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Slow down: why Google's new Nexus 4 doesn't have LTE — Sometimes the only winning move is not to play — The Nexus 4 is an impressive smartphone that ticks off every modern spec checkbox you could ask for, save one: LTE. Instead, the Nexus 4 will only come unlocked with HSPA+ radios.| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
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UK's first 4G mobile service launched in 11 cities by EE — 4G networks mean far greater internet speeds while on the move — The first UK's first fourth generation (4G) mobile service has gone live in 11 cities. — London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds … | John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
Microsoft's Ballmer: Surface Is the Tablet Consumers Really Want — Apple has sold 100 million iPads since it launched the device two and a half years ago. And Amazon, without ever disclosing any sales numbers, perennially maintains that the Kindle Fire is its best-selling product ever.| Ben Worthen / Wall Street Journal: |
H-P's New Printers: A Big Launch for the Battered Company — Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to unveil a new line of printers for businesses Tuesday, one of the first fruits of Chief Exeucutive Meg Whitman's efforts to invest more in research and development as she tries to turn around the struggling technology company.| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
Andreessen-Backed Start-Up ItsOn Raises $15 Million to Help Make Mobile Service More Flexible — Just recently, major carriers such as Verizon and AT&T started allowing customers to share a pool of data among several devices. But that's just the start of how flexible cellular options could be.| Peter Farago / Flurry Blog: |
The Truth About Cats and Dogs: Smartphone vs Tablet Usage Differences — While smartphones have reached critical mass, tablets are poised to do the same soon. As a form factor, tablets simultaneously take a step toward the living and the workplace. For consumers, these devices are multimedia machines …
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