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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Phil Schiller clarifies iPad mini has stereo speakers following Amazon's Kindle comparison — When Apple's Senior Vice President of Marketing Phil Schiller unveiled the iPad mini on stage earlier this month, he didn't discuss the speaker on the new device. There were rumors …
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
The iPad Mini — “Wow, it feels like a Kindle.” — “Ew, the screen is terrible.” — That was my wife's initial reaction when I handed her the iPad Mini to see what she, an avid daily user of an iPad 3, thought. Her initial reaction matched mine exactly, and perfectly encapsulates the experience.
| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
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| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Marissa Mayer Makes a Media Deal — The Marissa Mayer messaging is that Yahoo's new CEO is about product, not media. But that doesn't mean she's shutting down everything her predecessor Ross Levinsohn was working on. — Example: Yahoo has struck a deal with Wenner Media … | Bloomberg: |
Yahoo's Ex-Chief Levinsohn Says Mayer Needs Years for Turnaround — Ross Levinsohn, who was interim chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) until Marissa Mayer became CEO in July, said his successor will need years and a patient board to turn around the Web portal.
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| Brittany Darwell / Inside Facebook: |
Facebook tests Timeline layout with single column of posts — Facebook is testing a new format for user Timelines, which puts all posts in a single column on the left and any activity modules in a narrower column on the right. — This layout addresses one of the common complaints about the new profile …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
AT&T, T-Mobile to share networks in New York and New Jersey in wake of Hurricane Sandy — AT&T and T-Mobile have just announced that the two companies have decided to share their networks in the New York / New Jersey area. This move will let both AT&T and T-Mobile customers connect …
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| Eva Dou / Digits: |
Asustek: Nexus 7 Sales Approaching 1 million a Month — Sales of Google Inc. 's Nexus 7, made by Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. , are closing in on 1 million units a month, the Taiwanese maker revealed. — The 7-inch tablet has created a big buzz this year with its low starting price of US$199 …
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| Greg Sandoval / CNET: |
Right on Cue: Can iTunes chief fix Apple's maps and Siri? — An executive shuffle has dropped two troubled services into the hands of Eddy Cue. CNET has a behind-the-scenes look at Apple's master negotiator and product resuscitator. — Few consumers know his name, but Eddy Cue … | Eric Savitz / Forbes: |
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| Phil Coakley / The Official Google Blog: |
AMBER Alerts for missing children now in Google Search and Maps — Today we are launching AMBER Alerts coordinated by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the Google Public Alerts platform. Public Alerts are designed to bring you emergency alerts when and where they're relevant …
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| Sharon Gaudin / Computerworld: |
Intel working on 48-core chip for smartphones, tablets — A smartphone with 48 cores could change our concept of what it is and what it does — Intel researchers are working on a 48-core processor for smartphones and tablets but it could be five to 10 years before it hits the market.| Lee Hutchinson / Ars Technica: |
More on Fusion Drive: How it works, and how to roll your own — It's not Intel SRT, it's not file-based, and it works on OS X right now. — Two blog posts by Tumblr user Jollyjinx have shed some more light on the inner workings of Apple's Fusion Drive. Announced last week at Apple's event …
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MacRumors, jollyjinx, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac and TUAW
| Mark Milian / Bloomberg: |
Wal-Mart to Sell Boxee TVs Challenging Apple and Roku — In a coup for New York-based startup Boxee Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) will sell and promote its new Web-connected device that brings live television and online video together, the companies said.
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Microsoft sued for infringing patent on Live Tiles — The trolls rise to the Surface — Microsoft's been touting its Live Tiles concept ever since Windows Phone 7 launched two years ago, but the launch of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and particularly the Surface tablets appear to have given … | Roger Cheng / CNET: |
RIM: More than 50 carriers testing BlackBerry 10 now — The company reiterated that it was on track for the launch of its BlackBerry 10 phones in the first quarter. — Research in Motion said today that more than 50 carriers are testing its BlackBerry 10 platform, a critical step to getting …
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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Foursquare's Dennis Crowley Talks About Hurricane Sandy's Impact on NYC Start-Ups (Video) — While stranded in Hurricane Sandy-soaked Manhattan this week, I got a chance to chat with Foursquare co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley about the impact of the epic storm on his social check-in company and other start-ups in New York City.| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
Apple: Motorola's essential wireless patents are at best worth $1 per iPhone — Five days ahead of a FRAND contract trial in the Western District of Wisconsin, Apple has formally declared to the court its willingness to pay Motorola Mobility for a license to its standard-essential wireless patents …
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| Satya Nadella / TechNet Blogs: |
Reimagining the “Other” Windows — There has never been a more exciting time to be a developer. Today at Microsoft's Build conference, I had the opportunity to speak to thousands of developers who are key to Microsoft's goal of reimagining Windows. These are the people who are writing …
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BetaNews, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Mashable!, InfoWorld, Seattle Times, MongoDB Hosting, Microsoft and Slashdot. Thanks:@theromit
| Sharif Sakr / Engadget: |
Samsung gets official with the Galaxy Premier: 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED, 8MP camera, GS III styling — If Samsung took a wrong turn with its brand-diluting Galaxy S III Mini, then the much-leaked Galaxy Premier is where it gets back on track. The phone keeps the outward visage of the Galaxy S III … | Steve Schaefer / Forbes: |
Trick Or Treat For Netflix: Carl Icahn Reveals Stake, Sees Takeover Value — Billionaire Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Netflix, composed largely of call options, that could leave him holding 9.98% of the company's shares, according to a disclosure with the SEC Wednesday.| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
Zillow Acquires Real Estate Shopping And Collaboration Platform For Brokers And Homebuyers, Buyfolio — Real estate search giant Zillow has acquired Buyfolio, an online and mobile collaborative shopping platform where New York home shoppers can search, track, organize and discuss for-sale listings …
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| John Koetsier / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft wins 25,000-employee Office 365 contract with the EPA — Lockheed Martin stirs up images of fighter jets, high-tech stealth warships, and missile defense systems. Turns out it also does boring old IT management services. — With Microsoft, Lockheed Martin announced today …
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Business Insider, FierceGovernmentIT, BetaNews and MSDN Blogs
| Kellex / Droid Life: |
Google Play Carrier Billing for Verizon Goes Live — If you are a Verizon customer and own an Android phone, you can start charging Google Play store purchases directly to your Verizon account. It's called carrier billing, something we first reported a few weeks back which was then confirmed to be on the way by Google Play.
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9to5Google and Engadget
| Bloomberg: |
Facebook Banks Spent $66 Million Buoying IPO, Fed Economists Say — Facebook Inc. (FB)'s underwriters may have spent an estimated $66 million supporting the stock's price in the first day of trading after the company's initial public offering, Federal Reserve Bank of New York economists said.
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| Dave Lee / BBC: |
Kickstarter crowdfunding website launches in the UK — The Kickstarter site lists projects that are seeking financial backing — Crowdsourced funding website Kickstarter has launched in the UK. — The site, on which users seek money for creative or product-based ideas …
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