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| Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune: |
Near record turnout for iPad mini in the Big Apple — Reports of disappointing crowds may have been premature — FORTUNE — I'm seeing headlines to the effect that the iPad mini is drawing smaller crowds than previous Apple (AAPL) product launches. — I've only been to the flagship store …
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Google Nexus 10 review — The Nexus 7 proved Google can design good hardware, but can it take on the iPad? — Tablets are in a funny phase. For years, Google and Microsoft were content to sit back while hardware partners used their software to make tablets.| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
Nexus 4 review — Movie sequels often don't live up to the hype of the original blockbuster, but the same isn't always true of smartphones — on the contrary, they typically get even better. The Nexus lineup, initially thought of as a “playground” for Android developers to test their apps on … | JR Raphael / Computerworld: |
Exclusive: Inside Android 4.2's powerful new security system — We've talked plenty about the new features in Google's Android 4.2 release — Photo Sphere, multi-user support, a reimagined tablet UI — but one of the most significant changes to the software is something you might not notice at a glance.| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Apple Removes “Incorrect” Legal Statement From U.K. Website Following Court Order In iPad Vs Galaxy Tab Case — Apple has pulled down a legal statement on its U.K. website, posted after it lost an appeal in a U.K. court against a ruling that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablets do not infringe the design of the iPad.| Matt Brian / The Next Web: |
Apple's reformed ‘apology’ to Samsung makes an appearance in UK newspapers — Coming a day after it the company was reprimanded for its “non-compliant” apology on its website, stating Samsung did not infringe on its products, Apple has today published its first newspaper adverts, as required by the UK court of appeal.| Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft Tests Smartphone With Asia Suppliers — Microsoft is working with Asian suppliers to test its own smartphone design. The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim tells us whether Microsoft will push this product out into the overcrowded market. — TAIPEI—Microsoft Corp. is working with component suppliers …
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| Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech: |
iPad 4 GPU Performance Analyzed: PowerVR SGX 554MP4 Under the Hood — As always, our good friends over at Kishonti managed to have the first GPU performance results for the new 4th generation iPad. Although the new iPad retains its 2048 x 1536 “retina” display, Apple claims a 2x improvement in GPU performance through the A6X SoC.
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Apple loses right to iPhone brand name in Mexico — Mexican iFone registered trade name four years before Apple — Apple has lost an injunction bid that would have allowed it to continue selling iPhone-branded products in Mexico. A court in Mexico City handed down a ruling …
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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
After Declaring It the Future of Yahoo, CEO Marissa Mayer Appoints IntoNow's Adam Cahan as Mobile Kingpin (Internal Memo, Natch!) — A very important management shift at Yahoo got a bit lost in the news of the first acquisition — a small mobile start-up called Stamped — of new CEO Marissa Mayer last week.| BuzzFeed: |
Wired Editor-In-Chief Leaves To Become Full-Time Entrepreneur — Chris Anderson is leaving the top of Wired masthead to become CEO of 3D Robotics, a company he cofounded years ago. — Source: joi — Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson is leaving the magazine he's run since 2001 …
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Windows 8, the post-PC world, and Linux: Microsoft will prevail — The heir to Windows' desktop dominion? Uh, no. — Since the very first reveal of Windows 8, some critics have called the operating system a fatal move for Microsoft. They call it a blunder so large in its abandonment … | Michael Carney / PandoDaily: |
Sacca: Betrayals at Twitter cut deeper than junior high — “It's all fun and games until you raise a series B.” So reads the title of an unpublished blog post written by super angel investor Chris Sacca. The title applies to Twitter, a company Sacca is very familiar with.| Brian X. Chen / NYT Bits: |
One on One: Google Android Director on Nexus Strategy — Google on Monday introduced new Android devices in small, medium and large: a phone, the Nexus 4; an upgraded seven-inch tablet, the Nexus 7; and a 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10. That puts Google in even more direct competition with Apple …
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| Nick Bilton / NYT Bits: |
Twitter to Add Photo Filters to Compete With Instagram — Twitter is finally learning a lesson from Facebook: If you can't buy it, build it. — In the coming months, Twitter plans to update its mobile applications to introduce filters for photos that will allow people to share altered images …
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| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
Microsoft versus Google trial raises concerns over courtroom secrecy — (Reuters) - Two weeks before trial in a high-stakes lawsuit pitting Google's Motorola Mobility unit against Microsoft, Google made what has become a common request for a tech company fighting for billions of dollars … | Jeremy Kirk / ITworld.com: |
What's the price of a new Windows 8 zero-day vulnerability? — French security company Vupen is selling a vulnerability in Microsoft's latest operation system and browser — It's not exactly the type of advertisement most people would understand. — For sale: “Our first 0day for Win8+IE10 …
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
The other smartphone rumor that just won't die: The HTC Opera UL is the Facebook phone — Last night, the rumor of Microsoft building its own smartphone came back to life. Today, the Facebook phone rumor is back, and yes, once again HTC is the expected manufacturer.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Makes Big Push To Educate New Users On Privacy, Adds In-Line Controls To Sign-up Flow — If new Facebook users understand their privacy on the site, they'll trust Facebook more and share more too. So Facebook has just made privacy education a central part of the sign-up flow.
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