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| Matthew Izatt / Gmail Blog: |
The Gmail app for iPhone and iPad: version 2.0 — Six months ago, our team set out to completely rebuild the Gmail app for iPhone and iPad to give you you a faster, sleeker, and easier experience on iOS. The result? Version 2.0. With version 2.0 of the app, you'll get a totally new look and feel …
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The Next Web, GigaOM, TechCrunch, Engadget, 9to5Google, iPhone Hacks, MobileSyrup.com, ReadWrite, PC Magazine, BetaNews, gHacks Technology News, TechSpot, VentureBeat, Daring Fireball, nbcnews.com, IntoMobile, MacStories, Gotta Be Mobile, PadGadget, digitaltrends.com, GadgeTell, Redmond Pie, Ars Technica, TUAW, Ubergizmo, CNNMoney.com, AllThingsD, Droid Life, Lifehacker, MacRumors, WebProNews, CNET, Gizmodo, SocialTimes, everythingiCafe, TG Daily and Mashable!. Tweets: @dannysullivan
| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
| Reuters: |
U.S. fails to win early limit on Net controls at global gathering — (Reuters) - A U.S. and Canadian proposal to protect the Internet from new international regulation has failed to win prompt backing from other countries, setting up potentially tough negotiations to rewrite a telecom treaty.
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| Glyn Moody / Techdirt: |
ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection Standard Behind Closed Doors, Ignores Huge Privacy Implications — Techdirt has run a number of articles about the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) currently taking place in Dubai. One of the concerns is that decisions taken …
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| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Netflix scores US subscription service exclusive to Disney's first-run films in multi-year deal — Today, Walt Disney studios and Netflix entered into a multi-year agreement that makes the online video distributor the only US subscription service with licensing to show first-run live-action and animated films from the studio.| Julianne Pepitone / CNNMoney: |
| Jessica E. Lessin / Wall Street Journal: |
Google's Explainer-in-Chief Can't Explain Apple — As Google Inc. battles rivals ranging from Apple Inc. to Internet companies that allege it fixes its search results, Eric Schmidt has become the search giant's peacemaker and explainer-in-chief. — Google's former CEO and current executive chairman met …
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CNET, Digits, Electronista and Search Engine Land
| Charles Arthur / Guardian: |
| Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web: |
Facebook to replace Infosys as part of the NASDAQ 100 Index on December 12th — Facebook will replace Infosys as part of the NASDAQ 100, the basket of companies that determine the movement of the NASDAQ index. — The move is affirmation of Facebook's status in the technology space …
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TechCrunch, CNET, Focus on Funds and NASDAQ.com
| Travis Kalanick / Uber Blog: |
DC Council Clears Path for Uber's Future — Uber Faithful - — Today is a *really* big day for Uber. REALLY BIG. One which will keep Uber rolling in the nation's capital for years to come, with the full support of city officials. Today the DC Council unanimously passed a legislative framework for …
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| Edgar Alvarez / Engadget: |
Toshiba intros Excite 10 SE tablet with Android 4.1, available December 6th for $350 — Toshiba's been relatively quiet on the tablet front since announcing its Excite lineup back in April, but today the company's making a mild comeback with a hot-off-the-press, Jelly Bean-loaded slate.
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| Lance Whitney / CNET: |
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Kindle FreeTime Unlimited Offers Restricted Access To Content For Kids From Disney, Nickelodeon, DC Comics, And More — Amazon today launched FreeTime Unlimited, a subscription service that offers movies, games, and books for the kids. The launch follows the recent software update to Kindle Fire … | Charles Mead / Bloomberg: |
Intel Raises $6 Billion in Bond Sale to Buy Back Stock — Intel Corp. (INTC) sold $6 billion of bonds in the largest dollar-denominated sale since Abbott Laboratories raised $14.7 billion on Nov. 5, Bloomberg data show. — The offering, which topped the company's previous record …
| Daniel Terdiman / CNET: |
Zite 2.0: A smarter, snappier personalized magazine for iOS — With its completely redesigned apps for iPhone and iPad, the CNN-owned Zite is aiming to make it easier than ever to find the news that matters to you. — A look at Zite 2.0, as seen on an iPad.| Jordan Golson / MacRumors: |
Apple Lifts Two-Per-Customer Order Limit on iPhone 5 — In yet another sign that Apple's iPhone 5 stocks are returning to normal, Apple has lifted its limit of two iPhone 5's per customer. The top boilerplate in this image is from last week when Apple began selling the GSM iPhone 5 unlocked in the U.S. …
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| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
YouTube for iOS updated with iPad, iPhone 5 support, AirPlay and performance improvements — Google has today updated the YouTube app for iOS with support for the iPhone 5′s display, as well as the ability to stream videos over AirPlay to the Apple TV or other enabled devices more easily.| Erica Ogg / GigaOM: |
Loren Brichter: Designs on the future of iOS apps — When is a word game for the iPhone not just entertainment but an experiment into the future of how mobile apps work? When it's a game made by mobile developer and designer Loren Brichter. — At 28, he's already left quite a stamp on mobile interfaces …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft opens its Socl social-search site to any and all testers — Summary: Microsoft is opening up its Socl social-networking research project. There are still no public plans as to when, how and if Microsoft will take Socl commercial. — On December 4, Microsoft's FuSE team took … | Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley: |
Obama signs Safe Web Act into law — President Obama signed into law on Tuesday a bill that would reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission's authority to clamp down on Internet fraud and online scammers based abroad. — Outgoing California Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack was the lead co-sponsor …
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| Casey Chan / Gizmodo: |
This Hilarious Video Shows Everything That's Annoying About Instagram — Because we're all egomaniacs who like to moonlight as artistic geniuses and because damn near everybody uses Instagram, the filtered photo sharing social network has devolved into a thumb scrolling exercise …
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| Alyson Raletz / Kansas City Business Journal: |
Google considers but drops plans to include phone service, too … Google Inc. considered offering phone services with its ultra-fast Internet and TV packages in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan., but the company took a pass once it started doing some digging into federal and state regulations, a Google executive said Monday.
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| Douglas Macmillan / Bloomberg: |
No VC: Why Techmeme's Gabe Rivera Resists Investors — This is the fifth in a five-part series called “No VC,” which highlights startups that have succeeded without venture capital, the lifeblood of Silicon Valley. — Gabe Rivera often hears from Silicon Valley's elite …
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broadstuff. Tweets: @davemcclure, @gaberivera, @alexia, @qthrul, @seth, @jtemple, @jordandhudson, @rafat and @mathewi. Thanks:@skaseyfarrar
| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft-Intel Push to Rival Apple in Tablets Sputtering — A push by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Intel Corp. (INTC) to combat Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPad in the $63.2 billion tablet market is getting off to a slow start. — Of more than a dozen tablets Microsoft and Intel touted for the new version …
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ZDNet, TG Daily, Tech Trader Daily and IntoMobile
| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google Play comes to Google Apps, letting enterprise customers distribute apps internally — Google on Tuesday announced it is extending the Google Play Store to its Google Apps customers. The goal is simple: the company wants to allow its enterprise customers to internally distribute apps to their employees.
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googleenterprise.blogspot.ca, ZDNet, Engadget, CITEworld, AndroidGuys, WebProNews and BetaNews
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Tweets of rage: does free speech on the internet actually exist? — Better read those terms of service again — Is Twitter more like a phone company or more like a newspaper? It's a laughably strained comparison — Twitter is Twitter, not some relic of a previous era … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Uber Is Launching Version 2.0, With A New Design, Fare Estimates, And Foursquare Location Data — I just downloaded the latest version of Uber, and I was presented with a brand spanking new design, as well as message announcing Uber 2.0, explaining that it's “a thorough overhaul” and that … | Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter: |
Verizon CEO: Redbox Streaming Video Venture Launch Pushed Back to Early 2013 — He says Redbox Instant by Verizon, which will compete with Netflix, will be available by early in the second quarter, after previous estimates for a late 2012 start. — Verizon and Redbox will bring … | Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
Google Ventures leads $10M investment in firm that measures mobile ads — As more consumers use smartphones to help them shop, advertisers are growing worried about how they will reach those customers. Unlike web sites, which allow brands to target specific users, mobile phones …
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NYT Bits, AdExchanger, AllThingsD, Xconomy and TechCrunch
| Darren Murph / Engadget: |
Google I/O 2013 dates announced: starts May 15th, registration to open early next year — Hope your calendar's clear for next May. Google has just announced the dates for I/O 2013, with the event kicking off on May 15th and concluding on May 17th. After setting up shop in San Francisco this June …
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