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Is Apple Plotting A Route To A Waze Acquisition? Rumours On The Road Point To Yes — There can be no doubt that one of the hottest startups of the last couple of years has been social sat-nav smartphone app Waze. Not surprising in an era when - largely due to Apple initially dumping Google Maps … | Matt Brian / The Next Web: |
Apple is partnering with Broadcom to bring super-fast 802.11ac networking to upcoming Macs — While it's believed that Apple's 2013 Mac lineup will feature the same designs as their late-2012 counterparts, they are set to include a range of updated internal features and hardware.
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Ubuntu phone OS announced, first devices shipping in early 2014 — As already teased and promised, today Canonical is taking the wraps off the mobile version of Ubuntu, which is built around the existing Android kernel and drivers, but doesn't use a Java Virtual Machine and promises to use “the full power of the phone.”
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| Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal: |
Google Requires People to Use the Google+ Social Network, Gains Ground Against Facebook — Google Inc. is gaining ground against Facebook Inc. thanks to a controversial tactic: requiring people to use the Google+ social network. — Google over the past year has boosted the Google+ operation … | Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
FTC Chairman Pushing for a Google Antitrust Decision This Week — It's likely that the Federal Trade Commission will rule on its antitrust investigation of Google this week, with a similar settlement to the one discussed before the December holidays, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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| Sara Forden / Bloomberg: |
Google Said Set to Resolve FTC Antitrust Probe Tomorrow — Google Inc. (GOOG) will resolve a 20-month antitrust probe by U.S. regulators tomorrow with a voluntary agreement and a consent decree on the company's alleged misuse of patents, three people familiar with the matter said.
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| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Microsoft: Google Is (Still) Blocking Us From Building YouTube for Windows Phone — Microsoft today said that Google executives have blocked a full-featured YouTube app for Windows Phone, via a blog post from one of its chief lawyers. — The company is trying to put a little public antitrust pressure …
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| Bryan Bishop / The Verge: |
Microsoft reportedly acquires home automation startup R2 Studios for Xbox team — We knew that R2 studios, a startup from the creators of the Slingbox that was focused on home automation solutions, had been courting acquisition offers from the likes of Apple and Google … | Wall Street Journal: |
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| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Apple says Do Not Disturb scheduling bug will correct itself automatically after January 7, 2013 — In a support article on its website, Apple has acknowledged that a bug is keeping iOS devices' Do Not Disturb feature active past its scheduled time. It says that the bug will automatically correct itself after January 7, 2013.
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| Jean H. Lee / Associated Press: |
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to visit North Korea — SEOUL, South Korea — Google's (GOOG) executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. — Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private trip led by former New Mexico …
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| Robin Wauters / The Next Web: |
Vehicle rental giant Avis acquires car sharing company Zipcar for $500 million — Happy New Year, and welcome to the ongoing rise of the sharing economy. — Vehicle rental services company Avis Budget Group (Avis) today announced that it has agreed to acquire car sharing network Zipcar …
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| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
Judge can't order Yelp user to edit negative review — Jane Perez accused Christopher Dietz of improperly completing construction work on her property—then she gave him a negative Yelp review. — Jane Perez — The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit …
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| Jeff Bercovici / Forbes: |
Tumblr: David Karp's $800 Million Art Project — David Karp is in the midst of a rite of passage that seems universal for the young tycoons of the Internet's social era: He's buying himself a proper swank pad. And like Mark Zuckerberg's luxe but dowdy $6 million manse in Palo Alto …
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| Karen Gullo / Bloomberg: |
Amazon Wins Dismissal of Apple's False Advertising Claim — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) won dismissal of Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s claim that the online retailer's use of the term “app store” for Android device software is false advertising. — U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland …
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| Brad Linder / Liliputing: |
Samsung redesigns the Series 3 Chromebox case, leave specs the same — Samsung is offering a new version of the Series 3 Chromebox, a small desktop computer designed to run Google's Chrome OS operating system. — The new model is called the XE300M22-B01US, and in terms of hardware it's pretty …
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Apple to play wearable computer game, says analyst — Summary: Could an Apple wrist watch ultimately replace the iPhone? Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster makes the case. — Apple is expected to plunge into the wearable computer game ala Google's Project Glass with a wrist watch … | Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
GameStick brings a new Android game console to your TV, fits inside its own controller (video) — OUYA likely won't be the only Android-based game console in town this spring. PlayJam is going beyond its smart TV roots to build the GameStick, a TV-based system that fits into a shell … | Matt Brian / The Next Web: |
Google partners with Hyundai and Kia Motors to integrate Google Maps and Places into new car models — Following a similar path to Nokia and Apple, Google is looking to expand its services into the automobile industry, today announcing a partnership with Korean car manufacturer Kia Motors …
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