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February 14, 2013, 12:10 AM

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Taylor Wimberly / ReadWrite:
HP To Adopt Android For Upcoming Mobile Devices  —  Having failed to carve out a place for itself in the post-PC era, Hewlett-Packard is now taking drastic measures — by adopting Google's Android operating system to run a series of upcoming mobile devices.  —  It's a bit of a Hail Mary pass for HP …
Owen Thomas / Business Insider:
Jeff Weiner Just Gave Every LinkedIn Employee An iPad Mini  —  Darain Faraz, a communications manager at LinkedIn in the UK, just tweeted that CEO Jeff Weiner just gave an iPad Mini to every one of LinkedIn's 3,500 employees.  —  A spokesperson confirmed the gift:
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Apple fires back at Einhorn, reveals high-level meeting details  —  David Einhorn tried to dissuade Apple Inc last week from eliminating its ability to issue preferred shares at will, saying the need to first obtain shareholder approval would be an unnecessary roadblock to any such future plans …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Another investor sues Apple, taking a page from Einhorn playbook  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday was hit by another shareholder lawsuit, a case that is similar to the court challenge that star hedge fund manager David Einhorn brought as part of his push to unlock the company's cash hoard.
More: CNET, MacNN and Neowin
Apple:
Apple Updates Processors & Prices of MacBook Pro with Retina Display  —  Apple® is making the MacBook Pro® with Retina® display faster and more affordable with updated processors and lower starting prices.  The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now starts at $1,499 for 128GB of flash …
BBC:
Apple loses Brazilian iPhone trademark ruling  —  Gradiente launched its Android-powered iPhone in Brazil in December  —  Brazilian regulators have ruled that Apple does not have exclusive rights to use the “iPhone” trademark in the country.  —  The decision is the result of a local company …
Meghan Kelly / VentureBeat:
Google is getting its own film: Trailer for The Internship Movie released today  —  Google is getting two wacky interns.  —  Fox released the trailer for its comedy The Internship Movie following two “salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world.”
Adrianne Jeffries / The Verge:
Google engineers found over half the bugs in Microsoft's latest security update  —  32 of 57 vulnerabilities identified in this month's massive update were reported by researchers at the rival company  —  Microsoft is having one of its biggest “Patch Tuesday” monthly security updates ever …
Reuters:
Google files patent lawsuits against BT  —  (Reuters) - Google Inc and its Motorola Mobility unit filed patent lawsuits on Wednesday against BT Group plc in the United States and in the U.K., a Google spokeswoman said, more than a year after the British telecoms group launched its own lawsuit against Google.
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Adobe taking 10 percent of earnings from iOS apps published using Director 12  —  As noted by Mac4Ever, Adobe has recently updated its end-user license agreement for Adobe Director 12 and requested that developers publishing paid iOS apps provide Adobe with 10 percent of earnings above $20,000.
More: TUAW and MacNN
BBC:
Spanish scientists develop more accurate sat-nav system  —  Toyota is one of several car manufacturers working on automated vehicles  —  Researchers in Spain have developed a system they say can greatly improve the accuracy of car sat-navs.  —  It combines a conventional global positioning system …
iFixit:
Microsoft Surface Pro Teardown  —  It's a laptop!  It's a tablet!  It's a lablet!  It's...it's...Microsoft's Surface Windows 8 Pro, and it's about to go down on the teardown table.  Want more super gadget gutting?  Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook.
Erin Geiger Smith / Reuters:
Instragram asks court to throw out lawsuit over service terms  —  (Reuters) - Facebook's Instagram photo sharing service asked a federal court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit filed against the popular app over changes to its terms of service.  —  The proposed class action lawsuit was filed …
More: CNET and The Next Web
Michael Zhang / PetaPixel:
PixelTone: A Futuristic Image Editor That Lets You 'Shop Photos Using Your Voice  —  Talking to computers is one of the exciting new trends that's emerging in the tech world, and in the future we may find ourselves casually talking to our gadgets as we go about our lives.
Gartner:
Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 1.7 Percent in 2012  —  Huawei Reached No. 3 Spot in Worldwide Smartphone Sales Ranking  —  Apple and Samsung Increased Share to Control 52 Percent of Worldwide Smartphone Sales  —  Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 1.75 billion units …

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