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March 7, 2013, 11:45 AM

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Reuters:
Analysis: Next Intel CEO to guide new business, maybe Apple deal  —  (Reuters) - Intel's next CEO is likely to shepherd the top chipmaker into a growing contract-manufacturing business, a strategic shift that could lead to a deal with Apple Inc and give it a fighting chance to make inroads in the mobile arena.
Ben Lovejoy / MacRumors:
Apple and Intel Have Reportedly Discussed Deal for Production of Future iPhone and iPad Chips  —  Reuters reports that Intel's move into contract manufacturing of chips for other companies suggests that Apple could become a future customer with its A-series chips for the iPhone and iPad …
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
Why Icahn's Dell plan could be a FUD nightmare  —  Summary: Carl Icahn's proposal might severely damage Dell as a serious enterprise technology player when the fear uncertainty and doubt parade starts rolling.  —  Dell's move to go private has become very complicated as investor Carl Icahn …
Harrison Weber / The Next Web:
Twitter's API keys and secrets for its official apps surface; what should we do with them?  —  It appears that Twitter's API keys and secrets for its official apps have surfaced, and are currently being shared on GitHub.  —  Note: The combination of API keys and secrets are used to authorize …
More: MacNN
Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
Facebook's Redesign Hopes to Keep Users Engaged  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook plans to announce on Thursday a substantial redesign of its News Feed — a makeover aimed at both keeping users glued to the social network and luring more advertising dollars.  —  Company executives have broadly …
Path:
A Brand New Language - Introducing Path 3 with Private Messaging, Stickers, and the Shop  —  When we speak with friends, share a joke, a quiet word, or a conversation over drinks, there is so much more than words that pass between us.  A smile or nod or encouraging gesture - these allow for true connection and understanding.
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Gets a Million-Dollar Bonus After Six Months on the Job  —  According to a regulatory filing by Yahoo, its CEO Marissa Mayer got a $1.12 million bonus, as part of a compensation package she got when she came to the Silicon Valley Internet giant.  —  It was based on serving a half of a year.
Kai Lukoff / TechRice:
Year of the ChinaDroid  —  Nestled in the hills of Shenzhen in southern China, stands a factory that churns out smartphones day and night.  Migrant workers labor for fourteen-hour shifts, six days a week.  Most welcome the overtime, which is usually paid.  Components stand around …
More: ZDNet and QuartzThanks:@niubi
TechCrunch:
Rovio Pulls Down Paywall For Original Angry Birds On iPhone, iPad To Reignite Downloads On Legacy Games As App Of The Week  —  Angry Birds may be one of the most popular apps of all time, but it's also not exactly a spring chicken.  And so, to boost its downloads, publisher Rovio is now making …
Dan Levine / Thomson Reuters News and Insight Legal:
Apple attracts one friend in Samsung appeal: Nokia  —  (Reuters) - Nokia has filed a brief in support of Apple Inc's bid to secure permanent injunctions against several Samsung Electronics Co Ltd phones, making the Finnish smartphone maker the only outside group to come forward in backing the iPhone maker's appeal.
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Texas proposes one of nation's “most sweeping” mobile privacy laws  —  If the bill passes Austin, Texas could lead the nation in mobile privacy protection.  —  fusionpanda  —  Privacy experts say that a pair of new mobile privacy bills recently introduced in Texas are among the “most sweeping” ever seen.
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
Big layoffs at T-Mobile headquarters, ahead of merger  —  A significant round of layoffs is happening at the Bellevue headquarters of T-Mobile USA just ahead of its merger with MetroPCS, according to people inside the company.  —  Employees are expecting the cuts, which may affect …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
How two volunteers built the Raspberry Pi's operating system  —  When you buy a Raspberry Pi, the $35 computer doesn't come with an operating system.  Loading your operating system of choice onto an SD card and then booting the Pi turns out to be pretty easy.  But where do Pi-compatible operating systems come from?
More: ZDNet and Inquirer
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Tango, The Video-Calling App Turned Social Network, Hits 100M Users And Finally Arrives On iPad  —  Tango, the mobile video calling and communication service backed by $87 million in outside funding, is announcing today that it has reached 100 million registered users - up from 75 million in November.
Naomi Tajitsu / Reuters:
Megaupload founder can sue New Zealand spy agency: court  —  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A court ruled on Thursday that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can sue New Zealand's spy agency for illegal surveillance, opening the government up to more scrutiny over its role in an unlawful 2011 police raid on the internet entrepreneur's home.
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
A Mac Pro Mini  —  For years, geeks have wanted Apple to make an “xMac”: an expandable desktop tower like the Mac Pro, but much cheaper, generally achieved in theory by using consumer-class CPUs and motherboards instead of Intel's expensive, server-grade Xeon line.
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Facebook Engineering / Facebook:
Under the Hood: Building out the infrastructure for Graph Search  —  By Sriram Sankar, Soren Lassen, and Mike Curtiss, who are building Graph Search's infrastructure.  —  In the early days, Facebook was as much about meeting new people as keeping in touch with people you already knew at your college.
More: GigaOM and The Register

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