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A New Look for News Feed — Today we're announcing a new version of Facebook designed to reduce clutter and focus more on stories from the people you care about. You see all the stories you saw in your News Feed before, but with a fresh new look. We've completely rebuilt each story …
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| Ken Yeung / The Next Web: |
Facebook introduces new News Feed with larger images, choice of feeds and consistent mobile design — Today, Facebook revealed the latest update for its News Feed feature, something that CEO Mark Zuckeberg says that helps make you see and feel things that users will care about.
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| Claire Atkinson / New York Post: |
Record labels object to Apple's proposed 6-cents-per-100-songs royalty rate for streaming service — Apple has opened talks with record labels about getting rights for a music-streaming service — but has gotten plenty of push back because its offer is seen as way too cheap, The Post has learned.| Ben Sisario / Media Decoder: |
Apple's Internet Radio Service Said to Be Delayed — Apple's efforts to create an Internet radio service to compete with Pandora has been delayed by licensing negotiations with music companies, according to a number of people briefed on the talks. — Apple had hoped to introduce …
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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.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Android Accounted For 79% Of All Mobile Malware In 2012, 96% In Q4 Alone, Says F-Secure — Is it because Android is the most popular smartphone platform in the world right now, or is it because it's just fundamentally easier to attack? In any case, Google's mobile juggernaut Android continues … | Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's Phil Schiller on Android malware: ‘Be safe out there’ — Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller has been known to take to Twitter and email to voice his opinions on rival services and platforms in the past. Today, the Apple executive appears to be taking a jab at Android by tweeting … | Jeremy Hodges / Bloomberg: |
Apple Wins in Samsung U.K. Essential Patent Claim Trial — Apple Inc. (AAPL) won a U.K. lawsuit filed by Samsung Electronics (005930) Co. as part of the two companies' global patent battle over technology used on mobile devices. — Judge Christopher Floyd in London today invalidated …
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| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
Read Carl Icahn's Letter to Dell's Board About the Buyout Plan — It's confirmed. Carl Icahn has an investment stake in Dell, and is gearing up for a fight against that company's proposal to go private in a leveraged buyout transaction. — Dell's board of directors confirmed what CNBC …
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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.
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| Matthew Lynley / Digits: |
Recommendation Engine Outbrain Acquires Editorial Data Startup Visual Revenue — Outbrain, a content-recommendation startup based in New York, is acquiring Visual Revenue, a startup that gives editors of news sites tools and data to help with decision-making when setting up page layouts online.| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google's location-aware pocket tour guide app Field Trip comes to iOS — Google on Thursday released its location-aware Field Trip tour guide app for iOS. You can download it now directly from the Apple App Store. — Previously, the app was only available for Android, arriving on the scene back in September 2012.
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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.
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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 …
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App Advice, LAPTOP Magazine, Mobile Marketing Watch, Apple, MacRumors, CNET, PandoDaily, FierceMobileContent News, Macgasm, The Next Web, iDownloadBlog.com, PadGadget and SlashGear. Tweets: @appsfire. Thanks:@riptari
| 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 … | Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Google and MPEG LA settle long-running VP8/H.264 patent dispute — Summary: In 2011, Google announced its intention to abandon the popular H.264 video standard in favor of its own open-source codec, VP8. That inspired legal threats from H.264 patent holders. Today the two groups announced a settlement.
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| David Meyer / GigaOM: |
Google tipped off EU authorities over Microsoft's $732M browser boo-boo, report claims — If Google really did set off the process that led to Microsoft's mammoth fine, then this was in a way just another episode in an increasingly nasty war between the two companies.
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| Jamie Rigg / Engadget: |
ASUS Transformer AiO launching Q2 for $1,299 and up, marries Windows 8 desktop with monster Android tablet — We were beginning to think the ASUS Transformer AiO was just a figment of a summer daydream after hearing nothing of it since our chance look many months ago.
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| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
EU under pressure for new data, privacy law changes; U.S. tech firms breathe sigh of relief — Summary: After major U.S.-based technology companies lobbied European member states and politicians, many will wake up today able to breathe a sigh of relief, as the European Commission is forced …
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