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March 7, 2013, 11:10 PM

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Facebook Newsroom:
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 …
Rebecca Greenfield / The Atlantic Wire:
News Feed Is Facebook's New Jackpot  —  “Advertisers want really rich things like big pictures or videos,” Mark Zuckerberg said on the last earnings call for his social network, “and we haven't provided those things historically.”  Well, even though he didn't say the word “advertiser” …
Ryan Tate / Wired:
With News Feed Overhaul, Facebook Delivers Your ‘Personalized Newspaper’  —  Facebook redesigned its News Feed with bolder images and special sections for friends, photos, and music, saying the activity stream will become more like a “personalized newspaper” that fits better with people's mobile lifestyles.
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.
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 …
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Google about to lose patent spat with Microsoft: German court inclined to ban Google Maps  —  [BREAKING NEWS during break at Munich patent trial; may still add more detail later]  —  Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional Court just told Google and its Motorola Mobility subsidiary …
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Loose Lips: Yahoo M&A Head Told Employees Company Looking at Two “Significant” and a Half-Dozen Small Buys  —  Lost in the sauce of the national work-from-home debate of last week that engulfed all things Yahoo, was a fascinating tidbit that several employees passed on to me from a recent Friday FYI meeting at its Silicon Valley HQ.
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.
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 …
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.
John C. Dvorak / PC Magazine:
Apple Maps Leads the Way in Navigation  —  On Monday I had a meeting at Apple with podcaster Leo LaPorte, TWiT CEO Lisa Kentzell, and marketing guy Glenn Rubenstein.  We were in three separate cars, each with a different navigation system, and we had several places to stop …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
All Told, Nokia Owes $650M More To Microsoft In Their Long-Term Platform Deal, Says Nokia, But 2013 Will See A Net Gain For Finland  —  Nokia today filed its 20-F financial report for the last fiscal year, in which it reiterated its projections for the next year ahead on device sales and margins …
Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:
The history of Facebook as told through its ever-expanding list of profile fields  —  The Facebook profile in 2005, 2006, and 2007  —  An interesting new study (PDF) out of Carnegie Mellon University examines how students there, who first joined Facebook in 2005, have changed their privacy settings on the service over time.
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.
Leonid Kravets / TechCrunch:
Twitter Still Doesn't Have A Patent On Pull-Down-To-Refresh, But It's About To  —  Editor's note: Leonid ("Lenny") Kravets is a patent attorney at Panitch, Schwarze, Belisario and Nadel, LLP in Philadelphia, PA. Lenny focuses his practice on patent prosecution and intellectual property transactions in computer-related technology areas.
Anna Heim / The Next Web:
iPad presentation app Haiku Deck targets business users with charts, bullet lists and image editing  —  Haiku Deck is launching a new version of its iPad-based presentation app, the Seattle-based company announced today.  New features include the ability to easily add pie and bar charts …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Google Fiber TV gets its first 3D channels: 3net included with plan and ESPN3D for an extra $5 per month  —  Google on Thursday announced Fiber TV has received its first 3D channels: 3net and ESPN3D.  The rollout has already begun; existing customers can find 3net on channel 338, and they can call Google to sign up for ESPN3D.
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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