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March 11, 2013, 6:45 AM

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Jennifer Van Grove / CNET:
Mozilla says no plans to return to iOS  —  During a SXSW talk, the not-for-profit's vice president of product says the organization won't build a version of its Firefox browser for iOS devices until Apple changes its ways.  —  The mobile browser wars panel at SXSW Interactive.
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's Quest for Web Names Draws Foes  —  Large and small companies are vying for control of an array of new Internet domain names, but Amazon.com Inc.'s plans are coming under particular scrutiny.  —  Two publishing industry groups, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers …
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
The iPhone's biggest flaw  —  The iPhone has a flaw, and it's not a minor one.  In fact, it affects every single one of the over 100 million sold so far, and there is no real solution yet in sight.  —  The iPhone's battery sucks.  —  Before you bust out your benchmarks or anecdotes …
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Tim Peterson / Adweek:
YouTube Co-founder Prepping Possible Rival Chad Hurley talking about new video platform designed for collaboration By Tim Peterson  —  YouTube has had its share of competition over the years.  Companies like Vimeo and DailyMotion (plus copyright lawsuits and crushing overhead costs) …
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
How One Boring Company Pulled Off the Perfect SXSW Troll  —  Aside from plaid-clad hipsters and mountains of barbecue, every South by Southwest attendee is sure to see one thing: Completely idiotic startup marketing campaigns.  —  Lyft, the car-sharing service, touted offering free piggyback rides …
Mat Honan / Wired:
Path's Latest Update Goes Badly Off Course  —  Path's newest update solves all the wrong problems.  —  The mobile-only social network that limits you to 150 friends rolled out version three of its app yesterday.  It adds several new features, like stickers you can use in conversation, private location sharing, and private messaging.
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams  —  “See!  That s**t keeps popping up on my f**king computer!” says a blond woman as she leans back on a couch, bottle-feeding a baby on her lap.  —  The woman is visible from thousands of miles away on a hacker's computer.
Brian Heater / Engadget:
Google shows off hacked speaking shoe at SXSW, promises it's not getting into the footwear business  —  All the hype of Google's presence at this year's SXSW has, not surprisingly, largely revolved around the company's Glass project, but much to our surprise, the software giant used the show to take the wraps off yet another wearable.

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