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March 11, 2013, 4:09 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.
James Temple / San Francisco Chronicle:
The hypocrisy in Silicon Valley's big talk on innovation  —  In the fall of 2011, Max Levchin took the stage at a TechCrunch conference to lament the sad state of U.S. innovation.  —  “Technology innovation in this country is somewhere between dire straits and dead,” said the PayPal co-founder …
Tweets: @jaberman and @jimnotwellThanks:@techchronicle
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 …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Tweaked Apple TV Contains Die-Shrunk A5 Chip, Not A5X  —  Back in late January, an update to the Apple TV software revealed a new “AppleTV3,2”, with FCC documents for the device showing up the following day.  By digging into the software files for this new device, it was discovered …
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 …
More: 9to5Mac and EngadgetTweets: @tariqkrim and @mattkThanks:@sidharthdassani
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.
More: TechCrunch
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google:
Google Glass app from Duke University recognizes people by what they wear  —  Google Glass has yet to even land as the “Explorer Edition” for developers, but devs are already fast at work on innovative applications for Google's head-mounted computing platform.
Bloomberg:
Google Said to Near Accord With States Over Street View  —  Google Inc. is close to reaching a settlement with several states over allegations that the company improperly collected personal data for its Street View map product, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
AT&T: Ban on unlocking phones won't affect our customers  —  The telecom giant says that it will unlock phones for customers that have been active for 60 days, are in good standing with no unpaid balance, and have honored their service agreement commitments.
Kenneth Rapoza / Forbes:
Apple Closer To Solution Regarding Brazilian iPhone Trademark Dispute  —  Apple is closer to solving its trademark dispute with Brazilian telecommunications service firm IGB Eletronica.  IGB owns the brand Gradiente, which in March 2000 asked the Brazilian Industrial Property Institute …

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