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March 11, 2013, 10:35 AM

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Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:

Exclusive: super-early iPhone prototype had 5″x7″ screen, serial port — What did the iPhone look like before it looked like an iPhone? — That's one big iPhone — This iPhone prototype was a lot closer to the size of an iPad than an iPhone at 5"×7" and nearly 2" thick.

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Kunal / Sammy Hub:

Pictures of GT-I9502 leaked, could this be the Galaxy S IV? — A Chinese forum has published plethora of pictures of GT-I9502. Images reveal a lot of things on the hardware front and most importantly, the design. Interestingly, the forum poster claims it to be a dual-SIM version of the Galaxy S IV for China Unicom.

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 …

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David Benoit / Deal Journal:

Carl Icahn Signs ‘Confidentiality Agreement’ To Look at Dell — Carl Icahn has reached a pact with Dell Inc. that allows him to look at the company's books. — The activist investor's firm has signed a “confidentiality agreement” with the computer maker, he revealed today without providing many more details.

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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 …

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Brad Molen / Engadget:

BlackBerry Z10 coming to AT&T March 12th for $199.99 — The BlackBerry Z10 has already been available in various parts of the world — and will soon be delivered to T-Mobile business customers in the US — but most consumers within the 50 states are still exercising a bit of patience.

More: AT&T Cell Phones …, The Verge and BGR

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.

More: Gizmodo and The Verge

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) …

More: The Next Web, T3 News, WebProNews, Gizmodo and App Advice. See also Mediagazer

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.

Steve Lohr / New York Times:

Computer Algorithms Rely Increasingly on Human Helpers — Trading stocks, targeting ads, steering political campaigns, arranging dates, besting people on “Jeopardy” and even choosing bra sizes: computer algorithms are doing all this work and more. — But increasingly, behind the curtain …

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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 …

More: MacRumors, CNET, AppleInsider, Pocket-lint, Electronista, Ubergizmo, App Advice, iClarified and PhoneArena

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