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May 15, 2013, 10:40 AM

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Kellex / Droid Life:
New Google Maps Sign-up Page Goes Live Briefly, Reveals All Sorts of New Details  —  A new version of Google Maps for the desktop was leaked last week showing a new look that provided a more full-screen experience while matching up to the Google Now-esque card style of other Google services.
Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
Exclusive: Google readies its Spotify competitor with Universal and Sony now on board  —  By signing the three largest record labels, it's likely we'll see Google roll out its new subscription music services at I /O  —  Odds are increasing that Google will give us a peek tomorrow during …
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
Apple tells U.S. of tough talks, not collusion, with publishers  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted different agreements with each.
Rene Ritchie / iMore:
As of today, every major mobile competitor... also makes apps for iOS  —  A few minutes ago BlackBerry announced BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for iOS.  With that announcement, every single one of Apple's major mobile competitors now makes apps for iOS.  Google, who also has Android …
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Jake Pearson / Wired:
Meet the Con Man Who Pulled Off a Federal Sting That Cost Google $500 Million  —  ON FEBRUARY 25, 2009, a then 34-year-old career con man named David Anthony Whitaker left the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, and slid into the backseat of an unmarked government car.
Mark Spoonauer / LAPTOP Magazine:
HP SlateBook x2 Targets iPad with $479 Detachable Android Tablet  —  HP is going right after the iPad with the SlateBook x2, the first Android detachable tablet with Nvidia's powerful Tegra 4 processor inside.  Available in August, this hybrid slate has a full HD 10.2 inch display and a keyboard dock with its own battery.
Bill Wasik / Wired:
In the Programmable World, All Our Objects Will Act as One  —  WELCOME TO  —  THE PROGRAMMABLE  —  In our houses, cars, and factories, we're surrounded by tiny, intelligent devices that capture data about how we live and what we do.  Now they are beginning to talk to one another.
Thanks:@ccdip
Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Apple sued over faulty power button on iPhone 4  —  A Florida woman is seeking more than $5 million from Apple on behalf of thousands of iPhone owners who allegedly bought phones with defective power buttons that would not lock or turn off.  —  In a class action suit filed in San Jose …
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
Verizon, VMware roll out Android work, life sandboxes  —  Summary: Verizon Enterprise will use VMware's Horizon Mobile software to segment work and life personas.  The move is part of a broader effort to make Android more enterprise friendly.  —  Verizon's enterprise unit and VMware …
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Mobile malware exploding, but only for Android  —  Malware targeting mobile devices is rapidly growing in both the number of variants found in the wild and in their complexity and sophistication, but the only platform being actively targeted is Google's Android, which researchers now say is resembling Windows on the desktop PC.
Jessica Roy / Betabeat:
Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down Dwolla Payments to and From Mt. Gox  —  The Department of Homeland Security appears to have shut down the ability to use Dwolla, a mobile payment service, to withdraw and deposit money into Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin trading platform.  A Dwolla representative confirmed the move to Betabeat.
Brad Stone / Businessweek:
Larry Page Explains What Happened to His Voice  —  For the first time in nearly a year, Google (GOOG) Chief Executive Officer Larry Page is publicly addressing a question about his personal health: why he lost his voice and continues to speak more hoarsely than is normal.
Ethan Bilby / Reuters:
Exclusive: EU threatens trade duties against China's Huawei, ZTE - sources  —  (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to send a formal warning to China that it is ready to levy trade duties against telecoms equipment makers Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp over what it says are illegal subsidies …
Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
I thought Square would kill off the credit card.  Will Jack Dorsey's company save it instead?  —  The Square Stand in action Courtesy of Square Inc.  —  This morning Square announced a new product that took me by surprise: the Square Stand, an iPad holder and credit card reader that's meant …

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