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May 24, 2013, 9:15 AM

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Bloomberg:

Google Said to Consider Buying Waze Presaging Bidding War — Google Inc. (GOOG), maker of the Android operating system, is considering buying map-software provider Waze Inc., setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Jony Ive's new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over — With the grand unveiling of Apple's next operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch approaching, sources have provided detailed descriptions of what users and developers alike could expect from the software's fresh look.

More: CNET, MobileSyrup.com, SlashGear and Softpedia News

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

AT&T's GoPhone Prepaid Brand to Gain iPhone and LTE/HSPA+ Support Tomorrow — MacRumors has learned that AT&T's GoPhone prepaid wireless brand will be undertaking a significant expansion of its services starting tomorrow, offering support for the AT&T's fastest LTE and HSPA+ data networks …

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Nate Raymond / Reuters:

Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case — (Reuters) - A federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-books prices. — U.S. District Judge Denise Cote …

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Fernando Alfonso III / Daily Dot:

The real origins of Tumblr — Months before Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition turned him into an overnight media sensation, David Karp recounted the creation of Tumblr at the Austin Convention Center during the South by Southwest Interactive conference in March. “I wanted that presence myself.

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Parker Higgins / Electronic Frontier Foundation:

Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging — In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans. In several places around the web, the company is replacing the existing “Talk” …

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Harrison Weber / The Next Web:

Digg's Google Reader alternative will be called Digg Reader and won't come as a standalone app — Speaking on stage at Internet Week New York, Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin revealed that his company's upcoming Google Reader replacement will not be a separate app, and will simply be called “Digg Reader.”

More: Electronista, Softpedia News, Macgasm and Pocket-lint. Thanks:@harrisonweber

Bloomberg:

Google Said to Face New Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads — Google Inc. (GOOG) is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said.

More: Reuters, Inquirer, Marketing Pilgrim, AllThingsD, www.idigitaltimes.co.uk, memeburn, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, Marketing Land, 9to5Google, SocialTimes, The Verge, CNET, Electronista, Business Insider, Hillicon Valley and TechCrunch

Tweets: @pkafka and @dujkan

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Apple's Newest iPhone Ad Still Says Nothing, Is a Little Less Great — The deceptively simple iPhone ad Apple rolled out last month has garnered all sorts of praise. Totally justified! — So you can see why they'd try a new one, using the exact same format, music and spec-less pitch.

More: 9to5Mac, The Verge, PhoneArena, MacRumors, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, Mashable, OS X Daily and TUAW. Tweets: @pkafka

Jana Winter / Fox News:

Homeland Security bulletin warns 3D-printed guns may be ‘impossible’ to stop — EXCLUSIVE: A new Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin warns it could be “impossible” to stop 3D-printed guns from being made, not to mention getting past security checkpoints.

More: The Register, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Softpedia News and The Verge

John Kirk / Tech.pinions:

Android's Market Share Is Literally A Joke — This is the first of two articles looking at how we measure - and mis-measure - who is “winning” in the mobile sector. Article one focuses on market share and was inspired by an article written by Bill Shamblin, entitled: “Chasing Smartphone Market Share Is A Chump's Game.”

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Tweets: @glennf, @dujkan and @dujkan

Wall Street Journal:

Google Follows Amazon's Lead on New Shopping Site, Delivery, Other Services — SAN FRANCISCO—Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin say they don't pay much attention to rivals. But the search company increasingly appears to be following Amazon.com Inc.'s lead.

Douglas Busvine / Reuters:

Russia's leading social network banned by “mistake” — (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a “mistake” but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power.

More: BBC, Wall Street Journal and Globe and Mail

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Nokia Adds New Suits in Patent Spat With HTC — Nokia on Thursday said it had filed additional cases in its patent dispute with Taiwanese phone maker HTC. — The new actions, which include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California …

More: Bloomberg, FOSS Patents, Inquirer, FOSS Patents, ZDNet, Digits, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, CNET, Wall Street Journal and Fox Business

Quentyn Kennemer / Phandroid:

Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Edition headed to Verizon and AT&T — We just caught word that Samsung will soon be introducing developer editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 for a couple of different US carriers. Funnily enough, the two carriers with the biggest history of locking devices down will be getting them: AT&T and Verizon.

More: Digital Trends, Sammy Hub, Ubergizmo, PhoneNews.com, Pocketnow, SlashGear, Android Police, Android Community, AndroidGuys, AndroidHeadlines.com, Gotta Be Mobile, Droid Life and Engadget

Dana Wollman / Engadget:

Microsoft's Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse have built-in Start buttons, arrive in the coming weeks — File this under “things we could have sworn already existed.” Microsoft just announced two mice, the Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse, and believe it or not …

More: The Windows Blog, ZDNet, ZDNet, TechSpot, Gizmodo and PC World

Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac:

Jon Stewart rubs Tim Cook's Senate testimony the wrong way [Video] — You can't help but laugh at Stewart's ribbing of the senators' questioning, but it is pretty clear Apple is pushing for simplicity and is only jumping through the loopholes because they are there.

More: The Verge, CNET, AllThingsD, iMore and SiliconBeat

Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:

AT&T adds ‘administrative fee’ to wireless bills, stands to rake in hundreds of millions from unwitting customers — AT&T has introduced a new “Mobility Administrative Fee” to its postpaid contracts. The $0.61 monthly fee ($7.32 per year) is being categorized “below the line” alongside tax and fees as an administrative surcharge.

More: Wall Street Journal, The Tech Block, CNET, 9to5Mac, Electronista, TechHive, Gotta Be Mobile, iDownloadBlog.com and iClarified

Tweets: @dkberman and @dannysullivan

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:

How the Xbox One draws more processing power from cloud computing — UPDATE: The original version of this story misstated the 300,000-server capacity for Xbox One's cloud computing architecture as 30,000 servers. Ars regrets the error. — While Tuesday's Xbox One presentation answered …

More: T3 News, Neowin, The Verge, Engadget and SlashGear

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Google debuts Chrome 28 beta with rich notifications for apps and extensions on Windows; Mac and Linux coming soon — Just two days after releasing the stable version of Chrome 27, Google has announced the release of Chrome 28 beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

More: Google Chrome Releases, Google Chrome Blog, Chromium Blog, Android Police, Techdows, Engadget, The Verge, PC World and AndroidHeadlines.com. Thanks:@thekenyeung

Emily Gera / Polygon:

Atari seeking $22.2 million in bankruptcy auction — Atari will sell off its assets individually this July over a four day period after failing to find a bidder for its full catalog, the Wall Street Journal reports. — The game publisher is seeking a minimum of $22.2 million in bids …

More: Wall Street Journal, GamesIndustry International, IGN, GameSpot, Wired.co.uk, Joystiq, Gamasutra and Geek.com

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Rhapsody releases completely redesigned iPhone app with new UI, full-screen player, much more — Rhapsody is rolling out an all new iPhone app today following some big updates to competitive music services earlier this week including Pandora and Rdio. Rhapsody is calling this app update …

More: The Rhapsody Blog, Engadget, iClarified, iDownloadBlog.com, Music Ally and Cult of Mac

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Google brings your Google+ photos right into Search, serves results via computer vision and machine learning — Google on Thursday announced a very interesting integration between its main search service and Google+ Photos. The company now lets you find your photos both on Google+ and Google Search just by, well, searching for them.

More: Inside Search, The Verge, CNET, TechCrunch, Engadget, 9to5Google, SocialTimes and Search Engine Land

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