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July 29, 2013, 10:20 PM
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
New iPhone with biometric fingerprint sensor seemingly confirmed by iOS leak  —  Looks like the rumors are true: iOS 7 beta 4 has leaked a new folder called “BiometricKitUI.”  Based on the description, sent to us by Hamza Sood, it seems pretty clear that Apple is preparing a new iPhone with a fingerprint sensor.
Paul Mozur / China Real Time Report:
Apple's Response to Latest Supplier Labor Abuse Allegations … New York-based nonprofit China Labor Watch on Monday released a report alleging labor abuses — including environmental and safety violations, withholding of worker pay and poor living conditions — at Taiwanese Apple Inc. contractor Pegatron.
Wall Street Journal:
Worker Group Alleges Abuses at Apple Supplier in China  —  China Labor Watch Alleges Safety and Pay Issues at Pegatron Plants  —  BEIJING—A new report from a Chinese workers-rights group alleges labor abuses at a major Apple Inc. contractor the company has been using more as it shifts some work from longtime supplier Foxconn.
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:
Low-cost iPhone seemingly confirmed as plastic-bodied and not yet in mass production …
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
‘Everybody Loves Bob’  —  After asking around, word on the Cupertino street is that there's nothing to read between the lines regarding Bob Mansfield no longer being on Apple's executive team.  Apple's statement means exactly what it says — Mansfield is well-liked at all levels within …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Nokia's new Bluetooth ‘Treasure Tag’ will prevent you from ever losing your keys again  —  Nokia is preparing to launch a proximity sensor accessory for its range of Lumia Windows Phones.  Sources familiar with Nokia's plans have revealed to The Verge that the Finnish smartphone maker will debut a …
John Ribeiro / PC World:
US patent office rejects claims of Apple ‘pinch to zoom’ patent  —  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected claims of an Apple patent that figures prominently in a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, according to documents filed by the South Korean company in a U.S. federal court.
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Taiwan's Asus Aims to Enter U.S. Smartphone Market Next Year  —  Asus has made a business out of finding niches where other computer makers had yet to see them.  But in trying to crack the U.S. smartphone market, the company could face its hardest test yet.  —  Asus Chairman Jonney Shih
BBC:
Microsoft's Bing introduces child abuse search pop-ups  —  Microsoft's Bing search engine has become the first to introduce pop-up warnings for people in the UK who seek out online images of child abuse.  —  The notification will tell them the content is illegal and provide details of a counselling service.
Wall Street Journal:
Patent War Adds Front in U.S.  —  Obama Administration Faces Veto Decision on Ruling in Apple-Samsung Fight  —  By - BRENT KENDALL And - IAN SHERR -  —  Smartphone rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. have dueled over patents in courts around the globe.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases iTunes 11.1 beta to developers with iTunes Radio  —  Alongside iOS 7 beta 4, Apple has provided developers with iTunes 11.1 beta.  The biggest new feature is built-in iTunes Radio. iTunes Radio is Apple's upcoming streaming music service that is also integrated into iOS 7.  —  B
Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:
Zynga Is Said to Lose Three Top Executives This Month  —  Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) has lost three top executives this month, people familiar with the matter said, increasing the number of managers who have exited the struggling social-games developer.  —  John Osvald, a senior vice president of games …
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Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google Relaunches Zagat's Website And Mobile Apps, No Payment Or Registration Required  —  Google today gave Zagat, the restaurant review service it acquired in 2011, a set of new mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as a complete facelift on the web.  For the first time, Google says …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Strategy Analytics: Android tablet shipments up to 67% in Q2 2013, iOS fell to 28.3%, and Windows secured 4.5%  —  Global tablet shipments in Q2 2013 reached 51.7 million units, up 43 percent from 36.1 million in Q2 2012.  Breaking those numbers down, Android secured a whopping 67 percent global share …

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Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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