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Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple's Price Fixing … The Department of Justice and 33 State Attorneys General today submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Apple Inc.'s illegal conduct, following the July 10, 2013, U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
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Apple calls the DoJ's ebook remedy a draconian and punitive intrusion into its business — Apple has today filed a brief in opposition to the Department of Justice's proposed ‘remedy’ in the ebook price fixing case. The statement speaks out against changes which the DoJ suggested earlier today …
| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
Feds say Apple must give access to Amazon and Barnes & Noble e-bookstores — The Justice Department is calling on a federal judge to force Apple to allow competitors in the ebook market to provide prices and links to their e-bookstores within apps on Apple's devices, a move that is likely …
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The Moto X Works on T-Mobile's Network, but Won't Be Sold in Its Stores — At Least for Now — The Moto X may work with all the major U.S. carriers, but their level of enthusiasm appears to vary quite a bit. — While AT&T and Sprint issued bold press releases talking about the Moto X … | Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint: |
No Moto X for the UK, other ‘cool and exciting’ devices in the portfolio planned for Europe — Motorola has officially announced its Moto X Android smartphone, with a 4.7-inch screen, Kevlar body and dual-core processor. However, those in the UK who have been following the rumours … | Marguerite Reardon / CNET: |
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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Yahoo Paid $60M to $70M for Rockmelt — Will Dump Browser and Use Tech to Better Deliver Its Media and Mobile Properties — According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo paid $60 million to $70 million for social browser startup Rockmelt, with an aim of using its technology to turbocharge its myriad of media and mobile properties.
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See also Mediagazer| Harrison Weber / The Next Web: |
After trying to reinvent the browser and failing, Rockmelt gets acquired by Yahoo — After trying to reinvent the browser, failing, and then pivoting to a new Web-based social feeds product that resembled Flipboard, Rockmelt has been acquired by Yahoo. — According to Rockmelt …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Free content begins showing up in Apple Store iOS app amid sales push — Two weeks ago, we reported that Apple would update its Apple Store iOS app with the ability to receive free content. The app was updated a couple of weeks ago to lay the groundwork for this feature, and now free content has begun appearing.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google announces Android Device Manager coming later this month, an app that helps you find your lost phone — Google today announced Android Device Manager, a new website and accompanying app coming later this month that helps you find your lost phone or tablet.| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
Michael Dell and Silver Lake Reach Last-Minute Buyout Deal — Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake have raised their offer to take the company public to $13.75 a share with a 13-cent per share special dividend. — The new deal, reached after a night of furious negotiations …
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| Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD: |
Wayfair, on Track for $1 Billion in Sales, Acquires Home Retailer DwellStudio — Online home-decor retailer Wayfair said it had acquired DwellStudio, a New York City-based retailer that sells online, through catalogs and in its flagship Soho store. Wayfair said DwellStudio will continue …
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FBI Taps Hacker Tactics to Spy on Suspects — Law-Enforcement Officials Expand Use of Tools Such as Spyware as People Under Investigation ‘Go Dark,’ Evading Wiretaps — Law-enforcement officials in the U.S. are expanding the use of tools routinely used by computer hackers to gather information … | Heather Kelly / CNN: |
SIM card hack inspires quick fix by carriers — Las Vegas (CNN) — Major wireless carriers have fixed a bug that could have allowed criminals to hack into hundreds of millions of cell phones, says a security expert who exposed the flaw. — Cryptographer Karsten Nohl of Security Research Labs … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Bob Mansfield reduced role to focus on chips, senior execs given new responsibilities — Apple executive Bob Mansfield's unexplained departure from Apple's leadership team is due to the long-time engineer's desire to focus on chipset design plus future products and less on executive duties … Sponsor Posts
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