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| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
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 …
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| 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: |
Motorola CEO: Don't worry, cheaper Moto X in the works — Motorola will have a less expensive Moto X for the U.S. prepaid market and developing markets within a few months, the company said Thursday after the Moto X launch event in New York. — A cheaper version of the Moto X will be introduced … | Roger Cheng / CNET: |
Moto X: The first true anti-iPhone — analysis Google and Motorola Mobility's experiment will determine if choice and customization trump a tightly controlled experience and high-end specifications in the minds of consumers. — Motorola's Moto X. — The iPhone 5 may have found its polar opposite in Moto X.
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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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See also Mediagazer| 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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See also Mediagazer| John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
DOJ Calls for Apple to End Book Deals, Link to Rival Bookstores — The United States Department of Justice and 33 state attorneys-general on Friday published their proposed remedies in the Apple e-book price-fixing case, calling for an array of sanctions that they claim will …
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| 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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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 …
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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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MacRumors, GigaOM, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, The Verge, iLounge, I4U News, Macgasm, iPhone in Canada Blog, Softpedia News and MacNN. Thanks:@idannyocean
| 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 … | Jonny Evans / Computerworld: |
Wearables and payments: What Apple might get from its Passif Semi purchase — Apple [AAPL] has acquired small semiconductor company, Passif Semiconductor — reading that company's published patents suggests Cupertino may be looking to use Passif's technologies in future wearable and contactless payment solutions.
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| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Google Fiber's $10 Sports Plus pack gives NFL Redzone some company — When Google Fiber first offered the NFL RedZone channel last season it was $10 per month by itself, but this year it may have a better deal. The new “Sports Plus” pack will vary slightly in different areas … | Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
As YouTube Stars Invent Their Own Ways to Get Paid, Patreon Raises $2.1M — “There was this weird hundred-year period where content was distributable but not digitized, from the 1900s, when the phonograph was invented and sound recording was first released. It was the age of physical media with artificial scarcity.
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| John Herrman / BuzzFeed: |
Is Tumblr Shrinking? — Yahoo bought Tumblr because Tumblr has millions of young users. But are they sticking around? — David Karp, founder and CEO of Tumblr, photographs the Nasdaq screen in Times Square after ringing the opening bell, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in New York. — Via: Mark Lennihan / AP| Lucas Shaw / The Wrap: |
YouTube to Open Production Studio in New York Next Year — That complements a 41,000-square foot studio in Los Angeles — YouTube will open a production studio in New York next year, the company announced at VidCon on Thursday. The company complements similar facilities in London …
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| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
ITC postpones final ruling on Apple's complaint against Samsung by eight days to August 9, 2013 — The United States International Trade Commission (USITC, or ITC) has just given notice of its decision to postpone by eight days its final ruling on Apple's patent infringement complaint against Samsung.
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