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May 17, 2014, 7:30 PM

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Mat Honan / Wired:
Don't Diss Cheap Smartphones.  They're About to Change Everything  —  We see a lot of phones here at WIRED.  Right now, for example, we've got the HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, Nokia Lumia Icon, iPhone 5s and all sorts of other flagship devices.
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Dan Levine / Reuters:
Apple, Google settle Motorola Mobility patent litigation without cross-licensing, will cooperate on patent reform  —  Apple, Google agree to settle smartphone patent litigation  —  (Reuters) - Apple and Google's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to dismiss high profile U.S. patent litigation …
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
The Myths & Realities Of How Of The EU's New “Right To Be Forgotten” In Google Works  —  Depending on what you read, a “Right To Be Forgotten” court ruling in the European Union this week means that now anyone can ask for anything to be removed from Google, which will soon collapse under an overwhelming number of requests.
Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
LifeLock Wallet pulled from app stores and all user data deleted amid security concerns [Update]  —  Identity theft security firm LifeLock has pulled its popular Wallet app from availability and taken the unusual step of deleting all data stored by current users after it deemed the app non-compliant with security standards.
Eric Sylvers / Wall Street Journal:
Italy investigating Google, Apple, Amazon, and Gameloft over whether in-app purchases mislead  —  Italy Investigates Internet Companies' Mobile App Practices  —  Regulator Is Examining Whether Google, Apple and Amazon Mislead People into Making Purchases  —  MILAN— Google Inc. …

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