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February 20, 2012, 9:00 AM

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Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:

Google quietly launches Latitude Leaderboards, threatens Foursquare under its breath — Google didn't exactly offer much fanfare for this new feature — as far as we can tell, it still hasn't been officially announced. With the latest update to the Maps app, Mountain View delivered …

More: The Register, The Next Web, Gizmodo, SlashGear, PhoneArena, Gotta Be Mobile, Mashable!, PC Magazine, Marketing Pilgrim, Android Phone Fans and WebProNews

Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:

Google Latitude for Android now gives Foursquare-style points for checking in

Bill Weir / ABCNEWS:

A Trip to The iFactory: ‘Nightline’ Gets an Unprecedented Glimpse Inside Apple's Chinese Core — A worker at a Foxconn factory in Shenzen, China, puts the finishing touches on an Apple iPad. ABC News Nightline's Bill Weir was the first journalist allowed onto the Apple production line in China …

More: The Verge and 9to5Mac. Thanks:@abcnewstech

E.D. Kain / Forbes:

Possible Conflict Of Interest In ABC's Exclusive Access To Apple Chinese Supply Chain — In January, the New York Times published a controversial and troubling report about working conditions in FoxConn factories where Apple products are manufactured. Beneath the smooth exterior of the iPads …

More: Gizmodo, Softpedia News and ABCNEWS

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Photo of iPad 3 Logic Board with “A5X” System on a Chip — A forum post at Chinese site WeiPhone offers a photo of what is claimed to be the iPad 3's logic board showing an “A5X” system-on-a-chip. — Apple is expected to introduce an upgraded processor and graphics package for the iPad 3 …

Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:

Move Over Search Box, Google's Home Page Gets A Share Box — If you still don't get how much Google is behind ensuring Google+ gets everything it needs to succeed, consider the screenshot below, showing how for the first time ever, Google's home page now lets you do something other than search.

More: Betabeat, WebProNews and Danny Sullivan

Electronista:

Samsung to spin out LCDs as Samsung Display on April 1 — Samsung spinout backs shift to OLEDs — Samsung on Monday confirmed rumors it was spinning out its LCD business. The group, to be renamed Samsung Display, would separate from its parent on April 1 pending approval.

More: BGR, TechEye, eWeek, 9to5Mac, Between the Lines Blog, The Register, Reuters, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, Engadget and Electronista. Thanks:@matthewmspace

Vinod Khosla / TechCrunch:

The “Unhyped” New Areas in Internet and Mobile — Editor's note: Legendary investor Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures. You can follow him on Twitter at @vkhosla. All Khosla Ventures investments, as well as ventures related to Vinod Khosla, are italicized.

Tweets: @robmoff

Telegraph:

Facebook hacker jailed for eight months — A student who hacked into Facebook has been jailed in the in the “most extensive and grave” case of its kind to come before a British court. — Glenn Mangham, 26, admitted infiltrating the social media website from his bedroom at his parents' house between April and May last year.

More: Gizmodo, The Register, Tech Europe, Daily Mail and Slashdot

Reg Gale / Bloomberg:

Transistor Made Using a Single Atom May Help Beat Moore's Law — Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — Scientists have taken a first early step toward escaping the limits of a technological principle called Moore's Law by creating a working transistor using a single phosphorus atom.

More: Nature, Forbes, TechEye, UNSW Newsroom, Sydney Morning Herald, New York Times, The Register, TG Daily, SlashGear, ITProPortal, Fudzilla, Naked Security, Examiner and Agence France Presse

Chris Kanaracus / PC World:

Oracle Drops One of Its Patent Claims Against Google — Oracle has decided to give up on one of the patent claims it brought against Google in its lawsuit over alleged Java intellectual property violations in the Android mobile OS. — Earlier this week, Google asked for permission to file …

More: Groklaw, The H Open Source, 9to5Google and Android Phone Fans

Dave Zatz / Zatz Not Funny!:

Blockbuster Pulling On-Demand Support From TiVo — Blockbuster Pulling On-Demand Support From TiVo originally appeared on Zatz Not Funny! — It's become clear why TiVo no longer bills their Premiere DVR as the “One Box” given app stagnation and partner defections. And DISH Network's Blockbuster up next:

More: Gizmodo, Electronista, Engadget and The Verge

Damaster / LiveSide.net:

More upcoming SkyDrive features revealed: ODF documents, BitLocker key management, URL shortening, and much more — Following the screenshot leaks of SkyDrive yesterday, revealing details about Microsoft's plans for paid storage and SkyDrive apps for Windows and Mac, today we've been tipped …

More: Redmond Pie, WinBeta, WMPoweruser, Techie Buzz, The Verge and The Next Web. Thanks:@kipkniskern

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