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March 20, 2012, 4:55 PM

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Donna L. Tapellini / Consumer Reports News:

Our test finds new iPad hits 116 degrees while running games — The new iPad can run significantly hotter than the earlier iPad2 model when running an action game, Consumer Reports testers have found. — Using a thermal imaging camera, Consumer Reports engineers recorded temperatures …

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Apple's Chilly Response to iPad Heat Complaints — It's not uncommon for Apple enthusiasts to start finding fault with their new gadget within a couple days of buying the latest and greatest. — In some rare cases — most famously, with the iPhone 4 antenna — Apple may end up acknowledging some validity to the griping.

More: Computerworld, 9to5Mac, Los Angeles Times, Hardware 2.0 Blog, Appolicious Advisor, The Verge, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Mashable!, CNET, GadgeTell, TechSpot, BGR, The Next Web, VentureBeat, App Advice and Fast Company

Zach Honig / Engadget:

Visualized: new iPad burns 10 degrees hotter than its predecessor — We wouldn't exactly be going out on a limb by suggesting that the new iPad is Apple's hottest tablet to date — even before Tim Cook confirmed as much earlier today. But while Apple has plenty of reason to brag …

Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

Exclusive: In a Major Restructuring, Hewlett-Packard to Combine Printer and PC Groups — Hewlett-Packard will announce a sweeping reorganization today that will move its Imaging and Printing Group, once the jewel in the IT giant's crown, under its PC-making Personal Systems Group, sources familiar with the matter tell AllThingsD.

More: PC Magazine, VentureBeat, Forbes, The Tech Trade, Mercury News, CNET, Computerworld, Engadget, Tech Trader Daily, GigaOM, Between the Lines Blog, The Verge, BGR, Between the Lines Blog, Business Insider, Techie Buzz, WebProNews and Business Insider. Tweets: @jswartz652

Dr. Raymond M. Soneira / DisplayMate:

new iPad Display Technology Shoot-Out iPad 2 - new iPad - iPhone 4 — Introduction The iPad has been a phenomenal runaway success - to a degree that may have even surprised Steve Jobs. At the new iPad launch Tim Cook remarked that people have been wondering who would improve upon the iPad.

More: Computerworld, VentureBeat, Coding Horror, PadGadget, The Apple Core Blog, LAPTOP Magazine, everythingiCafe, Techland, TUAW and I4U News

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

CEO dares Microsoft to sue him over virtual desktops that flout licensing — We recently told you about a virtual desktop service for iPads and other devices that seems to exist only because it breaks Microsoft's Windows licensing rules in order to provide an unbeatable price: free …

More: WebProNews

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Beats Is Buying MOG Music Subscription Service — Headphone-maker Beats is purchasing music subscription service MOG, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal. But the deal hasn't closed yet. — Beats' majority owner is HTC, the Taiwanese cellphone maker, which put $300 million into the company last year.

More: BGR, VentureBeat, Engadget, Business Insider, TechSpot, Media Decoder, Softpedia News, The Next Web, The Verge, PhoneArena and GadgeTell

Andrew Harris / Bloomberg:

Apple Fails to Wrest Android Data From Motorola Mobility — Apple Inc. lost a bid to force Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) to turn over data about Google Inc. (GOOG)'s development of its Android mobile-phone operating system and planned acquisition of the mobile phone manufacturer.

More: AllThingsD, PhoneArena and Techie Buzz

Wall Street Journal:

Zuckerberg Skips Analyst Meeting — Facebook Inc. chief executive Mark Zuckerberg doesn't expect to play a hands-on role selling the social network's initial public offering to analysts, one Facebook executive told Wall Street analysts Monday. — Mr. Zuckerberg skipped a meeting Monday …

More: Friending Facebook Blog, msnbc.com, WebProNews, Bloomberg and Business Insider

Dan Rowinski / ReadWriteWeb:

Mobile Devs Interested in Google Over Facebook for Social Mobile Apps — Google and Facebook are in a war for user attention on the Web. This is not just about how many eyeballs are on Google+ versus Facebook but also from an end-to-end platform perspective.

More: WMPoweruser, The Register, BetaNews, Computerworld, Appcelerator, CNET, GigaOM, Reuters, Electronista and PhoneArena. Thanks:@dan_rowinski

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

New York Times Cuts Back on Free Web Access — A year after launching a controversial paywall, the New York Times says it has nearly half a million paying subscribers for its flagship paper. It also says it will make it harder for people to read on the Web without paying up.

More: The Next Web, VatorNews, Poynter, The New York Times Company, CNET, Tech Trader Daily, VentureBeat, WebProNews and iPhone

Matt Lynley / Business Insider:

The Real Reason Google Bought Kevin Rose And Milk: It Needs Designers — Google acquired the Milk team last week — but only about half of it. — Business Insider has learned the other half, which included Milk engineers Amber Reyngoudt and David Peck, were not offered positions at Google.

Thanks:@graemethickins

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:

Samsung and RIM sued for infringing lol-worthy emoticon patent — In an apparent quest to make the patent system look even more ridiculous, a firm on Thursday sued Samsung and Research in Motion for allegedly infringing a patent titled “emoticon input method and apparatus.”

More: I4U News, Sammy Hub, CNET, PC Magazine, PC World, Between the Lines Blog, MobileBurn.com, WebProNews and Datamation.com

Sebastian Anthony / ExtremeTech:

Seagate hits 1 terabit per square inch, 60TB hard drives on their way — Seagate has demonstrated the first terabit-per-square-inch hard drive, almost doubling the areal density found in modern hard drives. Initially this will result in 6TB 3.5-inch desktop drives and 2TB 2.5-inch laptop drives …

More: PC Magazine, Gizmodo, Hard Drives, PC World, TechEye, GSMArena Blog, Geek.com and Slashdot

Greg Kumparak / PandoDaily:

How Coldcalling Deadmau5 On Twitter Earned One Artist His Big Break — When I hear anyone talking about “the power of social media”, my brain immediately flips to thoughts of self-appointed gurus with uber-douche titles like “Twitter Ninja” or “Friendster Rockstar”. I can't help it.

Bloomberg:

Windows Phone Outsells Symbian in U.K. Handsets, Study Says — Nokia Oyj (NOK1V)'s new smartphone platform, Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Phone 7, outsold its older smartphone system in the U.K. this year, market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said. — About 2.5 percent of U.K. phone buyers chose …

More: The Verge, WMPoweruser, Mobile Entertainment, cellular-news, SlashGear, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, Telegraph, The Next Web, Neowin.net, The Register, IntoMobile and ITProPortal

Dina Bass / Bloomberg:

Microsoft Said to Finish Windows 8 in Summer, With October Debut — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will finish work on Windows 8 this summer, setting the stage for personal computers and tablets with the operating system to go on sale around October, according to people with knowledge of the schedule.

Rob Mee / Rob's blog:

A new chapter for Pivotal Labs — I'm delighted to announce the acquisition of Pivotal Labs by EMC. When we founded Pivotal, many years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine the company we would become. But thanks to our dedicated employees, and the support of incredible clients and partners …

More: eWeek, SiliconANGLE and EMC

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

FutureAdvisor Raises Funding From Sequoia To Bring Financial And Investment Advice To The Masses — Y Combinator startup FutureAdvisor has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Sequoia Capital and angel investors Keith Rabois and Jeremy Stoppelman. — FutureAdvisor, which debuted in 2010 …

More: Computerworld, AllThingsD, GeekWire, TechFlash, BetaKit, PC Magazine, CNET, The Seattle Times and VatorNews

Nick Bilton / Bits:

Wantful, Gift-Giving Start-Up, Announces Funding — When it comes to sending people birthday and Christmas gifts, I would likely win the award for: “Worst. Gift-giver. Ever.” Not only do I pick terrible presents for people, but worse, I have half-written birthday cards stuffed around …

More: BetaKit, VentureBeat and silicontap.com

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

New Wi-Fi roaming initiative could soon allow your smart device to connect to hotspots automatically — A new initiative between the GSMA and Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announced today could see billions of smartphone and tablet owners effortlessly switch between mobile and Wi-Fi networks …

More: Reuters, GigaOM, PR Newswire, The Register, SlashGear, The Verge, IntoMobile and CNET

Jack Purcher / Patent Bolt:

Microsoft Invents Projector Eyewear for Xbox & Beyond — It came to light in 2008 that an Apple research team was working on a visual headset for the iPod. In recent months news has surfaced that a next generation super high res micro OLED display is ready to support new visual headsets coming to market later this year.

More: Ars Technica, Digital Trends, CNET, BGR, VR-Zone, News at About Projectors, ITProPortal and WMPoweruser

T.C. Sottek / The Verge:

Obama administration enters aggressive stance towards Iran on internet policy, provides guidance to subvert its ‘electronic curtain’ — Today the Obama administration released a blog post condemning Iran for denying its citizens “a universal right to access information, and to freely assemble online …

More: U.S. Department …, WebProNews, Mashable!, White House.gov Blog and White House.gov Blog

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Diller-backed Aereo countersues Fox, PBS — (Reuters) - Aereo Inc, an online television service backed by billionaire Barry Diller, filed a second countersuit against major broadcasters that want to stop it from retransmitting their programming. — Tuesday's lawsuit against News Corp's Fox …

More: VentureBeat. See also Mediagazer

Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:

Exclusive: Square Snags PayPal VP Alyssa Cutright for International Expansion — A Square spokesperson has confirmed to All Things D that the payments company has hired Alyssa Cutright, a 12-year veteran of PayPal, to head up its international expansion. — Most recently, Cutright …

Darrell Etherington / BetaKit:

Tripbirds Launches with Backing from Path, SoundCloud Founders — Stockholm-based social travel startup Tripbirds launches out of private beta today, entering an increasingly crowded online travel market. But while others like Wanderfly intend to be the “Pinterest for travel,” …

More: The Next Web, GigaOM, About Foursquare, Mashable!, ArcticStartup and TechCrunch

Quentin Hardy / New York Times:

Facing Fees, Some Sites Are Bypassing Google Maps — SAN FRANCISCO — When it comes to offering online maps to their users, some companies have been leaving Google Maps and setting out for less familiar territory. — In the seven years since it was introduced, Google's offering of street maps …

More: Google LatLong and WebProNews

Neal Ungerleider / Fast Company:

Pakistan Torches National Firewall Plans — The most ambitious net censorship project since China's Great Firewall is no more: Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology has indicated that they are canceling plans for a 50 million+ URL net filtering regime.

More: Ars Technica, The Express Tribune and WebProNews

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