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July 2, 2012, 8:15 AM

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Jon Russell / The Next Web:
Apple agrees to pay Proview $60m to settles China iPad trademark dispute  —  Apple has ended the ongoing issue surrounding the ownership of the iPad trademark in China by agreeing to pay Taiwanese firm Proview $60 million, according to AP reports.  —  Proview has been on negotiating for some time …
Brooke Crothers / CNET:
The other Windows 8 hits some snags  —  Microsoft Surface tablet packing an Nvidia ARM chip.  —  (Credit: Microsoft)  —  Don't be surprised if the other version of Windows 8 — you know, the one that doesn't run on Intel chips — stumbles out of the gate.
More: TechEye and Neowin
Rob Walker / New York Times:
On YouTube, Amateur Is the New Pro  —  A kid from Nebraska shows up in New York City to make it big.  This kid was Bryan Odell, a 21-year-old college dropout who lived with his parents.  Gangly, with curly blond hair, he looked and talked­ as if he arrived straight from central casting.
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Samsung appeals Galaxy Nexus ban and moves to stay the injunction  —  As expected, Samsung's lawyers worked hard to define their appellate strategy concerning the Galaxy Nexus injunction that was ordered on Friday afternoon Pacific Time.  They just gave notice of their appeal to the Court …
Bloomberg:
Dell Said To Be Near Buying Quest To Gain Data-Center Software  —  Dell Inc. (DELL) is near an agreement to buy Quest Software Inc. (QSFT), a maker of programs to manage corporate computer systems, prevailing in a bidding contest with Insight Venture Partners, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
What's next for RIM?  —  A sad coincidence provides a stark contrast between the fortunes of two high tech companies, titans present and past.  Last week, on (almost) the same day that the iPhone celebrated its fifth birthday, RIM issued very bad quarterly numbers: Down 43% year-to-year to $2.8B …
More: TechCrunch
VentureBeat:
Sony buys Gaikai game streaming service for $380M  —  Sony announced tonight that it will acquire Gaikai, the streaming game service for $380 million.  The deal officially closed on June 30, and Sony is purchasing the Aliso Viejo-based company as part of a move to disrupt the gaming business.
Steven Levy / Wired:
Google Glass Team: ‘Wearable Computing Will Be the Norm’  —  Even though I followed Google's I/O Conference from across the country, the event made it obvious that a company created with a strict focus on search has become an omnivorous factory of tech products both hard and soft.
Mike Snider / USA Today:
Beats Electronics acquires MOG music service  —  Beats Electronics, the company best known for its Beats By Dr. Dre headphones, is acquiring the online music service MOG.  —  The parties did not disclose the terms of the acquisition, the first for the company co-founded by rapper and producer …
Evelyn M. Rusli / DealBook:
Its I.P.O. Botched, Facebook Looks Hard at Nasdaq  —  Facebook's debut was supposed to be Nasdaq's ultimate coup.  —  But in the weeks since the social network's much-ballyhooed — and ultimately botched — initial public offering, the relationship has soured.  —  In Facebook parlance, it's complicated.
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Comcast and Boxee deal will let third-party devices access encrypted cable TV  —  Boxee and Comcast have announced a new agreement that will let Boxee users access encrypted basic cable channels.  The deal, as revealed in a June 27th filing to the FCC, includes both a short- and long-term solution for the problem.
More: Engadget

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