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July 6, 2012, 11:25 AM

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Bloomberg:

Amazon Said To Plan Smartphone To Vie With Apple — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone and handheld devices that run Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android operating system, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

What Amazon Brings to the Smartphone Market — The notion that Amazon might do a smartphone is not new, though a new Bloomberg report suggests that one might hit the market sooner rather than later. — And, while clearly a novice at making phones, Amazon brings a lot of know-how and relevant skills …

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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Apple Says It Has Fixed Server Bug That Led to Crashing Apps — Apple said late Thursday that it has resolved a glitch that was causing some apps downloaded from its online store to crash upon launch. — “We had a temporary issue that began yesterday with a server that generated DRM code …

Federico Viticci / MacStories:

Apple Removes Negative Reviews From Apps Affected By DRM Bug — Earlier this week, an error in Apple's DRM code generation for App Store apps caused a number of app updates to crash on launch. The issue, initially reported by Instapaper developer Marco Arment, began spreading to more than 100 iOS …

More: Marco.org, TechCrunch, Macworld, The Next Web, everythingiCafe, TUAW, TechnoBuffalo, Glasshouse Apps, ZDNet and iClarified

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:

Marco Arment: The Hero of Apple's Appageddon

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Jon Russell / The Next Web:

“Search & discovery in @twitter set to change forever after tmrw.” says Twitter engineer — Twitter is preparing to make a major update to the search and discovery side of the popular microblogging platform tomorrow, according to one of its senior engineers.

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Slash Lane / AppleInsider:

Apple's next iPhone rumored to feature quad-core processor — Apple's next-generation iPhone will be powered by a quad-core ARM processor based on Samsung's Exynos 4 architecture, according to a new report. — The claim comes from the sometimes-reliable DigiTimes, which cited …

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Bill Rigby / Reuters:

Microsoft stumbles into crucial financial year — (Reuters) - An ugly first week for Microsoft Corp's new financial year, probably its most important to date, has done little to inspire confidence that the software giant can jumpstart a stubbornly stagnant share price.

More: TechEye

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Microsoft vets weigh in: Here's what needs to change

More: Network World. Thanks:@johnhcook

Nilay Patel / The Verge:

Five years after the iPhone, carriers are the biggest threat to innovation — Five years ago, the iPhone revolutionized the mobile business and kicked off a seismic shift in the technology industry that continues today. But the massive success of Apple's phone has overshadowed the grim reality …

More: iDownloadBlog.com, DSLreports and parislemon

Kirsty Johnston / Stuff.co.nz:

Kim Dotcom Can See One File Of 22 Million Says FBI — A 40-page document “cherry-picked” from nearly 22 million emails is the only information the FBI believes should be made available to Kim Dotcom before his extradition hearing. — Lawyers spent yesterday arguing over what the internet mogul …

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Mat Smith / Engadget:

HTC reveals Q2 2012 financial results: 57.8 percent net profit drop blamed on customs issues and weak sales — HTC has reported a substantial drop in its quarterly profits, with unaudited results for Q2 2012 totaling T$7.4 billion ($250 million), down from T$17.52 billion this time last year.

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Miyoung Kim / Reuters:

Samsung's Galaxy powers record $5.9 billion profit — (Reuters) - Soaraway sales of the Galaxy smartphone drove record quarterly profit of $5.9 billion at Samsung Electronics, though the South Korean tech giant is sweating over how Europe's debt crisis is denting demand in its biggest market for televisions and home appliances.

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Derrick Harris / GigaOM:

AOL building refrigerator-sized data centers — AOL is taking its flexible infrastructure strategy to a whole new level of flexibility by building data centers about the size of French door refrigerators. AOL Services CTO Mike Manos wrote about the units — part of a project code-named …

More: ZDNet, Data Center Knowledge and LooseBolts

Roberto Baldwin / Wired:

Kindle Fire 2 Will Arrive Within Two Months, Report Says — The Kindle Fire, shown here, could be updated with a snazzier metal case. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Wired — With Google's Nexus 7 tablet set for a July release, Amazon is fast-tracking the production of its next-generation Kindle Fire.

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Ann Zimmerman / Wall Street Journal:

Best Buy Tries On Apple's Sleek Look — RICHFIELD, Minn.—Best Buy Co. is testing a new turnaround strategy: making its cavernous electronics emporiums look more like Apple Inc.'s sleek retail outlets. — The heart of a test store near Best Buy's headquarters here is a Solution Central help desk …

More: CNET, msnbc.com and PC World

Lucy Tobin / Evening Standard:

British Airways flies into privacy storm over Google identity checks on passengers — British Airways today faced a backlash from privacy campaigners after it revealed plans to use the internet to create “dossiers” on passengers. — The airline said it wanted to be able to deliver a more personal touch by researching passengers.

More: digitaltrends.com, Telegraph, Mashable!, Gizmodo UK, TechCrunch, Mobile Industry Review and Information Age

Jamillah Knowles / The Next Web:

Facebook App Center officially rolling out across the UK — This morning if you logged into your Facebook account in the UK, it's likely that you will have noticed a persistent little pop-up notification alerting you to the arrival of the App Center. — We certainly knew that this was coming …

More: The Verge, Telegraph and WebProNews

Don Reisinger / CNET:

Apple snags patent for water-damage detection — The water-detection indicator in Apple's iPhone 4/iPhone 4S. — (Credit: Apple) — Apple has won a patent related to detecting water damage in a gadget. — The patent, 8,210,032, describes a method by which customer service representatives …

More: Engadget

Joanna Stern / ABC News:

Google Confirms Galaxy Nexus Sales Stopped in Apple-Samsung Case, Fix Coming Next Week — While Apple and Samsung's phones and tablets battle it out on store shelves, the companies (and Google) have been battling it out in the courtroom in ongoing patent disputes.

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Sebastian Anthony / ExtremeTech:

BitTorrent usage increases in Europe, following the blockade of The Pirate Bay — In a twist that will surprise no one except the RIAA, MPAA, BREIN, and other anti-piracy lobbies, the amount of BitTorrent traffic has stayed the same or increased in Europe following the blockade of The Pirate Bay in the UK …

More: TorrentFreak

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft confirms enthusiasts' fears: No more versions of Windows Home Server — Summary: Windows Home Server 2011 is the last version of Microsoft's home-server operating system, company officials have finally confirmed. — Follow @maryjofoley — After a year-plus of hints and rumors …

More: BetaNews, The Seattle Times, SlashGear and Ars Technica

AppleInsider:

Supply of Apple's 27" iMac drying up as Ivy Bridge upgrade awaits — With the last iMac update having arrived more than a year ago, third-party resellers are now starting to see limited availability of Apple's big-screen 27-inch desktop Mac. — As of Wednesday, AppleInsider noticed stock-outs …

More: Bits, Macworld Australia and Computerworld

BBC:

Android smartphones ‘used for botnet’, researchers say — Android devices are believed to be sending out spam messages similar to this example — Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an illegal botnet, according to a Microsoft researcher.

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Scott Austin / Digits:

Security Researchers Backtrack on Android Malware Claim

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