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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
New purported next-generation iPhone parts photos show fully assembled device — You'll remember that 9to5Mac was the first to show photos of purported next-generation iPhone parts. Since then, many of the details - including the smaller dock connector - were affirmed by multiple mainstream reports.
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| Nick Bilton / NYT Bits: |
Disruptions: Innovations Snuffed Out by Craigslist — In 1995, a good-hearted programmer named Craig Newmark thought of a way to make newspaper classified ad listings simple, and in turn, people's lives easier. His free Web site, called Craigslist, quickly gained millions of users.| New York Times: |
Apple Officials Said to Consider Stake in Twitter — Apple, which has stumbled in its efforts to get into social media, has talked with Twitter in recent months about making a strategic investment in it, according to people briefed on the matter. — While Apple has been hugely successful …
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| Harry McCracken / Techland: |
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| Avril Ormsby / Reuters: |
Olympics-Please, do not tweet unless you have to, fans told — (Reuters) - Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told by Olympic bosses on Sunday to avoid sending non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because an overloaded network was affecting television coverage.
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| Kurt Eichenwald / Vanity Fair: |
Microsoft's Lost Decade — Once upon a time, Microsoft dominated the tech industry; indeed, it was the wealthiest corporation in the world. But since 2000, as Apple, Google, and Facebook whizzed by, it has fallen flat in every arena it entered: e-books, music, search, social networking, etc., etc.
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| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
How to Fight iPhone Theft — Device theft has exploded. New solutions are on the way. Is the industry doing enough about ‘Apple picking’? — Police across the nation are fighting surges in mobile phone and tablet thefts. But can technology and blacklists help bring down the statistics?
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Business Insider, TUAW and Slashdot
| Matt Rosoff / Business Insider: |
Google Fiber Is The Most Disruptive Thing The Company's Done Since Gmail — Remember how blown away people were when Gmail launched in 2004? — Google Fiber feels like the same leap of innovation. It's been a long time since we saw anything like this from the search and advertising giant.
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| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Instapaper for Android sees a 600% jump in downloads on release of Nexus 7 — The Nexus 7 is being talked about, that's one thing we know for sure. It's gotten a ton of press as a device that is so good it makes the case for small tablets in general. It's certainly one of the most well received non-iPad tablets ever.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows Phone 8: a video preview of unannounced features — Most hubs have been updated with functionality. The built-in Maps app is now powered by Nokia and you can download maps to use offline. Internet Explorer now includes settings to allow you to change the functionality …
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Engadget, TechnoBuffalo, Pocketables, WMPoweruser, Business Insider, Gotta Be Mobile and Engadget
| Christopher Soghoian / slight paranoia: |
The known unknowns of Skype interception — Over the past few weeks, the technical blogosphere, and most recently, the mainstread media have tried to answer the question: What kind of assistance can Skype provide to law enforcement agencies? — Most of the stories have been filled with speculation …
| James B. Stewart / New York Times: |
How eBay Defied Convention and Turned Itself Around — Remember Myspace, Friendster, eToys, Webvan, Urban Fetch, Pets.com? Like meteors, they burned with dazzling brilliance before turning shareholder dollars to ash. EBay, Yahoo and AOL, the dominant Internet triumvirate circa 2004, seemed destined for a similar fate.
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| Bryan Bishop / The Verge: |
NBC insults viewer intelligence, says Olympic Opening Ceremony is too ‘complex’ for online audience — The 2012 Summer Olympics have finally kicked off, and while NBC has been boasting about the digital options it's offering US sports fans, the broadcaster offered no live streaming of the opening ceremonies …
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