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Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Note in late August — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is set to take the wraps off a sequel to its popular Galaxy Note smartphone at an event on August 29, about two weeks before the possible debut of Apple's new iPhone. — The two arch rivals are bracing …
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| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
Apple Loses Bid to Keep Customer Survey Secret — The judge overseeing Apple's patent lawsuit against Samsung said Apple can't keep secret a marketing survey it took of its customers. — Apple argued that the survey's release would aid competitors as the data is not available elsewhere.
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Ten million users is the new one million users — Entrepreneurs and investors have been enamored with consumer internet startups for the last few years. But there are signs this is ending. — Some observations: — Thousands of early-stage consumer web/mobile companies were started and funded in last 24 months.
| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Electronic Arts Sues Zynga for Copyright Infringement Over The Ville — After loudly complaining that Zynga had ripped off one of its biggest hits, Electronic Arts is taking its rival to court. — Filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against Zynga, Electronic Arts charged today … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
AT&T stores will start moving to iPad-based Point of Sales by early next year — Over the past couple of years, Apple has been taking steps to overhaul its retail operations and customer experience with the iPad. From iPads for employees equipped with RetailMe and Concierge software … | Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Revolving Door: Yahoo Departures Begin, Even as Mayer's Team Still TBD — After former interim CEO Ross Levinsohn departed Yahoo earlier this week, I noted that it was only a matter of time before more execs headed out the door with the changeover to new leader and former Googler Marissa Mayer.
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Prepaid Cellphones Are Cheaper. Why Aren't They Popular? — Prepaid phone plans, where you pay the full price for a cellphone and then pay lower monthly rates without a contract, seem to offer what most budget-conscious people want. So why haven't they really caught on?
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Exclusive: Microsoft's Metro branding to be replaced ‘this week’ according to internal memo — Microsoft is killing off the use of its Metro design name to describe a tiled interface in Windows Phone and Windows 8. We brought you news of the change earlier today, but a tipster has provided …
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| Rachel Dodes / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter Goes to the Movies — Hollywood is digging deep into new ways of using social media; the selling of ‘Ted’ — The teddy bear's first tweet, from an account called @WhatTedSaid set up by the Universal Pictures marketing department, was “Hello, Twitter. Kindly go f— yourself.”
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CBS Loves Apple TV, in Theory — CBS boss Les Moonves gets asked a lot about his willingness to do business with Apple. And his answer is always the same: “Sure! As long as it's on our terms.” — Yesterday's earnings call was no exception. Here's the full exchange between the CBS CEO … | Janko Roettgers / GigaOM: |
Court: Embedding videos is not a crime — Embedding an infringing video doesn't violate copyright laws, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The court sided with the video bookmarking site myVidster, which had been sued by the gay porn production company Flava Works in 2010.
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AT&T Ending 2G Network by 2017 — AT&T Inc. is shutting down its second-generation, or 2G, wireless networks by 2017 as it continues to upgrade its systems to faster technology and better use its limited airwaves. — The telecom giant said about 12% of its contract wireless customers …
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Competition Weighs Down HTC In Q2: Sales Drop 27% To $3B; Operating Profit, EPS Down By 57%; Lowers Q3 Outlook — HTC has posted its Q2 numbers and they're not pretty. While numbers were up on Q1, the Taiwanese Android/Windows Phone smartphone maker saw declines in nearly every line …
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