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August 30, 2012, 1:50 PM

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Matt Brian / The Next Web:

A best-seller sells out: Amazon pulls Kindle Fire sales ahead of September 6 tablet refresh — With its September 6 event circled on its calendar in big red ink, Amazon has announced today that its Kindle Fire tablet is “Sold Out,” pulling the tablet from sale as it looks to its “exciting roadmap ahead.”

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Chris Ziegler / The Verge:

This is the new Amazon Kindle Fire — We've just been sent a purported shot of the next Kindle Fire, Amazon's Android-based tablet that's expected to be announced next week after the current model “sold out” earlier today. We're being told that a “pair” of Fires is likely — a 7- and a 10-incher …

More: The Next Web, 9to5Google, Gizmodo and Business Insider

Tweets: @stroughtonsmith and @ohnorosco

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Amazon Appstore launches in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain ahead of possible tablet launch

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Wired:

Apple Rejects App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes — It seemed like a simple enough idea for an iPhone app: Send users a pop-up notice whenever a flying robots kills someone in one of America's many undeclared wars. But Apple keeps blocking the Drones+ program from its App Store — and therefore, from iPhones everywhere.

More: The Atlantic Online, Gizmodo, everythingiCafe, PhoneArena, InvestorPlaceGadgets …, Kotaku, WebProNews and Geekosystem

Brad Chacos / LAPTOP Magazine:

Lenovo's New Android Tablet Trio Includes 9-inch Quad-Core Slate for $299 — Lenovo is placing a bit bet on Windows 8 and touch with the ThinkPad Tablet 2 and IdeaPad Yoga, but it's pushing full steam ahead on Android slates, too. The company just launched three new Android 4.0 IdeaTab tablets …

More: Inquirer, Computerworld, LAPTOP Magazine, Engadget, Mashable! and VentureBeat

Sean Hollister / The Verge:

Lenovo's new S-series laptops bridge the ultrabook-netbook gap, starting at $499 (hands-on pictures)

More: CNET, LAPTOP Magazine, Mashable! and Pocket-lint

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Twitter launches targeting for Promoted Tweets and Accounts advertising based on user interests — Twitter has today announced new targeting options for its Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts products that let advertisers display ads based on people's ‘topical interests’.

More: TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Twitter Advertising, Mashable!, Media Money … and Twitter Developers

Zach Epstein / BGR:

Bernstein Research: People don't want Windows Phones — Nokia's (NOK) stock got a big boost recently as investors identified positive trends despite three consecutive billion-dollar quarterly losses. According to Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu, however, Nokia's second big Windows Phone push is destined to fail.

More: Fortune, Forbes, The Verge and The Next Web

Sean Buckley / Engadget:

Zune's last days: Microsoft pulling Zune HD apps, select features on August 31st — Microsoft's oddly named music service put its official resignation in earlier this summer, but the Zune brand isn't in its coffin just yet — although Redmond is certainly driving in the nails.

More: VentureBeat, CNET, Softpedia News, SlashGear, The Verge, FleshEatingZipper, Ubergizmo and LiveSide.net

Dana Wollman / Engadget:

HP unveils Envy x2 laptop / tablet hybrid: 11-inch IPS screen, NFC and pen support, arriving later this year — You didn't think the world's top PC maker was going to sit out the laptop / tablet hybrid trend, now did you? HP, one of the last OEMs to share its Windows 8 plans …

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Nate Ralph / The Verge:

HP announces Spectre XT TouchSmart and Envy TouchSmart ultrabook 4

More: Neowin and CNET

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

The 30% faster Parallels 8 brings Retina and tighter integration with OS X to Windows virtual machines — If you've ever fired up a virtual machine on your Mac, then there's a good chance you did so with one of the top two suites out there: Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion.

More: GigaOM, TUAW, Engadget, Electronista, GeekWire, The Verge, Mashable!, Ars Technica, AppleInsider and MacRumors. Thanks:@robinwauters

Chris Ziegler / The Verge:

AT&T readies ‘flagship’ store in Chicago: more (genius) bars in more places — Americans: when you think of AT&T, what comes immediately to mind? — For many, the answer might involve a four-letter word or two. Huge tech corporations are rarely celebrated for their attention to quality …

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Victor H. / PhoneArena:

Samsung will sue Apple immediately if it releases an LTE device, allegedly partnering with Microsoft to cut dependency on Android — Samsung's recent loss in court might have triggered some interesting processes inside the company pushing it to develop closer ties with Microsoft to cut its dependency on Android.

More: GigaOM, PC World, The Korea Times and CNET

PC World:

Oracle Knew About Currently Exploited Java Vulnerabilities for Months, Researcher Says — Oracle knew since April about the existence of the two unpatched Java 7 vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited in malware attacks, according to Adam Gowdiak, the founder and CEO of Polish security firm Security Explorations.

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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

States reach $69 million ebook pricing settlement with publishers — Ebook-buying consumers in 49 states (all except Minnesota) and five territories are set to receive $69 million as the result of a settlement between the states and HarperCollins, Hachette and Simon & Schuster.

More: CNET, Ars Technica, Engadget, Good E-Reader, CT.gov Portal, The Verge and WMAR. See also Mediagazer

Sarah Silbert / Engadget:

Dell announces XPS 10 Windows 8 hybrid, XPS 12 Duo convertible — Our next stop on the Windows 8 announcement train is Dell, which today unveiled the XPS 10, a Windows RT hybrid device that runs Microsoft's latest OS on a 10-inch touch-enabled display. Dell says you can expect up to 20 hours …

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Larry Powelson / Google LatLong:

Half a gigameter of biking navigation in 12 countries in Google Maps for Android — (Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog) — Whether you're a seasoned century rider or a casual beach cruiser, finding the best biking routes can be a challenge. That's why today we're bringing mobile …

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Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Apple will now give you up to $345 for your old iPhone 4S — If reports are true, Apple is days away from announcing its next-generation iPhone, the long-awaited follow-up to its fast-selling iPhone 4S. If you're already shuddering at the thought of paying out for the new device …

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Richard Lawler / Engadget:

Adobe pushes TV Everywhere forward with Adobe Pass 2.0, promises easier logins on more devices — No matter what's going on with Flash, Adobe is still pushing other technologies, and one of them is the one that powered NBC's Olympics apps this summer, Adobe Pass.

More: CNET, Beet.TV, Streaming Media, Digital Media Blog and Digital Media Blog

Bryan Bishop / The Verge:

Google Now updated with movie showtime suggestions, emergency alerts, and more — One of the headline features of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is Google Now, the company's riff on the automated mobile assistant — and today Google has released an update that adds some new features to the mix.

More: Engadget, Gotta Be Mobile, Beyond Search, WebProNews and 9to5Google

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Music Streaming Service Spotify Inks Deal With Germany's Deutsche Telekom In Telco's Wider Media Push — Add one more distribution partner to Spotify's list as it seeks more scale for its music streaming service to make it more profitable: Deutsche Telekom, owners of T-Mobile …

More: The Next Web, Softpedia News, Stock market news and paidContent

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Mark your Microsoft calendars: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 launch dates revealed — Summary: Expect September to be a month of Windows Phone 8 handset reveals, and late October to be the official launch of the coming devices. — We Microsoft watchers already knew October was going to be a crazy month …

More: CNET, SiliconANGLE, PC World, VentureBeat, BetaNews, Mashable!, DSLreports, WMPoweruser, dailywireless.org, LiveSide.net, The Windows Blog, Know Your Mobile, PC Pro, The Verge, The Verge, Gizmodo UK and Gotta Be Mobile

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

How Reddit Got Obama: “There Are Quite a Few Redditors at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.” — Question No. 1: Yup, that's really Barack Obama, taking questions over at a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). — Question No. 2: It was really no big deal, says Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, via email:

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Adrianne Jeffries / The Verge:

Reddit has its biggest day ever thanks to President Obama's AMA

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