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| Marco Arment / Marco.org: |
Predicting the “iPad Mini” internals — I saw two curious entries in Instapaper's device stats today: one iPad2,5 and one iPad2,6. — These device models, as reported by the OS, could be faked by a jailbreaker with enough free time. But I've never had a device show up there that didn't end …
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| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
Apple Said To Use AU Optronics, LG Display Screens In Mini IPad — Apple Inc. (AAPL) will use screens from AU Optronics Corp. (2409) and LG Display Co. (034220) for a smaller version of the iPad to be released in October, according to four people familiar with the plans.| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
Exclusive: meet the Amazon Kindle with ‘Paperwhite’ backlit display — Along with one or more new Kindle Fires, we're expecting refreshed E Ink models in Amazon's e-reader line at the company's Los Angeles event next week as well. One of those appears to be a refreshed Kindle Touch …
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| Alistair Barr / Reuters: |
Exclusive: Amazon teams with Nokia, snubs Google for maps - sources — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's new Kindle Fire will have mapping services via a tie-up with Nokia Oyj, according to two people familiar with the situation, filling a gap in the tablet's capabilities while snubbing Google Inc's popular service.| Jake Smith / 9to5Mac: |
App Store updated within iOS 6: new search result layout, Genius recommendations turned on and more (video) — The App Store on iOS 6 beta, which is software currently only available to those a part of Apple's Developer Program, scored a nice little update this evening.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Chomp-Inspired iOS 6 App Store Redesign Could Impact Long Tail Of App Developers — It appears that at least some of the innovations found in early 2012 Apple acquisition Chomp, a mobile app search and discovery platform, have made their way into the new iOS 6 App Store application.
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| Bloomberg: |
Apple Loses Japan Patent Lawsuit Against Samsung Over Devices — Apple Inc. (AAPL) lost a patent lawsuit in Japan as a Tokyo judge ruled that Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones and tablet computers didn't infringe on an Apple invention in the most recent decision of a global dispute.
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| Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal: |
Production of iPhone Screens Delayed at Sharp — Japan's Sharp Corp. hasn't started mass producing screens for Apple Inc.'s next iPhone, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday, signaling potential supply problems for the U.S. company as it gears up to unveil its next-generation smartphone next month.| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Apple, publishers offer EU e-book antitrust concessions: source — (Reuters) - Apple and four major publishers will allow retailers such as Amazon to sell e-books at a discount for two years in a bid to end an EU antitrust investigation and stave off possible fines, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
Software Meant to Fight Crime Is Used to Spy on Dissidents — SAN FRANCISCO — Morgan Marquis-Boire works as a Google engineer and Bill Marczak is earning a Ph.D. in computer science. But this summer, the two men have been moonlighting as detectives, chasing an elusive surveillance tool from Bahrain across five continents.
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| Lance Whitney / CNET: |
Grooveshark app yanked from Google Play yet again — The Android music app has again been removed from Google's online store after recently being reinstated. — Grooveshark has been on a roller coaster ride at the Google Play store. — The Android music app is once again …
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| Zachary Lutz / Engadget: |
50GB free Dropbox service confirmed for Samsung Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera — Good news, storage junkies: Dropbox and Samsung have renewed their vows with a deal that'll provide 50GB of free storage for two years to owners of the new Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera.
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| Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple Patent Fight: Google in Cross Hairs — Apple Inc. is flexing its legal muscle more squarely at Google Inc. in another patent fight against Samsung Electronics Co. — Last week's resounding victory over Samsung in a patent trial in California mostly centered on hardware developed …
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| Jeff Blagdon / The Verge: |
Plex announces $3.99 monthly service, new web client — The popular media server app Plex is getting a significant update, and for the first time giving its users the option of a paid tier of service. Subscribers to the $3.99-a-month PlexPass will get early access to new features, starting with an all-new, faster web client.
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| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Purported Nokia Lumia 820, 920 Pureview pics arrive on Twitter — Our old friend, the @evleaks Twitter account is back, claiming that it's gotten the first official shots of Nokia's Lumia 820 and 920 with Pureview. The terse tweets claim that the 820 is a 4.3-inch handset … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Facebook To Roll Out Email- and Phone Number-Based Ad Targeting Next Week — Facebook will be launching new features next week that allow advertisers to target their ads to customers based on contact information that the advertiser has already collected. It's a way for businesses to connect … | Devindra Hardawar / VentureBeat: |
Clint Eastwood's baffling RNC speech leads @InvisibleObama Twitter to hit 20K followers in 40 minutes — Not-so-surprise speaker Clint Eastwood gave a strange address at the Republican National Convention tonight, where he spent much of the time talking to an empty chair that was supposed to symbolize President Obama.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows Phone 8 to include Kid's Corner, a separate Start screen for parental control — Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system will include a Kid's Corner option that provides a unique parental control feature to the company's mobile handsets. Kid's Corner, previously known as Kid's Zone …
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| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Facebook Goes Gunning For Zombie Likes — Facebook is a ginormous site whose primary currency is “likes”. So of course it has a counterfeit “like” problem. — Now Mark Zuckerberg and company say they've figured out how to crack down on zombie likes, via “automated efforts” that will zap the bogus ones.
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| James Grimmelmann / Ars Technica: |
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