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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 …

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.

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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.

More: PC Magazine, Search Engine Land, GigaOM, VentureBeat, Business Insider, iLounge, WebProNews, CNET, Macgasm, Redmond Pie and App Advice

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Chomp-Inspired iOS 6 App Store Redesign Could Impact Long Tail Of App Developers

More: Jailbreak Nation, WebProNews and MacDailyNews

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Apple launches new app and iTunes content infringement, copyright claims tools

More: 9to5Mac, CNET and Benjamin Mayo. Thanks:@panzer

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:

For Sharp and Hon Hai, Twist Marks Talks

More: Bloomberg and Reuters

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.

More: ZDNet, VentureBeat, Marketing Land, Ars Technica, Facebook, Business Insider, The Verge, Wired and TechCrunch

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

HP Launches The Beta Release Of Open WebOS — Gone are the days of HP's TouchPad and Palm ambitions, but HP is moving ahead with its plans to make webOS, it beleaguered mobile operating system, live on as open-source supported platform. Today it's launching the beta release.

More: Open webOS Blog, ZDNet, Engadget, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, The Next Web, SlashGear and Liliputing

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

More: The Next Web, VentureBeat, PC Magazine, CNET, GeekWire, asymco, The Register, The Verge, Know Your Cell, Forbes, Skift, Tech Trader Daily, Softpedia News, fiercemobilecontent.com and Pocket-lint

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.

Paul M. Barrett / Business Week:

Apple vs. Samsung: The Longer View

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.

More: Ars Technica, CNET, MacRumors, Engadget, InvestorPlaceGadgets …, DailyTech, MacNN, everythingiCafe, The Verge and 9to5Mac

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.

More: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Betabeat, NYT Bits, The Verge, SC Magazine and SiliconANGLE

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 …

More: Media Decoder, The Verge, LAPTOP Magazine, The Next Web, Inquirer and Softpedia News

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.

More: Computerworld, Inquirer, Gizmodo UK and Pocket-lint

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 …

Mat Smith / Engadget:

Samsung smuggles new Series 9 prototype into IFA: 2,560 x 1,440 on a matte display (hands-on) — Well, this sneaked up on us. Close to the end of the first official open-floor day at IFA, Samsung managed to eke out yet another product we want to get our hands on, soonish.

More: 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, The Verge and Neowin

Tom Warren / The Verge:

HTC ‘Accord’ Windows Phone 8 image leaked, reportedly includes 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor — HTC is preparing three Windows Phone 8 devices for release this year, and one of them — the HTC Accord — appears to have leaked in an image render today. Posted on Twitter by XDA-Developers member Football …

More: The Verge, BGR, TechnoBuffalo, Pocketnow, The Droid Guy, LiveSide.net, My Nokia Blog, Pocket-lint, Phones Review, Know Your Mobile, PhoneArena and PhoneArena. Tweets: @football4pda

Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:

Zynga Hires a New Executive to Lead Online Gambling Ambitions — Zynga has added some firepower to its online gambling ambitions. — AllThingsD has learned that Maytal Ginzburg is joining Zynga as the company's chief operating officer in charge of new markets, according to her LinkedIn profile.

More: Betabeat, VentureBeat and GamesIndustry International

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.

More: Plex and MacNN

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:

Lenovo fires off its salvo of laptops and desktops for Windows 8 — Lenovo, the world's second-largest PC maker, is launching a series of Windows 8 laptops and all-in-one desktops today that balance typical computer features with a taste of a touchscreen user interface.

More: The Windows Blog, LAPTOP Magazine, The Verge, The Verge, Engadget, CNET and The Verge

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 …

More: digitaltrends.com, SiliconANGLE, TechEye, Marketing Land, Business Insider, Mobile Marketing Watch, VentureBeat, Technolog, Gizmodo UK, Inside Facebook and SiliconANGLE

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