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April 16, 2013, 10:45 AM

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Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:

Google Glass tech specs: 5MP/720P camera, 802.11b/g Wifi 16GB storage (12GB usable), full day battery — Along with today's Glass API release, Google now officially announced specs for the Glass Explorer editions. Notable is the camera which will take 5 Megapixel images or 720P video.

More: Guardian, LAPTOP Magazine, ZDNet, ZDNet, BGR, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Ars Technica, DSLreports, BetaNews, Computerworld, Search Engine Roundtable, Inquirer, WebProNews, Gizmodo, Pocket-lint, newlaunches.com, AnandTech, CNET, Engadget, Electronista, The Verge and 1001 Noisy Cameras. Tweets: @fredericl. Thanks:@markgurman

Jeff Blagdon / The Verge:

Google Glass developers prohibited from using ads or charging for apps — Google has released documentation for the Mirror API, the interface that programmers will use to write services for Glass. The contents include everything from quick start guides for Java and Python to in-depth developer guides …

More: PC Magazine, Business Insider, CNET, Mashable, Zef.me, SlashGear and Neowin

Liam Spradlin / Android Police:

MyGlass App Goes Live In The Play Store, Google Launches Glass Setup Page

More: TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Engadget and Gizmodo

Alexis Santos / Engadget:

Google Glass API documentation now live, Glassware sample code provided

More: WebProNews, The Next Web, TechCrunch, TechEye, bit-tech.net, SlashGear, 9to5Google, Mashable, NEWS.com.au, VentureBeat, CNET, Google+ and Softpedia News. Tweets: @grg

Bloomberg:

Twitter Said to Seek Deals With Viacom, NBC to Feature TV Online — Twitter Inc. is close to reaching partnerships with television networks that would bring more high-quality video content and advertising to the social site, according to people familiar with the matter.

More: VentureBeat, Business Insider, CNET, Digital Trends, Mashable, TechCrunch, AllTwitter, Hillicon Valley, The Verge, Engadget, SlashGear, Deadline.com and Gizmodo. See also Mediagazer

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple says small number of Apple TVs have WiFi issues, opens replacement program — Apple has informed its official retail stores, AppleCare employees, and authorized resellers that a small number of third-generation Apple TV units have WiFi issues. These issues surround not being able …

More: iLounge, MacRumors, Insanely Great Mac, App Advice, Macgasm, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, iDownloadBlog.com, Gizmodo, MacNN, MACé" blog and Softpedia News

NPD Group:

Screen Mirroring Awareness Reaches 40 Percent of Smartphone and Tablet Owners, According to The NPD Group — Apple's AirPlay is the most well-known — Screen mirroring technologies, which gives consumers the ability to wirelessly project content from smartphones, PCs or tablets directly to a television …

More: AppleInsider, blog.chron.com, TUAW, Ars Technica, App Advice, PhoneArena and iPhone in Canada Blog

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Trader admits fraud in $1 billion Apple stock scheme — (Reuters) - A former Rochdale Securities trader whose unauthorized purchase of about $1 billion of Apple Inc stock caused the demise of the financial services company pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud and conspiracy.

More: Inquirer, TechEye, Associated Press, MacNN, AppleInsider and bizjournals

Gregory Ferenstein / TechCrunch:

Details Of Immigration Bill Revealed, More High-Skilled Visas And Employer Fees — New details of the highly anticipated comprehensive immigration reform bill have leaked ahead of its introduction to Congress on Tuesday (April 16). Most of the technology industry will be pleased …

More: Politico, The Verge and bizjournals

Richard Lawler / Engadget:

AT&T's Galaxy S 4 page lists April 30th ship date, $199 / $639 price for 16GB — We saw AT&T open up a registration page for the Galaxy S 4 almost as soon as Samsung's presentation was over, but now that link is exposing a bit more information. Several tipsters let us know that for customers …

More: BGR, CNET, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, BetaNews, Phone Scoop, The Next Web, Pocketnow, The Verge, PhoneArena and Sammy Hub

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

SoftBank Says Still Hopes to Complete Sprint Deal by July — Japan's SoftBank said Tuesday that it still expects to complete its deal by July to acquire a controlling interest in Sprint Nextel. — SoftBank's statement comes despite a rival $25.5 billion bid for Sprint coming from Dish Network.

More: Reuters, FierceWireless, Bloomberg, CNET, The Verge, Digits, Electronista and Reuters

Andy / TorrentFreak:

Massive BitTorrent and Cyberlocker Domain Crackdown Underway (Updated) — The action is being billed as “A Monster from Rome” and when you look at the scale and implications that's hard to contest. — The Public Prosecutor of Rome, Italy, has targeted a total of 27 file-sharing related sites …

More: Plagiarism Today and SiliconANGLE

Derrick Harris / GigaOM:

Gracenote co-founder on ‘iPod day’ and better music through data — It was April 2000 when the team at Gracenote got a call from Apple that would change its business forever. Apple wouldn't give Gracenote any specifics, but it did offer up some prescient advice: “You need to buy more servers.”

Agence France Presse:

Taiwan probes Samsung ‘dirty tricks’ vs HTC' — TAIPEI — Taiwanese authorities said Monday they had launched an investigation into allegations that South Korean tech giant Samsung hired students to post malicious comments about local rival HTC online. — “The case was set up last week …

More: BBC, The Verge, Pocketnow, SlashGear, TechCrunch, Sammy Hub, PhoneArena, CNET, TechEye, ZDNet, Ubergizmo and Lastest ITProPortal news

Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

Comcast confirms: Yes, we're encrypting basic cable now — Comcast customers, get ready for yet another TV transition: The cable provider has started to alert its customers in some markets that it is about to encrypt their basic cable signals, forcing them to order a digital adapter …

More: DSLreports, The Droid Guy, PC Magazine, The Verge, Engadget, Electronista and Gizmodo

John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:

Meet Xiaomi, the Biggest Smartphone Company You've Never Heard Of — Xiaomi may not be the biggest smartphone company in China, but it's probably the fastest-growing. And if you haven't yet heard of it, you will soon. Xiaomi sold 7.19 million handsets in 2012, and expects to sell double that number this year.

More: Engadget, GigaOM, PhoneArena, The Droid Guy, CNET and The Loop

Bryan Bishop / The Verge:

Netflix plans its move from Microsoft Silverlight to HTML5 video — Last month Google announced that Netflix was now available on ARM-based Samsung Chromebooks thanks to the use of HTML5 video — and now the streaming service has outlined its larger plans to eventually move to the format for all computers.

More: The Netflix Tech Blog, PC Magazine, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, Inquirer, CNET, Engadget, The Register, SlashGear, WinBeta, Neowin, VentureBeat, GeekWire, Gizmodo and TechCrunch

Jay Alabaster / PC World:

Sony ISP launches world's fastest home Internet, 2Gbps — A Sony-backed ISP in Japan has launched a 2Gbps Internet service, which it said is the world's fastest for home use. — So-net Entertainment began offering its “Nuro” fiber-based service on Monday to homes, apartments …

More: Engadget, 9to5Google, The Verge, ZDNet, BGR and Mashable

Jeff Blagdon / The Verge:

Adobe Lightroom 5 beta: hands-on with Smart Previews, radial gradients, and easy straightening — A landmark photo app adds the greatest feature of all — hard drive space — In the seven years since Adobe launched Lightroom, it's established a devout fanbase of professional and amateur photographers alike.

More: PHOTOSHOP.COM BLOG, Softpedia News, BetaNews, AppleInsider, The Next Web, Computerworld, MacRumors, WebProNews, Digital Photography Review and Engadget

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft's Windows 8 Plan B(lue): Bring back the Start button, boot to desktop — Summary: Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start Button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year.

More: The Verge, BGR, Neowin, Softpedia News, HEXUS.net Latest Content, SlashGear and Digital Trends

The Official BitTorrent Blog:

BitTorrent Surf Beta Launches Today On Chrome And Firefox — In early January, we launched an Alpha of BitTorrent Surf, a Chrome plugin that brings BitTorrent to your browser. — Today, we're ready to catch bigger waves. Yep. Puns. We went there. With big thanks and props to our Alpha users …

More: BetaNews, addons.mozilla.org, Engadget, gHacks Technology News, Lastest ITProPortal news, Softpedia News, TechCrunch, PC Magazine, Gizmodo and hypebot

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Google: Mobile Web Access Speeds Increased 30% Over The Last 12 Months — Mobile browsing got significantly faster over the last 12 months, according to a new report from Google, and the average page load times on mobile are now comparable to desktop page load times.

More: Analytics Blog and Marketing Pilgrim

Martin Bryant / The Next Web:

Twitter cuts off another payment service: Flattr is told to stop tying Favorites to money — Just days after Ribbon was forced to withdraw the ability to make payments within tweets, Twitter has moved to stymie another startup's ambitions to monetize its platform.

More: Flattr Blog, GigaOM, Evolver.fm and ArcticStartup

Jon Russell / The Next Web:

Spotify launches in 8 new markets, including first-time expansions into Asia and Latin America — Music streaming giant Spotify has launched its service in eight new countries, taking it to a total of 28 markets worldwide. The Sweden-headquartered firm is expanding into Asia — via Singapore …

More: The Verge, Digits, App Advice, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Web 2.0 Asia Blog, ArcticStartup and Signup - Spotify. Thanks:@thekenyeung

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