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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books  —  (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books, and said a trial for damages will follow.  —  The decision by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan …
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Apple guilty of ebook price fixing, rules federal court  —  Apple's Eddy Cue, right, was accused of leading the conspiracy to raise prices  —  After a trial and several settlements with other publishers, a federal judge has ruled that Apple conspired to raise the price of ebooks from major publishers …
More: CNET and Insanely Great Mac.  Tweets: @trixxy
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Court rules Apple fixed ebook prices, led an illegal conspiracy  —  A federal court sided with the Justice Department in a closely-watched case involving Apple and publishers.  —  A federal court in New York has come hard on Apple in a closely watched case over ebook pricing.
Google LatLong:
A new Google Maps app for smartphone and tablets  —  Today we're introducing a new Google Maps app for Android smartphones and tablets, also coming soon to iPhone and iPad.  It's a new mapping experience that makes exploring the world and getting to the places that matter to you a lot faster and easier.
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Revamped Google Maps for Android rolling out with new discovery, navigation tweaks  —  Google showed off its new maps UI for desktop and mobile back in May, and now the update is slowly rolling out for Android 4.0.3+ devices.  At its event Google said this new version is bringing …
Joseph Volpe / Engadget:
A clear look at LG's upcoming Optimus G2 (update 2: video)  —  There's still one month to go before LG officially unveils its Optimus G successor, but thanks to an anonymous tipster, we have a pretty clear idea of what it'll look like.  Similar to the G2 leaks we've seen in the past …
Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Apple asks agency to halt iPhone and iPad ban set for August  —  A patent ruling that forbids Apple from importing older versions of the iPhone and iPad will soon take effect - Apple asked the ITC to take the unusual step of issuing a stay.  —  Less than four weeks before an import ban …
Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
Movidius gets $16M for a chip that gives your device always-on vision  —  What if your cell phone camera was always on?  If something like constantly capturing images didn't suck both battery and processing power on a mobile device?  Augmented reality might become predictively responsive rather …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
iOS 7 Leverages Retina iPhone App Assets to Improve ‘2x’ Mode on Non-Retina iPads  —  One of the more subtle changes surfacing in Apple's iOS 7 beta 3 released to developers yesterday is a move to leverage the Retina assets included in iPhone-only apps to improve the viewing experience in …
Brian Womack / Bloomberg:
Google Chromebook Under $300 Defies PC Market With Growth  —  Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Chromebook was dismissed as a bare-bones laptop with limited appeal when it debuted two years ago.  Now it's defying skeptics and gaining share as the rest of the personal-computer market shrinks.
Lauren Hockenson / GigaOM:
The Pirate Bay founder is raising money for spy-proof messaging app  —  Private messages really aren't so private, and Peter Sunde, co-founder and former spokesperson for BitTorrent search engine The Pirate Bay, isn't happy about it.  So Sunde has worked with a small group of developers to raise money for a fully private messaging app.
Ryan Whitwam / Android Police:
Opera For Android Updated To v15 - Brings A New Version Of Chromium, Faster Startup, Video Downloads, And More  —  Opera has been a stalwart of the desktop browser wars for many years now.  It was besting Microsoft back when it was a viable business model to sell desktop browser licenses for cash money.
More: CNET and Engadget

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