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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 …
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Apple guilty of ebook price fixing, says judge — Apple's Eddy Cue, right, was accused of leading the conspiracy to raise prices — After a trial and several settlements with other publishers, a judge has ruled that Apple conspired to raise the price of ebooks from major publishers.| 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.
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| Martin Bryant / The Next Web: |
Google is retiring its Latitude location-sharing service on August 9th — As part of its announcement of the new-look Maps app for Android today, Google slipped in some other news. Latitude, the social location-sharing service that launched in February 2009, is to be retired on August 9th 2013.
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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 … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
The next iPhone's cool-factor: a slow-motion camera? — As the launch of the next iPhone approaches, rumor and speculation about what Apple's latest and greatest smartphone could bring to the highly-competitive mobile marketplace is increasing. Based on the latest chatter … | Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Following Poor Sales Of Its New Smartphones, BlackBerry Fires Its Head Of US Sales — BlackBerry quietly fired its head of US Sales, Richard Piasentin, last month. — The Wall Street Journal confirmed Piasentin's ouster following BlackBerry's shareholder's meeting yesterday.
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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 …
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| Christina Farr / VentureBeat: |
Coursera nabs $43M to bring online education to emerging markets — Coursera today raised $43 million in funding, which it will use to market online education to millions of students globally. — In the new wave of education technology, online education providers like Coursera are generating a great deal of hype.
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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 …
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How Dropbox Will Remake Itself (And Your Angry Birds) — Dropbox wants to be your always-on hard drive, whether you're using an iPad, an Android phone, or a PC. And if it's going to reach that lofty goal, it will need more than a little help from the world's software developers.| Marcus Wohlsen / Wired: |
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Chrome 28 arrives with rich notifications for apps and extensions on Windows; Mac and Linux coming soon — Google today released Chrome version 28 for Windows and Mac. The new version features a notification center, although it's only available on Windows for now.
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| 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 Lawler / TechCrunch: |
YouTube Network Fullscreen Launches Platform To Help Creators Track And Grow Their Audiences — Some YouTube networks are designed to provide production help to their creators or connect them to others that they can collaborate with on videos. Then there's Fullscreen …
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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 …
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Apple, Amazon end ‘app store’ lawsuit — (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have ended their lawsuit over who has the right to use the “app store” name, clearing the way for both companies to use it. — U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, California … | 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.
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