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July 11, 2013, 2:00 AM
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Reuters:
Judge rules Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books  —  (Reuters) - In a sweeping rejection of Apple Inc's strategy for selling electronic books on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that the company conspired with five major publishers to raise e-book prices.
Jacob Gershman / Law Blog:
For Apple, a Tough Legal Road Grows Longer  —  Antitrust experts say Apple is facing a costly fallout from Wednesday's price-fixing verdict.  —  Apple said it would appeal Wednesday's ruling by a federal district judge who found the company liable for conspiring with book publishers to raise e-books prices.
Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
Moto X and the Droids of the future: what we know so far  —  Motorola tries to reinvent itself under Google's care with a new set of phones due this summer  —  The hopes of a reinvigorated Motorola are riding on a single much-rumored phone called the Moto X. CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed …
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:
PC Shipments Drop 11% in Q2, Say Gartner, IDC; Longest-Ever Period of Decline  —  Gartner this afternoon reports that worldwide personal computer shipments totaled 76 million in Q2, according to its preliminary estimate, an 11% drop from 85.32 million in the year-earlier period …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple's U.S. PC shipments decline more than overall market if you don't count iPads but do count Windows tablets  —  Gartner is today out with a report detailing its estimates for Q2 2013 global and U.S. PC shipments.  Globally, the industry average for shipments is down 10.9%.
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Interview: T-Mobile's John Legere on iPhone Sales, the Carrier's Bold Upgrade Program, and Continuing to Shake Things Up  —  T-Mobile's biggest news on Wednesday is the introduction of a new program that will let customers upgrade their phones as often as twice a year.
Lauren Goode / AllThingsD:
Sony Xperia Z, Nokia Lumia 925 Come to T-Mobile as Carrier Expands LTE Network
Brandon Bailey / Mercury News:
Exclusive: Yahoo seeks to reveal its fight against NSA Prism requests  —  SUNNYVALE — In a rare legal move, Yahoo (YHOO) is asking a secretive U.S. surveillance court to let the public see its arguments in a 2008 case that played an important role in persuading tech companies to cooperate …
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.
Stephen Shankland / CNET:
Samsung surpasses Apple in smartphone Web usage  —  A study from StatCounter determines that Samsung devices outpaced Apple iPhones and iPod Touches in worldwide browsing in June.  —  Samsung surpassed Apple for mobile browsing usage in StatCounter's June 2013 statistics, which include pocket-sized devices, not tablets.
Andrew Chen:
Mobile traction is getting harder, not easier.  Here's why.  —  The “classic” growth formula for mobile is broken  —  Once upon a time, the formula for getting mobile traction was something like this:  — Build something insanely great  — Get Apple/Google to feature you, alongside a big PR launch!
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Life360, The Family Locator With More Users Than Foursquare, Raises A $10 Million Series B  —  Life360, the mobile family locator utility whose recent claim to fame was outgrowing Foursquare in terms of its user base (the service now boasts over 40 million versus Foursquare's 30 million+) …

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CNN:
Sources: WH officials and advisers panned press secretary Katie Zacharia's first briefing as awkward, and one called it “brutal”; Trump said she was “very good”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Discovery+ raises US prices, a week after the Paramount-WBD deal closed; the ad-supported tier goes up $1 to $6.99/month, the ad-free plan up $2 to $11.99/month

Liam Quigley / Gothamist:
NY Public Radio CEO Christy Tanner is leaving after eight months; a three-person temporary office of the CEO will lead NYPR until a replacement is named

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