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Revamped Google Maps for iOS launches: supports iPad, indoor maps, enhanced navigation — In line with last week's expectations of an updated Google Maps app, Google has begun rolling out version 2.0 of Google Maps for iOS today. Most notably, the new application includes support … | Brad Smith / TechNet Blogs: |
Responding to government legal demands for customer data — Today we have asked the Attorney General of the United States to personally take action to permit Microsoft and other companies to share publicly more complete information about how we handle national security requests for customer information.
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Google Pitches Online TV Service to Media Companies — Streaming of Traditional TV Programming Is Also Planned by Others — Google Inc. has approached media companies about licensing their content for an Internet TV service that would stream traditional TV programming, people familiar with the matter say.| Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune: |
Russia says ‘nyet’ to Apple's iPhone — Why the big three Russian mobile phone carriers cut their ties with Apple. — FORTUNE — There's good money to be made selling cell phones in Russia, a country with more than 180 million mobile subscribers. Three Russian carriers account for eight … | Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Tumblr updates its iOS app with ‘very important’ security fix, asks users to change passwords — Yahoo-owned Tumblr has rolled out a “very important” security fix for its iOS app for the iPhone and iPad in response to a flaw identified within the service. — In a post on the Tumblr staff blog …
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| Amir Efrati / Digits: |
How Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Plans to Tackle Video — Yahoo took the unprecedented step of broadcasting live video of its second-quarter earnings call. Perhaps it's fitting, then, that CEO Marissa Mayer talked up video as a top priority for the Internet company.
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Smartphone Upgrades Slow as ‘Wow’ Factor Fades — Fewer Customers Trade in Devices—A Potential Problem for AT&T, Apple and Others — Fewer people are upgrading their smartphones—a trend that could make it harder for companies from AT&T Inc. to Apple Inc. to keep up the pace of revenue growth.
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Driverless cars to be tested on UK roads by end of 2013 — Driverless cars will be tested on public roads by the end of 2013, says the UK government. — So far, UK trials of the autonomous vehicles have taken place only on private land. — Driverless cars are guided by a system of sensors …
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Next-Gen iPhone Production Kicks Into Gear; Will There Be a Mid-Tier iPhone, Too? — Apple is ramping up production of its next-generation iPhone ahead of an expected fall introduction that could include a second, lower-cost version of the device. — That's the latest from Jefferies analyst Peter Misek … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Almunia Says The EU Antitrust Ball Is In Google's Court, While FairSearch Releases More Data Against Google's Proposed Remedies — We are still waiting for the antitrust commissioner in Europe to make his next formal statement on negotiations with Google, after the search giant in April …
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Lumia 625 leaks with LTE and Nokia's biggest screen ever — Nokia is preparing to launch a Lumia 625 in the coming weeks with a 4.7-inch display and LTE support. Sources familiar with Nokia's plans have confirmed to The Verge that the handset will debut as one of the cheapest and biggest Lumias yet.
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Chat Sensation WhatsApp Is Now Free — Sort Of — The enormously successful mobile chat tool WhatsApp, which Apple recently listed as the 6th most popular paid app of all time, is now free. It had been 99 cents, so this might not seem like a big deal. But for some people … | Billy Gallagher / TechCrunch: |
Path Is Raising $50M At A $500M Valuation, Still Looking For A Lead Investor — Path is raising a $50 million Series C round at a $500 million post-money valuation. Sources tell us the company is still seeking a lead investor, the round is currently oversubscribed, and one of the investors in the round is … | David Meyer / GigaOM: |
UK spies aren't breaking law by using PRISM data, security oversight committee claims — The British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee has rebuffed claims that UK intelligence services broke local law by taking PRISM data from the Americans. However, the committee also said it needed to study the law more closely.
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Verizon set to unveil new Droid lineup at press event on July 23rd — Verizon Wireless has just sent us an invite for a press event in New York City on July 23rd. In the invite the carrier says it will “unveil the next generation of one of [its] most popular family of devices.”| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Before ‘OK Glass’, Google considered ‘pew pew pew’, Glassicus, and Go Go Glass — If you've ever wondered why Google ended up going with “OK Glass” as the official phrase for its Glass product, this one's for you. Glass Marketing Manager Amanda Rosenberg has finally revealed its origins.
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Google buys nearly 15 acres in Palo Alto — Google Inc. appears to be staging a return of sorts to Palo Alto, where the tech titan opened its first office in 1999. — A spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday that the Mountain View-based company has snapped up seven parcels on the 1000 block …
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Apple Owns 56% Of The Streaming Devices Market, Roku Second With 21% — We've just released our latest Frost & Sullivan report on the size of the Consumer Video Devices Market, which details the market drivers, restraints to market growth, product and pricing trends, competitive landscape … Sponsor Posts
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