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Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple's Price Fixing … The Department of Justice and 33 State Attorneys General today submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Apple Inc.'s illegal conduct, following the July 10, 2013, U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
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See also Mediagazer| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Apple calls the DoJ's ebook remedy a draconian and punitive intrusion into its business — Apple has today filed a brief in opposition to the Department of Justice's proposed ‘remedy’ in the ebook price fixing case. The statement speaks out against changes which the DoJ suggested earlier today …
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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Yahoo Paid $60M to $70M for Rockmelt — Will Dump Browser and Use Tech to Better Deliver Its Media and Mobile Properties — According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo paid $60 million to $70 million for social browser startup Rockmelt, with an aim of using its technology to turbocharge its myriad of media and mobile properties.
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See also Mediagazer| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Marissa Mayer buys failed startups because it's the best way for Yahoo to hire good developers — Yahoo bought Rockmelt today, a startup that debuted with a wave of media fanfare touting it as the company that would reinvent the browser for the age of the social web.| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
The Moto X Works on T-Mobile's Network, but Won't Be Sold in Its Stores — At Least for Now — The Moto X may work with all the major U.S. carriers, but their level of enthusiasm appears to vary quite a bit. — While AT&T and Sprint issued bold press releases talking about the Moto X …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Bob Mansfield reduced role to focus on chips, senior execs given new responsibilities — Apple executive Bob Mansfield's unexplained departure from Apple's leadership team is due to the long-time engineer's desire to focus on chipset design plus future products and less on executive duties …
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GigaOM, MacRumors, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, TUAW, iDownloadBlog.com, MacNN and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
FBI pressures Internet providers to install surveillance software — CNET has learned the FBI has developed custom “port reader” software to intercept Internet metadata in real time. And, in some cases, it wants to force Internet providers to use it. — FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
CBS Blocks Time Warner Cable Subscribers From Watching Full Episodes On CBS.com — A dispute between CBS and Time Warner Cable over retransmission fees for its broadcast content has spilled over onto the web, with a blackout of television programming also being extended to CBS' online properties.| Roger Yu / USA Today: |
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Free content begins showing up in Apple Store iOS app amid sales push — Two weeks ago, we reported that Apple would update its Apple Store iOS app with the ability to receive free content. The app was updated a couple of weeks ago to lay the groundwork for this feature, and now free content has begun appearing.
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MacRumors, GigaOM, AppleTell, AppleInsider, Macworld, The Verge, GeekWire, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, Gizmodo, Macgasm, TUAW, MobileSyrup.com, iLounge, I4U News, Softpedia News, MacNN and MacStories. Thanks:@idannyocean
| Brian Klug / AnandTech: |
Google Releases 4.3 OTA for HTC One and Galaxy S4 Google Play Editions — It's been a busy week in the Android space, and this evening Google appears to have hit the button on the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean MR2) update for the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition phones.| Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD: |
Wayfair, on Track for $1 Billion in Sales, Acquires Home Retailer DwellStudio — Online home-decor retailer Wayfair said it had acquired DwellStudio, a New York City-based retailer that sells online, through catalogs and in its flagship Soho store. Wayfair said DwellStudio will continue …
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Digits, Xconomy, VentureBeat and internetretailer.com
| Max Eddy / PC Magazine: |
Russia's Massive Android Malware Industry Revealed — Mobile security company Lookout released a report today at DefCon that reveals the amazing size, scope, and complexity of Android malware operations in Russia. The report found the bulk of this Russian malware wasn't coming from lone individuals …
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TechWeekEurope UK and Los Angeles Times
| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
Michael Dell and Silver Lake Reach Last-Minute Buyout Deal — Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake have raised their offer to take the company public to $13.75 a share with a 13-cent per share special dividend. — The new deal, reached after a night of furious negotiations …
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Dell, Computerworld, Guardian, CNET, Engadget, GigaOM, BBC, BetaNews, ZDNet, Bloomberg, Electronista and Softpedia News. Tweets: @davidfaber
| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google announces Android Device Manager coming later this month, an app that helps you find your lost phone — Google today announced Android Device Manager, a new website and accompanying app coming later this month that helps you find your lost phone or tablet.
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Official Android Blog, The Register, ReadWrite, AllThingsD, Digital Trends, Ars Technica, Computerworld, TechHive, Pocket-lint, 9to5Google, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, ZDNet and TechnoBuffalo. Tweets: @backlon
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