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August 2, 2013, 3:00 PM

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The United States Department of Justice:
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 …
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
DOJ Calls for Apple to End Book Deals, Link to Rival Bookstores  —  The United States Department of Justice and 33 state attorneys-general on Friday published their proposed remedies in the Apple e-book price-fixing case, calling for an array of sanctions that they claim will …
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 …
Marguerite Reardon / CNET:
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.
Harrison Weber / The Next Web:
After trying to reinvent the browser and failing, Rockmelt gets acquired by Yahoo  —  After trying to reinvent the browser, failing, and then pivoting to a new Web-based social feeds product that resembled Flipboard, Rockmelt has been acquired by Yahoo.  —  According to Rockmelt …
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.
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 …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Taps Hacker Tactics to Spy on Suspects  —  Law-Enforcement Officials Expand Use of Tools Such as Spyware as People Under Investigation ‘Go Dark,’ Evading Wiretaps  —  Law-enforcement officials in the U.S. are expanding the use of tools routinely used by computer hackers to gather information …
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 …
Heather Kelly / CNN:
SIM card hack inspires quick fix by carriers  —  Las Vegas (CNN) — Major wireless carriers have fixed a bug that could have allowed criminals to hack into hundreds of millions of cell phones, says a security expert who exposed the flaw.  —  Cryptographer Karsten Nohl of Security Research Labs …
Ben Gilbert / Engadget:
Xbox One enters internal beta phase, gets GPU clock speed boost  —  Plain old civilians like us can't buy Xbox One just yet, but some lucky folks who work for Microsoft already have beta units in their homes.  Xbox VP Marc Whitten shared that tidbit, among others, with Xbox spokeperson Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb on a recent podcast.
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Google Fiber's $10 Sports Plus pack gives NFL Redzone some company  —  When Google Fiber first offered the NFL RedZone channel last season it was $10 per month by itself, but this year it may have a better deal.  The new “Sports Plus” pack will vary slightly in different areas …

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