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April 1, 2014, 4:50 PM

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Reiji Murai / Reuters:

Sources: Production of 4.7" iPhone 6 screen to begin in May, 5.5" starting months later — New iPhone 6 screens to enter production as early as May: sources — (Reuters) - Apple Inc suppliers will begin mass producing displays as early as May for the next iPhone, expected to be launched this autumn …

Harry McCracken / TIME:

How Gmail Happened: The Inside Story of Its Launch 10 Years Ago Today … It All Began With Search … Gmail's creator, Paul Buchheit, at his desk at Google in 1999 — Courtesy Paul Buchheit … What Does Google Email Look Like? … Going Public

More: Wired, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Phandroid, Business Insider and Pocketables

Tweets: @alistairmbarr, @hunterwalk and @mat

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Matt Brian / Engadget:

Google to focus on portrait shots and effects with improved camera app — We know that Google has been looking to bring more advanced photo features to Android for a while, but it may soon be ready to show off what it's been working on. Sources aware of Google's plans have confirmed to us …

More: TechnoBuffalo, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Phandroid, Droid Life, The Droid Guy, Gotta Be Mobile, Pocketables, Pocketnow and Android Central

Mark Bergen / AdAge:

Apple opens iAd Workbench to everyone with an Apple ID, launches video ads — Build Your Own iAd: Apple Throws Open Door to Platform — As It Takes On Google, Company Expands Access to Workbench — Ad Age Digital Conference 2014 — Apple is making its advertising ecosystem more accessible.

More: TechCrunch, MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iMore, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, MacNN, App Advice and iLounge

Simon Khalaf / The Flurry Blog:

Average US consumer spends 2 hours and 42 minutes per day on mobile devices, 86% of time spent in apps, 14% on web — Apps Solidify Leadership Six Years into the Mobile Revolution — Last year, on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the mobile revolution, Flurry issed its five-year report on the mobile industry.

More: VatorNews, Poynter, Digiday, PadGadget, AppleInsider, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, Internet2Go, VentureBeat, The Next Web, TechCrunch, App Advice, Re/code and Marketing Land

Josh Lowensohn / The Verge:

Apple lays out its new case against Samsung, says 50 patents could have been at stake — Apple provided an overarching vision of its legal attack against Samsung today, a case it's filed to win $2 billion in damages, and get Samsung's products removed from store shelves.

More: 9to5Mac, ABC News, Computerworld, Reuters, CNET, SlashGear, Mercury News and San Francisco Chronicle

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Samsung: Apple's Patent Claims Are “Gross Exaggeration” — Samsung began its opening argument on Tuesday, saying that Apple's patents aren't nearly as broad or important as the company claims in seeking $2 billion in damages. — “I'll prove to you that is a gross, gross exaggeration …

More: Re/code, iPhone in Canada Blog and 9to5Mac

Andy Greenberg / Forbes:

Alleged Silk Road Creator's Lawyer Denies Bitcoin Is ‘Monetary Instrument,’ Moves To Drop All Charges — The trial of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator of the Silk Road Bitcoin-based black market for drugs, hasn't yet begun, but it's already raising hairy legal questions. First on the docket: Is Bitcoin even money?

More: Wired, The Verge and newsBTC

Tweets: @binarybits and @kashhill

Mat Smith / Engadget:

April Fools' 2014 roundup: selfie-taking drones, smartgloves and more — For the last 24 hours (and likely the next 12), excitable company execs have been barraging our inbox, YouTube and your social media networks with their best shenanigans. Love it or loathe it (and you're probably starting …

More: YouTube, Samsung Tomorrow, The Twitter Blog, SwiftKey, The Official Google Blog, Fortune, 500 Startups, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, MacRumors, Search Engine Land, iMore, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, reddit, Official LinkedIn Blog, Nest, Spout Blog, TechCrunch, Google Chrome Blog, Digital Trends, TechNet Blogs, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Wearable World News, Wall Street Journal, Android Central, TechnoBuffalo, The Airbnb Blog, The Next Web, Lifehacker, Los Angeles Times, Android and Me, social media, Android Authority, The Register, Business Insider, SamMobile, SiliconANGLE, CNET, SiliconANGLE, ABC News, Digital Trends, Softpedia News, GSMArena Blog, IntoMobile, ZDNet, The Next Web, SocialTimes, Android Beat, Android Authority, WMPoweruser, Pocket-lint, FierceWireless, Phones Review, Ars Technica, Laughing Squid, TUAW, Joystiq, Android Central, Geek Beat and The Next Web

Amy Schatz / Re/code:

Supreme Court Skeptical During Software Patent Arguments — Supreme Court justices jumped into the debate about how software patents are enforced Monday, but their questioning suggested a desire to avoid any massive changes to how courts should examine infringement cases.

More: InfoWorld, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, Computerworld, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, EE Times and Ars Technica

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Pavel Durov Resigns As Head Of Russian Social Network VK.com, Ukraine Conflict Was The Tipping Point — Pavel Durov, the founder of VKontakte.com, has announced on his VK.com page that he has stepped down as the head of the social network — Russia's largest, with over 100 million users …

More: Gigaom, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, RT, Softpedia News, The Moscow Times and Global Voices

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Jawbone acquires personalized music service Playground.fm, deal said to be “over 8 figures” — Jawbone Snaps Up Playground.fm — Looks like instead of being acquired, wrist and speaker hardware company Jawbone is doing some acquiring, scooping up social and personalized music …

More: SlashGear and hypebot

Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk:

Coinbase Denies Reports of Data Breach, Addresses Security Concerns — San Francisco-based bitcoin wallet provider Coinbase formally responded to community concerns relating to a design function of its “Request Money” service on 1st April amid reports that suggested this service could be misused by phishers and fraudsters.

More: The Coinbase Blog, Shubham Shah, Pastebin, ZDNet, The Next Web, newsBTC, AmongTech and Softpedia News

Reuters:

HP agrees to pay $57 million to settle shareholder lawsuit — (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co agreed to pay $57 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the personal computer maker's former management of defrauding shareholders by abandoning a business model it had long touted.

More: The Verge, ZDNet, Inquirer, VentureBeat, SlashGear and DailyTech

Chris Davies / SlashGear:

Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0 flesh out midrange — Samsung has revealed its new Galaxy Tab4 range of Android tablets, spanning three screen sizes and due to hit stores in Q2 2014. The Galaxy Tab4 10.1, 8., and 7. each use a WXGA 1280 x 800 16:10 display and support Samsung's Multi Window system …

More: Samsung Mobile Press, FierceCIO:TechWatch News, Android Central, Pocketnow, Electronista, Phones Review, Android Community, Softpedia News, The Next Web, Android Authority, Inquirer, Engadget and SamMobile

Brendan Sasso / NationalJournal:

Netflix's Net-Neutrality Plea Gets Rejected by the FCC — But the agency might still regulate negotiations between websites and Internet providers. — Kevin Spacey stars in Netflix's House of Cards. (JEMAL COUNTESS/Getty Images) — The Federal Communications Commission has no plans …

More: The Verge, PandoDaily, VentureBeat, Gigaom, DailyTech and Electronista

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Yahoo Mulling Plans to Ax Its Shine Women's Site, Opting for More Online Lifestyle “Magazines” — Yahoo's Marissa Mayer is poised to take an ax to its longtime and massive women-focused content site Shine, closing it down by the second quarter, according to numerous sources close to the situation.

More: Skift. Tweets: @joepompeo, @jayrosen_nyu and @jeffjarvis. See also Mediagazer

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Marvell patent verdict grows to $1.54 billion — (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered Marvell Technology Group Ltd to pay nearly $1.54 billion for infringing two hard disk drive patents held by Carnegie Mellon University, nearly one-third more than a jury had previously awarded.

More: Fudzilla, Wall Street Journal, Electronista and TechWeekEurope UK

Lisa Fleisher / Wall Street Journal:

Balderton Raises $305m for European Series A Tech Investments — Venture-capital firm Balderton Capital has opened a $305 million start-up fund, hoping to spread out lots of small investments and have a bigger chance of hitting it big. The company, one of the top venture funds in Europe …

More: Computerworld, Re/code, TechCrunch, StrictlyVC, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, London News, PE Hub Blog and The Next Web. Tweets: @fredlardieg

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