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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 …

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

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, Marketing Land, Slate, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Phandroid and Pocketables

Tweets: @alistairmbarr, @hunterwalk and @mat

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

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, Reuters, Bloomberg, Pocketnow, CNET, Phandroid, CNET, SlashGear and Mercury News

Tweets: @tim and @tim

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, The Verge, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @tim

Lisa Eadicicco / Business Insider:

Apple Is Suing Samsung For $2 Billion Over These 5 iPhone Features

More: 9to5Mac, Macworld, Redmond Pie, Bloomberg and BGR

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, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, MacNN, App Advice and iLounge

Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:

NSA performed warrantless searches on Americans' calls and emails - Clapper — US intelligence chiefs have confirmed that the National Security Agency has used a “back door” in surveillance law to perform warrantless searches on Americans' communications. — The NSA's collection programs …

More: The Hill, Washington Post, RT, The Voice of Russia, News, NationalJournal.com, Threatpost and emptywheel. Tweets: @guardianus

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, Gizmodo, The Verge, CoinDesk, newsBTC, Business Insider and SC Magazine

Tweets: @mmasnick, @kashhill and @binarybits

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

Brendan Sasso / NationalJournal:

Netflix's Net-Neutrality Plea Gets Rejected by the FCC — The Federal Communications Commission has no plans to expand its net-neutrality rules to ensure that services like Netflix can connect to Internet providers' networks for free. But the agency is eyeing other avenues …

More: The Verge, DSLreports, PandoDaily, VentureBeat, Gigaom, DailyTech and Electronista. See also Mediagazer

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

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

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

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: @jeffjarvis, @joepompeo and @jayrosen_nyu. See also Mediagazer

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Intel upgrades MinnowBoard developer computer, cuts price to $99 — Pre-production prototype of the MinnowBoard Max. The final version may look slightly different and will include a heatsink on the CPU. — MinnowBoard.org — Intel and CircuitCo have unveiled their second-generation MinnowBoard …

More: Liliputing, Intel Newsroom, HEXUS.net Latest Content, SlashGear, Geeky Gadgets, HotHardware.com News, Geek.com and [H]ardOCP News/Article Feed

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

iWork for iCloud gains new design & sharing options, Mac/iOS updates later today — Apple is making some notable improvements to its iWork suite of productivity applications today across its platforms. First, the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps found on iCloud.com have been updated with some enhancements …

More: MacRumors, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Engadget, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, TodaysiPhone.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, App Advice and TechnoBuffalo

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