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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: PC World, Associated Press, Reuters, 9to5Mac, TechnoBuffalo, The Mac Observer, Electronista, SlashGear, CNET, Bloomberg, Phandroid, CNET and Pocketnow

Tweets: @daiwaka, @tim and @tim

Lisa Eadicicco / Business Insider:

Apple Is Suing Samsung For $2 Billion Over These 5 iPhone Features — Apple is back in U.S. court with Samsung this week, suing the Korean software maker for $2 billion. — The last time the two companies met in the U.S. was in 2012. Apple won a $1 billion judgment Samsung is currently appealing.

More: 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, Redmond Pie and BGR

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Samsung: Apple's Patent Claims Are “Gross Exaggeration”

More: Re/code, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @tim

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, The Verge, BGR, Wall Street Journal, ParisLemon, Marketing Land, Phandroid, Mashable, Pocketables, Slate, Entrepreneur, Business Insider and Canadianreviewer.com

Tweets: @chrisgeidner, @alistairmbarr, @mat and @hunterwalk

Thanks:@mariedomingo

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

Stephen Shankland / CNET:

Mozilla CEO: Gay-marriage firestorm could hurt Firefox cause (Q&A) — Brendan Eich's 2008 donation to an anti-gay-marriage cause now dogs his new CEO job. In his first interview about it, he resists calls to resign or recant, but argues inclusiveness makes Mozilla's world-spanning community possible.

More: SiliconBeat, Re/code and The Verge

Tweets: @mikeisaac, @binarybits, @mikeisaac, @stshank and @caseynewton

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, Android Beat, GSMArena Blog, Ubergizmo, Gotta Be Mobile, The Droid Guy, Droid Life, TechSpot, Phandroid, Pocketnow, Pocketables, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Mashable and Android Central. Tweets: @dannysullivan

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: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, Business Insider, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, iDownloadBlog.com, MacNN, iMore, App Advice and iLounge. See also Mediagazer

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: Bloomberg, emptywheel, The Voice of Russia, News, RT, Threatpost, The Hill, Washington Post and NationalJournal.com

Tweets: @byheatherlong, @ggreenwald and @guardianus

Will Connors / Wall Street Journal:

BlackBerry Ends Licensing Agreement With T-Mobile — Blackberry Says Strategies Are Not Complementary — TORONTO— BlackBerry Ltd. said late Tuesday that it is ending its licensing agreement with T-Mobile Inc. when it expires later this month, a surprise move that comes two months …

More: Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, PC World, Marketwired, Bloomberg, Reuters, Electronista, SlashGear and Canadianreviewer.com

Tom Hals / Reuters:

Judge orders Mt Gox CEO to U.S. for questions on failed bitcoin exchange — (Reuters) - The chief executive of Japan's Mt. Gox, once the world's leading bitcoin exchange, was ordered to the United States to answer questions related to its U.S. bankruptcy case, filed after the company lost $400 million of customers' digital currency.

More: Computerworld, Bloomberg and CoinDesk

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

Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:

LinkedIn names HiringSolved as the recruiting competitor it has sued for scraping profiles — LinkedIn names company that used bots to steal profiles for competing Recruiter service — In January, LinkedIn filed a lawsuit that accused unnamed “John Does” of creating fake profiles in order to …

More: Sell Hack Blog, Graham Cluley and Business Insider. Tweets: @shon. Thanks:@jeffjohnroberts

Richard Lawler / Engadget:

TV-focused Xbox One update tests a DVR button and OneGuide on SmartGlass — We called the Xbox One a work in progress in our initial review, and to its credit, Microsoft has been hard at work addressing various software shortcomings (party system, friend notifications, Twitch streaming and so much more) over the last few months.

More: Xbox Wire, Gizmodo, The Next Web, TechHive, GeekWire, The Verge, BGR, Polygon, Electronista, Ubergizmo, VG247, Windows Phone Central, Gotta Be Mobile and Mashable

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

Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:

Amazon Will Now Allow Returns Using Lockers — Amazon.com has quietly rolled out a new service to let customers return unwanted merchandise using large metal lockers it has installed for deliveries in garages, convenience and grocery stores in major metropolitan areas.

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