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AT&T Set To Announce DirecTV Acquisition Sunday — “The deal is done.” — AT&T is on track to announce its acquisition of the satellite company DirectTV this Sunday, before markets open Monday and sooner than many observers anticipated, a source familiar with DirecTV's plans told BuzzFeed.
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Apple, Google settle Motorola Mobility patent litigation without cross-licensing, will cooperate on patent reform — Apple, Google agree to settle smartphone patent litigation — (Reuters) - Apple and Google's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to dismiss high profile U.S. patent litigation …
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Tweets: @panzer, @drpizza and @alisonfrankel
| Mat Honan / Wired: |
Don't Diss Cheap Smartphones. They're About to Change Everything — We see a lot of phones here at WIRED. Right now, for example, we've got the HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, Nokia Lumia Icon, iPhone 5s and all sorts of other flagship devices.| Seth Fiegerman / Mashable: |
The Slow Evolution of Apple's Online Store — Steve Jobs glanced at the sheet of paper with Apple's future on it and promptly flicked it away onto the table. Then he uttered one of his trademark criticisms to Eddy Cue, the manager who had handed it to him. — “This sucks,” Jobs said.
Tweets: @markgurman, @sfiegerman, @timwilsononline, @jillkrasny and @david_perell. Thanks:@sfiegerman
| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online: |
Google's self-driving cars rely on highly-detailed pre-loaded digital street maps — The Trick That Makes Google's Self-Driving Cars Work — Google is engaging in unprecedented, massive, ongoing data collection to transform intractable problems into solvable chores.
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| Martin Bryant / The Next Web: |
LifeLock Wallet pulled from app stores and all user data deleted amid security concerns [Update] — Identity theft security firm LifeLock has pulled its popular Wallet app from availability and taken the unusual step of deleting all data stored by current users after it deemed the app non-compliant with security standards.
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| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
The Myths & Realities Of How Of The EU's New “Right To Be Forgotten” In Google Works — Depending on what you read, a “Right To Be Forgotten” court ruling in the European Union this week means that now anyone can ask for anything to be removed from Google, which will soon collapse under an overwhelming number of requests.
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| Eric Sylvers / Wall Street Journal: |
Italy investigating Google, Apple, Amazon, and Gameloft over whether in-app purchases mislead — Italy Investigates Internet Companies' Mobile App Practices — Regulator Is Examining Whether Google, Apple and Amazon Mislead People into Making Purchases — MILAN— Google Inc. …
| Salvador Rodriguez / Los Angeles Times: |
Google looks to prescription eyewear market, partners with LA-area optometrists to demo Glass — Google Glass goes after prescription eyewear market — Google Glass has an image problem. — Since its debut two years ago, the perception of the wraparound eye-level device has devolved … Thanks:@sal19
| Rene Ritchie / iMore: |
Heathrow says Terminal 5 signage and branding haven't changed, Samsung being ‘tongue-in-cheek’ — Yesterday Samsung announced that they'd be kicking off a “revolutionary” campaign that would involve them “taking over signage, wayfinding, website, and every digital screen” …
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| Dan Frommer / SplatF: |
Why I'm joining Quartz as its new tech editor — Why I'm Joining Quartz, In One Handy Chart — Starting this Friday, I'll be the new Tech Editor for Quartz, an excellent, newish business news site from Atlantic Media. — Why? Here's the quick version:| Alyson Shontell / Business Insider: |
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