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Alasdair Allan / O'Reilly Radar:
Got an iPhone or 3G iPad? Apple is recording your moves — Today at Where 2.0 Pete Warden and I will announce the discovery that your iPhone, and your 3G iPad, is regularly recording the position of your device into a hidden file. Ever since iOS 4 arrived, your device has been storing a long list of locations and time stamps.
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Charles Arthur / Guardian:
iPhone keeps record of everywhere you go — Privacy fears raised as researchers reveal file on iPhone that stores location coordinates and timestamps of owner's movements — Security researchers have discovered that Apple's iPhone keeps track of where you go - and saves every detail …
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CNN, Hardware 2.0 Blog, Inquirer, SAI, Reuters, TUAW, The Atlantic Online, 9 to 5 Mac, ReadWriteWeb, Engadget, TDW Geeks, The Next Web, IntoMobile, TiPb, Apple Bitch, MarketingVOX, MacStories, Boing Boing and The Loop
Amazon.com:
Amazon to Launch Library Lending for Kindle Books — Customers will be able to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 local libraries to read on Kindle and free Kindle reading apps — Whispersyncing of notes, highlights and last page read to work for Kindle library books
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Christian Zibreg / 9 to 5 Mac:
You'll be able to borrow Kindle books from 11,000 libraries, says Amazon — Amazon just announced a new library lending feature for digital Kindle books. The official press release says customers will be able to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 local libraries in the United States …
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CrunchGear and Engadget
Kelvin Soh / Reuters:
Apple to begin shipping new iPhone in September — (Reuters) - Apple Inc suppliers will begin production of its next-generation iPhone in July this year, with the finished product likely to begin shipping in September, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
The Yahoo Search Revenue Disaster — Yesterday, Yahoo reported a second quarter of massive declines in its search revenue. Yahoo blamed the “headwind” of paying its partner Microsoft 12% of Yahoo's net search revenues. Yahoo also said Microsoft's ads are underperforming.
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft-Yahoo collaboration hits a snag; Microsoft adCenter shortcomings cited — During Yahoo's Q1 FY2011 earnings call with analysts, CEO Carol Bartz said that technical issues with Microsoft's adCenter platform were largely to blame for a shortfall in revenue that was expected from the Microsoft-Yahoo search alliance.
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TechFlash, internetnews.com, The Register, Inquirer and WinRumors
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
eBay Acquires Location-Based Media And Advertising Company WHERE — eBay has acquired location-based media company Where.com, the ecommerce giant tells us. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed and the acquisition is expected to close during the second quarter of 2011.
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Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
Local, Mobile Ambitions Driving eBay's Purchase of Where
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TechCrunch, ClickZ and MarketingVOX
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
AT&T takes Verizon's best punch well; adds postpaid subs, activates 3.6 million iPhones — Worries about Verizon's iPhone hitting AT&T's financial results appear to be overblown. AT&T topped Wall Street estimates for the first quarter and even added postpaid subscribers contrary to analyst projections.
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Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
AT&T iPhone activations up 33%, unaffected by Verizon, but 3G tablets prove weak
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AT&T, GeekWire and paidContent
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
iMac supplies tighten ahead of forthcoming refresh — A good indication that an Apple product refresh is coming soon is when the respective product's supplies begin tightening up. Most recently, this process happened with the iPad prior to the iPad 2 launch and with the MacBook Pro prior …
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Geek.com, BGR and I4U News, Thanks:aaron_nussbaum
Jenna Wortham / Bits:
News.Me, Social News Service, Debuts for iPad — News.me, the long-awaited social news service developed in collaboration with Betaworks, a technology incubator, and The New York Times Company, is ready for its debut. — News.me is a newsfeed that uses artificial intelligence to monitor …
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Fast Company, TechCrunch, Lost Remote, Tools and MediaMemo, more at Mediagazer »
Allen Huang / The Official Google Blog:
Google Toolbar 7—cleaner, fresher and faster — Today we're bringing the speed of Google Instant to the latest version of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. We're also introducing a fresh, clean look that personalizes Toolbar with the tools you use most. — Toolbar Instant
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PC Magazine, Google Watch, Digital Trends, Softpedia News, Geek.com and The Next Web
BBC:
Intel says it will run Google's Android on tablets — Google debuted Android 3.0, dubbed Honeycomb, in February — Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, has confirmed it will run tablets with Google's mobile operating system. — Chief executive Paul Otellini confirmed it had received …
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The Register, Engadget, SlashGear, Electronista, Android Phone Fans, Mashable!, Softpedia News and Between the Lines Blog
Tania Branigan / Guardian:
Facebook may ‘block content’ claim as speculation grows over entry into China — 'We're allowing too much, maybe, free speech,' says Washington lobbyist for company — Facebook could block content in some countries, a Washington lobbyist for the company has said, adding …
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Wall Street Journal, DigiCha, The Atlantic Wire and SAI, more at Mediagazer »
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
Google launches Earth Builder, aims at geospatial software market — Google is going after the enterprise geospatial market with a planned launch of Earth Builder, a tool that allows companies to overlay data on Google Earth and Google Maps. — With the move, Earth Builder will compete with geospatial desktop software.
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, AmEx And Others Offer Over $400M In Value To Startup America — Unveiled at the end of January, the Startup America Partnership has just announced a slew of new company commitments, in conjunction with President Obama's Town Hall meeting at Facebook today.
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TechFlash, CNET News, Startup America, The Official Google Blog, Inc.com, Microsoft, Bloomberg and Black Web 2.0
Jack Purcher / Patently Apple:
Apple Wins iPhone 4 and Key RFID Transponder Display Patents — The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 18 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In our first of two reports today we cover design wins for Apple's 2007 iPod touch and iPhone 4 in addition to covering Apple TV and a key RFID patent.
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AppleInsider, Engadget, Electronista and SlashGear
Colleen Taylor / GigaOM:
RockMelt Goes Mobile With iPhone Offering — RockMelt, the Mountain View, Calif.-based startup, is set to launch a mobile version of its browser with built-in social features. RockMelt's move into mobile this week comes just one month after the public debut of its desktop browser.
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NetworkEffect, The Digital Solution, VentureBeat, PC World, The Download Blog, Social Markets, MacStories and PalmAddicts
Harry McCracken / Technologizer:
Who's Suing Who? A Cheat Sheet to the Mobile Patent Mess — So Apple is suing Samsung, accusing it of imitating Apple products with its Galaxy phones and tablets. The most startling thing about the news may be that the two companies weren't already in court with each other.
Jonathan Vatner / New York Times:
Manhattan's Tech Start-Ups Settle in the Flatiron District and Chelsea — New York City's technology sector has sometimes been called “Silicon Alley,” in deference to its Western big brother, which sprawls across the San Francisco Bay Area. Now, a decade after the dot-com crash stopped …
Jaikumar Vijayan / Computerworld:
Oak Ridge National Lab shuts down Internet, email after cyberattack — DOE laboratory says it was victim of an Advanced Persistent Threat designed to steal technical data — Computerworld - The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, home to one of the world's most powerful supercomputers …
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Threat Level, Hardware 2.0 Blog, Help Net Security, Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Register
Riley McDermid / VentureBeat:
Smartphone “spam blocker” Mr. Number hits 2 millionth user and debuts new apps — Mr. Number, an all-in-one mobile phone productivity service, announced today that it has reached its 2 millionth user and released a completely revamped version of it application for iPhone and Android smartphones.
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TechCrunch and Mobilized
Brad Sams / Neowin.net:
Twitter launches new landing page — It doesn't matter if you love or loathe Twitter, but the service is popular and is growing by leaps and bounds. It wasn't long ago that Twitter unveiled a new landing page but quickly pulled it after users were facing many issues with the popular platform.
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Reuters:
Appeals court upholds EchoStar contempt finding — (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Wednesday a finding that EchoStar Corp was in contempt of a patent infringement injunction involving TiVo Inc technology by failing to disable recording features in certain TV set top boxes.
Sarah Lacy / TechCrunch:
Byliner Launches With A Splash, Aims To Disrupt Long-Form Journalism — The media is buzzing with allegations that Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greg Mortenson fabricated his bestselling books and misused millions of dollars in donations. — Amazingly, within days of 60 Minutes breaking the story …
Lance Whitney / CNET News:
More Windows 8 leaks reveal cloud syncing — More details about Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 have apparently leaked onto the Web, revealing new surprises and some makeovers to existing features. — A greater peek into the next version of Windows is coming from Windows 8 Milestone 1 …
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Toshiba's 10.1-inch Regza AT300 Honeycomb tablet hits Japan in June — Toshiba's first Honeycomb tablet, which we first laid hands upon back in January, has finally been priced with an honest to goodness ship date. Unfortunately, this 10.1-incher with 1,280 x 800 pixel display, USB, HDMI …
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netbooknews.com, CrunchGear, InfoWorld, SlashGear, TechCrunch Japan, Ubergizmo, Gadgetell, GottaBeMobile, Android Community and Electronic Pulp
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
T-Mobile G-Slate and Sidekick 4G now on sale, Android overload imminent — That delectable G-Slate we just reviewed is today shaking off the cobwebs from its long journey westward and is making itself available for purchase directly through T-Mobile. The price is still a daunting $530 …
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eWeek, BGR, Electronista, I4U News and GottaBeMobile
