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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple to release Mac OS X Lion through Mac App Store - sources — With the release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion this summer, Apple will make the switch to a new kind of digital distribution for its operating system upgrades by releasing the software first through its new Mac App Store, AppleInsider has learned.
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CNET News, GigaOM, OS X Daily, TUAW, Geek.com, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Edible Apple, I4U News, Electronista and Technologizer
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Facebook, Google considering Skype deals — (Reuters) - Facebook and Google Inc (GOOG.O) are separately considering a tie-up with Skype after the web video conferencing service delayed its initial public offering, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.
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Friending Facebook Blog, SAI, VoIP & Gadgets Blog, PE Hub Blog and Electronista
Patrick Seybold / PlayStation Blog:
Sony's Response to the U.S. House of Representatives — Today, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing in Washington, DC on “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers.”
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Reuters:
Sony blames “Anonymous” for stage-setting theft — (Reuters) - Sony Corp blamed the well-known Internet vigilante group Anonymous for indirectly allowing a hacker to gain access to personal data of more than 100 million video game users. “Sony now faces a large-scale cyber-attack involving …
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DailyTech, MediaFile, Hillicon Valley, VentureBeat, Techdirt, Wall Street Journal and Globe and Mail
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
iPhone Location Update: All Users In 1 Week; Android 2.3 Update: 4% Of Users In 5 Months — Earlier today, Apple released the iOS update that resolves the location tracking issues that had the press in a tizzy over for the past couple of weeks. For those keeping score at home …
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This is my next, @reckless and Carrypad
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Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Apple has released an iOS 4.3.3 update, fixing location database issues — Apple has just released the iOS 4.3.3 update for iDevices. It's available now on iTunes, just plug in your device and hit update to get the update. The biggest change in this new update is of course …
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DSLreports, Bits, AppleInsider, SAI, Gadget Lab, Digits, MacRumors, PC World, 9 to 5 Mac, Engadget, Ars Technica, MobileCrunch, AppScout, GigaOM, The Toybox Blog, PhoneArena, TUAW, Mobile Marketing Watch, Gizmodo, PalmAddicts and The Not-So Private Parts
Brandon Watson / The Windows Blog:
All Updated Windows Phones Are Not Alike — Yesterday, Eric announced that there would be a new update for Windows Phone. You can read his post to see what all is included, but I wanted to focus on a specific issue: phones “updated” using any unofficial mechanisms.
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All about Microsoft Blog, PC World, Chris Walsh, Engadget, DailyTech, Windows Phone Blog, ITProPortal, WinRumors, WMPoweruser.com, Gear Live, Neowin.net, PC World and WPCentral.com
Darrell Etherington / GigaOM:
Apple Said to Have Hired the Audio Genius Behind THX — Apple has reportedly hired Tomlinson Holman as its new audio chief, according to a tweet by Leo Laporte Wednesday morning. Laporte said he had it “on good authority” that Holman “is joining Apple to run audio.”
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AppleInsider, CNET News, 9 to 5 Mac, MacStories, The Next Web, SlashGear, WebProNews and MacRumors
Nick Bilton / Bits:
White iPhone Versus White iPhone — For almost a year, the white iPhone has been as elusive as a double rainbow. Sure, we knew they existed, but few people had seen one. Now this sought-after device is available in stores. But their existence just provokes more questions. — Like, what took Apple so long?
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MacRumors iPhone Blog, @dannysullivan, MobileCrunch, Apple Bitch and Gizmodo
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Intel will build next-generation chips with 3D structures — Intel said today that it will build its next generation of chips with 3D structures, a move that will allow it to pack much more computing power in a given space and stay on the path of technological advancement for years to come.
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Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Intel will mass produce 3D transistors for all future CPUs, starting with 22nm Ivy Bridge (video)
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ITworld.com, CNET News, Intel, Laptops and Desktops Blog and Neowin.net
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Obama ‘Situation Room’ Photo Is Already Half Way To Becoming Flickr's Most Viewed Pic — If you ever wanted a glimpse of what the Spiderman “With great power comes great responsibility” quote looks like actualized, take a second to digest the above photo of President Obama …
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techPresident, CBS News, Epicenter, PetaPixel, Underwire, @r, PC Magazine, Pulse2 and WebProNews
David Kravets / Threat Level:
CNET Accused of Copyright Infringement for Distributing LimeWire — CBS Interactive, the owner of CNET, is being sued for facilitating “massive copyright infringement” for distributing the LimeWire software, a file sharing service a federal judge ruled illegal last year.
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Techdirt, Hollywood Reporter, paidContent, Ars Technica and TorrentFreak
Daniel Ek / Spotify:
Spotify says hello to the iPod — At Spotify it's always been our mission to provide you with the best all-round music experience on the planet. For Spotify Premium subscribers, a huge part of that experience is taking your playlists with you wherever you go.
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Underwire, FT Tech Hub, New Media Age, CNET News, paidContent:UK, MediaPost, Softpedia News, Pulse2, MacRumors, Neowin.net, ReadWriteWeb, The Toybox Blog, ExtremeTech, Android Phone Fans, TechCrunch Europe, Geek.com, TUAW, TechSpot and SAI
Mike Helmick / Gmail Blog:
Store up to 25,000 contacts — Gmail used to have a limit of 10,000 contacts. For most of us, this was way more than enough, but we heard from some of you who use Gmail to communicate with more than 10,000 people. We want you to be able to store all of your contacts in a single place …
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Warner Bros. Acquires Social Movie Site Flixster (And Rotten Tomatoes) — Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has acquired social movie discovery site Flixster. The acquisition also includes Rotten Tomatoes, a movie review site Flixster acquired from News Corp. last year.
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paidContent, Time Warner, Inc., Guardian, SlashGear, CNET News, GigaOM, VatorNews, Mashable!, IntoMobile, New York Times, Pulse2, alarm:clock, Electronista and VentureBeat, more at Mediagazer »
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Nicholas Carlson / SAI:
WE JUST GOT BOUGHT! Here's The Internal Memo From The $60 Million Flixster Sale
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Ryan Tate / Gawker:
A Writer's Astounding Self-Obituary — Derek Miller's public goodbye would properly be called an “auto-obituary,” but the title affixed to his final blog entry is plainer and more effective. “The last post” is both a touching farewell and evidence that blogs can still surprise and move people.
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Penmachine, Daring Fireball and Reason
iFixit:
iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2428 Teardown — We got up this morning to news that the new iMacs were out, so we knew what we had to do: start sharpening our suction cups! Thankfully, this iMac model opens in the same way as previous generations. All you have to do is pull off the magnetically-held display glass …
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9 to 5 Mac, Fast Company, PC World, iFixit Blog, PC Magazine, AppleInsider, Geek.com, MacRumors, I4U News, SlashGear, Pulse2, Inquirer, Ubergizmo, Softpedia News, MacStories, 9 to 5 Mac, TUAW and Engadget
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
News Corp. Revenue, Earnings Miss; MySpace Still Burning Money — A first look at News Corp.'s March quarter earnings: Revenues of $8.26 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.26 per share. Analysts were looking for revenue of $8.42 billion and earnings of $0.27 per share.
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Mixed Media and paidContent, more at Mediagazer »
Jay Yarow / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Head Of Flickr On New Mobile App: “We're Going To Nail It” — Flickr is one of Yahoo's most beloved products, but it's quickly becoming a relic as better mobile applications have been springing up. — Steve Douty, the VP at Yahoo in charge of Flickr and other products …
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The Business Insider
Mike Melanson / ReadWriteWeb:
Disqus Raises $10 Million, Doubles in Size Despite Facebook Comments — Real-time commenting system Disqus came out this morning with a bunch of numbers, including one referring to the $10 million dollars it just secured, in a show that the battle for commenting solutions on the Web has not died …
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The Startup Foundry, Disqus Blog, @chudson, Xconomy, SAI, VentureBeat, @jason and paidContent
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Other Tech Companies Over Anti-Poaching Agreements — Law firm Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein today announced the filing of a class-action lawsuit against Apple and other tech companies over “no solicitation” agreements that prevented the companies …
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BGR, Lieff Cabraser Heimann …, Computerworld, AppleInsider and Electronista
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
With A New API, Aviary Wants To Become The Twilio Of Photo Effects (Video) — Mobile apps like Instagram and PicPlz made photo filters popular, and now every photo app needs to have filters and effects. But not every developer wants to spend the time and resources to come up with his own effects.
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Aviary Blog, SAI, ReadWriteWeb, VentureBeat, Softpedia News and Betabeat
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
Oracle Subpoenas Apache in Google Android Lawsuit — Oracle's attorneys have issued a subpoena to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) to produce documents that could be relevant to the database giant's lawsuit against Google. — The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has been subpoenaed …
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The Register, Between the Lines Blog, The H Open Source and ASF Blogs
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
100,000 Developers Strong, Mashery Nabs $11 Million To Push The Internet Beyond Websites — “People used to sit at a desk to ‘Internet’. Then they would get up and stop Internetting. Now they Internet wherever, whenever — even when they don't think they are doing it.”
Ronny Kerr / VatorNews:
Renren IPO raises $743 million — The first social networking site to go public in the United States sees its shares surge to $24 — Chinese social networking website Renren went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, raising $743 million for the Beijing-based company.
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L.A. Times Tech Blog, PC World, TechCrunch, PE Hub Blog and Tech Trader Daily
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
First look: Scrible, cool new web research, curation, collection tool — Just released today, Scrible (spelled weird), caught my eye at yesterday's Founder Conference in Mountain View, so I pulled CEO Victor Karkar aside into a noisy cafe to see more. — What does this do? Well, it lets you markup the web.
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TechCrunch and VentureBeat, Thanks:moehlert
Horace Dediu / asymco:
Windows generates less than a third the profit of iOS + OS X — While a lot of the credit for Apple's success is rightfully assigned to the iOS franchises, the OS X business has more than quadrupled in five years. This has happened without drastic price fluctuations.
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AppleInsider and GigaOM
