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DigiTimes:
Apple to launch new MacBook Air in June-July — The Taiwan-based supply chain for Apple products will begin shipments of new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch MacBook Air models featuring Sandy Bridge platform and Thunderbolt interface in late May for launch in June or July, according to makers in the supply chain.
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Josh Ong / AppleInsider:
Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt MacBook Airs coming in June or July
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Mark Gurman / 9to5 Mac:
Apple Store 2.0 revealed: Startup Sessions, interactive iPad signage, new sound/display systems, new app? — A source has just dropped a load of unconfirmed information on us for what is being internally referred to as “Apple Store 2.0.” Apple Store 2.0 is a major makeover for the Apple retail store experience.
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9 to 5 Mac, Shiny Objects, GigaOM, App Advice, Softpedia News, Apple Bitch, I4U News, TiPb, Gizmodo, everythingiCafe, iPodNN, MacStories and The Next Web, Thanks:kryptonlogic
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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple to overhaul retail operations with iPads running new RetailMe software
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MacRumors, 9 to 5 Mac, Edible Apple, The Next Web, Dice Blog Network, CrunchGear, PadGadget, MacStories and TUAW
Patrick Seybold / PlayStation Blog:
Update on PSN Password Reset Process — We temporarily took down the PSN and Qriocity password reset page. Contrary to some reports, there was no hack involved. In the process of resetting of passwords there was a URL exploit that we have subsequently fixed.
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Ross Miller / This is my next:
Sony pulls PlayStation Network login pages after password recovery exploit found
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Nicholas Carlson / SAI:
Facebook Will Pay $500,000 To $1,000,000 To “Buy” An Engineer — Facebook has found that one of the best ways to bring new talent into the company is to acquire small, failed startups and put their entreprenurial employees in charge of products. — These are called “talent acquisitions” or “acqui-hires.”
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Bits, All Facebook and USA Today
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Miguel Helft / New York Times:
For Buyers of Web Start-Ups, Goal Is Corralling Young Talent — SAN FRANCISCO — Sam Lessin sold his Web start-up to Facebook for millions last year, and Facebook promptly shut it down. All Facebook wanted was Mr. Lessin. — That is what it has come to in bubbly Silicon Valley.
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TechFlash and Rex Hammock's RexBlog.com
Bill Keller / New York Times:
The Twitter Trap — Last week my wife and I told our 13-year-old daughter she could join Facebook. Within a few hours she had accumulated 171 friends, and I felt a little as if I had passed my child a pipe of crystal meth. — I don't mean to be a spoilsport, and I don't think I'm a Luddite.
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Jodi Olson / Twitter Blog:
Mission: Permission — The Twitter ecosystem contains hundreds of thousands of interesting third-party applications designed to enhance your Twitter experience. Third-party apps let you do things like automatically share your Tweets on other networks, connect to other players on gaming platforms …
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ReadWriteWeb, VatorNews, NewsGrange, Mashable!, The Next Web and The Blog Herald
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Rich Miller / Data Center Knowledge:
Apple Adding Data Center in Silicon Valley — Apple is expanding its Internet infrastructure with a new data center in Silicon Valley, as it prepares to bring additional server and storage capacity online later this year. The new server space, housed in a third-party facility …
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, SAI and MacStories
Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Microsoft Report Blog:
An AppleCare support rep talks: Mac malware is “getting worse” — Over the weekend, I got an e-mail from an AppleCare support rep, who was responding to my recent reports of Mac malware being found in the wild. At least one prominent voice in the Mac community dismisses these reports as “crying wolf.”
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BetaNews, ZDNet, Jonny Evans's blog, Naked Security, I4U News, WinExtra and thinq_, Thanks:edbott
Jenna Wortham / Bits:
Eventbrite Raises $50 Million to Tackle Ticketmaster — Eventbrite, a ticketing start-up based in San Francisco, got its start by offering to help any event organizer peddle tickets — whether it be for a yoga class or an indie comedy show. — Now the company is looking to tackle ticketing …
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Digital Daily, TechCrunch, VatorNews, paidContent, Mashable! and The Next Web
Rik Myslewski / The Register:
Intel: Windows on ARM won't run ‘legacy apps’ — Waves flag for ‘traditional’ Windows 8 — Microsoft may be porting Windows 8 to the ARM architecture, but the general manager of Intel's software and services group insists she's not losing any sleep over a bruising battle in a more-competitive arena.
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Rick Merritt / EE Times:
Intel rewrites Atom road map — Updated: Intel rewrites Atom road map — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Intel will quicken the pace at which it rolls out new Atom core designs, drive down the target power of its notebook chips and expand the thermal range of its SoCs.
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CNET News, Engadget, Computerworld, TechEye, The Tech Report, Liliputing, Geek.com, Inquirer and Wccftech.com
Zach Epstein / BGR:
250,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets sold to date, RBC says — RBC Capital Markets Managing Director Mike Abramsky believes RIM has sold approximately 250,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets to date. In a note to investors on Wednesday, the analyst points to channel checks in stating PlayBook sales …
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PC World, I4U News, SAI, Electronista, The Loop and BlackBerry Cool
Parmy Olson / Disruptors:
Google Grabs Huge Office Space In London — Google has just rented out offices roughly the size of three football fields, in London's biggest letting deal this year. — The search giant is taking 160,000 square feet at the colorful Central Saint Giles development in the city's West End …
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The Next Web and Search Engine Land
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
More app developers sued over patent claims — Fears that smartphones are becoming new hunting ground for so-called ‘patent trolls’ as 10 more app developers sued over infringement claims — Another patent-owning company has targeted app developers on both Apple and Android platforms …
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ReadWriteWeb, FOSS Patents, ReadWriteMobile, MarketingVOX and This is my next
Tarmo Virki / Reuters:
HTC to tap tablet boom with many models — (Reuters) - Smartphone maker HTC plans to roll out a range of different tablet computers to gain a foothold in the fast-growing market, a company executive said on Tuesday. — The global market for tablets, started only last year with Apple's iPad …
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BGR, Engadget, Electronista, Android Phone Fans and SlashGear
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
“Hulu For Magazines” Opens Its Android Newsstand — Apple has won over some of the big magazine publishers, who have reached deals to sell subscriptions via iTunes. But it's not an exclusive arrangement: Now the magazine guys are starting to sell on Google's Android, too.
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PC Magazine, AppleInsider, AdAge, Techland, MarketingVOX, Wall Street Journal, FierceMobileContent, Engadget, Epicenter and MobileBurn.com, more at Mediagazer »
Ina Fried / Mobilized:
Google Works to Make Android Less Vulnerable to Wi-Fi Snooping — Google said on Wednesday that it is changing the way its Android services work to ensure that calendar and contact information isn't vulnerable to snooping when a user connects to an open Wi-Fi network.
Tom Warren / WinRumors:
Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 delayed to June 29 … Microsoft revealed on Wednesday that it has delayed its Windows Phone 7 release of Angry Birds. — The software giant had previously promised that Angry Birds would be made available on May 25. Joe Belfiore, who oversees Windows Phone …
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Mobilized, LiveSide.net, PC Magazine, CNET News, The Windows Blog, PC World, The Next Web, Windows Phone Sauce and WMPoweruser.com
Pablo Villalba / Teambox Blog:
Why Google's hiring process is broken — Some context... Google is one of today's top companies, thanks to their continued efforts in building the best and fastest algorithms. — They have put together a yet-to-be-matched team of engineers, and I enjoy using their search and Google Apps every day.
Jim Giles / New Scientist:
Investment firm launches Twitter-based hedge fund — An investment company has launched a £25 million hedge fund that will use the sentiment of Twitter messages to help guide its trading strategy. — The idea is not as outlandish as it might seem. Last year, Johan Bollen …
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Mashable! and Techie Buzz
Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
Apple LTE-enabled iPhone Due in 2012, iPhone 4S Preparations for September 2011 — Though not a particular surprise, Digitime's sources claim that the LTE-enabled “iPhone 4S” is unlikely to launch until 2012. … LTE is the next generation data transfer technology beyond 3G and is frequently labeled 4G.
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Victor Agreda, Jr / TUAW:
App Store approvals frozen on in-app purchase products? [Updated x2] — Update 1:45pm ET: We're hearing the issue may be resolved and the service restored. If you're a developer who was affected by the account lock, try again and let us know what happens.
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, The Next Web and MacStories
Sarah Rotman Epps / Forrester Blogs:
The “Post-PC” Era: It's Real, But It Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does — Computing is changing. The news last week showed that loud and clear, as Microsoft bet big on Skype's voice and video technology and Google announced partnerships with Samsung and Acer to build laptops running its Chrome operating system.
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