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Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Apple board member Al Gore, speaking at conference, ‘confirms’ new iPhones in October - that's PLURAL — Former Vice President and Apple board member Al Gore has confirmed that new iPhones will be released in October. He specifically stated that 'the new iPhones would be out next month …
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John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
Apple's Next Event to Be Held on October 4, Starring Its New CEO — That's the day Apple is currently expected to hold its next big media event, according to sources close to the situation, where the tech giant will unveil the next iteration of its popular iPhone.
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Examiner, GigaOM, TechCrunch, GottaBeMobile, ReadWriteWeb, Redmond Pie, L.A. Times Tech Blog, PC Magazine, MediaFile, iPhone Buzz, Delimiter, Gizmodo Australia, FierceWireless, iDownloadBlog.com, Shiny Objects, Shoutpedia, MacPost, InfoWorld, DailyTech, MobileWhack.com, Penn-Olson, Appolicious Advisor, iHackintosh, PC World, iPhone Savior, iPhone Alley, LIVEdigitally, Apple Headlines, eWeek, IntoMobile, @9to5mac, Guardian, USA Today, Mashable!, AppleInsider, Macgasm and Sprintfeed
Bloomberg:
HP's Board Is Said to Weigh Ousting Apotheker After Less Than Year as CEO — Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board plans to meet to consider whether to oust Leo Apotheker as chief executive officer after less than 11 months on the job, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman Being Considered for HP CEO Job to Replace Apotheker — Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is being considered by Hewlett-Packard directors as a possible candidate for CEO, in a move that would replace its current leader Léo Apotheker, according to several sources close to the situation.
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:
HAH! Guess How Much Money Soon-To-Be-Canned HP CEO Apotheker Will Get For His Lousy Year Of Work — HP CEO Leo Apotheker hasn't done a very good job since he was promoted to the top slot last year. — You can tell because the board is debating whether or not to fire him in public.
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Tony Romm / Politico:
At Google antitrust hearing, Senate questions neutrality — A critical hearing Wednesday on Google's business practices saw lawmakers praising the company's growth but expressing concern that its dominance in search and expansion into other areas might harm smaller competitors.
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Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
Congress doesn't get Google, and it doesn't get Congress
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
Google's Schmidt, Senators bicker over whether links were ‘cooked’
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CNET News, The Register, Googling Google Blog, LAPTOP Magazine, PC World, Techdirt, TechFlash, 9to5Google, ReadWriteWeb, CNN, Google Public Policy Blog, BetaNews and AllThingsD
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
How Quickly We Forget: Google's Competitors Falsely Claim Google Dominates Because It Was ‘First’
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Ars Technica and GeekWire
Matt Rosoff / Business Insider:
Is Google A Monopoly? “We're In That Area,” Admits Schmidt
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Facebook Employee Reveals Killer Facebook Music Feature In Deleted Tweet — Facebook Music is launching tomorrow. This, everyone knows. But not everyone knows exactly how it will work, since Facebook been tweaking things right up until launch. But tonight one Facebook employee accidentally revealed …
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VentureBeat, This is my next, Gizmodo, Electronista, Neowin.net and Friending Facebook Blog
Eric Hautala / The Windows Blog:
Where's Mango? An update on timing — Hi everybody. Given all the recent speculation around the timing of our Mango update, I wanted to bring you up to speed on what to expect next. — For months, we and dozens of our partner companies have been laying the groundwork for the Windows Phone 7.5 update—and making solid progress.
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eWeek, Computerworld, The Microsoft Blog, Windows Phone Developer Blog, The Register, TechCrunch, Windows 8 Beta, TmoNews, SocialTimes.com, WMPoweruser, The Next Web, Network World, GigaOM, TechSpot, SlashGear, GottaBeMobile, CNET News, WinRumors, VentureBeat, Sprintfeed, Ubergizmo, All about Microsoft Blog, Neowin.net, PC Magazine, Techie Buzz, Engadget, WinBeta and Electronista
Dominic Leung / Gmail Blog:
Introducing multiple sign-in and preferences on Gmail for mobile — Posted by Posted by Dominic Leung, Mobile Software Engineer — The Gmail for mobile team works hard to bring you features that make you more productive on the go. Today, we will highlight some new features for Gmail in your mobile browser.
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ReadWriteWeb, The Next Web, IntoMobile, SlashGear, MacStories, Mobile Knots, PhoneArena, 9to5Google, App Advice, Gizmodo and MobileBurn.com
Steven Bertoni / Forbes:
Sean Parker: Agent Of Disruption — Pointed toward his 18-acre compound in Marin County, Sean Parker rips through the night fog on the Golden Gate Bridge in a stealthy Audi S6 that masks a Lamborghini engine, one pale hand on the wheel, the other toggling through thousands of songs uploaded on the car's sound system.
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Mark Hearn / Sprintfeed:
Sprint Capping Phone as a Modem to 5GB Starting October 2nd — And the cutbacks continue! We've seen ETFs increase, Sprint Premier go away, upgrade fees raised, what next? We can now add Phone as a Modem to the list. Our beloved Super Spies have been bringing the pain lately and today is no exception!
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Android Phone Fans, MobileWhack.com, GottaBeMobile, Electronista and Engadget
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Erica Ogg / GigaOM:
Is Sprint getting iPhone 5? It's not denying it
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CNET News, Electronista, PhoneArena, GottaBeMobile and AppleInsider
Tom Conrad / Pandora:
New Pandora for All — Today is a big day for Pandora: after more than a year of planning, design, engineering, and beta testing we're launching an entirely new Pandora website. — In late 2010 we started with a clean sheet of paper, challenging ourselves to create a new internet radio experience …
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Twitter Blog:
Share a photo via text message — Sending a text message (or SMS message) has always been one of the easiest ways to share information and keep up with your favorite accounts on Twitter. SMS is currently available in about 80 countries and nine languages and usage continues to grow.
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MobileSyrup.com, ReadWriteWeb, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, Phone Scoop, MarketingVox News & Trends and Gizmodo
Walter S. Mossberg / AllThingsD:
A Galaxy S Sequel With Big-Screen Ambitions — In the crowded and sometimes confusing market for smartphones based on Google's Android operating system, Samsung's Galaxy models have been among the best and most popular. Launched last year on multiple carriers, the Galaxy S models …
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
What Are You Doing With Your iPad? Playing Around, Buying Apps, Watching Netflix. — So, yes. You could, theoretically, use your iPad to replace the PC you used to use for work. But you're probably not: You're probably using it as a recreational device, to surf the Web and entertain yourself.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Twitter Acquires Julpan, The Startup By The Guy Who Helped Perfect Google Search — In 2006, Google acquired the exclusive rights to a search algorithm called Orion. They outbid Yahoo and Microsoft on the deal, which was the PhD work of a 26-year-old University of New South Wales student named Ori Allon.
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PC Magazine, InfoWorld, VentureBeat, ReadWriteWeb, The Next Web, paidContent, Betabeat and GigaOM
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:
AOL Patch Ad Sales Leaders Are Suddenly Gone — Patch, AOL's very expensive bet on local news blogs, lost its director of sales today - a month after AOL's SVP of local ad sales also bolted. — Scott Colontonio quit today for a job at Google's New York office, where he'll …
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Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch:
YouTube Integrates Magisto's “Magical Video Editing” Tool — Yeesh — talk about a grand debut. After just going into public beta and announcing a $5.5 million Series B yesterday, cloud-based video editing service Magisto will later today announce a rather huge new partner: Youtube.
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CNET News, Gizmodo and YouTube Blog
Josh Constine / Inside Facebook:
Facebook Increases Character Limit on Posts to 5000, Rolls Out Floating Navigation Bar and More Amid Unrest — Users part of the initial roll out of the news feed redesign announced yesterday are also receiving several other unannounced changes to Facebook's interface.
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All Facebook, Friending Facebook Blog, MediaPost and The Next Web
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
TV Everywhere is coming to Google TV — Get ready to look up your cable subscription credentials when Google TV launches a new version later this year: Turner will be launching new apps for TBS and TNT that will offer access to full-length episodes of TBS and TNT shows …
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Salesforce Buys Customer Service SaaS Assistly For $50M To Reach Small Businesses — Salesforce has just bought social customer service SaaS startup Assistly. The purchase price is $50 million, and the deal is all-cash. — Assistly helps companies collect and organize …
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Paul Roberts / threatpost:
Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of an iTunes Scam, Says She'll Demand Answers — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said on Tuesday that her office would be inquiring into long-standing complaints about fraudulent purchases that leverage Apple's popular online music store.
Josh Ong / AppleInsider:
Apple purchasing flash memory from Japan to reduce reliance on Samsung — Apple is increasing purchases of flash memory from Japanese suppliers in an effort to scale back its dependance on Samsung for components, as the two companies continue their legal dispute, a new report claims.
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DigiTimes, The Next Web and Electronista
