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HTC One X+ official: 1.7GHz quad-core Tegra 3, 64GB, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Sense 4+ — Remember HTC's early 2012 Android flagship? Well, it's back and plus-sized for the tech-savvy masses. Officially announced today, the One X+ is a minor refresh of the original that debuted at MWC …
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| Matthew Miller / ZDNet: |
AT&T and HTC announce the One X+, One VX, and Windows Phone 8X coming soon — Summary: HTC and AT&T revealed some details for their fall lineup with the One X+, VX, and Windows Phone 8X. They continue their great designs with solid choices for the consumer. — Matthew Miller| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Nest Learning Thermostat gets refreshed with a slimmer design, improved scheduling features — It's been just about a year since former Apple exec Tony Fadell unveiled his newest project, the Nest Learning Thermostat. At the time, it was notable for being the sexiest thermostat in the history …
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| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
Samsung gets Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban lifted, files infringement contentions against iPhone 5 — At close of business on Monday, Judge Lucy Koh granted Samsung's request to dissolve the preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1, following a limited remand by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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| Bryan Bishop / The Verge: |
| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
“Like Eating Glass”: Sean Parker on Airtime's Bumpy Launch, Exec Departures and More — This is how Sean Parker — the famous and sometimes infamous entrepreneur whose legendary credits include Napster, Facebook and Spotify — described how his newest high-profile venture, Airtime, is going so far:| Jeff Bercovici / Forbes: |
More Mobile News Consumers Choosing Web Over Apps — Mobile apps were supposed to be the reset button for the news industry. The last fifteen years have shown how hard it is to get consumers to pay for content on websites or pay attention to ads there. In the app environment, all that was going to be different.| Matt Hamblen / Computerworld: |
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| Gregg Keizer / Computerworld: |
Poor pre-launch showing plagues Windows 8 — Now five times less likely to be on a PC than early-adoption benchmark set by Windows 7 — With just weeks before the public launch of Windows 8, users are five times less likely to be running the new OS than they were Windows 7 at the same point … | Alex Chitu / Google Operating System: |
Search Inside Gmail Attachments — Gmail has constantly improved its search technology, but there's something you couldn't do until recently: search inside attachments. Sure, you could find an attachment if you knew the filename or some keywords from the message.
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Deutsche Telekom Said to Near Deal With MetroPCS in U.S. — Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) is nearing a deal with MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) to bolster its T-Mobile USA division, according to people with knowledge of the matter. — Deutsche Telekom's board is scheduled to meet …
| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Peak Chrome? Google's browser falls as Firefox, Internet Explorer stay flat — Once again, Firefox has maintained its grip on second place, behind Internet Explorer. And as Chrome falls away, there's now a gap of more than one percentage point between the browsers.
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| Mike Shields / Adweek: |
The Long Goodbye? Despite the missteps, Microsoft insists it's still serious about advertising. The ad world has doubts — There was a time not so long ago when Microsoft threw the biggest digital media event of the year. In 2006, at the company's once-annual but now-defunct Strategic Account Summit …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows Phone 8: what's the big secret? — Microsoft's SDK no-show leaves developers frustrated — Even though Windows Phone 8 is lined up for a launch event at the end of this month, many members of Microsoft's developer community still don't have access to vital tools needed to bring …
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| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn Allows You To Follow Key Influencers On The Network; Will Eventually Make Feature Universal — Professional social network LinkedIn has begun allowing its members to follow companies over two years ago, giving professionals a way to easily access company updates, such as job openings, new developments and more.
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| Robert Beckhusen / Wired: |
3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith — Cody Wilson planned in the coming weeks to make and test a 3-D printed pistol. Now those plans have been put on hold as desktop-manufacturing company Stratasys pulled the lease on a printer rented out for Wiki Weapon …
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| Hamish McKenzie / PandoDaily: |
In Attempt To Get Bums Back On Seats, MoviePass Launches An “Offline Netflix” — It might be impossible for Hollywood to reverse the grim cinema attendance numbers, which are at a 25-year low thanks to killer home entertainment systems and on-demand movie services such as Netflix.
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Judge decries “excessive” copyright and software patent protections — Richard Posner, the federal judge who threw out the entire Apple v. Motorola patent battle in June, has penned a new blog post complaining about the proliferation of patents. “I am concerned that both patent and copyright protection …
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| Robin Wauters / The Next Web: |
Good Technology acquires enterprise app store solutions company AppCentral — Enterprise mobility solutions firm Good Technology today announced that it has agreed to acquire San Francisco-based AppCentral, a company that enables enterprise customers to distribute, manage and secure mobile applications.| Alexa Ray Corriea / The Verge: |
Zynga and Hasbro partnership yields board game mash-ups like ‘Cityville Monopoly’ — Zynga and toy company Hasbro have partnered up to create board games based on several of the game developer's more popular properties, merging them with well-known titles like Monopoly and Hungry Hungry Hippos, Hasbro revealed.
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| Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web: |
Ultrabooks are dead? Then why are they outselling Apple's entire laptop line? — Note: Yes, there is a real difference between shipped and sold. I was trying to make a much larger point, but I'll add a short note to clarify some notes that I've received.
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| Casey Johnston / Ars Technica: |
Motorola reneges on Ice Cream Sandwich software update — Motorola regrets to inform you that your ICS request has been denied. — Motorola Atrix 4G owners will not get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update the company promised them, according to a newly revised upgrade chart.
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BetaNews, CNET, Softpedia News, IntoMobile, SlashGear, The Next Web, Gotta Be Mobile, Business Insider and Pocketnow
| Shalini Ramachandran / WSJ: |
Google Rivals in Kansas City Want the Same Incentives — To entice Google Inc. to build its ultra-high-speed fiber network there, Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., offered the Internet company sweeteners including several free or discounted city services.
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| Kirk Johnson / New York Times: |
Seattle Police Department Uses Twitter to Report Crime — SEATTLE — The business of policing, as cops have known since at least the first bobbies on the beat, is partly about being seen on the job, having a local presence, even if it is just twirling a baton down the avenue.| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
Justice Dept. to defend warrantless cell phone tracking — Prosecutors say Americans have “no privacy interest” in location records revealing minute-to-minute movements of their mobile devices, even when they're not in use. — The Obama administration will tell federal judges in New Orleans today …
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives jailbreaking the thumbs up, wishes iTunes supported Android — Slashdot turned 15-years-old today and to celebrate, the website invited Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak to answer a few questions from its community members. We encourage you to read …
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Apple Removes Chomp Website and App, Shuts Down Existing App Installs — Following the introduction of the new Chomp-styled App Store layout in iOS 6, built upon Apple's acquisition of the app search and discovery platform earlier this year, Apple over the weekend shut down the standalone Chomp service.
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| Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal: |
Lenovo to Set Up PC Plant in U.S. — Chinese computer-maker Lenovo Group Ltd. will start manufacturing PCs in North Carolina next year. Company executives said the effort, starting with only a few million dollars and just over 100 workers, will be the beginning of something bigger … Sponsor Posts
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