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Announcing Instagram Profiles on the Web! — You've asked for Instagram on the web and we've listened. Over the next few days, we'll be rolling out Instagram profiles on the web! Your web profile features a selection of your recently shared photographs just above your profile photo and bio …
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| Mike Isaac / AllThingsD: |
As Instagram Debuts Web Profiles, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Facebook — Welcome to the new era of Instagram. Brought to you by Facebook. — Instagram launched Web profiles on Monday morning, the first true attempt from the photo-sharing service to provide users with a more complete version … | Apple: |
Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days — Wi-Fi Only Models of New iPad mini & Fourth Generation iPad Double Previous First Weekend Sales — Apple® today announced it has sold three million iPads in just three days since the launch of its new iPad® mini and fourth generation iPad …
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Apple Said to Be Exploring Switch From Intel Chips for the Mac — Apple Inc. (AAPL) is exploring ways to replace Intel Corp. (INTC) processors in its Mac personal computers with a version of the chip technology it uses in the iPhone and iPad, according to people familiar with the company's research.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft to retire Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype — Microsoft is working towards retiring its Windows Live Messenger client in favor of Skype. The Verge has learned through several sources that Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger service will be retired in the coming months and integrated into Skype.| Casey Newton / CNET: |
Yes, Apple will approve Google Maps for iOS — What a much-discussed story in the Guardian misunderstands about developers — and about Apple. — The tech blogosphere went into a mild panic today over a report in the Guardian saying that a native Google Maps app for iOS would “struggle for Apple approval.”| Michael Grothaus / Guardian: |
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Apple drops to 50.4% tablet market share in Q3, as Samsung grabs 18.4% and Amazon takes 9.0% — Apple's iPad managed to grab 50.4 percent market share in the third quarter of 2012, which saw a total of 27.8 million total units shipped worldwide. Rounding out the top three tablet manufacturers …
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Verizon to Shutter Its App Store in January — Verizon Wireless said on Monday that it plans to shut down its own branded app store as of January. — Verizon set up the marketplace as Vcast Apps in March 2010, aiming to serve as an alternative spot for customers to get BlackBerry and Android apps.| Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web: |
Microsoft's new tune: Only 16GB open on a 32GB Surface, not “more than 20GB,” as promised — When the Surface's pricing and storage options were announced, it received praise coming with, at minimum, 32 gigabytes of internal storage. That's twice what the low-cost, full-size, and current-model iPad sports, it was noted.
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Judge cancels trial, tosses Apple's FRAND lawsuit against Google's Motorola Mobility — Following a hearing in the morning, a federal judge in the Western District of Wisconsin has canceled an Apple v. Motorola Mobility trial that was scheduled to start today at 1 PM Central Time and has dismissed …
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Foursquare Explore now has ratings powered by where people actually like to go, not just star ratings — With today's iOS update, we've made finding the best place on-the-go even easier. Now when you search for somewhere to go in Explore, you'll see a score from 1 to 10 next to the name of a place.
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| Tova Cohen / Reuters: |
Windows Phone sales to “ramp quickly”: Microsoft CEO — (Reuters) - Microsoft expects its newly launched Windows Phone to become a strong challenger in the smartphone market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Monday. — Google's Android and Apple's iPhone devices dominate the smartphone market.
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| Bloomberg: |
Coke Hacked And Doesn't Tell — FBI officials quietly approached executives at Coca-Cola Co. (KO) on March 15, 2009, with some startling news. — Hackers had broken into the company's computer systems and were pilfering sensitive files about its attempted $2.4 billion acquisition …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Netflix Announces Stockholder Rights Plan To Prevent Hostile Takeover — Well, that didn't take long. Following activist shareholder Carl Icahn's purchase of nearly 10% of Netflix stock, the company has revealed a plan which will prevent a hostile takeover of its company.
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| Ken Yeung / The Next Web: |
Facebook updates its iOS app with Gifts, new Messages interface, and multi-photo uploads — Facebook has released an update to its mobile app for iOS devices. Version 5.1 of its app now features new messaging and photo features that allows you to better connect with your friends and loved ones.
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
CBS Finally Does A Deal With Hulu, But Only For Older Shows That Are Off The Air — After years of speculation, Hulu has finally done a deal with CBS, bringing shows from the one broadcast holdout into its content library. Beginning in January, CBS content will become available through Hulu Plus.| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Zillow posts record revenue of $32M, buys mortgage software firm Mortech — Another day, another acquisition for Zillow. — The fast-growing online real estate company today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Mortech, a 25-year-old Lincoln, Nebraska software … | Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Jive Software acquires Meetings.io and Producteev for its social business platform — Producteev's Ilan Abehassera has announced via blog post that the company has been acquired by social business software firm Jive. Producteev's apps will live on and, of course, get more Jive integration.
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Belkin Announces First Official Third-Party Lightning Accessories — While a number of vendors have been launching unofficial Lightning accessories while Apple works to bring official partners up to speed on the new standard, Belkin today became the first official vendor to introduce accessories using the Lightning connector.
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| Raymond M. Soneira / DisplayMate: |
iPad mini Display Technology Shoot-Out — The iPad mini has finally arrived - Apple's much anticipated response to the incredibly successful 7 inch Tablets pioneered by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and more recently by Google with its Nexus 7. So far they are the only Tablets that have made a dent in Apple's near monopoly on Tablets.
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