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"Facebook Tries, Tries Again on a Smartphone" ["The company has already hired more than half a dozen former Apple software and hardware engineers who worked on the iPhone, and one who worked on the iPad, the employees and those briefed on the plans said."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:45 PM
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"Facebook reportedly building phone with ex-Apple engineers" CNET News 3:45 PM
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"Report: Facebook bolsters efforts to build smartphone/Facebook has hired former Apple engineers, the New York Times says" IDG News Service 8:21 PM
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"Watch it, Apple: Facebook poaching iPad, iPhone engineers to build own phone" iDownload Blog 3:45 PM
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"A glimpse inside Foxconn's iPhone plant: A Chinese news site gets a rare tour of Foxconn's plant in Zhengshou, China, where iPhones are made: a treat for all factory nerds, let alone Apple fans." CNET News 2:39 PM
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"Are Tablets Getting Cheaper? Entry-level prices appear to be falling" Consumer Affairs 9:28 PM
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"Steve Wozniak describes his ideal PC in 1977 feature on the Apple II" The Verge 4:26 AM
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"Nest learning thermostat rolling out soon to Apple Stores nationwide" iMore 4:19 AM
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"Apple in Review: Tech Struggles, Office to the iPad?" The Motley Fool 5/26
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"Sweating The Small Stuff: Sotheby's Selling Original Steve Jobs Note About Atari Circuit Improvements" TechCrunch 5/26
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"Get Cast In The Steve Jobs Biopic With The Right Look Or Car" Cult of Mac 5/26
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"West Jordan teen releases 5th iPhone app" Deseret News 5/26
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"Teacher unions fight to keep clout with Democrats" ["Contributions from investors, philanthropists and Silicon Valley executives, including Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings and Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, have flooded into Johnson's campaign. Independent groups funded by an overlapping network of donors have blanketed the district with mailers backing him."] Reuters 5/26
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"Diablo III sets records for PC and Mac games" AppleTell 5/26
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"President of Turkey visits Tim Cook, discusses bringing technology into Turkish education" 9 to 5 Mac 5/25
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"Video offers rare glimpse inside Foxconn iPhone factory" AppleInsider 5/25
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"Apple Maintains Leading Mobile Device Manufacturer Status In Millenial Media Survey" MacPrices 5/25
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"Apple owns 74% of smartphone web traffic, 95% of tablet traffic" Yahoo! News 5/25
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"iPad-vertising Is Taking Off: There is a dearth of creative formats for tablets, despite the wild popularity of the iPad. 'The need for more intelligent and optimized ads is becoming critical,' said David Hewitt, global mobile practice lead with SapientNitro. Traditional desktop display ads have worked as a band-aid for tablets thus far, but touch-friendly and context-aware ads are becoming expected by tablet users." E-Commerce Times 5/25
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"IBM doesn't just block Siri, it restricts iCloud use too (but likes BlackBerry and Android devices)" The Next Web 5/25
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"Apple tipped to integrate Baidu search services into iOS next month" The Next Web 5/25
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"Apple introduces Editors' Choice to App Stores: A 'Free App of the Week' promotion is also being pushed out on the App Store's Twitter" Macworld UK 5/25
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"Apple improves app discovery with 'Editors' Choice' and free 'App of the Week' features" The Next Web 5/25
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"Apple to sell Nest Learning Thermostat" iLounge 5/25
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"Apple's iTunes Promo Gives Paid Apps Away for Free" PCWorld 5/25
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"Apple's iOS and Mac App Stores Now Feature 'Free App Of The Week' And 'Editor's Choice' Promotions" TechCrunch 5/25
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"Apple Is Going To Start Giving Away One Free App Every Week" Business Insider 5/25
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"Get Cut the Rope Experiments HD, for iPhone free" FairerPlatform 5/25
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"Yahoo Kills Livestand After Just Six Months: Mobile Newstand App Had Trouble Gaining Traction" Advertising Age 5/25
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"Sotheby's to Auction Steve Jobs Atari Memo (Photo Gallery)" The Mac Observer 5/25
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"Sotheby's Auctions Off Steve Jobs Memo From Atari Days [Gallery] Cult of Mac 5/25
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"Siri Tells John Malkovich a Better Joke" Gizmodo 5/25
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"Recipe for Restaurant Success: Locally Sourced Foods/Trendy San Francisco restaurant flour + water has droves of foodies lining up for locally sourced and hyperlocal cuisine." ["And if you want in, neither having a big name—even Steve Jobs wasn't allowed to just walk in—nor a reservation may eliminate the typical two-hour wait to be seated."] Inc. 5/25
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"Woman traces stolen iPhone after alleged thief's photos were uploaded to iCloud" Telegraph 5/25
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"YouTube takes on Instagram with 'Frontrow'" The Register 7:40 PM
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"This Cadillac Is Powered by Linux" Wired 5/25
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"Tech gifts for grads and dads" USA Today 5/25
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"Tractor beam can pull as well as push" TG Daily 5/25
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"Max Payne 3 PC: Developer Interview" PCWorld 5/25
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"Samsung Prepping Galaxy S III Pop-Up Stores in London" PC Magazine 5/25
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"No Ice Cream Sandwich for Sony's Xperia Play" PC Magazine 5/25
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"Blizzard promises Diablo III server patch, denies security issues" TG Daily 5/25
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"Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches" IDG News Service 5/25
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"Hacker Group Plans to Attack 46 Companies" [Video Report] FOXBusiness 5/25
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"Comcast's 'intelligent home' offers high-tech peace of mind" Sacramento Bee 5/25
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"Comcast's fight for the pipes of the Internet" Fortune 5/25
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"Sony Files Patent For In-Game Advertising" Forbes 5/25
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"Google tablet set to be unveiled at I/O conference?" CNET News 5/25
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"Google's 7in tablet stalled for last-minute tweaks: Asus-built device now rumoured for July release" The Register 5/25
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"Video From Google's Project Glass Surfaces" PC Magazine 5/25
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"Google Asked to Yank a Million Search Results a Month" PCWorld 5/25
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"Curt Schilling's 38 Studios lays off entire staff: Prospects called bleak for ailing R.I.-based video games maker" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 5/25
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"Future Nokia Lumia devices to feature waterproof technology" V3 5/25
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"Nokia reveals Lumia 610 June release date and contract pricing" V3 5/25
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"Intel-inside Lenovo K800 phone coming next week" CNET News 5/25
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"Reddit Founder And Activists Aim To Build A 'Bat-Signal For The Internet'" Forbes 5/25
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"Lynch eyes next autonomous move" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 5/25
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"Lenovo Invents Handgrip Keyboards for Tablet Computers" Patent Bolt 5/25
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"Huawei's EU antitrust complaint against InterDigital: unFRANDly demands are abusive" Foss Patents 5/25
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"Vatican in pact with Microsoft to initiate world's youths into Office" Channel Register 5/25
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"Take Control of iBooks Author' Teaches Multi-Touch Book Creation" TidBITS 5/25
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"Gene Steinberg meets Steve 'Mr. Gadget' Kruschen and Laptop magazine's Avram Piltch this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5/25
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"Jim Dalrymple Goes Social on the Facebook IPO" MacVoicesTV 5/25
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"Engadget Podcast 295 - 05.25.2012" ["51:05 - gTar iPhone guitar hands-on, 53:33 - Apple applies for optical stylus patent, Hell reports coldest day on record"] Engadget 5/25
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"Cook vs Jobs, More Pixels for the next iPhone, Jaws, Yahoo Axis, Facebook Camera + More! (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 5/25
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"Siri's Bad Behavior, Facebook Camera, And Sir Jony Ive On Our Newest CultCast" Cult of Mac 5/25
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