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AMD plans to ship first ARM-based server processors in late 2014

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:36:00 GMT

AMD will be taking its first steps in producing <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287926==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/04/amd.hints.openness.to.arm/" rel='nofollow'>ARM-based</a> processors, according to a new <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287927==http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-unveils-2013june18.aspx" rel='nofollow'&am...

Court evidence: Jobs read AppleInsider, queried Cue on reports

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:19:00 GMT

According to a an email exchange between then-CEO Steve Jobs and Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue submitted in court earlier today as part of the Department of Justice's e-book price-fixing trial, Apple's co-founder and then-leader read Mac rumor-and-news sites such as AppleInsider and would question the veracity of items found there. In the exchange, which happened...

Court evidence: Jobs read AppleInsider, queried Cue on reports

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:19:00 GMT

According to a an email exchange between then-CEO Steve Jobs and Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue submitted in court earlier today as part of the Department of Justice's e-book price-fixing trial, Apple's co-founder and then-leader <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287898==http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/apple/exhibits/px-0870.pdf" rel='nofollow'>...

Briefly: Verizon may buy Wind, HTC One Android 4.2.2 update pulled

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:03:00 GMT

According to reports, US wireless carrier Verizon is investigating the purchase of Canadian cellphone carrier Wind Mobile. One source noted by Toronto's The Globe says that Verizon is "definitely taking a hard look right now." AT&T, Vodafone, and the Telenor Group of Norway are all potential suitors, according to sources for the Globe. The Canadian government is stalling or blocking VimpelCom's at...

Briefly: Verizon may buy Wind, HTC One Android 4.2.2 update pulled

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:03:00 GMT

According to reports, US wireless carrier Verizon is investigating the purchase of Canadian cellphone carrier Wind Mobile. One source noted by Toronto's <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287880==http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/verizon-eyes-wireless-entry-as-ottawa-aims-to-salvage-competition/article12595163/" rel='nofollow'>The Globe</e...

DoJ v. Apple e-book trial moves into defense phase

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:44:00 GMT

The Department of Justice's antitrust case against Apple is entering its final four days this week, according to Fortune. The original orchestrator of Apple's publisher deals for the iBookstore, Eddy Cue, is resuming court testimony today, having last testified on Thursday afternoon. Today's topics are expected to include a dinner Cue had with Macmillan's CEO, and disputed emails written to ...

DoJ v. Apple e-book trial moves into defense phase

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:44:00 GMT

The Department of Justice's antitrust case against Apple is entering its final four days this week, according to Fortune. The original orchestrator of Apple's publisher deals for the iBookstore, Eddy Cue, is resuming court testimony today, having last testified on Thursday afternoon. Today's topics are expected to include a dinner Cue had with Macmillan's CEO...

Sprint enables 4G LTE in 22 markets, brings total to 110 covered

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:00 GMT

Sprint has expanded its 4G LTE coverage in the United States. The addition of LTE to 22 more markets means that Sprint now covers a total of 110 areas, with the carrier also naming other locations that will have LTE access in the coming months, bringing it closer to its goal of covering 200 million people with its LTE network by the end of this year....

Sprint enables 4G LTE in 22 markets, brings total to 110 covered

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:00 GMT

<a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287869==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/14/early.contract.termination.free.lte.device.included.as.options/" rel='nofollow'>Sprint</a> has expanded its 4G LTE coverage in the United States. The addition of LTE to 22 more markets means that Sprint now covers a total of 110 areas, with the carrier also naming other location...

Ford returning physical controls to in-car entertainment system

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:23:00 GMT

Ford will be reverting back to offering in-car systems with physical controls rather than touchscreens and voice recognition, according to a report. The move will remove some of the added complexity of its Sync and MyFord Touch systems, in favor of the buttons and knobs that drivers are used to adjusting while driving....

Ford returning physical controls to in-car entertainment system

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:23:00 GMT

Ford will be reverting back to offering in-car systems with physical controls rather than touchscreens and voice recognition, according to a report. The move will remove some of the added complexity of its Sync and <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287848==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/12/ford.sync.updates.get.our.teardown/" rel='nofollow'>MyFord Touch</a&...

Netflix signs multi-year DreamWorks deal for 300 hours of animation

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:29:00 GMT

Netflix is continuing its drive for exclusive content by signing a deal with DreamWorks Animation. The multi-year agreement has the streaming video service securing the first-run rights for TV shows based on past, current, and future DreamWorks properties, and will add over 300 hours of programming to the Netflix show catalog....

Netflix signs multi-year DreamWorks deal for 300 hours of animation

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:29:00 GMT

<a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287832==http://www.netflix.com" rel='nofollow'>Netflix</a> is continuing its drive for exclusive content by signing a deal with <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287833==http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/" rel='nofollow'>DreamWorks Animation</a>. The multi-year agreement has the streaming video ser...

Intel schedules Haswell-E enthusiast processors for release late 2014

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:55:00 GMT

Intel is planning to release a version of Haswell processors for enthusiasts in the second half of 2014, according to details inside a leaked presentation. The enthusiast model, dubbed Haswell-E, will launch with options for six and eight-core processors and up to 20MB of L3 cache, and with continued support for Hyper Threading, will have as many as 16 logical cores....

Intel schedules Haswell-E enthusiast processors for release late 2014

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:55:00 GMT

Intel is planning to release a version of <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287825==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/01/first.round.of.mobile.processors.all.i7.quad.core/" rel='nofollow'>Haswell</a> processors for enthusiasts in the second half of 2014, according to details inside a leaked presentation. The enthusiast model, dubbed Haswell-E, will launch ...

Samsung, Jay-Z to announce partnership during Game 5 of NBA Finals

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:26:00 GMT

Samsung and Jay-Z will reveal some form of partnership on Sunday during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The South Korean tech giant confirmed that it was linking forces with the rap mogul in an image released to media outlets on Friday. The image shows a Samsung Galaxy S4 beside what would appear to be one of the rapper's chains. The S4's screen says to tune "Tune In" and "Turn Up the Volume" and ...

Samsung, Jay-Z to announce partnership during Game 5 of NBA Finals

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:26:00 GMT

Samsung and Jay-Z will reveal some form of partnership on Sunday during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The South Korean tech giant confirmed that it was linking forces with the rap mogul in an image released to media outlets on Friday. The image shows a Samsung <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/15/revamped.android.flagship/">Galaxy S4</a> beside w...

OED makes it official: 'tweet' is a word not just for birds

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:35:00 GMT

The Internet is responsible for a number of words that didn't exist just over a decade ago, and the Oxford English Dictionary has just added another net phrase to the official lexicon. Already a word related to bird vocalizations, "tweet" now also officially references the social networking service Twitter. The OED also added "big data," "crowdsourcing," "e-reader," "mouseover," "redir...

OED makes it official: 'tweet' is a word not just for birds

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:35:00 GMT

The Internet is responsible for a number of words that didn't exist just over a decade ago, and the Oxford English Dictionary has <a href="http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/june-2013-update/a-heads-up-for-the-june-2013-oed-release/">just added</a> another net phrase to the official lexicon. Already a word related to bird vocalizatio...

Facebook sends printed invitations to June 20 product launch

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:22:00 GMT

Social networking giant Facebook is holding a media event to announce a mysterious new product next week. The invitation, sent in a white envelope to reporters rather than through an e-mail, provides close to zero clues as to what will be revealed on Thursday, June 20 at the Menlo Park headquarters, except that it will be something fairly substantial....

Facebook sends printed invitations to June 20 product launch

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:22:00 GMT

Social networking giant <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287783==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/01/second.profitable.quarter.shows.increase.in.mobile.ad.impressions/" rel='nofollow'>Facebook</a> is holding a media event to announce a mysterious new product next week. The invitation, sent in a white envelope to reporters rather than through an e-mail, p...

European Commission votes to end roaming charges in 2014

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:43:00 GMT

The European Commission (EC) has voted to scrap mobile charges caused through roaming in 2014. The vote, held by a group of 27 European Commissioners on Tuesday, fast-tracks the proposal to ban the extra charges on calls, texts, and data, with a view to having it implemented by carrier by the beginning of July next year....

European Commission votes to end roaming charges in 2014

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:43:00 GMT

The <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287743==http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm" rel='nofollow'>European Commission</a> (EC) has voted to scrap <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287740==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/31/new.proposal.would.further.cut.euro.roaming.costs/" rel='nofollow'>mobile charges</a> caused through ro...

Sprint updates contract terms, provides options for WiMAX shutdown

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:26:00 GMT

Sprint has updated its terms and conditions for its subscribers, detailing what the carrier could do once it shuts down its WiMAX service. The change, made on May 22nd, takes the form of a single paragraph, and provides customers three different choices, including the option to deactivate the service without being charged an early termination fee....

Sprint updates contract terms, provides options for WiMAX shutdown

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:26:00 GMT

Sprint has updated its terms and conditions for its subscribers, detailing what the carrier could do once it shuts down its <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287730==http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/10/31/sprint.ceo.says.wimax.its.only.4g.choice/" rel='nofollow'>WiMAX</a> service. The <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287731==http://shop2.sprint.com/e...

Cue: Jobs was initially opposed to iBookstore concept

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:05:00 GMT

In further testimony on the last day this week of the Department of Justice e-book price-fixing trial, Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue told the judge that Steve Jobs had been initially opposed to the idea that became the iBookstore -- not believing that the tablet would be an ideal device for reading compared to dedicated e-readers such as the Kindle. Cue sai...

Cue: Jobs was initially opposed to iBookstore concept

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:05:00 GMT

In <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287721==http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57589185-37/apples-eddy-cue-yep-we-caused-e-book-pricing-to-rise/" rel='nofollow'>further testimony</a> on the last day this week of the Department of Justice <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287722==http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/06/13/doubling.of.business.keeps.apple.at.20.pe...

Asymco: iTunes adding 500,000 new accounts per day

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:11:00 GMT

A new chart by Horace Dediu at Asymco shows that, based on Apple's public pronouncements on iTunes accountholder growth, the company is adding approximately 500,000 new accounts each and every day. Apple CEO Tim Cook, during the WWDC keynote on Monday, said that Apple now had a total of 575 million iTunes account holders, most of whom have a credit card attached to the account. Given that rate of ...

Asymco: iTunes adding 500,000 new accounts per day

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:11:00 GMT

A <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287713==https://twitter.com/asymco/status/345209127183716352" rel='nofollow'>new chart</a> by Horace Dediu at Asymco shows that, based on Apple's public pronouncements on iTunes accountholder growth, the company is adding approximately 500,000 new accounts each and every day. Apple CEO Tim Cook, during the <a href="ht...

BMI takes issue with Pandora station buy, files music licensing suit

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:29:00 GMT

Just over 24 hours after Pandora announced that it had acquired a terrestrial FM radio station in an attempt to pay less in music licensing fees, BMI filed suit in New York accusing Pandora of duplicity as it wrangles new music licenses. The music industry company suit is asking the court to order "reasonable, market-driven fees for Pandora" seemingly implying that it had not given Pandora such te...

BMI takes issue with Pandora station buy, files music licensing suit

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:29:00 GMT

Just over 24 hours after <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287712==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/11/move.forces.ascap.others.to.license.music.at.favorable.rates/" rel='nofollow'>Pandora announced</a> that it had acquired a terrestrial FM radio station in an attempt to pay less in music licensing fees, BMI filed suit in New York accusing Pandora of dupl...

ITC throws out Google objections; Samsung ban now very likely

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:30:00 GMT

One of the numerous International Trade Commission (ITC) complaints Samsung and Apple have hurled at each other is now expected to result in a sales ban on some Samsung products, due to a finding by the ITC staff that grounds for objections on a sales ban are themselves baseless. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII) has determined that a sales ban on the products already found by the ...

ITC throws out Google objections; Samsung ban now very likely

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:30:00 GMT

One of the numerous International Trade Commission (ITC) complaints Samsung and Apple have hurled at each other is now expected to result in a sales ban on some Samsung products, due to <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287709==http://www.scribd.com/doc/147550265/13-06-11-ITC-Staff-Brief-in-Apple-Samsung-Case" rel='nofollow'>a finding by the ITC staff</a> that grou...

MySpace destroys existing blogs during mandatory user migration

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:19:00 GMT

In the midst of the MySpace reboot promoted and driven by Justin Timberlake, users have been forced into an update to its music discovery service. In the process, the company deleted existing blogs in an old format, and is forcing users to vote on the idea of getting deleted content back, with no guarantees or promises made by the company....

MySpace destroys existing blogs during mandatory user migration

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:19:00 GMT

In the midst of the <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287707==http://www.myspace.com/" rel='nofollow'>MySpace</a> reboot promoted and driven by Justin Timberlake, users have been forced into an update to its music discovery service. In the process, the company deleted existing blogs in an old format, and is forcing users to vote on the idea of getting deleted conte...

Report: European Commission to investigate Android licensing

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:18:00 GMT

Having just reached <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/google.agrees.to.label.search.results.links.to.competitors/">a legally-binding settlement</a> with the European Commission in an <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/11/almunia.critical.of.ftc.settlement.restates.previous.position/">anti-trust inve...

Samsung CEO speaks: S4 sales strong, Apple patent battles to continue

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:37:00 GMT

In a rare public statement aimed at reducing the financial effect of bad analyst speculation, the CEO of Samsung Electronics denied reports from <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287701==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/07/12.billion.wiped.off.samsung.stock.on.reports.of.weakening.demand/" rel='nofollow'>JPMorgan</a> predicting a slackening of Galaxy S4 s...

Apple working with Logitech, MOGA on MFi-certified game controllers

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:17:00 GMT

Apple is working with companies like Logitech and MOGA on iOS 7-compatible game controllers, reports say. The iOS 7 SDK includes <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287699==http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/06/12/audio.tech.could.kill.third.party.audiobus.app/" rel='nofollow'>support for Made for iPhone/iPod/iPad game controllers</a>, but no specific pieces of hardwa...

USPTO validates important aspects of Apple 'rubber-banding' patent

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:42:00 GMT

Apple has told US District Judge Lucy Koh that the US Patent and Trademark Office is issuing a reexamination certificate, confirming four primary claims in the company's so-called "rubber-banding" patent, according to FOSS Patents. The patent describes the way iOS reacts whenever a user hits the bottom of a scrollable element. The USPTO once tentati...

New York cell summit results in 'Secure our Smartphones' initiative

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:04:00 GMT

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon today announced the formation of a nationwide "Secure Our Smartphones" initiative aimed at encouraging the cell phone industry to adopt technologies that would deter theft by drying up the secondary market on which stolen devices are sold. The pair of officials announced the formation on t...

Apple's Eddy Cue admits e-book prices rose after iBookstore deal

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:43:00 GMT

Apple's senior VP for Internet software and services, Eddy Cue, testified today in defense of the company at the Department of Justice's <a href="http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/06/13/doubling.of.business.keeps.apple.at.20.percent.of.e.book.marketshare/">ongoing antitrust trial over e-book prices</a>. Cue was responsible for negotiating publisher deals to he...

Layoffs wrack IBM; 1300 workers cut from US workforce, 8000 coming

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:00 GMT

IBM yesterday commenced layoffs in the US, with a round of 1,300 people now looking for work. The move begins IBM's previously announced global restructuring plan that began in April after bad first quarter financial results. The restructuring is expected to cost the company $1 billion worldwide, including severance expenses and other one-time charges related to the layoffs....

Microsoft to open store-within-a-store in 600 Best Buy locations

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:25:00 GMT

Microsoft will be opening up Windows Stores inside electronics retailer Best Buy. The new announcement sees Microsoft placing a store-within-a-store version of its <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287691==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/26/some.listings.replace.pop.up.holiday.shops.with.permanent.stores/" rel='nofollow'>retail chain</a> inside 500 Best ...

Yahoo buys GhostBird Software; dev's apps disappear from App Store

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:27:00 GMT

Canada's GhostBird Software is closing its doors following a buyout by Yahoo, and has already pulled its apps from the iOS App Store, according to an <a href="http://ghostbirdsoft.com/">announcement</a>. The company says that its workers are being folded into Yahoo's Flickr team. GhostBird is known for a camera app, KitCam, and PhotoForge, an image editor da...

Suppliers running 'intensive delivery' of parts for low-cost iPhone

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:42:00 GMT

Apple suppliers are now engaged in "intensive delivery" of a "large number" of parts for a low-cost iPhone, says the Commercial Times. TSMC is reportedly delivering 28nm processors, while Largan Precision is supplying an 8-megapixel camera. Foxconn is providing a battery module and most of the inner frame, while Taiflex Scientific is handl...

DOJ trial reveals that iBookstore grew by 100 percent in 2012

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Such is the explosive growth of the e-book market that Apple, as revealed during the <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287622==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/07/after.pre.trial.remarks.suddenly.questions.doj.interpretation/">ongoing price-fixing trial</a> brought by the US Department of Justice, grew its iBooks business by 100 percent in 2012 alone, and...

Apple releases new video on global impact of iOS technology, apps

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:43:00 GMT

Apple has made a 10-minute promotional film that was released today on <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287616==http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PGtP6ZQ6Lt8#!" rel='nofollow'>its YouTube channel</a> highlighting a number of real-world uses for its iOS technologies and apps that are making a difference in the lives of people around the...

Ashton Kutcher 'Jobs' movie to debut in cinemas August 16

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:32:00 GMT

Jobs, the <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287612==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/01/kutcher.might.play.jobs.in.indie.movie/" rel='nofollow'>independent biopic</a> covering a key period in the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is now officially set to open in theaters across the US on August 16 -- four months aft...

Yahoo cleaning house: idle user names to be purged this summer

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:59:00 GMT

In a first-of-its-kind purge for the search engine, <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287606==http://www.yahoo.com" rel='nofollow'>Yahoo</a> is freeing up old IDs that have been inactive for at least 12 months. In mid-July, users can stake a claim on what Yahoo IDs they want to claim that have been in use. Yahoo will award the credentials in mid-August....

Yahoo cleaning house, idle user names to be purged this summer

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:59:00 GMT

In a first of its kind purge for the search engine, <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/287606==http://www.yahoo.com" rel='nofollow'>Yahoo</a> is freeing up old IDs that have been inactive for at least 12 months. In mid-July, users can stake a claim on what Yahoo IDs they want to claim that have been in use. Yahoo will award the credentials in mid-August....