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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Exclusive: Nokia Lumia 800 Microsoft Store bundle launching February 14th for $899 — Microsoft will launch Nokia's Lumia 800 device in the US as a special bundle item priced at $899. That's the word from sources close to Microsoft's Lumia launch plans, who have confirmed the bundle …
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Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:
Chrome Beta for Android hands-on (video) — So, Google is finally making the move we've been expecting for some time now and bringing Chrome to Android. Now, you'll need a device running Ice Cream Sandwich to get the new mobile browser up and running but, thankfully, we happened to have a Galaxy Nexus on hand.
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Grant Gross / PC World:
FTC Warns Makers of Background Checking Apps — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law. — The FTC has sent the warning letters to Everify …
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Mike Lewis / The Corner:
Introducing SocketRocket: A WebSocket library for Objective-C — The WebSocket Protocol is a network protocol designed for the web to enable browsers to have bi-directional communication with a server. — WebSockets are also useful in native mobile applications.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Four Yahoo Board Members to Depart, Two New Ones Arrive and Three More on the Way (Like I Said) — According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo will announce the impending departure of four of its longtime board members, including chairman Roy Bostock.
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Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Path 2 uploads your address book, but says it's to ‘match friends’ and will be opt-in soon — Developer Arun Thampi was doing a bit of hacking around with Path 2, trying to get a version of it running on OS X as an experiment, when he discovered that the app actually uploads your entire address book when it is launched.
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Japan's DeNA generates $445M in Q4 revenues for mobile social gaming network — Japanese mobile social gaming company DeNA reported that its sales for the third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31 were $445 million, up 16 percent from a year ago. — The numbers are pretty big for a mobile game platform …
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Arun Thampi:
Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers — It all started innocently enough. I was thinking of implementing a Path Mac OS X app as part of our regularly scheduled hackathon. Using the awesome mitmproxy tool which was featured on the front page of the Hacker News yesterday …
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- Provided by: techmeme.com92012-02-07 19:45:00
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Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:
Students voice privacy concerns with Facebook — Following a meeting on Monday with representatives of the social networking giant, a group of students plan to continue voicing their concerns over Facebook's handling of privacy matters with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC).
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Lance Whitney / CNET:
Software apps have triggered half a million U.S. jobs, says study — The surge in mobile software and other apps has also led to a surge in jobs, almost half a million added just in the U.S., says a study out today from CEO network TechNet. — Dubbed the “app economy,” …
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Mat Honan / Gizmodo:
Inside Instagram: How Slowing Its Roll Put the Little Startup in the Fast Lane — The must-have app on the iPhone is not iMessage. It's not iTunes or Safari or even Find My iPhone. It's Instagram, the photo-sharing app that once described itself as “quirky.” Cultish would be more appropriate these days.
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- Provided by: techmeme.com122012-02-07 19:15:00
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Robin Kwong / FT Tech Hub:
Acer sues former chief exec Lanci — High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http …
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Exclusive: First Windows Store games for Windows 8 revealed — Microsoft is readying its Windows Store for a public preview and the “Consumer Preview” version of Windows 8 will provide access to a number of launch games for the company's latest operating system.
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Klout Acquires Local And Mobile Neighborhood App Blockboard — Flush with new capital, Klout, the startup that measures influence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Foursquare, Google and other social apps, is making its first acquisition. Klout is purchasing mobile and local neighborhood app Blockboard.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Judge Denies Initial Effort To Shut Down ‘Used’ Digital Music Seller ReDigi — The recording industry's lawsuit over what it believes to be a “clearinghouse for copyright infringement” continues after the defendant wins the first round. — ReDigi, an upstart digital company that sells …
