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Summary Box: Apple silent on antenna critique (AP)
AP - THE CRITIQUE: Consumer Reports says reception problems with Apple's iPhone 4 are caused by the antenna design. The magazine's tests show holding the phone a certain way interferes. Some Apple watchers think Apple should recall the phones or give out free cases.
Apple's iPhone 4 Fiasco: There's No Good Way Out (PC World)
PC World - Pardon the produce-heavy language, but Apple is in one serious pickle.
Remains of the Day: Oh no, you didn't (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Itâ??s a day of quotesâ??many of them ill-advisedâ??here at remainders central. Everything from Apple responding to Psystar (ha, thought youâ??d heard the last of those guys, huh?), AT&T promising to improve their data network (donâ??t laugh!), and a developer taking on Steve Jobs (uh oh). Read on, if you dare, for the remainders for Tuesday, July 13.
'Blood gadgets' raise consumer awareness, ire (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - There seems to be nothing in our world that is genuinely harmless. Why, a simple bottle of water seemingly drains lakes, gives us liver disease, and ends up putting plastic in the bellies of the oceans’ fish.
In Lawsuit, XPRT Says It Gave EBay the Idea to Buy PayPal (PC World)
PC World - A company called XPRT Ventures has sued eBay for patent infringement, asking the court for US$3.8 billion in damages.
Windows Phone Live Details Emerge: What We Know So Far (PC World)
PC World - The Windows Phone 7 operating system won't arrive for a few more months (expect a splashy debut as the holiday season nears) and Microsoft is using the extra time to dole out morsels of information about its upcoming mobile OS--one with the unfortunate task of competing with Apple's iPhone and a bumper crop of Google Android-based phones.
Sector Wrap: Internet stocks rise (AP)
AP - Shares of major Internet companies rose Tuesday as the broader market climbed and a Goldman Sachs analyst said he believes that fears about the sector being hurt by slower consumer and enterprise spending in Europe are "excessive."
App stores will be more social, says Facebook mobile chief (Appolicious)
Appolicious - As the app universe evolves from the hundreds of thousands available today to several million in the very near future, consumers will demand a smarter and more social way to discover apps, predicts Erick Tseng, Head of Mobile Products for Facebook.
App stores will be more social, says Facebook mobile chief (Appolicious)
Appolicious - As the app universe evolves from the hundreds of thousands available today to several million in the very near future, consumers will demand a smarter and more social way to discover apps, predicts Erick Tseng, Head of Mobile Products for Facebook.
App stores will be more social, says Facebook mobile chief (Appolicious)
Appolicious - As the app universe evolves from the hundreds of thousands available today to several million in the very near future, consumers will demand a smarter and more social way to discover apps, predicts Erick Tseng, Head of Mobile Products for Facebook.
App stores will be more social, says Facebook mobile chief (Appolicious)
Appolicious - As the app universe evolves from the hundreds of thousands available today to several million in the very near future, consumers will demand a smarter and more social way to discover apps, predicts Erick Tseng, Head of Mobile Products for Facebook.
App stores will be more social, says Facebook mobile chief (Appolicious)
Appolicious - As the app universe evolves from the hundreds of thousands available today to several million in the very near future, consumers will demand a smarter and more social way to discover apps, predicts Erick Tseng, Head of Mobile Products for Facebook.
App stores will be more social, says Facebook mobile chief (Appolicious)
Appolicious - As the app universe evolves from the hundreds of thousands available today to several million in the very near future, consumers will demand a smarter and more social way to discover apps, predicts Erick Tseng, Head of Mobile Products for Facebook.
App stores will be more social, says Facebook mobile chief (Appolicious)
Appolicious - As the app universe evolves from the hundreds of thousands available today to several million in the very near future, consumers will demand a smarter and more social way to discover apps, predicts Erick Tseng, Head of Mobile Products for Facebook.
EBay sued in $3.8 billion patent infringement case (AP)
AP - Internet auction site EBay is being sued for $3.8 billion for allegedly infringing on patents held by XPRT Ventures LLC for its payment systems.
Outlook Links To Facebook, Windows Live Messenger (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has added Facebook and Windows Live Messenger to the Outlook Social Connector component built into Microsoft Office 2010, giving Outlook users the ability to connect the in-box with the two social networks. Additionally, the software giant unleashed Outlook Social Connector as a downloadable plug-in for the 2003 and 2007 editions of Microsoft Office.
Velocity Micro Takes on Apple With $299 Android Tablet (PC World)
PC World - PC maker Velocity Micro on Tuesday announced the US$299 Cruz Tablet computer, a handheld device that is priced significantly lower than Apple's popular iPad tablet, which is available starting at $499.