Apple Moves Toward Larger iPhone Screens

Apple Inc., which is expected to launch its next-generation iPhone later this year, has ordered screens from its Asian suppliers that are bigger than the ones used in iPhones since they debuted in 2007, people familiar with the situation said.

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Shipments of HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE Delayed Over Customs Concerns

Availability is being pushed back for two of HTC’s latest smartphones as U.S. Customs ensures the phones aren’t in violation of an International Trade Commission exclusion order.
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Quote-Saving App Banters to Shut Down; Founders Jump to Betaworks

After struggling to attract a significant user base over the past year, conversation-saving app Banters is closing up shop, co-founder Lauren Leto announced via company blog on Tuesday. Leto and partner Patrick Moberg had raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from the likes of Chris Dixon, Khosla Ventures and SV Angel. The two will join Betaworks — Leto as general manager of the firm’s Findings product and Moberg as a “hacker-in-residence.”

PayPal to Unveil Newest Retail Partners for In-Store Payments Next Week

PayPal is hosting a media event next week where it will unveil the next batch of mega-retailers that are adopting the company’s online payment network at the register.
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Google to Expand Mobile-Device Partnerships

Google Inc. plans to give multiple mobile-device makers — rather than just one partner — early access to new releases of its Android mobile operating system and to sell those devices directly to consumers, said people familiar with the matter.

RIM’s Freefall: Stock Drops to Eight-Year Low

Hard to believe that just five years ago, RIM had a stock market value of $80 billion.
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T-Mobile Cutting Another 900 Jobs in Wake of Failed AT&T Deal

CEO Philipp Humm notifies workers of another round of job cuts as the company looks to remake itself amid continued customer defections and a failed deal to sell itself to AT&T.
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Sony Expands Vaio E, S Series Laptop Family

Lenovo isn’t the only company updating its line of laptops today. Here’s what Sony has up its sleeve.
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Facebook “Acqhires” Mobile Photo-Sharing Company Lightbox

Yet another acquisition before Facebook goes public.
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ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
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Nokia Hopes Pair of Cheap Phones Will Help Regain Some Ground in Emerging Markets

The Nokia 110 and 112 both promise basic Internet access, free games, and connections to Facebook and Twitter, for under 40 euros.
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