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Yahoo Folds Up Livestand, Its Would-Be Flipboard Killer

Yahoo has pulled the plug on Livestand, its iPad/tablet news app. Yahoo rolled out the app last fall, and positioned it as competitor to apps like Flipboard and Zite. But the app never got any traction, and has been on the chopping block for much of 2012.

Pascal Cagni to Apple: Adieu, Adieu, to Yieu and Yieu and Yieu

Pascal Cagni leaves Apple after a 12 year stint as VP and general manager of its European operations.
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With Licensing Deal, Apple Patent Lawsuit Simply Vanishes Into Thin Air

Avoiding a trial in a lawsuit, Apple has taken a license to patents held by Texas-based SimpleAir. Naturally, all of the interesting terms and details are being kept confidential.
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As Facebook Launches a Standalone Camera App, the Instagram Buy Comes Into Focus

Facebook launches a camera app, and it’s not Instagram.
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Being John Malkovich Means You’re Bored, and You’re Monkeying Around With an iPhone

Two new Siri ads, featuring the same iconic actor. The takeaway: He’s got a lot of time on his hands.
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Seagate to Acquire Consumer Hard Drive Maker LaCie

The deal would give Seagate access to LaCie’s retail and distribution footprint, and also control of a brand favored by Mac users.
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So Much for the Big Apple-Samsung Summit

Should have held it on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
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iPad Keeps Apple No. 1 in Mobile PC Sales

The mobile PC business is booming, and thanks to exploding iPad sales, Apple remains its undisputed leader.
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100 Most Valuable Brands: Apple Tops Again; Nokia Disappears

The tech industry dominates Millward Brown’s annual survey.
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Samsung Galaxy S III: Inspired by Nature, Not Lawyers

If lawyers didn’t design the Galaxy S III, then why is it so ugly?
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TV Everywhere’s Counting Problem